Tides Hotel

Pros: Cool, dreamy rooms, good service, great location
Cons: You will lose your wallet in these currents

The Tides sat forlornly for years as a sad, bombed out shell. Chris Blackwell and his Island Outpost Group bought it in the mid-90's and "restored" the building into a towering beacon of fashion and verve.

Lobby

The Tides is...

Pros: Location, service, and view
Cons: Traffic

The Tides: ...
The words I am about to use to describe this slice of Heaven is only a portion of the true experience.
South Beach itself is a world away from my friendly confines that is Boston. The unforgettable experience provided by this...

Pros: BATH TUBE & VIEW
Cons: STOLEN VALUABLES & UNHELPFUL STAFF

Our room was robbed and my laptop, and other personal valuables were stolen on the last evening of our stay. The manager was helpful only until we left the hotel - 5 hours after the robbery - after which it was impossible to get anything from anyone at The Tides to help us deal with the Miami Police. As a result, my insurance claim was lodged late and had to make do with only 1/2 of what i could have recovered. During our stay, the kitchen staff just did not care about our requests - nothing out of ordinary that we do not get every day in hong kong - while using the restaurant facilities. The wait staff only played the blame game instead of actually trying to get what we wanted. Although the bathroom is great, the room is old and carpets are smelly, plus the ventilation in the toilet cabinet is almost non-existant making unpleasant odors linger longer then they need to... All in all very disappointing stay for a hotel that claims to be among the best in miami beach. It was also a very bad way to end our honeymoon.