Marenas Resort

The $20.00/day resort fee is a bit unusual but $25.00/day valet parking is OK for 24-hrs in/out. Location is perfect for what I'm looking for, a short 3-nts relaxation on the beach away from the crowd in South Beach, Miami. But w/ a rental car, all attractions are within reasonable drive (20 min. or so.) I definitely will return and stay longer next time.

The experience was great, excellent room and friendly staff, only downside was the small pool.

People are very helpful and friendly.

Started out with a room that was filled with a king bed - maybe 3' on 3 sides to walk around. The A/C did not work. The next morning I asked to have maintenance fix the A/C and instead they upgraded us to a suite. The suite was well worth the money - even all of the extra fees!

overall good but location is a little off.

Stayed at the Marenas Sunny Isle resort in August 2010 for 4 nights. We landed at Fort lauderdale airport and rented a car. The drive was only 20 minutes. Our GPS did not recognise Marenas resort or sunny Isle resort, but instead after much searching, we found that it is still listed as Le meridien. The check in was smooth. They only offer valet parking which is dollar 24 dollars, and charge a dollar 18/day resort fee(which is not unusual for resorts there). Our room was Deluxe 1 BR suite with a balcony, partial ocean view(but did not look like partial as the view was spectacular). Room had a living space with a sofa,fully functional kitchen and a big bathroom. The bedroom had a king bed and good view to ocean too. The bed was comfortable, with great feather down pillows. I am a light sleeper and can not sleep easily in hotels, but slept great here. The room was quite and had black out curtains which helped. We ate outside the first night as I was disappointed with the dining options in the hotel. there is only one restaurant which does not offer a lot. Next day we woke up, had our breakfast in hotel. They offer a lot of choices for breakfast. The pancakes were one of the best I had tasted. A 18 -20 tip is included in the bill almost everywhere in Mia%mi, which bugged me as some placed, they did not deserve that much tip. The best part of this hotel is the beach. It is awesome. Very clean, warm water, great beach side service, complimentary beach chairs and towels. It was perfect. It was worth staying in the hotel for the beach. We did go to the famous south beach, but I am not sure why it is so famous, as it was dirty and the water was not clean. We relaxed most of our stay on the beach, and did little shopping in the evenings. Overall, I will recommend this hotel to anyone who wants to have a good beach vacation stay with family and kids.

Generally friendly & helpful staff. small but clean room with a large bathroom & great bed. Small pool but beautiful beach. 15-20 minutes from south beach, convenient location.

STANDARD ROOM WAS THE SMALLEST HOTEL ROOM I'VE EVER SEEN. AS SOON AS I WALKED IN,I REALIZED THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THIS ROOM FOR 4 DAYS. THEY SAID I CAN UPGRADE TO A ROOM 3 TIMES THE SIZE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 40 DOLLARS PER NIGHT. I FELT IT WAS UNFAIR BEC. I COULDN'T GET A REFUND, AND THE ORIGINAL ROOM WAS AS SMALL AS AN ELEVATOR.

Our experience at Le Meridien Sunny Isles was bad at best. When we arried, we had to wait 2 hours for a room at check-in to be provided with a room key. While the lobby and restaurant (BICE) are open and very well maintained, this cannot be said for the room. We checked out one day early as the smell of mildew in the room was overpowering. To try and illustrate this, both of our suitcases have taken on a sight damp / mildew-lik odor that was only eliminated after having placed them on our deck in the sun when we arrived at home. It took two days for the smell to no lnger be present. The carpets and tiled floors were very dirty. A good steam cleaning would have been required for the room to be acceptable. There were also no clothes hangers in the closet. One day ou room was not serviced by housekeeping. When we contacted the fron desk at 6 p.m., we were told that someone would call us back as thre was to way that this could or should have happened. Approx 1 hour later, we called the front desk again as we were in need of fresh towels. A person from guest services brought some towels and proceeded to inform us that housekeeping had indeed taken care of our room for the day. We reiterated this was not he case, even welcoming him into the room to see the the bathroom had not been cleaned and the bed had not been made. He again stated that we were mistaken. OK readers, I assure you that we were in no way mistaken about our room not having been cleaned / seviced by housekeeping. Not quite sure why the employee felt the need to state that we were incorrect, but it is irrelevant at this time. Just know, the service level was not at all at the level I have experienced at other Le Meridien properties. This hotel is sub-standard at best. Final note: If you are interested in a hotel that allows in excess of 6 guests ( 4 adults) in one room, Le Meridien at Sunny Isles Beach is for you!

I stayed in the suite and the view was spectacular. Sleeping with the glass doors open was definitly the highlight. Restaurant room service for breakfast and dinner was exquisite. Great place to relax in comfort on the ocean.