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I am curious to find out where you stayed, what you thought, and the price range. After 2 years at WMC, havent found a suitable spot yet.
Ocean's Five (Just south of 5th on Ocean Drive)
$225/night
2 queen beds
Fairly quiet, but small. Barely had enough room for 1 person on the floor to put 3 in the room. Close enough to most party spots, a little far from the pool parties etc.. at the Shelbourne. Friendly staff and clean enough. All in all i would say a 3 star place, no more.
Ocean Walk Condominiums
335 Ocean Dr.
1 Queen Bed
1 Couch
Fridge, Microwave, Stove
$100-200/night
I had heard about this place from a few friends who have stayed there in the past. It's an interesting spot because the units are rented by the owners since they're all condos. They are all relatively small from what I understand, with some being studios and others being small 1 bed/1 bath units. I stayed in a studio. Generally the owners don't charge more than $200 per night and I got mine for $100/night. It's not a new building and the grounds are in decent shape at best. My unit was OK, but a little outdated. Many of the condos are updated and those tend to be on the more expensive side. However, they are nice since they have refridgerators, microwaves, stoves, etc, which makes for easy storage of snacks and beverages. My only beef this year was that there was construction going on in the building next door that started at 8:00am. It wasn't terribly loud, but if I was in the room and awake during the construction hours, it was definitely something I noticed. If I were on the other side of the building, I don't think it would have been an issue.
As SeventhSense said, it's a quiet location, but it's a bit of a travel to the pool parties. I didn't mind this so much since the South Beach Local bus runs up and down Washington every 10-15 minutes and it's only $0.25 per ride. Figure 5 minutes' walk to the bus stop, 10 minute wait, 5-10 minute ride (depending on traffic) to Lincoln Rd, and another 5-10 minute walk to the pool. It's no longer a trip than sitting in a taxi and it's much cheaper. There was no need for a car at all.
we stayed about 6 blocks from Space.....2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with at least a 25 foot balcony....entrance to it from all rooms.....granite counter top, stainless steel appliances....pretty damn comfortable..and great location for partying downtown......price was very nice....too bad i cant tell anyone where it was exaxtly....cuz ill probably keep it for myself!
Chesterfield Hotel
Collins between 8-9th
$300ish/night for nicest room I think.
1 Bed/Queen
1 LONG & wide couch (slept 2 6ft guys easy)
Table w/ 2 chairs; desk with 1 chair
Jacuzzi tub
Hall closet area with sink
Bathroom with shower
Room was modern style with lime green walls and hardwood floors.
30+ inch flat screen mounted on wall
HUGE living space with ample room to sleep many others on the floor.
Fridge
Negatives:
Internet is $15/day but we jacked an unsecured connection from a next door hotel. The room safe also costs money I think.
No stove/microwave
It was in the "Hotel Leon" part of the Chesterfield which are these bungalow-type buildings next to the actual hotel. Walk down some shady pathways to buildings that have 4 rooms downstairs and 4 rooms up. Our upstairs deck had 2 chairs/table, a loveseat; and an attached patio with 4 lounge deck chairs and an umbrella table with 4 chairs.
Bar inside the main lobby with live DJ; another bar in a side building with live DJ... could hear it in the room, but it was fine with us.
Absolutely wonderful stay. Great service. Happy hour free drinks from 7-8pm everyday.
We rented 1 Bdr Condo. Across the walking bride @ Collins and 24th
Nice place owner was great.
Full Kitchen 2 min walk to the beach. Close to Shelborne Surfcomber.
We paid $1200 for the week!
Split 3 ways it was a great deal.
I stayed at the CHELSEA HOTEL on 10th & Washington.
We were pretty close to everything. However, the rooms were small and once nighttime hit, they were dark. Definetely not a place where you can have people sleep on the floor. There's no room for it.
Price was $199 per night.
No complaints from me.
I stayed @ 60/60 it was called on 63rd and collins.
Awesome place!
1 queen bed
couch with pull out bed
nice balcony with great view
free wi-fi
I could blaze in the room and it was cool.
Would definitely stay there again.
Room was a nice size too.
if i had it my way, id stay right near the omni bus terminal. Close to downtown, close to south beach. Collins is so so sick though.
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| Originally posted by bobonoho if i had it my way, id stay right near the omni bus terminal. Close to downtown, close to south beach. Collins is so so sick though. |
we stayed at the casablanca hotel, it was allright i geuss, asked them to clean the room once, and no one did. Bed's where iffy at best. One the ocean though, which is cool.
Can anyone reccomend me a good 3 bedroom condo on collins in the southbeach area for next year?
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| Originally posted by drEamer too bad i cant tell anyone where it was exaxtly....cuz ill probably keep it for myself! |
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| Originally posted by ArminD1981 yes, that is our little secret buddy. Downtown is the way to go. I learnt that after staying in SOBE the previous 5 years |
I loved my place as well. It wasn't in South Beach, however I've learned that most South Beach hotels are roachy unless you are saying at one of the $700+ a night spots like Delano, Loews, Ritz etc.
I stayed at the Eden Roc Renaissance. It recently renovated and built an additional tower. Most comfortable bed and soft sheets, bathroom, shower and shower pressure was amazing!
It is on Collins and 45th, next door to the Fountainblue (LIV nighclub). When I'd go somewhere alone, I'd take the convenient buses for $2 bucks. As fast as the cabs! When there were others or middle of the night I'd take a cab which came out to around $10 to South Beach.
