The Palms South Beach

Overall:

"The Palms South Beach was a great hotel and we thoroughly enjoyed the pool and access to the beach." — source Orbitz

"We also rented scooters from a really great scooter place a block away from the Palms on Collins--I highly recommend." — source Skoosh

"I travel the world and have to say that my stay at this hotel has to be the worst example of a hotel overall, I have ever seen." — source Hotels.com

"We had booked 2 rooms, adjoining or next to each other and we were upgraded to the penthouse suite, so we were extremely happy with our stay*absolutely a beautiful hotel." — source Venere

"Their service was astoundingly perfect in our experience, and we will definitely stay there again." — source Travelocity

Clean:

"The room was very nice and clean, the grounds were great, the proximity to the beach awesome, it was a bit noisy as they are remodeling the hotel, but other than that it was great." — source Orbitz

"We asked the front desk who had been in our room to clean and the lady said that they do not clean unless you request it but they were up there all the time cleaning." — source Travelocity

"The Hotel,Pool Area and Beach are very clean, everyone was courteous and friendly." — source Expedia

"The restrooms in the pool area were nice and clean but smelled quite bad the whole time." — source Travelocity

"very clean and location was perfect." — source Expedia

Service:

"We had a blast--beautiful beach, great service, good food and drinks." — source Venere

"Aside from the outstanding restaurants, the pool with a sandy beach next to it, and the ocean beach just a few steps further, what's truly outstanding is the service here." — source Travelocity

"Love the cabanas by the pool, the service on the beach, and the ambiance outside is very welcoming." — source Expedia

"The valet is $* a day, which is pretty standard in Miami, but this is by far the best valet service we have experienced so far." — source Travelocity

"The service in Miami seems to think they are doing you a favor by you spending money at their establishments." — source Travelocity

Location:

"centrally located to both north and south beach area." — source Hotels.com

"Good location, plenty of sun bathing space under palm trees in pool area." — source Venere

"This hotel is in a hotel district as well, so there very few shops within walking distance, and the ones that are close are way over priced." — source Travelocity

"They should not book rooms close to the construction area." — source Expedia

"The Palms is a beautiful hotel, great location." — source Hotels.com

Value:

"Not a bad deal if your not trying to leave the room." — source Orbitz

"But I just brought my lap top down and listened to music, so no big deal." — source Hotels.com

"Other than that not to bad, but I am not staying again even for the cheapest price." — source Travelocity

"Only downside was the extremely high cost of alcohol and meals. But with reasonable proximity to other bars/clubs and restaurants on south beach it wasn't too difficult to deal with." — source Travelocity

"Cab to south beach about 7-10 dollars each way, or about 15/20 min walk." — source Travelocity