5-Star Experience - Highly Recommended
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/1/07
This resort lives up to the Marriott name. I have stayed at dozens of Marriotts all over the world, and this was the nicest one yet. I would stay 5-stars all the way. The grounds are beautiful. It is true that the self-parking is very far from the rooms, but the valet parking is free for those not staying in the “spa side” of the hotel. We got a garden view room, and I highly recommend this upgrade. The view was lovely and room was roomy.
As I was sharing the room, I enjoyed having a separate vanity/desk AND a double sink/vanity away from the bathroom.
The only negative experience I had was with the valet service. They were pretty incompetent. If you’re staying for several days, they expect you to keep your original ticket the whole time and remember to get it back each time you get your car. Kind of annoying.
As far as nightlife goes, there was an amazing salsa club (Café Mystique) and a wonderful, uh, gentleman’s club (The Booby Trap) only a five minute drive away. Some awesome Cuban food was found within 1 mile (too far to walk) – I can’t remember the name of the place.
Cheap rental cars can be had in Miami – ours was barely $20 a day, so I would recommend this to fully enjoy the area.