Downtown Miami Shopping District Hotels

This review has two goals. The 1st is about our experience and the 2nd is just a heads up. We read the reviews and fully understood going in that this was not a nice quiet asleep by 11 experience. We didn't really think through that we were going in the middle of spring break madness which multiplied everything. Our fault, not the hotel. We had a 5th floor ocean side room. Specifically did that side because we read that the pool/night club goes late so avoid that side. It does go until 5am every night, not even kidding! However on Fri/Sat night there's a 6th floor club that goes til 3. Right.above.our.heads. Front desk did warn us on check in and offered to move us next door to the Essex if we wanted but we chose to stay. As for the hotel itself, it's a 3 star facility but in fairness the staff was all 5 star. Every single person we encountered was on their game. It would have been easy to slack off at such an intense time of the year but they didn't. The wristband is magic it seems. There seems to be a washcloth shortage as we had to beg them to give us some. The worst/weirdest part is the bathroom set up. Really stupid partially see through sliding doors. We expected small rooms but they are extremely sparse as well. No privacy at any time in these rooms if you get my drift. PS, avoid SOBE during spring break, it's out of control and it's clear the locals and the businesses are not happy about it. (and no, I'm not a grumpy old fart)