The Luxury Miami Social Club Floating In The Middle Of The Ocean

Correction 1/7/26: A previous version of this article states Arkhaus is a restaurant; it is a social club that hosts special dining events and social hours with food available to pre-order, and offers private charters.

Dining out used to be as simple as heading to your favorite neighborhood pizza spot, but today, more and more restaurants are taking the experiential route, providing patrons with something unlike any standard dining experience. Such is the case at Arkhaus, a luxury Miami social club that's floating in the middle of a bay and occasionally hosts high-end private-dining experiences. It's fitting, considering Miami was just named the foodie capital of the United States.

The concept, which launched in 2023, is essentially a yacht that doubles as a social club. It was developed by Miami-based entrepreneurs Nathalie Paiva and Sam Payrovi in 2021. Arkhaus sits in the middle of Biscayne Bay, a lagoon just south of Miami Beach. It offers a range of luxury experiences from private charters to dining and wellness events.

The yacht setup has an ultra-modern, sleek feel, so it's discernible among other boats and yachts, with a nearly 360-degree view of the surrounding water. On specific days, the club's social hours come with access to pre-ordered food items, so you can dine on the water. Arkhaus has also offered ticketed prix fixe dining experiences in partnership with Michelin-star restaurants. If you're interested in events like these, it's worth visiting Arkhaus' website, where you can sign up to hear about open spots.

There are two different ways to dine at Arkhaus. The first is to book a 90-minute reservation during social hours on Fridays and Saturdays at either 2 p.m., 4 p.m., or 6 p.m. Upon requesting your time, you'll be prompted to pre-order a smattering of light bites, which will then be served throughout your time on the boat. A standard reservation costs $95 or $115, depending on the time of day, plus the cost of any pre-ordered menu items. Options may include a French slider trio with prosciutto and Manchego ($29), an herb-roasted chicken sandwich ($27), and ceviche made from Florida red snapper (under $30 per plate)

The second reservation option is to charter the Arkhaus yacht privately. Arkhaus technically has two yachts of the same size, which they hitch together for reservations, but each individual yacht holds 13 people. You can charter them together for a total of 26 guests, too. The charter starts at $4,000 for four hours, but other details, such as menu cost and final price, require you to connect directly with the social club.

Arkhaus lives up to Miami's reputation as the most expensive U.S. city for dining out. In addition to the social club's reservation fees, Arkhaus is rolling out a members-only portion of the club. The official membership hasn't launched as of December 2025, but Arkhaus has an additional two yachts in the pipeline, where the private social club will be (separate from the first two yachts that are able to be reserved by the public).

If you want the club membership, then get ready to fork over some cash. The application requires a $500 deposit. Then, a membership for a single person or couple costs up to $10,000 annually, while a membership for a company costs $20,000 annually for up to four colleagues. Singles and couples are allotted 30 hours per month to visit the social club (likely because of limited capacity on the yachts), while companies are allotted 60 hours per month. Arkhaus also offered only 10 "forever" membership tokens, which sold out at auction for ethereum cryptocurrency valued at approximately $12,500 to $36,000 at the time of sale.