My wife and I stayed here for the Jazz in the Gardens festival. This place was definitely one of highlights of our trip. The room was beautiful ;nicely furnished and very relaxing. This not a full service hotel and if you are a customer who needs a lot of attention and direction then this not the place for you. Its more like a friend let you use there awesome condo for the weekend.The view is breathtaking. no matter if you have a bay or city view. We had a 2 bedroom that was very spacious. We stayed for 2 days; never got our room cleaned and had to ask for washcloths. Valet service was good $15/day and kinda worth it. The place defintely has the potential to be top notch if properly staffed. I am looking for to going back.....

This was one of the very few times the pics on the hotel's website is actually what I seen when I arrived to the site. The view is gorgeous. The service was good. The valet parking is reasonable compared to South Beach valet parking. We stayed in a two-bedroom accommodation. The king master bedroom was clearly the better. It had more room, larger closet, and a better bathroom. The only problems we had with the queen/full master bedroom was the sink was constantly clogging. The doors were sliding doors , so there was a lack of privacy in the queen/full bedroom. Also, out of five elevators three were down. We got to see the one-bedroom and it was nice as well.
Overall, the I would return and recommend this hotel to a friend. I'm actually getting ready to book this hotel again with my girlfriend in May for the Festival '10 (close to Bayfront Park). Last weekend (3/18/10-3/22/10) I went with the guys for Spring Break '10

On the one hand, the view was great. On the other, I had to be careful where I stepped while getting to the balcony to see it.

I arrived midweek for my four night stay. I was given a 1 bedroom on the 56th floor. When I got off the elevator and opened the door... WOW! What a view! I could see downtown, Brickell, the Venetian Islands, the Port of Miami, just about everything south of the building.

The floors were a white polished stone and I thought everything was fabulous, until closer inspection.

There was an immense amount of long hairs all over the floors of the unit. The carpet going in to the bedroom was torn, the area rug in the living room was filthy and the floor to ceiling windows hadn't been wash since the building was built, it seemed.

Normally I take pictures of the bad, but I was so grossed out I had to immediately begin cleaning. After I removed the hairs and scrubbed down the bathroom, I thought all would be well.

10 PM comes and I take down the covers to crawl in to bed and fitted sheet is turned inside out, there are the same long hairs all over and big black marks all along the pillows.

I went downstairs but the woman at the desk was on the phone and didn't look up and I think was pretending to not see or hear me.

Since the units come with wash and dryers, I went back up and threw the sheets in the wash.

The shower head and jets were very nice, but the tub didn't drain well and I ended up standing in a big puddle every time I got in. Towels were worn.

I'm torn because on the one hand the view and location were good and the furnishings in the condo were also good (I loved the sofa) On the other hand, the unit had obviously not been cleaned and then housekeeper simply made the bed as opposed to changing the sheets.

The bottom line is the rate their asking on some sites ($300-$400 a night) is NOT NOT NOT NOT worth it!!! I cannot stress that enough! I paid $104 a night and for that price, it WAS worth it. I wouldn't pay any more then $140 a night for a one bedroom.

If you're coming for an extended stay, it's a good place to stay, just expect that you'll have to clean when you get there as well as do laundry.

There is a pool, hot tub and sauna as well as a gym in the building on the 11th floor and that was a nice feature to have. Being a residential building, the facilities were never crowded like they are at traditional hotels.

I would recommend this hotel ONLY with the stipulation of price I mentioned above.

My husband and I stayed for 3 nights at the Opera Suites for the Strickly Sail Boat Show and was pleasantly surprised. The rooms are clean, large (compared to a hotel) and the people at the front desk very friendly and helpful. The kitchen was fully equiped and the views "fantastic" . Request an ocean view you will not get a better view for the $. Very convenient to downtown, restaurants and easy to get a cab if needed. A very safe area and quiet. Do note that if you are looking for a resort this is not for you as it is more of a condotel set up but a great value for the $ compared to the other hotels in the immediate area.