The Perry South Beach Hotel

The Positive:
Our room was comfortably spacious as we had a corner king suite with and adjoining double room.
The Rooftop Pool is warm, has an amazing view, always has good music, and is away from the noise of construction. The staff at Rooftop is very friendly and helpful.
The Negative:
When we booked this hotel in November, we were led to believe that the construction we be complete by March. We found out a week before it was still under construction and that they would be closing the hotel in April for reconstruction. (Why inconvenience guest if you plan on closing the hotel anyway???) We wrote an email to the manager and were given a $ 50/​night discount.
Upon checked in, the asked if we were celebrating a special occasion and told them we were there for a bachelorette weekend. They front desk agent and a big deal and promised to send up an amenity. We didn’t ask for it, but once it was promised we were looking forward to it. Thank goodness, we didn’t hold our breath, as we are back from our trip never receiving anything!
There was no shower head in the double room. We had to shower with a handheld wand.
You can’t get food on the Rooftop until noon or drinks until 5pm.
You have to pay for the gym.

Absolutely FRAUDULENT! Construction is unbelievable. Jackhammers on the building from 7am. You can hear them all the way from the beach. You cannot open your windows because they’ve been sealed shut and taped over. Construction workers peering into your room the rest of the time. This place is a rip off. We booked using Priceline as it was classified as 4 star. I’d MUCH rather have stayed in a clean 2 star.

I saw the reviews after we already booked the hotel. So I went in with low expectations. And boy did they exceed my expectations!
Yes, it’s undergoing major construction. Yes, it is noisy Monday through Saturday. Yes, the outside of the hotel looks grotesque. Yes, it’s true, you cannot use your balcony.
So what? They warned us when we checked in. They told us specifically what hours they would be doing renovations. They were courteous and informative.
And if you’re going to Miami just to stay inside the hotel all day, why would you even come here?!
The rooftop pool was amazing. Our room was huge and décor was chic. The only extra charge was when we went to the beach and got chairs to lounge around in, $ 18.
They also have a pool on the 3^rd floor, which was beautiful as well.
No complaints here.

My wife and I stayed here for a night before our cruise. I had read reviews on here beforehand so I was aware of the construction. We arrived early on Sunday and were able to check in early. They hand you a slip warning you of the construction upon arrival. The lobby is awesome with its huge fish tank and the overall décor is great. Our room on the 2^nd floor was huge with a deep soaking tub, one of the highest pressure showers I have ever experienced and a big comfy bed. There would have been a balcony if it wasn’t under construction and it would have had a pretty awesome view for a partial ocean view room. There was no construction Sunday. My wife and I went to the rooftop overflow pool which is way bigger than I expected and there were plenty of poolside chairs. There was a live D.J. in the middle of the afternoon and the volume was tolerable for relaxing.
Monday morning the construction began at an intolerable 8:00am and was consistent until we left. We had a chance in the morning to swim in the ground floor overflow pool which has a great view of the ocean.
If we were staying longer it would have been completely intolerable. We overheard some very unhappy guests complaining about the noise as we were checking out. However, for the one night we were there, this hotel suited our needs and the amenities are pretty outstanding. Do not tell yourself that maybe they are done with the construction if the date is anywhere within 6 months of this review. They still have a looong way to go.

Letztes Jahr waren meine Frau und ich in diesem Hotel, als es noch Gansevoorth hieß.
Es war sehr schön, vor Allem die Aussenanlagen. Auch die Zimmer waren sehr toll.
Leider befindet sich das Hotel jetzt in einer großen Renovierungsphase. Dieses Jahr waren wir dort vorbei gelaufen, und haben gefragt, wie lange es noch dauern wird. Die Antwort war, bis Herbst 2014!
Vom außen macht es eine nahezu unbewohnbaren Eindruck, denn fast alle Balkone sind im Umbau!
Vorsicht, wer dort bucht, wird sicher von Baulärm geplagt.

