Pros: Two bedroom suite is large and faces the ocean, so great view! They decorated the room for us beforehand and we sent the packages to the hotel Communication via email was great Because of the size of the room, we got four bottles of water everyday and had 4 beach chairs everyday They were able to accommodate an early check in at 11am and a late check out of 12:30pm and allowed us to use the beach and pool all day during our check out until we left for our flights Great location - walking distances to popular restaurants and shops Two pools on the property and easy access to the beach Most of the associates we came in contact with were very friendly (expect the outside staff I thought were rude and looked like they did not want to be there) Cons: Breakfast buffet is very expensive - $26 per person even if you just want some fruit and toast they do not offer an a la carte menu for that only pancakes and eggs do they offer an a la carte menu The Beach and pool service were not great. The beach service took forever and the individuals were no professional The pool service was just plain rude! At the front desk when we checked in they provided us with the amentities of the property and one of them was a happy hour and when i asked the waiter at the pool (Ones) about the happy hour he said nope there is not one and i should bring the card i got from the desk to prove it to him. i called the desk and they were incorrect at check out and no happy hour was available. With the price of the room, I believe i should have received at three 2 free breakfasts a day! There was complimentary lemon water and regular water at the pool and they provide towels at the beach and pool as well. We would stay there again was the room was a great size, it was a great location, and I get my Marriott points by staying at the property

The hotel itself is in an awesome location. You can walk to tons of restaurants or bars. I certainly wouldn’t call this place ‘relaxing’ though, especially on the weekends as the pool area and one tiny bar was filled with obnoxious people. The servers and hostesses were very friendly and you could see they were trying their best but everything just took LONG. 15 bucks a drink at the bar plus 18% gratuity included, gets very expensive so I’m thankful maybe they were slow. No pool service, have to go to bar to get anything. They charge a resort fee, but please know that does not include an umbrella on the beach. Yeah, that is $22 a day. They only give you one tiny towel as well, and you need to present a card to even get that. The pool area I found was not extremely clean- Empty glasses, found wrappers everywhere, which is somewhat shocking considering I can’t even hand my credit card to the bartender. The room was OK, bed wasn’t the most comfortable and it seemed to be a little outdated and need of updating. Our upgraded room consisted of a view overlooking the roof and the air conditioning system. Breakfast (which we did get for free for being a Marriott elite member) was just a regular buffet, consisting of eggs, bacon, fruit and potatoes. That’s it. I would never pay for it, in fact we went once in the 5 days we were there. The check in process was smooth, even having our room ready at noon on a Friday- which was cool. Everyone was pleasant enough, but I probably wouldn’t stay here again, especially with all the other cool Art Deco hotels on Collins Avenue. We went over to the Loews next store most nights for drinks, a lot more relaxed and not a ton of obnoxious people screaming. If that’s your thing, then you’ll enjoy the Royal Palm, or maybe we just got unlucky the nights we were there.

Overall for a Marriott hotel I wasn’t impressed. The decor is Art Deco which is fine but some of the furniture in the room is peeling and “vintage” looking. I wasn’t sure if that was the intended look. Our first room we had a partial ocean view but the sliding barn bathroom door didn’t stay shut unless you stuffed a towel in the door. We asked for a better room given our Marriott status and they put us in a oceanfront room on the 14th floor. It was very nice view. We ate at the pool restaurant and the Florida cookery for lunch and breakfast, the food was not very good. The service on the beach for drinks and food was extremely slow and again the food not great. This hotels location is great! The front desk staff were very nice and tried to be accommodating to our needs. I hope this hotel is getting an update soon.