The best thing about it is probably the staff and management. They try their best to make your stay enjoyable, even offer daily something free in the loby or at pool, like popsicles, starbucks coffee, hot chocolate. Gerson at front desk helped with any trip we planned to make. Seaquarium and city tour were the best choices. Hotel was recently upgraded, rooms are nice, beds are very, very comfortable. Didn't need a car. There is a bus stop in front of hotel to take you up and down. 2$ and in 10 min you are in Lincoln Mall. Boardwalk is another option - 40 min superb walk to same destination. If you are here just to hit the clubs of South Beach - probably not the best hotel. If you want to enjoy beach, pool, ocean, relax and have some good food at a variety of restaurants, AND visit Miami- you are in the right place. The hotel sits right on the beach!
Visit Fontainbleu hotel nearby - it's a historical amazing place.
Construction near swimming pool is annoying due to noise - but you are aware at booking and they have to do it to increase no. Of rooms. For breakfast try Market/Cafe right across the street they have yummy things. And long lines. But it's worth it. Coctails at Carrabas bar behind the pool are good:)) my daughter loved the heated swimming pool (important in December) and hot tub (small, max 10 people I think). No other activities for kids.

Softest sheets ever! Good walking distance from Lincoln Rd about 20-30 minutes. We walked the broadwalk and was very nice to hear and see the beach as we made our way down for a bite to eat.

Having a small balcony is a nice plus. Valet parking expensive but worth it.
Loved the pool. Starbucks and italian restaurant on site.

This hotel is great. It is not a huge skyrise so the atmosphere is much more laid back and the elevators are a lot faster. The rooms are huge and the views from the rooms are great on both sides. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The location is great, close enough to South Beach and all the things you could want to do to get there easily, but far enough away that it is quiet at night.

The beach bar is fantastic. The food is good and the drinks are delicious, though they are pricey. The beach is steps away from the hotel. There are a good number of people on the beach, but it is not too crowded. The pool is not enormous, but it is also nice.

My stay at this hotel was wonderful. I will certainly stay here again.

We stayed at this Courtyard (Cadillac) for 4 nights while vacationing in South Florida. We got a good (military) rate, which made the hotel much more affordable than some of the others on South Beach, but it definitely has its setbacks. Although we jogged the boardwalk down to Lincoln Road every morning, the hotel is not close to it. It would take us about 30-45 minutes to walk back after we got coffee. So it's not super close to the actual "South Beach". Ocean Drive is even further down, so be prepared to take taxis.

Although the hotel website states that there is construction going on at the hotel, for whatever reason we overlooked this when booking. I don't think that it would've deferred us from staying here, but we were just a bit surprised. Our fault though. However, upon check in, we were "upgraded" to an Ocean View room - so we thought, great, this is starting off good already! Well, surprise surprise, the construction is going on in the front of the hotel - so "upgrading" us to a room that was facing construction is not what I would consider a nice gesture. I would've much preferred to be "downgraded" to a room at the back of the hotel, far away from the noise of the construction. Although I suppose being woken up at 8 am by hammers every morning did have its benefits - we were able to get an early start to our days.

The pool at the hotel is small, the hot tub is smaller. The outside bar looked mediocre at best. Valet is expensive ($32/night) - but self parking is not much better ($28). We loved South Beach though, so I think next time, we'll opt for a different place to stay.