We just returned from a conference at the Perry. Trust me when I tell you that you should LOOK ELSEWHERE!
The entire place is dirty, the windows are filthy due to renovations but not just the outside of the windows but the inside as well.
You WILL wake up to the sound of Jackhammers and workers yelling off of the scaffolding bright and early at 8AM. Not very conducive to a long night out on South Beach.
There are no ice machines anywhere on any of the floors, you HAVE TO CALL ROOMSERVICE FOR EVERYTHING! Free Ice but an automatic $ 5 dollar charge for them to bring it to you.
The roof top pool is nice but MAJORLY OVER PRICED! Fully expect to sit around for an hour before you are waited on and even worse expect to spend $ 15 bucks a drink due to all of the «Service charges» and automatic gratuity that is added. (No way to remove the gratuity either, we were told)
The main pool on the terrace facing the ocean is nice but empty because the construction is soooooo loud. Same prices for Drinks. Staff stands around with their head up their butt’s because they know they are getting their tips anyways, regardless of any level of service or in this case COMPLETE LACK THERE OF!
You must have a key card to make the elevators move at all, and you can only access the roof top by going all the way down to the lobby, and then taking the express to the roof top.
Personally I won’t be spending another dime at the Perry, even after it is remodeled.
The coordinator for our group was so embarrassed that he offered to comp everyone’s drinks out of his own pocket after we booked a cocktail party on the roof. It was something ridiculous like $ 2500 to have a cocktail party on the roof for 20 people and the Perry still had the audacity to make it a pay bar. We didn’t even rent out the place, it was $ 2,500 just to bring our guests up there.

******** Please Read !!! ********** This place was awful!!! My wife and I came down for a little R & R. The hotel was under construction, they didn’t tell us to what extent when we booked the room. They were jack hammering the balconies on all of the rooms, they could not tell us if we would have a room that would be relaxing. Of course we were still charged full price, then they put us in an adjoining room to partiers for the weekend, being woken up to rap music blaring at 7 AM, thank you. The room was disgusting, it looked like they didn’t even wash and change the sheets. The sheets were stained brown.
What was even worse was the service, my wife and I were shocked at how terrible the service was, it was as if they were sick of hearing all of the complaints and didn’t care anymore. They truly made you feel like you were the problem and not the hotel.
They did give me a free breakfast coupon to the buffet, Where the food was COLD!!!
That says it all doesn’t it. You almost have to laugh you cant make this stuff up.
Stay away from this hotel!!!
I rarely ever write reviews. I felt as though I had to in this case so that no one else would have to endure this kind of experience for this kind money.

Let me first preface this with my A-​ok rating is primarily due to the fact that they were doing construction on the hotel when we were there. Having a view of construction workers and waking up to jackhammers is really not my ideal hotel scenario.
The rooftop bar and pool were amazing — definitely the highlight of the hotel. Gorgeous.
The rooms were nothing to get excited over but they were nice. It looks like they made some upgrades but the rooms were still a bit lacking.
Biggest con of the room — the bathroom had absolutely no counter space at all. Not really an ideal scenario for 2 women. We actually had to use a chair and dresser mirror for getting ready. Bathroom had plenty of space to have some counter or shelf space — I’m thinking a man designed it. Surely no woman would leave absolutely no space for our bathroom products.
I’m sure once the balcony construction is finished the hotel would warrant a slightly better rating. But I don’t think they’re making upgrades to the rooms and I will admit I was quite disappointed with the rooms.