No complaints here...I may even stay there again next year...
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i was at the Mondrian Miami/South Beach...
booked very early and got a grand opening special rate of $245 and was upgraded to a balcony 1BR suite for free! 
room had a kitchenette which was nice....sink in the bath was a bit weird as its one very long sink and you put your stuff in one end...but it didn't get wet. kinda silly IMO...
VERY chi-chi crowd...usually i'm cool with that but during the WMC it was a little annoying at times. Bar scene going off in the hotel friday and sat nites. Sat they had a party put on by Jade Jagger's Ibiza party and Perry Farrell was spinning. lots of eye candy 
Sunday afternoon ate lunch at the Asia de Cuba restaurant there and had a nice chat with Mark Knight who was eating at one table and Josh Wink & Darren Emerson were next to him at another.
would def stay there again if the price was right...
2/2 king bed/queen bed,2 bathrooms,25 foot balcony,stainless appliances,granite counter tops,not a bad place just customer service was a pain in the ass. Opera Suites and Marina $245 a night downtown.
Miami Riverside Hotel (Downtown)
Made rsvp a month out from WMC, and was one of the only hotels I could find 1 mile from Ultra.
Paid $160 per night.
Suite
2 beds
1 sleeper sofa
No balcony
I was however disappointed there was no bible in this hotel room,so we promptly called for room service and had one delivered to complete the room.
Room was a smoking room, as was the floor. We bured the devil's lettuce all weekend in our room, no issues. 
Room was old and outdated, beds were hard, and the floor had white stains on the carpeting which looked like 20 year old baby batter stains. Who sleeps on the floor anyway? I could imagine what's on it. 
Parking was $15 per day, but I had my buddy lift the parking gate and we avoided paying the fee.
Cabs were easy to get.
I can't complain since it was a last minute rsvp. Would I take my gf there, probably not. Would I meet a hooker there, most certainly.
Miami beach resort and spa
2 full beds $1000 for 5 days booked in november. Had enough room to put a air matress in but barely.
The room itself was nice and the bed and pillows was the closest I have come to being a "heavenly bed" at the westin.
Was not close to anything, $10 cab ride to shelbourn, $14 to cameo, $30 to Space. No food nearby. The IDMAs were held in this hotel and they had a DJ in the lobby as well as the pool on friday and saturday. I could hear the music really loudly on the 10th floor.
Had a minibar, bought two things out of it and did a lot of room service as well. Next year I am just going to stay at the shelbourn to get rid of the cost of cabs and not having food nearby.
There was always, and i mean always a cab waiting at it. Never once had to wait for one. If I had a car I think it would have been $25 a day to valet it and I would have had to wait a while to get my car. No nearby public parking at all.
Was walking distance to tiki boat cruise and where s&d boat ported last year (dont know where it did this year)
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| Originally posted by chillenandy321 2/2 king bed/queen bed,2 bathrooms,25 foot balcony,stainless appliances,granite counter tops,not a bad place just customer service was a pain in the ass. Opera Suites and Marina $245 a night downtown. |
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| Originally posted by Dream Beamz Miami beach resort and spa 2 full beds $1000 for 5 days booked in november. Had enough room to put a air matress in but barely. |
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| Originally posted by bobonoho if i had it my way, id stay right near the omni bus terminal. Close to downtown, close to south beach. Collins is so so sick though. |
Stayed at the Winterhaven on 14th & Ocean. Not huge rooms, but definitely enough room, clean, and cheapish $200 @ night.
2BR condo in the shelborne x6 people. $500/nt included free entrance for all guests to all shelborne/shine WMC events. most of us had already purchased tickets for said events and ended up flipping them for 3x the price paid.
I'll flip you
p.s super nice room recommend staying with at the most 2 couples.
The Wave at 4th and Ocean. Small rooms, clean, unless your talking about the carpet. Good maid service, & they didn't steal anything which is what I was worried about. Really liked the people we met there, lounge lobby area seemed to always be people around to meet and hang out with, didnt matter if it was 7 am or pm. Really liked the couches and stuff they had outside on the porch. Always people hanging out in various states of mind. After last yr staying at the Shelborne I made it a point to stay south of 5th where there are noise restrictions. Only noise complaint I had was when we were trying to go to bed at 9 in the morning on Saturday they were installing palm trees at a new hotel. Obviously this was a one time issue and glad it happened. We decided there was no way we were going to be able to sleep so we took showers and went back to the A.M. Only party, so glad we did. Ended up being one of the best moments of conference. If you dont mind a very small room thats a little dated it's a great hotel for the price. Location was excellent.
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| Originally posted by ThisIsTulsa The Wave at 4th and Ocean. Small rooms, clean, unless your talking about the carpet. Good maid service, & they didn't steal anything which is what I was worried about. Really liked the people we met there, lounge lobby area seemed to always be people around to meet and hang out with, didnt matter if it was 7 am or pm. Really liked the couches and stuff they had outside on the porch. Always people hanging out in various states of mind. After last yr staying at the Shelborne I made it a point to stay south of 5th where there are noise restrictions. Only noise complaint I had was when we were trying to go to bed at 9 in the morning on Saturday they were installing palm trees at a new hotel. Obviously this was a one time issue and glad it happened. We decided there was no way we were going to be able to sleep so we took showers and went back to the A.M. Only party, so glad we did. Ended up being one of the best moments of conference. If you dont mind a very small room thats a little dated it's a great hotel for the price. Location was excellent. |
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