Centric South Beach Miami REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Jul 2, 2015, 8:19 pm
#16
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Wow, I'm shocked this property is considered a level 6!!!! I can name some level 6 properties off the top of my head; Andaz Liverpool, Andaz Wall Street, GH Hong Kong, which I can accept. Based on the pics, this property looks more like a HP.
Jul 2, 2015, 11:38 pm
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I guess South Beach gives it +2 categories!
Aug 22, 2015, 9:12 am
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Aug 22, 2015, 7:43 pm
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Aug 23, 2015, 7:45 pm
#23
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Nice sea and city view from 10th floor. Nice cheese plate and full bottle of red as welcome. Better than 1K points. Had different nice options to choose from.
16$ 24h parking across the street. Nice boutique feel and great location. No dice with DSU.
16$ 24h parking across the street. Nice boutique feel and great location. No dice with DSU.
Aug 25, 2015, 9:19 am
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Did you have in and out privileges there?
Sep 1, 2015, 11:05 am
#25
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Stayed there in one of their suites, which was on the second floor. So no breath taking views as advertised and no room high windows as advertised too, one window was even tinted.
Apart from that the room was nice, with a dividing wall and sliding glas doors on both sides. Living room has a pull out sofa, so 4 people can sleep there.
Bathroom was nice with a big walk in shower.
Check in was so/so, took quite long and had to ask for the amenity points and the breakfast.
Breakfast was good, but somehow not completly taken off the bill until I complained about it.
Parking is easy in the garage on the other side of the street,
$16 overnight
$1 One hour
$2 two hours
$6 three hours
$10 4-6 hours
So no reason to use the $40++ valet
Apart from that the room was nice, with a dividing wall and sliding glas doors on both sides. Living room has a pull out sofa, so 4 people can sleep there.
Bathroom was nice with a big walk in shower.
Check in was so/so, took quite long and had to ask for the amenity points and the breakfast.
Breakfast was good, but somehow not completly taken off the bill until I complained about it.
Parking is easy in the garage on the other side of the street,
$16 overnight
$1 One hour
$2 two hours
$6 three hours
$10 4-6 hours
So no reason to use the $40++ valet
Dec 1, 2015, 3:09 pm
#26
Join Date: May 2012
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Stayed 3 nights over Thanksgiving break with wife and 2 kids. A few comments:
1. Suite - Don't recommend using DSU here if you get room #221 like I did during November stay. No windows can be opened in the entire hotel. It is my understand that all rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, except for the 2nd floor. But all the suites are on the 2nd floor, which have windows less than half size of other rooms. Due to the limited exposure to sunshine, the humidity is a bit too high to my taste. I had a very late arrival (12AM) and switched to one of the best (prob. the BEST) room the next day. The plus side of the suite is the size, separate bathroom with double basins, and kinda separate living/bedroom (separated by glass wall + glass door + "closet").
2. Room - The Best room is #1001, which has the best ocean view and on the top floor. Michael at the front desk was super nice and helpful. After showing us 2 partial ocean-view rooms, which are okay, he was able to get us the #1001. Although the view is prob. the best and the room is prob. the largest standard room, it is still a bit tight for a family of 4. No idea why they put all the suite on the 2nd floor..... Anyhow, if you can score a #01 tier room, go for it, as it might be one of the best rooms in this hotel.
3. Breakfast - Diamond gets full breakfast with no limits. Although the waitress mentioned that I can only order up to $28 per person (which is the price of one of the breakfast package), everything over the $28 limit was taken cared of before checking out after chatting with Front desk. The food should be above average, but my son does not like the way they do the omelet.
