The Shore Club, A Morgans Original - Miami Beach, USA 

would not stay there again
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 2008
vasty over rated, i have stayed in a lot of these so called chic hotels and dont mind paying the extra, the Sanderson in London for example is very similar but lives up to its reputation with quality u dont mind paying for, this was a very poor effort with terrible staff ! ! dont do it DONT !

Never Again
Posted: Thu, Aug 21 2008
Having stayed at numerous hotels on the South Beach strip, I expected this to be as nice if not one of the better hotels for the money spent. Unfortunatly, I spent three days in a cement box that had no personality..grey floors and white walls. No color ANYWHERE. I can appreciate the "modern twist", but when your room consists of a bed, chair and desk...literally.....I have a problem. The hotel room didnt even come with a coffee pot?? The noise level was even worse. South Beach is all about the party, but dont think your walls and door cover the sound and you are going to sleep. I thought I had a DJ in my room at one point it was so loud. I did not utilize the pool during the day b/c it looked like a rap video at best....packed @ 11am with people drinking botlles of vodka. However, to get a drink there at night was nice. Beautiful gardens. Staff at the hotel had much to be desired.....I will never go back...never again. Not worth the money AT ALLLLLLLLLLL.

Never Again
Posted: Fri, Aug 08 2008
Having stayed at numerous hotels on the South Beach strip, I expected this to be as nice if not one of the better hotels for the money spent. Unfortunatly, I spent three days in a cement box that had no personality..grey floors and white walls. No color ANYWHERE. I can appreciate the "modern twist", but when your room consists of a bed, chair and desk...literally.....I have a problem. The hotel room didnt even come with a coffee pot?? The noise level was even worse. South Beach is all about the party, but dont think your walls and door cover the sound and you are going to sleep. I thought I had a DJ in my room at one point it was so loud. I did not utilize the pool during the day b/c it looked like a rap video at best....packed @ 11am with people drinking botlles of vodka. However, to get a drink there at night was nice. Beautiful gardens. Staff at the hotel had much to be desired.....I will never go back...never again. Not worth the money AT ALLLLLLLLLLL.

Good social scene but hotel just ok
Posted: Tue, Jul 08 2008
Stayed here on recommendation of a friend. First impressions of the hotel weren't very promising. The 'minimalist' style in their eyes seemed to mean leaving the hotel in a half-way refurbished state. The floors are all concrete paved, even in the rooms - white tile would have looked much better and cleaner IMO. The view of the Ocean was good.. we could even see the pool from our room which got busier the closer we got to the weekend. Service was fine - polite and adequate. The best things about this place are the social scene . If you're youngish, you will love the cool bars - one in the Nobu restaurant and the Sky Bar which is not on a high floor as you might think, but on the ground floor with the Sky above you i.e outdoor. With the dim candlelit effect, the Sky bar has a relaxed, intimate and classy feel. Nobu Bar is just great for looking at unbelievably beautiful women...it really is something else. During the day, you can relax by the pool while the dj plays smooth tunes. Tunes get a bit more banging by the weekend and there is a pool party on Sunday afternoons where you might catch a glimpse of the 'rich n famous'. (I met Christina Millian earlier in the week)....(but perhaps she ain't so well-known anymore) You're still beautiful though Christina...and polite :-p A couple of things I noticed - drinks by the pool - sometimes they forget to come back to you with your drinks. They seem to push the extortionately expensive FIJI bottled water which works out to 15 dollars incl. tax for a 1 litre bottle This to me is disgracefully ripping off 'guests'. I refused to buy one but my friend told me the servers had intimated to him that you could only get iced (free) water if you also got food..otherwise it was the Fiji stuff. To which I replied to him, "I would have asked to speak to the manager, told him it was a disgrace they were refusing to serve iced water to a guest at the hotel unless they also ordered food and then would tell them that I would go on trip advisor and let everyone know about it!" By all means spend your hard-earned money on this water if you are thirsty but let them know what you think about it. You are a guest at the hotel after all. Also don't use the toiletries or knickknacks in the bathroom unless you like wasting money...even the complimentary looking Evian is 8 dollars for less than a litre bottle..which I think they cheekily don't tell you if complimentary or not...but it is placed in a way which suggests it could be (on the desk under the tv, NOT in the mini-bar). Good thing we checked. Don't get me wrong, I am not a penny -pincher but some places try to rob you blind in the sneakiest way and I won't oblige. Also watch out for the taxes they dump on you when checking out. In addition to the usual sales tax, there're other inane taxes like City room tax or suchlike which I hear is usual for South Beach hotels. It adds a a significant amount onto the bill so be prepared. All in all, a good hotel with good bars and restaurants (Nobu and Ago) and a good pool scene (although the pool itself is nothing to write home about, but the music makes it). It's not necessarily a poser's paradise; you might see a few beautiful people but nothing to get intimidated about. Added bonus is it makes it easier to get entry into Delano, the sister hotel a block up the road as Shore Club guests. Also entry to the pool is exclusively for hotel guests during the week and bar entry is easier as guests too. Get an Oceanview room because although the loft rooms are bigger, you get views of precisely nothing..maybe some rooftops and windows if you're lucky. Just watch out for the extra charges and horrendously expensive bottled water. My tip would be to go and stock up on water at the off licence a couple of blocks away and save yourself several tens of dollars. I think this hotel relies heavily on its name - it's not anything special. I'm surprised that celebrities rush to stay here. Won't rush back there but wouldn't say never again either. It served its purpose.