Ocean Drive

We stayed 2 nights in the suite Lust in space. The place is gorgeous and smells so good! The staff made us feel like VIPs. Everything is super clean. We had supper at their restaurant, the food was delicious, a bit on the expensive side but you pay for quality. We also ordered breakfast in the room. Again, quality, portion, taste and presentation were impecable. I would definitely recommand this hotel. The only down side, and it really is not the fault of the hotel, we were there during spring break. We arrived in the evening and the streets surrounding were blocked and A LOT of party people were roaming the streets. We had to park 2 streets away where the valet was posted. Not easy to find, I had to call the hotel twice to find him. He took our car and we had to walk to the hotel with our luggage, about 10 min walk amidst the 'party'. There was a security agent controling the door when we arrived. We wanted to live the night life on miami beach but decided against it after seeing how ectic it was. We stayed in our room the rest of the evening after having supper. During the day after, outside was really good. There was still traces of the night before but the city was at it cleaning up. The hotel personal really did all they could to make us feel safe, they really had no control over what was going on outside. I would just watch out if you book during March (yes it goes on for a few weekends in March) unless it's the kind of action you are looking for.

The hotel is nice but I did not feel the 5*. The pool closes way to early and the outside bar/restaurant even earlier (6pm!). Both or at least one should be open until at least 10pm. The air conditioner blasting inside is horrible, especially with what’s going on in the world… Some of the staff weren’t that friendly but the ones that were made it balance out.

It needs a bit of upgrade on mobilia of main lobby. I asked for an espresso coffee at the bar but the person needed to leave the bar section for it and since he was alone, he did not provide me with my espresso. I was disappointed and the staff did nothing with my request! This happen twice…you can’t refuse an espresso when needed this was unprofessional.