“Make sure you get a ocean view or do not go to this hotel”
On arrival, all staff was friendly. The rooms we were given faced the back (no rooms facing the ocean were available), We might have well had no windows at all as we saw from the windows were 2 large air conditioners from an adjacent building. The rooms themselves (we had 2 adjoining) were tight but adequate, Though clean, a half consumed bottle of water greated us when we walked into the rooms.
The only think to do at the hotel was to utilize the pool or spa.
there was no easy access a local tennis place or golf facility. This place was advertised as kid friendly. It is not. They do have a kids club - mostly for toddlers.
The pool was quite nice and the hotel is close to the active areas on collins and lincoln road. ..
The food was good though expensive. Cocktails, for instance, cost 18 dollars. By the pool, we were charged an additional 6 dollars for sprinkles when my kid ordered an ice cream,.
Wait times for food by the pool were long.
In the restaurants, most entrees were over 30 dollars.. Many excellent restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel.
The gym was quite mediocre. The first day there I used the tread mills. There was approximately 1 foot from the top of my head to the ceiling - very tight feeling. The weights were ok, but the equipment was old. Clearly not equipment one would expect from a Ritz Carlton.
I would stay here - if no other high end hotel was available - only without kids, and if I got a room facing the ocean.