PLEASE READ ME! DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY! YOU’LL BE MAD YOU DIDN’T“T STAY AT ANOTHER 5 STAR HOTEL MIAMI. This hotel should be closed during renovations! Moral of the story… GO TO Unilocal BEFORE BOOKING ANY HOTEL! I didn’t go to Unilocal this time and was majorly disappointed.
We arrived to the hotel to see the MAJOR renovations, this was interesting since we didn’t see it on the Hotels website during the booking process! Usually we are good about looking for things the like the MAJOR RENOVATIONS that were going on at The Perry. I guess it was an oversight since we were looking for a family friendly hotel with a balcony since my hubby and I are cigar smokers. We don’t smoke in front of our children or other peoples children out of respect so a balcony was VERY IMPORTANT to us.
We are the type of people that try to make the best of everything so we got on our elevator hoping for a good 3 day vacation. We entered our large beautiful room and went straight to open the balcony door to our ocean view! We were greeted a beautiful sign: No Balcony usage during renovations. WOW! This was the first time we were informed of the balcony situation! No ocean view for us! We went to the front desk and they stated that we could smoke anywhere outside and that The Hotel’s web site states that the hotel was undergoing renovations. Hmmm, no stogies for me and my boo. At this point we sent our kids packing to my parents because I was scared we booked The Bates Motel and not the 5 star Perry Hotel we saw on the net! LOL!
Once our kids left for the evening we decided to take a shower. Problem is the nozzle just fell right off and the shower was leaky there was water all over the place! It was gross and it took 3 towels to clean it up. 5 stars … NOT!
We went to the lobby and checked out the aquarium. After watching the ifsh we realized on of the sharks didn’t move for 20 minutes. Sad! I asked one of the employees and he they are just like that but when we returned 3 hours later the shark was still in the same spot. I wonder how many sharks they go through in a year especially since a Unilocaler named Nancy A. stated they had 5 sharks. Well I am now sure they are down to 2. The hotel has a nasty blue wood painted door that you cant see through so upon opening my Hubby almost cracked another patron smack in the face. If he had pushed a bit harder she would have been going to the hospital and it would not have been pretty. We felt so bad and she was just pissed! She also let us know she wasn’t mad at us!
5 stars … NOT
As we walked through the lobby of the hotel at 9:30 pm, the Steak House was playing Ni$$as in Paradise the unedited version. Curse words and all! Please don’t use the label of hotel «FAMILY FRIENDLY «and have curse words flying right out of your Steakhouse. Family Friendly … NOT!
The best part of the hotel was the beds! We loved them! We slept good with the exception of the loud late night drunks in the hallways. They were screaming, singing and screaming about wanting to barf. We actually laughed at the barfing drunk and said we were glad that we didn’t keep the kids at the hotel. I could almost hear my little parrot screaming that he wanted to barf at the most inopportune time. LOL.
The second night that we stayed at the hotel we ordered ice in our room and it took 3 hours. REALLY! We are really patient but 3 hours really takes the level of bad service to another level. And no ice machines? Really? We also went to the roof top pool on the Sunday during our stay and 25 minutes went passed and no server.
So I know that the construction is supposed to start at 8 am but it started at 7:40 am! This was straight JACK HAMMERING ON YOUR BALCONY type construction. It was loud and very scary. And a few seconds later the FIRE ALARM STARTED TO GO OFF. We were already dressed and grabbed our belongings and took the stairs to exit the building. When we got down stairs the employees of the hotel were telling us that it was a FALSE ALARM!!! REALLY THE FIRE TRUCKS WEREN’T THERE AND THEY WERE CALLING IT A FALSE ALARM! We also thought that we smelled smoke on the 7^th floor. Hmmmmm, that’s a major LIABITLITY since the only person who can all a false alarm is the the Fire Marshall. We decided to leave the hotel till the alarm went off however when we returned 2 hours later it was still going off and the fire engines were still there.
We complained to the front desk a few times but they really didn’t care. We got the blank stare when we went to the front desk to air our complaints. This was no surprise since we ate breakfast at the hotel and we watched the front desk employees from the window above the front desk. They had cell phones in the drawers with the money and the receipts. They would open the drawer and text in between the customers checkin and out! Totally not a 5 star experience!

they are remodeling the balconys but that doesn’t take from the fact that the room was HUGE and clean and very modern. They have two pool areas; one for more family oriented and the rooftop for the hip crowd.
only complain is that it can get very very loud. anybody in the hallways and you can hear it in your room
oh and did i tell you they have 5 sharks in the lobby? yeah you read right sharks!

WOW! So friggin’ gorgeous. The lobby alone makes you want to dress nice, have a really expensive bottle of campagne and get a foot massage just upon walking in and taking a nice breath of their glorious smelling ambiance. Yes, ambiance has a smell here. Just walk in and tell me you don’t agree.
I agree 100% with Aliya J «The hotel is dripping in snob appeal, yet the staff does not exude this type of behavior.» The staff members in the lobby and anyone I encountered from room service to staff just in the hall were awesome.
Unfortunately while I was staying there was some construction going on which they clearly notified me of prior to arriving and upon check-​in which I greatly appreciated. It did however, obstruct my view of the beach from my room in addition to hearing a ton of noise while I was working from my room the one day. My view was half ocean/​half parking lot and it was packed in the day with construction workers so that was a little annoying. But, I get it. Has to happen, right?
The roof top pool is awesome! It’s a zone in and of itself. Long pool, cabanas, open bathrooms, bars, DJ, gorgeous views of the beach, Miami Beach and DT Miami! Def stop by here and if you are looking for a spot to get your groove on, at night this is the place to be as well.
The elevators are a bit wonky, there are some that are meant to just go to the roof and others for the rooms, it gets a little confusing and you can clearly tell when others are annoyed at people for not getting the hang of it immediately.
My favorite part of my entire stay really was the restroom in my suite. It was long and lovely. So much counter space which I love! There was a HUGE tub which I totally took advantage of to get my relax on the first night. Also, the shower was awesome! Ton of pressure and hot water which was perfect. All of the detail in the bathroom was crisp and clean as well along with dimmer lights; perfect.
I would def stay here again for a special occasion or just drop by to enjoy the lobby or the rooftop pool.

