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1440 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, FL
Sisal look refresh for a recent restoration project
SynSisal® Medina | Honey
It's hard to think of a better way to tell the SynSisal® story than through the eyes of The Betsy Hotel. They signed on to our very first SynSisal® weave in 2018, and since then they've been with us every step of the way, as we have, through feedback from our clients like The Betsy, introduced product improvement after improvement to smooth the way to today.
In 2025, SynSisal® is an internationally-recognized iF Design Award Winner proudly distributed to almost every corner of the world.
The Betsy Hotel has long been a mecca for artists, sun-worshippers, and devoted dog-owners. Built in 1942 with a colonnaded Florida-Georgian facade, The Betsy Ross, as it was originally known, first housed American troops who were stationed locally for training prior to seeing action in World War II.
Since then, in a mirroring of the aforementioned SynSisal® brand, the accolades, awards, and recognition received by the now-expanded boutique hotel have been nothing short of incredible. Here are just a few:
• Condé Nast Johansens: Most Excellent Small Hotel in North America
• Miami New Times: Best Steakhouse in Miami
• USA TODAY: Top Three Romantic Hotels in America
• Bride’s Magazine: Ten Best Beach Wedding Venues in Miami
With such an illustrious and historical pedigree, The Betsy's ongoing challenge is to honor its classical heritage and place in the community while bringing in contemporary details to keep the experience fresh and alive for its guests. The classic sisal look: a natural, woven texture lays the foundation for all of the lush Mid-Century Modern furnishings, elegant writerly inlaid bookcases, and Coastal decor.
However, The Betsy, for all its homey charm, is still a bustling hotel. Natural sisal would struggle to keep up its appearance with constant foot traffic and other wear and tear. Enter SynSisal®, a recycled nylon fiber weave specifically designed by Curran & sisalcarpet.com for contract-grade hospitality environments. It's soft-underfoot, compliant with building and fire codes, AND has the natural look, feel, and classic patterns of sisal carpeting.
Since their initial purchase of SynSisal® area rugs in 2018, The Betsy has completed two refreshes with our latest and greatest offerings. In 2021, they chose Winthrop | Honey with a serged edge (see photo gallery below). In 2024 they added Medina | Honey with our elegant Infinity Edge. The Infinity Edge is a unique feature made possible by SynSisal®'s dimensionally-stable ECONYL® fibers. No visible border is necessary as the material is lapped over itself and attached to an included rug pad underlay for additional stability, comfort, and durability. The result is a crisp edge that is ADA-compliant and will keep looking clean for many years.
Survey an assortment of completed project photos from The Betsy South Beach.
Part of our exclusive SynSisal® collection, Medina has a timeless, tight loop bouclé that creates a textural, solid foundation for various design elements.
SynSisal® is Curran & sisalcarpet.com’s proprietary and unique hard-wearing synthetic sisal alternative, unlike any other product on the marketplace for how it looks and performs in contract and hospitality settings. While there are other products out there that look like sisal, many are unbacked polypropylene which may be easy to clean but are not durable enough to withstand heavy foot traffic.
SynSisal® has the closest look to a natural fiber sisal, with none of the drawbacks for commercial spaces. It is made from 100% ECONYL recycled nylon, reclaimed from plastic waste. It won’t stain like natural sisal, and is far easier to clean. It is certified for Class 33 - Heavy Contract Grade durability as well as rated to meet commercial building fire codes. SynSisal® area rugs are also available with an “infinity edge” border option. The infinity edge makes a fabric border unnecessary, as the ECONYL fibers are rigid enough to form a crisp line, giving the rug a clean design-forward look.
SynSisal® is a contract-grade carpet that is designed to stand up to heavy foot traffic, moisture, and spills, even red wine and burger grease. We recommend James cleaning products for especially tough stains.
The Betsy Hotel offers a world-class resort experience with an in-house celebrity chef-helmed steakhouse, LT Steak & Seafood; a celebrated Writer's Room that has hosted 1,000+ luminaries of literature and the arts; as well as a rooftop pool and piano bar, among other amenities too many to list.
And they allow dogs (!), truly a powerful testament to the quality of carpeting they have chosen. Next time you're in the historic Art Deco district of Miami, stop by this celebrated and classical boutique hotel just steps from the world-famous beaches!
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