I stayed here last week using Starwood points, which was a great deal considering their regular rates.

PROS: The room was huge, overlooking the beach; awesome bathroom with big tub, shower, two sinks and private WC; nice, fully appointed galley kitchen; HUGE TV, beds and pillows were very plush and comfortable; service was prompt and friendly; they checked us in right away when I arrived exhausted at 9 a.m., which I appreciated. Very nice gym, lovely spa, and pleasant pool area.

CONS: Pool area is a bit small, and most of it becomes shaded by about 2 p.m (at least in January) since the sun gets blocked by the building. The hotel will give you towels to go across to the beach, but chairs (rented by the city) are $5 a piece and umbrellas are $10, so a couple will be paying extra $20 per day if they want to spend any time on the beach. You'll be charged a lot for everything, including parking, and things like "delivery fees" added to room service bill on top of the usual "service fee". Wireless internet was hit-or-miss in the room. You will not get cel phone servie in the hotel due to vaultlike reinforced steel construction (which makes the place hurricane-resistant, but also expensive if you need to use the phone -- ended up paying over $50 for 4 SHORT calls to Miami). I did end up getting get cel service at the pool, though.

I would descibe The Altantic as a sleek, pleasant luxury hotel similar to the good hotels in South Beach, but NOT a resort property.

We had a huge suite with living room with balcony, bedroom with dressing area and huge bathroom and foyer. The staff was very friendly and eager to please. The restaurant, Trina, was also wonderful. It's right across the street from the beach and the pool/spa is on the 5th level overlooking the beach. Only negative was the maid service was a little spotty, had to call twice to have room made up and then the maid knocked on the door at 8:30am the last day.

Recently stayed here for 2 nights. The property and rooms are great but service is lacking, especially in the restaurant Trina.

*used utensils from previous guest(?) left on balcony
*sticky substance on the floor in room
*duplicate charges from food outlet on two occasions
*charged for honor bar when I did not consume anything in the room.
*consistently had to request that coffee be refilled at breakfast
*dinner reservation for 9:00 but was not seated until 9:30
*after being seated bread and drinks took 20 minutes to arrive at table
*SPG points did not post to account correctly
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I would stay here again, but lower my expectations. I figured that the hotel being under the luxury collection flag would be on par with a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton. The Bellman, Bryan, was the only individual who stood out.