Was greeted by a great staff, Pedro and Jose. They were very helpful and gave us an upgrade to a suite. Wasn't expecting this. With all the bad review sin Miami about the hotels this was a pleasant suprise. My son stayed here last summer and had a wonderful experience, so we thought we would check it out.

As far as South Beach being a party place, its where you chose to stay. Hotel in the thick of the nite life, but is private enough to get away from it all. The stuite was clean and decorated nicely. The jet/whirlpool tub worked fantastic. There was free happy hour for guests in the lobby and the drinks were not watered down! Everything expensive, but what else do you expect when in Miami Beach. Not surprised!

When we left we were helped again by a great staff Daniel and Anna. Everyone greeted us with a smile the entire time we stayed at the hotel. I am so happy that I was able to have this experience in South Beach. We just wanted to get away for a day or two while visiting family in Pampano and thought we would go to South Beach. But reading the review of the hotels was scarry...we weren't sure what kind of experience we were going to have. With all this said I now know where Im going to stay from now on when I decide to go spend the weekend in Miami. My advice is stay here it is an experience and you won't regret! Enjoy!!

The chesterfield is a boutique hotel - do not hold any illusions about being at a resort. It is also in south beach - do not hold any illusions about it not being centered around a party crowd.

The decor and rooms are very unique, eclectic, and fun. I'm pretty sure everyone gets a "free upgrade," but that's never a problem. We have stayed here twice because of good service and a good location. The rooms are nice but not soundproof, hence the comment about not holding illusions of what the clientele is.

If you want a resort experience, look elsewhere. If you want a central location in south beach, this is a good choice.

I needed a nice place to stay for one night upon my return to the States from a trip abroad--I wanted to decompress a bit before getting on another flight and thought South Beach would be a great place. The Chesterfield was a great option for my layover---they had a free shuttle from the airport and the price was very reasonable. The staff were friendly and they even upgraded my room to a bigger suite with a jacuzzi tub (too bad I didn't have time to enjoy it)! I thought the room was really cute and close to all of the great shopping and restaurants. I also discovered that the restrooms off of the lobby have a shower so if you have to check out at noon and still have time to hit the beach you can use the shower back there! If I find myself in South Beach again I would definitely stay here and relax a bit longer.

They call themselves a ''sexy'' hotel...

Yes - the location is convenient to the beach and dining/drinking. Just like tens of dozens of other hotels in the area.

We stayed here on a one night transit in Miami. Back from dinner is when we had our first encounter with a couple cockroaches. You don't see them on the dark floor of the room or during the day but trust me there was quite a few.

This always makes you wonder how clean the property you are staying at is. We looked at our room at the Chesterfield a bit more in detail and it makes you understand why the roaches loves it: absolutely filthy sticky floors with hairs and dust, garbage under the mattress on which you sleep: hairs, chewing gum, papers, dirty towel to name a few, a credit card slip from six months ago.

Cleanliness is the most basic expectation you have for a hotel room: The Chesterfield fails at providing it.

The pictures are self-explanatory.

The hotel charges a 15$/room + tax ''Resort Fee''. They have a free airport shuttle from 7 AM which was nice. The happy hour free cocktail is a a mixed drink in a cheap plastic glass in a pretty dreadful atmosphere - I passed. Did not use their Wifi.

Room was not soundproofed at all, you could hear discussion from the outside, TV from next door and corridor traffic all night. Took a shower at 9:30AM - not hot water whatsoever.

My recommendation to the Chesterfield: less ''sexy'', more tidy.