A quick overview:
1) There isn't a restaurant open yet at the hotel. A continental breakfast is served by the pools, not recommended if windy. The American breakfast is served in the hallway where the conference rooms are. Crappy ambiance and there's a model agency office in the hallway too. They have a white cloth sheet separating it. The omelet was good one day and horrible the next. The prices were average for this type of hotel, but the food below average. The total for breakfast was $100+ for two. Go somewhere else for breakfast.

2) DO NOT STAY in room numbers ending with 52 or the room in front of it (forgot the room number) These rooms are separated into A and B. So for example, there's room 552A and 552B. You first have to open a main door and there will be a door to your left and right. The problem here is that some of the staff do not know this and they only knock the main door. This is frustrating since you cant hear the knock sometimes or you aren't sure if they are looking for you or the guest living next to you. One night a friend of the guest living next too us was pounding at the main door trying to wake his friend you. It took 20 minutes of pounding to wake him up. And some of the staff will open the main door, but be clueless if your room is A or B since it isn't marked on the doors. They knocked on our door a few times not know if we were A or B. It gets tiresome after a few days. We called "Guest Services" to inform them of the problem, but it seemed that nothing was done.

3) The room's a/c is really loud. Not sure if they can fix it, so beware if you are a light sleeper.

4) The hotel's "reference book" says that the hotel will provide toiletries such as comb, toothbrush, razor, etc. We requested a comb and toothpaste and was informed by housekeeping that they didn't have them, but that they will get it for us. After a full day of waiting, we just bought it from a store. The comb or toothpaste never arrived during our stay.

5) The hotel isn't hip or trendy at the moment since none of the restaurants/bars are open yet. The hotel is dead at night except the rooftop pool. But anyone can access it. The hotel's decor is great, but it is missing key components to make it THE place to be.

6) Most of the staff are nice but they really need more training. It feels like many of them came from business hotels like sheraton, hilton or holiday inns...

7) If you got problem's don't bother going to the manager. He will only give you a "I'm sorry speech".

Can keep going and going since this hotel is so not up to standards with the other hotels in Miami Beach.

Let the hotel be fully open, which seems to be sometime next year, and then go. This hotel shouldn't be considered for people planning to pay $400+ since you get a better experience at other hotels. You will only be getting better pools at this hotel.

Visited the hotel during the soft opening. Though the hotel is not 100% ready you can tell that this is a great thing in the making

We were disappointed that the David Barton Gym and Spa was not ready , they have a small workout area in the meantime but compared to what is to come it was too cramped.

The rooftop pool was amazing. We were excited about lounging there and it truly lived up to its expectations. Its adults only so its really relaxing during the day. The staff was attentive and friendly. The mojito was so so. The sushi and the wraps were satisfying.

The 3rd floor pool lounge looks great but the hot tub wasnt ready so we didnt stay there

The first room that they gave us had a shower door that didnt close which caused the bathroom floor to be immersed in water. Maintenance came and suggested we change rooms, though the mgr promised that they will come switch us immediately it took 3 hours. A bit annoying in that we had to sit in limbo for all this time.

The bathrooms in this hotel are huge. Stand up shower with soaking tub and two sinks. awesome.

The bed is super comfy and inroom entertainment is above average. ipod dock, radio with cd, and flat screen tv with lots of stations. good to pass time when those miami rainshowers come along.

the concierge was extremely helpful with reservations and nightlife suggestions.

all in all you can tell that this is miamis new hotspot, once the restaurants open and the shopping stores open this will be a self contained hotel where you can shop play party workout spa and dine without having to leave the facility

Checked in at the Gansevoort South after a terrible one night stay at the Shore Club. Liked this place from the minute we arrived.

Very smooth check in, great friendly and corteous staff. Room was very nice with everything you would expect of a hotel with this reputation. Including free wi-fi, a fantastic bed and linens and gorgeous furnishings.

The hotel is still only partly open but did not affect our stay one bit. Probably made it better as everyone was concentrated fully on making the place a success, the staff could not have been friendlier.

The pool is excellent, again with great staff. There is also an incredible rooftop pool with a cool bar, great to look down on Miami beach from the roof with a cocktail in the evening.

We will definately stay here again on our next trip to Miami. Nothing but praise for the place.

My husband and I and another couple spent a long weekend at the Gansevoort and had a great time. Yes, there are parts of the hotel that are still under construction (e.g., the beach club, the restaurants, the gym), but overall we really didn't mind as the hotel is so cool and beautiful even without those amenities. Initially we thought we'd spend a lot of time by the pool plaza, which is the third floor pool area, but we actually hung out on the rooftop almost the entire time, and probably would have even if the beach club were open (the beach club is going to be very very cool, BTW). The rooftop pool area had great views, service, people watching and music, and the vibe was overall very chill and fun. We thought the service was great throughout the hotel, too (with the exception of one slightly rude manager-type by the pools). This is definitely going to be THE place to be, so visit now while the rates are still reasonable and you can get a rooftop pool cabana or bed (it gets crowded up there)!!

Also, though the restaurants aren't open, there is full room service and breakfast and lunch served by the pools. We never worried about food - and the sushi was great!!