Down to three. south beach hotels.

[tommy2811]

South Seas

Lowes

Doubletree Surfcomber

 

Ill be in south beach for 2 days June 22. departing for our Miami cruise June 24th. Ill have no car so im looking for something on the beach and dead smack in the middle of all the action.(stores, food, sun and fun)

 

mom dad and two teens(girls 15-16)

 

 

Lowes is a no brainer for the price but am worried about the construction thats going on.

 

 

thoughts or any other hotel choices would be of great help.!

[BlueHerons]

South Seas

Lowes

Doubletree Surfcomber

 

Ill be in south beach for 2 days June 22. departing for our Miami cruise June 24th. Ill have no car so im looking for something on the beach and dead smack in the middle of all the action.(stores, food, sun and fun)

 

mom dad and two teens(girls 15-16)

 

 

Lowes is a no brainer for the price but am worried about the construction thats going on.

 

 

thoughts or any other hotel choices would be of great help.!

 

As far as location goes, those three are practically next door to each other.

 

If the pools at the Loews are open, no contest go with the Loews.

 

In this order:

 

The Loews

Doubletree Surfcomber

South Seas

[tommy2811]

Thanks Blue. although the Hotel price of Lowes is doable i am concerned about drink and food prices poolside.?

 

im reading 20+ for a cheeseburger. any truth to this? iv got 10 days to fill(2 in Miami)and if i cant afford to eat at the Hotel is it worth it?

[tommy2811]

bump.

[mnsawyer]

Probably isn't a misprint on the cheeseburger at Lowe's. SB is very expensive and you'll need to do some research especially with a family. At any of the hotels you have listed, Lincoln Road is closeby. Plenty of shopping and restaurants including McD's and Burger King. Know people don't want to go there on vacation but again, SB is expensive especially with a family. There is a Walgreen's on Lincoln Road that sells everything including food. If your hotel doesn't have a refrig, buy a strofoam cooler and purchase sodas, water, snacks, etc. We stayed at the Richmond (close by your hotels) and we stocked up the fridge which was a big help.

 

Another good spot that is reasonable is Jerry's Deli. A bit of a walk from Lincoln Road but relatively good food. We ate there twice during our stay on SB a few years ago.

 

Good luck!

[BlueHerons]

Thanks Blue. although the Hotel price of Lowes is doable i am concerned about drink and food prices poolside.?

 

im reading 20+ for a cheeseburger. any truth to this? iv got 10 days to fill(2 in Miami)and if i cant afford to eat at the Hotel is it worth it?

 

As mnsawyer stated, South Beach is very expensive but there are cheaper places.

 

Food at the South Seas would be cheapest and the room rate includes a really good HUGE breakfast.

We always bring a cooler and keep drinks and snacks in the cooler. You can walk down to Walgreens or CVS and buy a loaf of bread, lunchmeat and chips. We've done it before for the simple reason it gets tiring eating a huge lunch every day.

 

One other warning about South Beach, everywhere and I mean everywhere adds 18% gratuity to the bill so don't double tip.

 

Reasonably priced South Beach Restaurants

 

News Cafe, Ocean Drive, American

Van Dyke, Lincoln Road, American

Puerto Saga, Cuban

Davids II, Lincoln Road and Meridian, Cuban

Tap Tap, Haitian

Big Pink, America

Jerry's Deli, Collins Avenue, deli

Outback Steakhouse

TGI Fridays

Larios, Ocean Drive, Cuban

[Gathina]

Lowe's, hands down, even with construction!

[tommy2811]

Thanks-

 

south seas charges an extra 140+ for the two kids. thats 400.00 + for two nights. so south seas is out-

 

still looking in to Lowes. keep those suggestions coming-

 

thanks-

[Gathina]

Lowes all the way. Is a few miinor conveniences like maybe having to walk past an open wall or somebody using a jackhammer a big deal? Most people will never afford lowes when it's not under construction, many celeberties stay there as well. It's a no brainer to me! :)

 

Thanks-

 

south seas charges an extra 140+ for the two kids. thats 400.00 + for two nights. so south seas is out-

 

still looking in to Lowes. keep those suggestions coming-

 

thanks-