:) I've stayed at The Palms South Beach and it's really not south beach. It's a really nice quiet area very unlike south beach. However, you're close enough to the bus stop that will take you to lincoln road in about 5 minutes and south beach in about 10. You have nothing to worry about. The hotel staff is very friendly. They charge you a $12 resort fee that includes towels, umbrella and chair nicely placed wherever you want by the staff-a big plus to not have to deal with in the heat. Also, they have the beach secluded to some point from the crowds. see the pics in the hotel's website. we're from miami and we've stayed here twice. i really recommend it. a bit of advice, if you need to use the parking, don't, it's $25 per day! you could just park in the meters nearby.
