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Members' reviews on 1 HOTEL SOUTH BEACH
4.6/5
25 reviews
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The ratings and reviews below reflect the subjective opinions of members and not the opinion of The Little Witty.
Kisha B. sent up champagne and a very sweet note when she was told by our guest that we were celebrating a small bachelorette party.
We can't say enough about the service, from the front door/valet, to front desk, to servers at the pool. Brenda and Cait, specifically, at the pool are always so excited to see us and they truly go above and beyond - they know what we want before we ask for it, and even managed to get us some very hard to get reservations.
I only wrote this review to say that that the bartenders in the lobby bar are the worst. Condescending in a nasty nice way with a smile on their face. I stayed from the 17th-19th of march and I’d say that the males who worked in the afternoon were the worst of it. All bar service in other areas was perfect.
Note: A sincere thank you to Mauricio, who read our review and responded. Today opening umbrellas at pools is allowed, and an engineer dropped by our room to look at AC. We really appreciate it!
Yes, perfect location and central to everything but for these prices, spare yourself and book at the Faena or even W instead because this is no longer a luxury experience in my book.
First world problem but seriously — why is the Wifi at this hotel the absolute worst? No other hotel on the beach has wifi this terrible. It does not work. What year are we living in where we can’t have decent, reliable wifi? You can’t work from anywhere on the property or take calls because the wifi can’t handle the capacity. It’s a safety hazard if you’re traveling alone.
Pools are always overcrowded and unless you arrive first thing in the morning, may the odds be in your favor. Music is blasting too loud, people on the phone at the pool, it’s no longer a relaxing, luxury experience. It’s trashy. Also, half of the people that take up space at the roof pool — aren’t even staying at the hotel! Shameful and disrespectful to the paying guests.
The food is okay but nothing special and overpriced and they could do with a more creative menu. Elevators are so slow and overpacked, they need more trash cans around the property, and doors to the pool area are constantly broken. Also — why does the fire alarm go off everyday? It’s disruptive, strange, and needs to be addressed.
They do not monitor/restrict who comes in here on the weekend and it’s become so trashy and overcrowded. This would NEVER happen at the Faena or Four Seasons Surfside who require you to be staying on property to access the hotel.
I use to love this hotel and have so many great memories here but it’s definitely losing its luster between the crowd it’s bringing in, and minor adjustments they refuse to acknowledge. Won’t be back.
The service from the front desk upon check in was also efficient and friendly, especially from Yasmin and unfortunately I can’t remember the other woman who checked us in. They gave us a very generous upgrade to one of the residence suites which was huge and so convenient as it had a kitchen so we were able to cook food for our baby. Our baby loved crawling around all that space.
The front desk were also understanding and accommodating in trying to find us a similar room on a lower level as the original one given to us was up high and I was a bit hesitant with our baby.
The Habitat restaurant was also delicious for breakfast.
The only thing that was a slight disappointment, if anything, was the Guest Services. They rarely answered the phone when we tried to contact them several times due to the hair dryer in our room not functioning (we tried several outlets and resetting). I normally love to dry my hair naturally with the heat so wouldn’t have minded, but it was both a very humid and windy evening so I would’ve preferred not to go out with wet hair. They kept apologizing and said they’d bring us another one but we waited for over an hour with my husband having also gone down several times. Once they finally did that one didn’t work either so we thought they may have brought back the same one. At that point it was getting very late to go out for dinner with our baby and I just decided to leave my hair as is. I didn’t feel this experience was enough to deduct a star but hopefully will improve next time.
Other than that we loved the hotel and would stay here again!
Luckily it’s something you can take home, they sell the candle at the gift shop! To compare it to something its like the Santal33.
The decor is stunning and they also have a rooftop restaurant and pool area overlooking the ocean. Highly recommended to check it out. Food is also good. Note the hotel has a filter system all around, which makes the water in every room drinkable! I love love
Love this place so much, i could absolutely live there.