Royal Palm Sol Melia Day Use

This is a nice, clean hotel in a safe area on the beach. What makes this hotel special is definitely the employees who work there. My husband and I were traveling for business and had just one night in South Beach. First of all, Cameron at the front desk was especially professional, kind, and helpful. We got there early enough for breakfast, where Linelle made the most amazing omlets, and Edwin (our server) took the best care of us! Edwin even remembered our preference on beverages for the following morning! Finally, Jeff and Orlando out at the beach set up our umbrella and beach chairs, with towels perfectly placed for our comfort and enjoyment. Every person mentioned here went out of their way to make our stay extra special. I would highly recommend this hotel!

Rooms are nice and a good size. Great location. Easy walking to restaurants, beach, etc. service was fantastic. All staff were friendly and willing to help you with anything. My only “complaint” was the prices. If you drive, be prepared to pay $50+ a day to park your car. Also ordered 2 nonalcoholic drinks and was still charged regular price like the alcohol versions. The 2 beach chairs were included with the room which was great, but you do have to pay for the umbrella is you choose to get one, which was around $30 for the day. Very clean establishment and very nice overall.

Overall I like this hotel, I stayed here twice. Location is great and staff is friendly. I think there could be few minor improvements to rooms to get this place to be even better. They have a mini fridge that is full with small bottle bar items. You cannot store your own bottle of water or food item which does not make sense. They should include an empty mini-fridge available to use for visitors. Also, part of their reservation is a beach chair and towel at their dedicate beach area - however, umbrella is not included...it used to be $10 to get one for a day and over the course of one year it became $30 the second time I visited. The tub is way too high to get in, I am 6'1 and relatively fit and felt like I was going to trip over. Last but not least, the beds are old and make noise. I am not typically a picky guest but this was too obvious. Every time I would move, the bed sounded like it would fall apart. The price of the hotel changes a bit, I have been here for $147/night and up to $329/night - during no events weeks/weekends. Maybe an algorithm thing but something to look into as well.