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The Hotel St. Augustine is located in Miami's South Beach chicest neighborhood, South Point. Known to the locales as "SOFI" the South of Fifth District. Quiet and sophisticated just footsteps away from Ocean Drive and third street beach, the best restaurants, chic boutiques, cafe and south beach famous night life. The moment one walks onto the front porch from Washington Avenue and into the terrazzo-floored lobby, a soothing calm invades the bloodstream.Tangerine, the lobby bar, is the perfect place to unwind, relax and have a conversation while enjoying your favorite cocktail. Tangerine's signature martinis are, the Augustine and the Espresso Martini. The St. Augustine has soul, just enter the loft style rooms, eye the bathroom, open the glass shower door and walk in to the most unique amenity offered by any South Beach Hotel. The shower, a Saturnian's Stone covered cabin filled with shower spouts, getting in various directions that point toward a place to sit. Relax and enjoy the music coming from the shower's own stereo speaker. While you luxuriate in your private steam room. To insure a proper steam sauna experience, every room has a maple wood and glass console filled with a variety of skin, sun and aromatherapy products, plus stylish monogrammed bathrobes. In only minutes a beautiful and romantic place to sleep is transformed into a private spa in one's own room. The rooms feature custom designed built in maple wood beds and banquettes. The maple wood entertainment tower holds cable TV-VCR-CD stereo and a full service mini-bar. The curvilinear maple wood desk comes with two telephone lines, private voicemail and high speed DSL, Internet access.A continental breakfast is served every morning at the lobby bar. La Locanda, Italian restaurant and bistro offers and excellent room service menu from 12PM to 12AM.
Most recent user reviewsScore 5 out of 5 Chic hotel in a quiet neighborhood Anonymous, Baltimore, MD, 2006-02-05 The China Grill is only a block and a half away and Wish which is about five blocks. There are also some nice shops along the way to Wish on Collins Street. I preferred eating at Wish as far as ambience, quality of food for the price, and they have a great outdoor patio.We were impressed by the simple chic decor of the Hotel St. Augustine. Although the front desk person�s demeanor was mildly pleasant to slightly indifferent, it was an easy enough check in. We were surprised to see that we had the very first room in the hallway of the first floor. I thought that this would be an issue with noise since it was so close to the lobby, but they actually shut the hallway door in the evening, and we could barely hear anything. The neighborhood was equally as quiet at night. The room had some wonderfil qualities: the beautiful shower, nice open space where the sink and vanity are located, chic furnishings, and it was quite clean. Some not so good qualities, but easy to overlook: the loud almost rattling sound of the air conditioning vent, the pillows were very flat, and because the shower (exposed to the entire room) floor connects to the vanity area floor, the water would seep onto it which we would mop up so we would not slip on the slick tile. It is close to some great restaurants and an easy walk to Ocean Drive. It is a bit of a walk to Lincoln Rd which is the long promenade with shops and restaurants. We have two young children, and I do not think that this hotel would be suitable for them. I would definitely recommend this hotel for singles or for couples wanting a nice quiet getaway which is what my husband and I wanted. And if my husband and I are fortunate enough to have another long weekend together, I would definitely stay here again. |
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