4. Service - still some room for improvement. Michael was great to us! No complaints. But the hotel as a whole can definitely pay more attention to details. (a) Checked in at midnight but told that they put the crib (for my daughter) in a non-suite room; they moved the crib in like 15 minutes, and therefore my daughter had to wait for 15 minutes for her bedtime; (b) Breakfast charge was not automatically removed from the bill - have to ask for it; Was also charged for the mini-bar, called and got it removed; (c) need to pay $20 resort fee per night, which provides 2 chairs and towel at the beach. Parking is valet at $40, but you can park across street for much less. (like $16)
5. Location - not on the south beach, but very close (1 block away); It is on 16th and Collins, so just 1 block from the Lincoln Road Mall. Central location!
6. Others - (a) it has a pool; (b) free umbrella at valet; (c) lobby and restaurant on 3rd flr;
7. Overall - it is a new hotel and it is not bad. However, it is definitely not a category 6 (25,000 points) in my book. The decorations are just okay. It prob. deserves a cat 5 the most considering its location.
1. Suite - Don't recommend using DSU here if you get room #221 like I did during November stay. No windows can be opened in the entire hotel. It is my understand that all rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, except for the 2nd floor. But all the suites are on the 2nd floor, which have windows less than half size of other rooms. Due to the limited exposure to sunshine, the humidity is a bit too high to my taste. I had a very late arrival (12AM) and switched to one of the best (prob. the BEST) room the next day. The plus side of the suite is the size, separate bathroom with double basins, and kinda separate living/bedroom (separated by glass wall + glass door + "closet").
2. Room - The Best room is #1001, which has the best ocean view and on the top floor. Michael at the front desk was super nice and helpful. After showing us 2 partial ocean-view rooms, which are okay, he was able to get us the #1001. Although the view is prob. the best and the room is prob. the largest standard room, it is still a bit tight for a family of 4. No idea why they put all the suite on the 2nd floor..... Anyhow, if you can score a #01 tier room, go for it, as it might be one of the best rooms in this hotel.
3. Breakfast - Diamond gets full breakfast with no limits. Although the waitress mentioned that I can only order up to $28 per person (which is the price of one of the breakfast package), everything over the $28 limit was taken cared of before checking out after chatting with Front desk. The food should be above average, but my son does not like the way they do the omelet.
4. Service - still some room for improvement. Michael was great to us! No complaints. But the hotel as a whole can definitely pay more attention to details. (a) Checked in at midnight but told that they put the crib (for my daughter) in a non-suite room; they moved the crib in like 15 minutes, and therefore my daughter had to wait for 15 minutes for her bedtime; (b) Breakfast charge was not automatically removed from the bill - have to ask for it; Was also charged for the mini-bar, called and got it removed; (c) need to pay $20 resort fee per night, which provides 2 chairs and towel at the beach. Parking is valet at $40, but you can park across street for much less. (like $16)
5. Location - not on the south beach, but very close (1 block away); It is on 16th and Collins, so just 1 block from the Lincoln Road Mall. Central location!
6. Others - (a) it has a pool; (b) free umbrella at valet; (c) lobby and restaurant on 3rd flr;
7. Overall - it is a new hotel and it is not bad. However, it is definitely not a category 6 (25,000 points) in my book. The decorations are just okay. It prob. deserves a cat 5 the most considering its location.
May 18, 2016, 10:14 am
#27
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Nice property in a great location but not quite sure what it's trying to be. It's not as "special" as an Andaz IMO so where does it fit into the Hyatt brand?
I could kick myself as I forgot to check the rates until the day before we arrived and they had dropped by over $100 a night but had to cancel 3 days in advance. My own fault for not keeping on top of this.
We got room 1001 which is nice - not huge - and where are you supposed to put your clothes??
Breakfast was pretty good but limited selection. Pool is small and gets very crowded.
Overall it's a good property. View from 1001 below.
I could kick myself as I forgot to check the rates until the day before we arrived and they had dropped by over $100 a night but had to cancel 3 days in advance. My own fault for not keeping on top of this.
We got room 1001 which is nice - not huge - and where are you supposed to put your clothes??
Breakfast was pretty good but limited selection. Pool is small and gets very crowded.
Overall it's a good property. View from 1001 below.
May 28, 2016, 2:54 am
#29
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