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Fontainebleau

Address: 4441 Collins Ave., Mid-Beach, Miami, FL, 33140 | Map It
Directions: 4F
Phone: 305/538-2000; 800/548-8886
www.fontainebleau.com

Price range: $$$
Location: Miami Beach

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.4/5

Fodor's Review:

Look out, South Beach - Mid-Beach is back. When this classic property reopened in late 2008 it became Miami's biggest hotel - twice the size of the Loews, with more than 1,500 rooms - it became, indeed, the fruit of the most ambitious and expensive hotel-renovation project in the history of Greater Miami. So what does a one-billion dollar renovation get you? Eleven restaurants and lounges, a huge nightclub, sumptuous pools with cabana islands, a state-of-the-art fitness center and a 40,000-square-foot spa, and more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space - all of it built from scratch. Also, two all-suite lavish towers come with full kitchens including dishwashers. In possibly a first for a big hotel anywhere, all rooms on the property have Apple desktop computers. But not everything is brand new: two Morris Lapidus - designed and landmarked exteriors and lobbies were restored to their original state. To make way, though, all original rooms were completely gutted, down to the beams, to create new, contemporary rooms. This is a complex of historic proportions. Pros: historic design mixed with all-new facilities; fabulous pools. Cons: away from the South Beach pedestrian scene; too big to be intimate.

Hotel Details: 1,504 rooms
In-room: safe, kitchen (some), refrigerator, DVD (some), Wi-Fi.
In-hotel: 11 restaurants, bars, pools, gym, spa, laundry service, Internet terminal, water sports, parking (paid).
Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V

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Reviewed by tej1037 from Cardiff, UK on 8/28/08
27/8/08 - Refurbishment was meant to finish in mid-2008, but is still underway until end Oct 2008, and we were woken daily by drilling at 7.30am. Outdoor gardens and pools not usable due to Building work being done, however there are 2 pools on 4th floor of Sorrento block, and 7th floor of Tower, which are outdoor. No restaurants are available yet, just a small Breakfast bar open in the lobby in the morning, which becomes the only Hotel Bar in the evening. Staff are most welcoming and the finished bits are very very smart. Only given a $30 day reduction for all this inconvenience for 3 of us, for the 3 days booked directly with hotel- nothing for the 4 days booked with Hotels.com- Car valet parking is expensive at $30 day, but no alternative.
I hope we can afford this place when its finished though, it will be spectacular- we just feel a bit conned as expected it finished.