Hotwire Hotel: 3.5* Miami (South Beach) The Savoy

[blizzol]

Can anyone help me to identify this hotel?

Details for your 3.5-star hotel in South Beach

Hotel Details

CheckInDate:Thu, Jul 17, 2008

Check out::Tue, Jul 22, 2008

Hotel Amenities

Suite

A guestroom designed for an extended stay and/or that more spacious than the average hotel room. Suites typically offer residential-style furnishings, as well as separate living and sleeping areas; some also offer kitchenettes.

Boutique Hotel

Property offers a distinctive, unique or eclectic atmosphere. Many boutique hotels are smaller, hip properties in an urban setting, or renovated hotels with historical flair.

Beachfront

Property is located on the beach.

Fitness Center

Guests have access to exercise equipment; an additional charge may apply.

Pool(s)

Property offers at least one pool area; hours and dates of operation may be seasonal.

Restaurant(s)

Property offers at least one restaurant on the premises; hours and days of operation may vary.

Business Center

Guests have access to business equipment and services; an additional charge may apply.

High-speed Internet Access

Guestrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access; an extra charge may apply.

Tennis Nearby

Property is located within walking distance or a short drive of at least one tennis court; an extra charge typically applies.

Customer Reviews

Traveler Rating(3.0 out of 5)

What's this? Based on:120+ customer reviewsLast Reviewed:May 2008

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

Unfortunately the property above has not yet been idenitified.

In almost any other area this property would be easily identifiable, but in South Beach there are so many Boutique hotels (and the Suite icon doesn't help much as there are also so many apartment buidilngs turned hotels) that it's hard to make an educated guess.

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Let us know whatever you decide to do or if we can be of further help.

[blizzol]

I searched through tripadvisor for a match to the hotel but can't anything the fits the bill....how up to date are hotwires tripadvisor quotes?

[blizzol]

I think its The Richmond

[thereuare]

The Richmond hotel has previously been reported with the amenities above except for the Internet and Suite icons. However, it was last reported over two years ago in this Hotwire Hotel thread... so it's possible that the Suite and Internet icons have been added since then. I'd imagine that the hotel does offer Hi-Speed Internet (which may not have been offered 2+ years ago) which would explain the addition of that icon, but i'm not familiar enough with the property to know if the Suite icon would be applicable.

One other 'caution' is that the HOTWIRE description shows 120+ reviews while this property actually shows 149 comments... this figure is often not completely accurate, but when it is incorrect, it is usually the other way around, with there being slightly fewer TA reviews than HOTWIRE indicates.

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[blizzol]

I found The Richmond in the package section of hotwire and here are the amenities listed..

Hotel Amenities

Boutique Hotel

Beachfront

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

Business Center

High-speed Internet Access

Tennis Nearby

View amenity descriptions

the only one missing is the suite icon, what does hotwire normally qualify as a suite?

[thereuare]

HOTWIRE's definition of a suite is in your first post above:

Suite

A guestroom designed for an extended stay and/or that more spacious than the average hotel room. Suites typically offer residential-style furnishings, as well as separate living and sleeping areas; some also offer kitchenettes.

However, and more importantly, the Richmond is showing as a 3* property in the vacation product... the hote you're inquiring about above is 3.5* rated, so this wouldn't likely be the Richmond unless the hotel has two classes of rooms and the suite-type accomodations are considered a half a star higher rated than the 'standard' rooms. There are a few properties which offer two different room classes at different star ratings, but this is more the exception than the rule, and it's not common at all.

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[blizzol]

thanks for the help and insight....I have done some more digging and called a few hotels and I'm almost positive I have nailed it, The Savoy Hotel.

I think I'm going to book it, I'll keep everyone posted.

[thereuare]

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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[blizzol]

I booked it today and it is The Savoy.

[thereuare]

Congratualtions on your success!

You worked hard on this one and glad to see it paid off with you receiving the property you were expecting.

Thank you for sharing your results with the board and helping us add this property to the Hotwire Hotel List.

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Enjoy your stay.