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The Tides

Address: 1220 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach, FL, 33139 | Map It
Directions: 5H
Phone: 305/604-5070; 866/438-4337
www.thetideshotel.com

Price range: $$$$
Location: Miami Beach

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 1.0/5

Fodor's Review:

The Tides is the best boutique hotel in Miami, and the classiest of the Ocean Drive Art Deco hotels. The exceptionally tactful personalized service makes every guest feel like a celebrity, and the hotel looks like no other in the city. A head-to-toe renovation modeled the interior after a jewelry box: Gone is the stark white-on-white minimalism that made it famous, replaced with soft pinks and corals, gilded accents, and marine-inspired decor. The new Coral Bar—a tiny space irresistibly ensconced in the back of the lobby—boasts rums from around the world, and La Marea restaurant offers delectable seafood. The Tides' main competition is its neighbor, Hotel Victor, but the Tides' rooms are large and all have direct ocean views. The pool here is private as can be. Seeking taste and discretion? Voilà. Pros: superior service; great beach location; ocean views from all suites plus the terrace restaurant. Cons: tiny elevators.

Hotel Details: 45 suites
In-room: safe, Internet, Wi-Fi.
In-hotel: restaurant, pool, gym, laundry service, beachfront, parking (paid).
Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V

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Reviewed by ecrolla from Edinburgh on 4/4/07
I booked my trip to the Tides way back in early January! I was quoted almost $600 a night (excluding tax), I didnt mind paying this rate if it meant I was staying in a luxurious hotel! However, not all went as planned! We where told the week before we arrived that the hotel was under reconstruction, there was no swimming pool, no lobby and the restaurant only served food outside on the front stairs! Already I was annoyed! We arrived as planned on the 19th March to a noisy hotel! When I arrived in the room it was full of old white furniture which had cigarette burns in it! While we were looking outside our ocean view suite work man appeared at our window! Luckily I wasnt getting undressed! The elevator was also broke so we had to walk up 3 flights of dirty stairs! When we arrived back to the hotel on the first night there was a note on our door telling us there would be no water from 12-4! Ive never heard of a hotel doing this in my life! And to make matters worse the day it was cut off I had no hot water until half past 7, which made me late for a previous appointment I had that night! We checked out after two days! Instead we had a fantastic stay at the Lowes hotel! The Tides almost ruined my holiday; luckily I am the type of person who makes the best of situations! This information should have been shared with me when I booked in January! I agreed to pay those rates because I thought I was getting the facilities to go with it!