I stayed at the Daddy O for 3 days and elected to switch hotels for the remainder of my 10 day visit to Miami. My main reason for changing locations was the lack of ammenities. There is no restaurant, pool, or exercise facility (although you can use a fitness club some distance away without charge)

The rooms are small, and the bathooms do not have tubs and limited counter space and there are no refridges. My biggest complaint would be the paper thin walls. I could here an entire conversation of the guest in the next room on his cell phone, and television of course. My room was overlooking the parking lot so there was noise on two sides.

On a posative note, the staff could not have been more pleasant or accomadating. Because of its small size, they knew you by name.

If you enjoy a quaint, boutique hotel atmosphere you would probably be very happy here.

If you are on a budget, like myself, but Miami Beach is on your itinerary anyway, I recommend checking out Daddy O's Hotel. Our off-season rate was more than reasonable and we even grabbed a deal where our parking was free. All of the staff went out of their way to make us feel welcome.
My wife insisted I mention how cute the room was decorated. It had bright, cheery colors, necessary for the size of the room. The king-size bed was very comfortable. It was made with sheet-blanket-sheet arrangement so we knew it was clean. There was nice 40+ inch flat screen on the wall. Even the bathroom was appealing.
I did not get to "Palm", the restaurant attached, but was impressed by two Bentley's and an R7, parked in front. We did make the easy stroll across the bridge over the Intercoastal waterway to the beach and the amazing Bal Harbor Shops.

This hotel is in a great location few blocks from the beach, restaurants and shops. Parking available for $8 a day, and close to bus stops which we used about half hour away to south beach. The rooms are beautifully decorated and really comfortable, really clean with king size bed. Breakfast has plenty of choice and is fresh. Would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to stay in Miami.

This hotel was awesome! We will definitely be back! The rooms were great; well appointed, quiet and spotless-extremely comfortable! The staff could not have been nicer or more accommodating-really unbelievable how pleasant EVERYONE who worked there was! Continental breakfast was ample with fresh bagels, bread and muffins daily. So convenient to the beach as well--and free chairs, towels and umbrellas to take with you, too. Wonderful restaurants within walking distance--and a terrific high end mall! Right next door was The Palm which had fabulous food and service complete with a bar if you prefer. We really can't stress the value for the price! One note-no blow dryers or irons in the room, but probably available at the desk--everything else was!