Once upon a time, I stumbled onto a rooftop terrace with deep wicker seats and lush lounge beds that would make you fall in love with Miami. The Gansevoort rooftop was a guaranteed slam dunk. Then it went under renovation. Word to the wise: if it’s not broke — don’t fix it. Although the Perry hotel may need renovation; the rooftop did not need generic plastic tables and chairs or less lounge seating. Although it pains me to give this three stars, I can only hope that the new look is a temporary one or another pool-​side watering hole (*cough*HydeBeach*cough*) may steal the Perry’s place in my heart.

Good hotel, especially the roof top pool. I have stayed here before, gotten drinks, and gotten meals at various restaurants. The crowd is your usual Jersey Shore morons you find in the «party hotels» around sobe, there is no sophistication. The staff is good here, and the hotel is well run.
The lobby is well appointed and has a fantastic fish tank that is worth seeing.
Prices are high, what do you expect :)

I stayed at the Perry beginning on April 13…
THE PERRY IS UNDERGOING MASSIVE RENOVATIONS. They don’t tell you this when you book… and you should DEFINITELY KNOW.
Don’t stay here right now. Don’t stay here until the renovations are completely finished.
We should’ve known when we walked in the lobby to check in, and three guys came up to us and said they were checking out early to go stay at the Ritz because this hotel is so awful.
We arrived at 11am. They wouldn’t let us check in until 6:30PM. 6:30PM!!! They even had to give us free gym passes because they were so slow.
We had a City View Suite. The room was HUGE, but there was barely any furniture. It looked so weird. And EVERYTHING WAS BROKEN. The balcony door was off its track… the refrigerator wouldn’t close… the shower door leaked water everywhere… the safe box wouldn’t lock … the hair dryer gave off a horrific burning smell and frizzed our hair … the couch bed was totally demolished. It was almost comical. And Housekeeping? They gave me attitude about the hair dryer… and then didn’t give us new shampoo/​conditioner/​lotion until the 4^th day.
The pool is nice but the service around the pool is awful. I was laying out on a chair for over 20 minutes and no one came to give me a menu. I had to get up and track down the hostess. Then she never game to pick up my plates or give me back my card.
Some kid was throwing food to the birds around the pool and the waiter told him to «have fun.» SERIOUSLY? Is bird poop fun?
I went down to the private beach, hoping for an improvement. Nope. The food people down there left early. I called the hotel from the beach, and apparently got the food people in a bunch of trouble. Sorry, guys, but you should be DOING YOUR JOB. They had to come back to work and take our order.
Also — you have to PAY to use the chairs and umbrellas. WTF? It’s a third-​party vendor. Um, at the rate I’m paying for this damn hotel, you could give me a damn chair.
The roof deck is great, but very, very college. Lots of 20-​somethings in very little clothing. And the pool up there is pretty damn cold.
We complained to the manager, who was actually quite nice, and admitted that the hotel is in pretty bad shape right now, but that there was no excuse for bad service. She gave us a room credit, which was nice. She also said she’s very excited for how awesome the hotel will be after renovations.
PS — There’s no gym. It’s the David Barton Gym and, again, you have to PAY to use it every day, even if you just want 15 minutes on the elliptical.
Anyways, when we were leaving, we decided to spend the rest of our credit on some beers up at the pool bar. I had $ 60 worth of credit left. I bought a bucket of beer and some hummus. It came to $ 63. I had calculated it out to be under $ 60, so I was confused… I looked at the bill, and I discovered that they had automatically included the «gratuity» of $ 9. Ummmm… no. So I called them out on it. And you know what they did?
THEY TOOK THE MONEY OUT OF THE FOOD BILL — A $ 3 DISCOUNT — AND LEFT THE FULL TIP.
I mean… come ON.
All in all, very disappointed in this hotel. Bad service, bad room, bad everything.
If you dare to stay here, BE SURE it’s not anytime soon, and ASK about the renovations.
(ps — I do recommend the Delano or the Fontainbleau– spent a lot of time at both and both were amazing.)

