We'd stayed at The Tides several times in years past, but not in the last few years. We booked a standard room, but like some others, were upgraded to a junior suite to keep us away from construction noise, which they had called to warn us about a few days in advance. I must say the construction was barely noticeable other than the fact that the pool is stil under renovation, so obviously can't be used. They do have an arrangement to use the pool at The Victor next door, if you wish. We did not try it.

Service, as always, was superb. Personally, I love the renovation. The time had come and gone for the all white look of years past, and the decor in our suite was slick and beautiful. Although I still like stopping by The Delano for drinks, the rooms at The Tides are FAR better, and I like being in the Art Deco zone bordering the park like area along the beach. Easy access to all the sidewalk cafes along Ocean is another plus.

For a getaway, or a special weekend, The Tides is really, really hard to beat.

Oh, my lord. What happen to The Tides???
When you walk into the lobby it looks like a warehouse furniture sale. The once elegant and simple beautiful lobby is now cramped and full of gold and beige stuff. What as shame!
This might work in LA but definitely very much out of place in Miami Beach.
The restaurant only serves fish. Nothing else. The walls are decorated with protected and endangered turtle shells. Hundreds of them!!!. So not right. So wrong!! What where the designers thinking??
We had dinner on the terrace. The staff really tried to do their best. It seemed that they where very much pressured from above to do certain things. Once we let them know we where ok, they let their guard down and everything when down hill from there.
The restaurant manager was very nice at first but after a while he spend most of his time on the cell phone on the side of the building.
Edgar the concierge was fantastic! Poor guy has been there from the beginning and has seen all the horrific changes
We have stayed at The Tides many times and will not return. This was the best place in all South Florida just a couple of years ago. It is sad more than anything else.
The bar is completely gone! Friend of mine tried to book and they where told the hotel is closed until further notice period. How sad. This used to our favorite place.

I gave my partner an overnight stay at the hotel as a birthday present. A few days before arriving at the hotel we had a call from a lady at the reception that they were undergoing a refurbishment and it can be noisy.
We never heard a thing and they upgraded us to a junior suite. Service was absolutely stunning. Personal touch, fantastic customer services.
Rooms were huge, beautiful views. As their pool was not working or their gym they gave us a complimentary pass to a different gymnasium and a swimming pool.

Beautiful time at the Tides!

We booked through Hotels.com which was an upleasant experience, I suggest you book direct or make sure you call the Hotel after booking with Hotels.com. Besides the mix up, our stay was superb. The Hotel Manager upgraded our accomadation to the 9th floor Senior Suite; which suprised us completely, we were told before arriving that we would be upgraded to a Junior Suite due to the mix up with Hotels.com. Needless to say, the room was fantastic and the view of South Beach from our rooftop accommadation was spectacular. The staff was over the top and Management was the best in the business. We could have not asked for a better vacation. Upon arrival I read several reviews, but none compared to the actual experience. The pool is under construction which was not a problem, because we had access to the Victor Hotel across the street. The renovations are about 75% complete and the new room are breath taking. Pictures of the lobby and rooms on the site are completely different (a huge plus) You have got to stay here! Tell Jan the General Manager I referred you, he will take special care of you. If you want a five star experience, this is the place to be!