Cavalier South Beach Hotel

The Cavalier is located on Ocean Drive, which is the ultimate place to stay in South Beach. I was a bit early for my check-in but that was no problem. I had two different rooms during my 8 days stay here. The first room with a kingsize bed was a bit smaller but I liked it better than my second room with queenbed. The rooms are nice. There's a little fridge, an iron and board, a comfy bed, and a hairdryer. I had breakfast included. It was a nice breakfast, with some fresh fruit, croissants, and different kinds of bread. Not a huge selection but okay for me. If I am staying somewhere for a longer period I prefer having a watercooker in my room to make some tea or coffee, but tea and coffee were available all day in the dining area. When you step out of the hotel you see the palmtrees and the beachwalk. And it takes you 3 minutes to the beach. The hotel provides beachtowels and you can use beachchairs at a place just five minutes from the hotel.

When you enter the very stylish hotel you also enter a freezer. The AC is doing overtime. I got a cold from the AC here. In my room I tried to turn the AC off, because it's just too cold. I don't understand why you have to pay 200 dollar deposit on top of the hotelfee for the use of some towels and access to beach chairs. And it takes more than 7 days to get the refund of this deposit.

Stylish small hotel very handy for the park and beach. Nice buffet breakfast.

Lobby rather noisy when trying to sleep.

Location, unique style

There was something wrong with our rooms so the staff upgraded both of our rooms to ocean view suites without us even having to ask! Our friends were celebrating an anniversary so the hotel gave them a complimentary bottle of wine. Great service!