The property is gorgeous, but the service is lackluster. The lady at the concierge was rude, and one of the front desk reps had attitude. The room set up was okay, but I was expecting more considering what I’ve seen from the NY Ganseevoort.
I would only come here if you want to go to the rooftop pool party or somewhere close to the beach.

a good option for future stay if i can get a deal for a view room (specials start at $ 299). but think i would just sleep and beach here. i thought the STK supper-​club on the tacky side and rooftop pool-​lounge suburban meat markety (go see da view). the Setai is still my primo choice, the Shore Club next. oh yeah, lobby aquarium has a couple of baby sharks.

Where I got ENGAGED!!!
Came here for an afternoon drink and got into the rooftop pool. (We sneaked in– don’t hate us). But man, this place is HOT! Having drinks in the pool, and laying out, getting a tan in February (big deal if you’re from Chicago) and the most beautiful scenery view in South Beach of the BEACH. My fiancé proposed to me up here when we came back during the evening and it was empty.
The manager was SUPER sweet. I accidentally left my credit card there during the afternoon, and he text messaged the bartender (after finding out which one we had) and she ran up to give it to me back, awesome! And he offered two drinks for us on him.
Gives us a reason to come back to South Beach for many more visits to celebrate the best day of my life. Love Perry, a hidden secret for tourists. But met many nice people there that traveled for work.
Love the fish tank, the classiness and sexiness of the hotel. Can’t wait for a return, and possibly book a night of stay!

This resort is just a reminder of why I go to work every day. To vacation!
There is so much going on in this one hotel that in my case, ending up here on a rainy weekend helps when all of the action is right here.
The lobby has a beautiful aquarium filled with sharks and other exotic fish. Chairs are aligned down the aquarium wall, where people play chess. Your senses are immediately awakened by a custom blend of aromatherapy that is citrusy and fresh. The color schemes are gorgeous lavenders, greys, mustard, heather blue, fuchia, with brown. Seems odd, but it works. The art in the lobby as well as the rooms are really cool black and white photography.
Our suite was like an efficiency style apartment with a balcony (complete with tables and chairs), a living room area, and mini bar. The bathtub and the showers are separate with matching twin sinks. The beds feel great with all white down comforters. The rooms get really chilly, which I know many people prefer.
David Bartan gymn is beautiful. It has a Moroccan theme with state of the art equipment with so many classes to choose from. The gym cost about $ 15 for occupying residents and you have access to any class on that day. (I think you may want to check).
Gansevoort is home to STK upscale steakhouse and lounge, which is jumping any Friday or Saturday night with great parties that have celebrities strolling through at all hours. Never a dull moment here, but not the type of place that makes you feel like you are staying at a casino either. People hang out all night at this resort, so if you are looking to get rest and you have neighbors that are out on their balcony talking and laughing at 2am this could be a small issue.
The roof top pool parties on a Saturday night is a major thing here in South Beach. Note: A cabana is about $ 750 to rent for the night. For those that are into flawsin’ hard this is definitely the move.
I enjoyed my stay and I like the fact that the location is central to all the cool places you want to walk to like the restaurants, bars, and shops off Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road.
Note: Good looking men stay at this hotel. Hey even if I’m not shoppin I’m browsin.

I had the luxury of staying at the Gansevoort for a weekend bachelor party for a friend. Although I consider the price for the hotel to be on the pricey side, you do get what you pay for and almost everyting about this hotel screams top of the line; from king sized beds, to flat screens, and all the way down to the great showers with water pressure that can possibly peel paint, there isn’t much to complain about.
There are 3 different pools in the hotel, including the rooftop pool with full bar and DJ. Every saturday they have a massive pool party which is free for guests, but you do need to spend a minimum of about 400 $ if you want a pool side seat, which inludes a bottle. Although I enjoyed the pool party, I subsequently made my way to the 6^th floor pool which I enjoyed even more for the quiet atmosphere and great view of the ocean.
I usually don’t stay at higher end hotels so this was a welcome change to my usual accomodations of hostels and 3 star hotels and depending on my budget, I would stay at the Gansevoort again!

