My girlfriends(ages 23-25)and I stayed @ the Sagamore for 5nights in June. Since we are college graduates and grad students we chose to come in June b/c the summer rates are more reasonable. We absolutely loved this hotel!!! The white colors and art deco decor were really beautiful. The lobby and hallway look like somewhat of an art gallery. The room was spacious and the kitchen came in very handy. We found the staff to be very friendly and helpful. Eventhough we were four girls on somewhat of a budget we found that the staff could not have been nicer or more accomodating towards us. The concierge was great and got us on all the guests lists to the hottest places. The best thing about this hotel is their restaurant the Social Miami. On weekends it's apparently the place to be and the party spills over by the pool and cabbana area. What a great scene that was!!
Overall:
pros: the decor, atmosphere, intimate/small hotel feel, friendly staff, great plasma tv in the outdoor cabbanas, ocation, location, location!!,Social Miami, and the prices,
Cons: maids speak no English but thats where the Spanish small dictionary comes in handy.
Well tried to post some pics in and around the hotel to get overall feel. The best part - this hotel looks just as amazing and exactly the same in person and in real pics as it does on their hotel website.

We cannot fault this hotel. It was perfect in everyway possible.

We are a family of 4 with two boys aged 10 and 6 years old and used the Sagamore as our first stop hotel after flying into Miami from London.

We arrived at the hotel at around 8pm and were blown away by the interior design of this place.

The girl on the check-in desk was over-whelmingly nice (almost like a new best friend!). As we checked in, she told us everything we should do during our vacation and after 15 minutes of great chat, she gave us the key to our room, saying that we had been upgraded to the Penthouse!

The conceirge took our bags up to the Penthouse and he was so jolly and friendly, and showed us around the suite and made sure we knew how everything worked before leaving us.

Well, the suite was outstanding! Unlike any other hotel room I have ever stayed in (and we have stayed in an awful lot of hip hotels around the world). The suite was huge, with a view that was almost too good to be real. I have to say that this felt more like a home than a hotel suite and the appliances and facilities within were incredible.

We decided to go find somewhere to eat. I hear the Sagamore now has a world famous chef and the food is suppose to be amazing but with jetlag and two boys, it was more than we could face. We ended up walking down Collins and grabbing a quick bite instead.

Everything is in walking distance including Ocean Drive (10 mins walk either by Collins or along the pavement at the back of the beach/hotels). But the wonderful thing about this stunning hotel is that it is such a peaceful sanctuary (none of that 5am party people noise!).

The pool area is tranquil yet kids swam in the pool and everyday a magazine shoot is set up in some part of the hotel which makes people watching so much fun!

The Sagamore is perfect. Gorgeous staff, a stunning location and sophisticated hip and happening clients (Roger Sanchez was there..!). We will most certainly be back next year.

Only things I can suggest is remember your filter coffee as they charge you for it and for the best rates watch their website. If you have kids, just book a room for 2 adults (leave the kids box empty) as they have a glitch in their on-line booking and the hotel told me to do this.

We stayed at the Sagamore for a weekend in late March. Unfortunately for us, it was the peak of the Spring Break season so the rates were absurdly high ($690 per night for an ocean view room). We decided to splurge on the hotel room because it was our anniversary. We were pleased to discover at check-in that we had been upgraded to a bungalow instead of the ocean front room we had reserved.

The bungalow was very nice but had a few shortcomings. For example, the magnetic key entry system failed a couple of times--either locking us out of our room altogether or leaving our room unlocked while we were at the pool (even though we double-checked the door to make sure it locked as we exited). The carpeting in the bedroom area had numerous stains and the furniture seemed a bit worn. The towels in the bathroom were a bit grayish instead of bright white. We had one remote control to use for both of the televisions (bedroom upstairs and living area downstairs).

I'm sure it's hard for them to keep up the quality of the room furnishings given the number of college students and young professionals who come to South Beach to party. But at nearly $700 per night everything should be pristine. The rest of the property is beautiful--lobby, pool area, veranda etc. are gorgeous.

We had a fabulous meal at Vic's in the Hotel Victor--pricey but worth it.

We had been to South Beach before but not during Spring Break. Heed the advice of other reviewers: if you are looking to relax then SoBe is not the place for travel during the month of March. Just too many loud, drunk college students to make for an enjoyable stay.

Coming from New York with a baby, we had high expectations for a "luxury" hotel. The staff was friendly overall, but front desk people were a little clueless at times. They tried to overcharge us twice -- once at check in and once at check out (we had to bring documentation of our reservation with the rates). Pool is excellent and access to beach is nice. The hotel is right next to Lincoln Road where plenty of food and shopping can be found.