This hotel is located right on the beachfront in Miami. There is also a boardwalk where one can walk or jog up and down the entire beach area without having to deal with the sand. It allows you to go from hotel to hotel or all the way to South Beach without having to walk on the streets. As far as location goes, this is hard to beat. But make no mistake, this hotel is old and worn out. Was told the hotel had an entire renovation in 2011. I would have a hard time believing that as this hotel needs a total renovation now. The gym is a waste of time and has little to nothing for exercising. The pool is very nice though and leads to the beach area and boardwalk. Hotel restaurant is very good.
But the hotel is functional, on the beach and priced decently. A great place to stay if you want to save some cash as the really nice places on the beach are pricey.

If you are looking for a good place to stay away from the noise, this is your place. The rooms are decent, the pool is nice and the beach is your backyard. Plus it's only minutes away from South Beach.

Although the car parking prices seems a little steep for the hotel, everything else was reasonable.

The hotel is very far from the good side of Collins Ave.
The room was used and in a need for a heavy renovation.
The breakfast room was extremely over cooled and that was the way into the hotel from the pool, so if you had wet swimsuit on you, good chance to get a cold while trying to access your room.

Usually staying at a Starwood facility, but this was the worst among all, I have been.

I was under the impression that Starwood hotels are held to certain standards but this doesn't seem to be the case. Although not as bad as a colleague's hotel down the road that included a baby possum, this is a hotel to avoid especially for business travel. The speed and availability of elevators was the only redeeming quality. Most colleague's rooms did not include a desk and had only 1 outlet. My room was dark, dirty and depressing and hadn't been updated in many years. Also, the carpet and furniture was very old and dirty- if you stay here, bring slippers or flip flops to wear in the room.

Then there was the reception staff- they were not helpful and some were rude. One morning I tried to order room service but the telephone didn't work so I went to the front desk. There was no one there and when someone finally showed up, she told me that room service wasn't available until 6:30 am. I said it was 6:45. She replied, "They might be open around 7 or so." There was no offer to send someone up to fix the telephone or take an order. Whenever I needed to call the front desk, I had to use my cell phone.

I agree with another reviewer that said it will make you want to get out so you can explore!