The view was great, you can literally smell the ocean breeze, the drinks were rather expensive and small but tasted like it should

I totally shouldn’t be here.
I’m not cool enough. I no longer party hard enough. I am certainly not rich enough. And I don’t know what the girlfriend was thinking when she packed to come here because she totally left all of her thong swimsuits and pool stilettos at home. I mean, string bikinis? Flip-​flops? Really? Such a prude sometimes. So, throw another one up on the board — not under-​dressed enough.
But, damn, was this place awesome. The Gansevoort Miami Beach is easily one of the nicest hotels in which I’ve been fortunate enough to spend a few glamorous nights. Given its historic property dating back to 1925, the hotel boasts the biggest rooms in South Beach. And yes, as New Yorkers, our accommodations had more square footage than our apartment, sad but true. It also had one of the most comfortable beds I’ve ever slept in, a living area with couches and huge coffee table, and then a second table large enough to be in most families’ dining rooms. Basically, it was begging for a party.
The bathroom was just as spacious, with double sinks, a shower, and a tub. However, when we tried to run a bath, the water came out smelling like farts. No joke. The shower was fine, and so were the sink faucets, but that smell from the tub was the strangest thing, especially for a hotel this nice.
Anyway, the Gansevoort Miami Beach’s main attractions are surely not its fart baths, but rather its picturesque oceanfront real estate and two beautiful pools. Well, and the aquarium with the sharks in the lobby. Yeah, you heard me.
So, the one pool on the roof doubles as a club, the actual real life version of those travel destination clip shows where sexy young women are dancing and drinking cocktails in next to nothing, you know, the ones you typically catch hungover on a Saturday morning in your underwear, yeah, that’s them. Well, these places really do exist.
However, I spent most of my time at the infinity pool on the beachfront end of the hotel grounds. Very seldom had I gone on a vacation in the past and done this little, but all I came to Miami for was to relax, and with this one goal in mind, the infinity pool was just my speed. The drinks are expensive, as with everything else in South Beach, but when you’re there, you might as well play the part, right? You see, when I’m holed up in my stuffy Manhattan office, I look no further than to the images in my mind of the Gansevoort Miami Beach and its heavenly infinity pool, for it is my happy place. In my recollection, I’m catchin’ too much sun, spending too much money, and being surrounded by just too many damn beautiful people.
And I can’t wait to return.

Dont like the sand on the beach?
Dont like the sea creatures in the ocean?
Still want to get tan and be in water?
COME HERE.
My friends and I, not being hotel guest, walked in this hotel and took the elevator all the way up to the rooftop. Walked past the staff and straight into the pool like we owned the place. I’m thinking that since there weren’t that many people around the pool deck, the staff wasn’t going to kick us out, so they were chill and let us lounge without a problem. I don’t know how it would’ve turned out in another situation.
A stunning view of the beach from I think about 20 something stories high & endless options of cozy chairs and beds to lay out and pass out on. Plus relaxing, loungey music on the speakers equals out to a calm, sit back, unwinding time.
There is also a bar if you want to get buck. Probably pricey.

For just over $ 200/​night I had a reasonably big modern room with a solid shower and nice bathtub (though sadly I’m not much of a bather). My view was of an ugly pond and road so that was kind of a bummer, but the shades closed nicely and I was able to sleep in peace. The rooftop pool and bar is pretty dope; it’s adults only which is probably for the best since a handful of folks took that to mean they should go topless (no they weren’t European). There is another pool for families on the third floor, though surprisingly I never had the chance to drop by.
One major gripe was when I asked for a late checkout (which they had granted free to my friends staying in another room) they said it’d be $ 99. I was asking for 1pm and normal checkout time was 12pm.
Of all the South Beach hotels I’ve stayed in the Setai remains my favorite, though it doesn’t have the poolside scene of Gansevoort, Shore Club, or Delano. So it depends what your priorities are. Had they given me the requested late checkout I’d probably have gone with 4 stars.

This is probably the fattest 3 stars I’ve ever awarded.
I mean, the hotel has both a hip and relaxing lobby. You can sit and play chess while watching white tip sharks swim around in a tank.
Hanging around the lower pool while sipping on a greyhound under a cabana is pretty fucking awesome. The view of the two-​tone blue ocean? Amazing.
Now to the roof. Cocktails and appetizers up here are pretty good, but not the best. But I was never without a drink and the servers were always making sure that my party was well-​fed with sushi, chips n guac, and hummus plates.
As the sun goes down, a house dj turns up the volume, and only the beautiful people are allowed up there.
The minuses? Lots of little things that prevent this hotel from being the 4 star hotel that it can be for me. The limp handshake of a welcome when checking in. No bell service offered. So so service at the breakfast buffet by the pool. Missing bath accoutrements. Unsatisfactory housekeeping. No full length mirror in my room.
If you get past all the little things, it’s a pretty good place to stay. But if you’re paying this much to stay here, the minuses had better be minimal. Improvement on these things could bring the rating up in the future.
Could I be so lucky?