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Old Apr 6, 2017, 2:00 am
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Best hotel in SoBe (Miami Beach, Florida)?
Going for a quick trip to SoBe with a friend. Currently booked @ Ritz SoBe.
Is this a solid choice or can we do better ?
Plan to spend couple fo days on the beach, good food, service and some nightlife around.

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Old Apr 6, 2017, 9:30 am
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SoBe = South Beach? Maybe southern Belgium? Southeastern Belgrade? South of Beijing?
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by El Puerco Volante
Going for a quick trip to SoBe with a friend. Currently booked @ Ritz SoBe.
Is this a solid choice or can we do better ?
Plan to spend couple fo days on the beach, good food, service and some nightlife around.

Thanks,

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Ritz or W are okay, on the beach and has beach chairs / umbrellas. But standard cookie cutter hotels. I liked the Tides a lot but it's no longer a Virtuoso property. Or maybe I booked via FHR, I forgot. Did not like SLS.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
SoBe = South Beach? Maybe southern Belgium? Southeastern Belgrade? South of Beijing?
Thanks Military Spouse Preference Economist, I upvote this as the most helpful post on this board. Do the southern areas of the those three places you mentioned have beaches?
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 10:58 am
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Whoa there, TOMFORD.
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 12:22 pm
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Another vote for the splendid Tides Hotel.
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 1:49 pm
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Originally Posted by KatW
Whoa there, TOMFORD.
Seriously though, someone who's made 60k+ posts here seriously doesn't know what SoBe is? Not even when OP mentions beach, and a nearby Ritz? And yet has the time to find what other possible things SoBe could stand for?
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by TOMFORD
Seriously though, someone who's made 60k+ posts here seriously doesn't know what SoBe is? Not even when OP mentions beach, and a nearby Ritz? And yet has the time to find what other possible things SoBe could stand for?
Well, I didn't know either until someone mentioned the Tides hotel, which I googled. Googling "SoBe" gets me references to a soft drink company.
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 6:10 pm
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Well, I didn't know either until someone mentioned the Tides hotel, which I googled. Googling "SoBe" gets me references to a soft drink company.
Some people don't know, but those people like you didn't wave your not knowing proudly, or mockingly if ignorance was not genuine.
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 6:57 pm
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I'm with TF on this one.

But to the OP, have you tried searching first? SoBe/Miami hotels have been covered here extensively.
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Old Apr 6, 2017, 10:20 pm
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The 1 Hotel is great.
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Old Apr 7, 2017, 12:58 am
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Faena!
Ocean view junior suite or higher
Glorious place
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Old Apr 7, 2017, 4:08 am
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Pierre&Cédric said it best... Faena! Although, dare I say... I'm also comfortable at The Raleigh. Problem with South Beach is people just don't work or hate to work... I don't even bother expecting a great stay.
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Ritz? No.. Faena

I live in south Florida
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Old Apr 8, 2017, 5:08 am
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Originally Posted by Pierre&Cédric
Faena!
Ocean view junior suite or higher
Glorious place
Does the service is similar to acqualina or it's more rc type ?

Is it at a walking distance fron the art deco area ?
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Faena vs. The Setai?
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