SLS Hotel South Beach

It was coming up on my bday weekend and my sister insisted that we stay a night out on the beach. I like the location of this hotel being it is on the quieter end of the beach. The beach area was nice and the lounge chairs were spacious. Drinks are ridiculously over priced (2 drinks were $53) and of course my sister is not use to Miami prices but I myself thought that was just ridiculous, reason for loss of star rating. A server at Katsu by the name of Sam blew my sister and self away with his service! I hate service in Miami and was warning my sister to have patience with the Miamians lol. Sam's service was BEYOND impeccable and was not of Miami at all! I truly appreciated his attentiveness and great service. I was dissatisfied with a dish I ordered, but I didn't complain, just sat it to the side and was going to take one for the team and just pay for it. He saw I barely took 3 bites and apologized for something he didn't do lol. He asked to replace my meal and I was adamant at first but he insisted. Just amazing service from Sam! The food there is good and my sister was really happy with it and especially the drinks. Bday dessert was different, but VERY yummy for me. We did have a problem with our reservation for this restaurant for the person I spoke to a few days before did not place it in. Robert and Mary gladly took care of it for us and apologized for the mishap. Hannah and Angie were of great service at the concierge desk! Giving us all the info, taking care of or bags and even giving complimentary bday drink cards. The rooms are a tad bit too small for me, but it will do for those that are not spending anytime in the room. The hotel seems to have clean premises and the staff are truly helpful and not rude, something I am not use to here in Miami lol. I would actually use this resort to recommend to my clients if staying in Miami.

I’ll start by saying that SLS was one of the most fun hotels we have stayed in. We usually travel to Miami in February from Pennsylvania. We have stayed in a few hotels on Collins avenue and SLS was the latest. The hotel staff weee all very nice and the hotel itself is very clean. We decided not to splurge on our room and got the base room. While the hotel itself is very nice, the room we stayed in was one of the most smallest rooms we have ever stayed in. Pictures were misleading and room was Very very tight. While we didn’t spend much time in our room, it definitely was kind of a shocker to see such a small room. The pool area was great and relaxing, food and drinks were pretty good and we dined at the 4 different restaurants the hotel offers. While we never ventured to the pool parties at Hyde, we very much enjoyed people watching from the pool area and listening to the music. Just wasn’t my fiancé’s ttpe Of sceane (pool party). I would definetly recommend this hotel for the price and location, but be weary of the room sizeS. It is legeit no joke in how small the standard rooms are. Hotel was close to almost everything and all the staff treated us nicely and made our stay very nice. Would def stay here again but possibly pay more for a bigger room. Prices for drinks and food were par to all south beach hotel prices. I’ve stayed next door (at Delano) before and it’s a bargain compared to the prices you may pay at the Delano for a room.