1 Hotel South Beach

$66 per room per night, excluding tax, applied at check-in. Retreat Collection rooms pay $95 per room per night instead, so that category costs $29 a night more in fees before the room rate is even compared. The fee covers two beach chairs and one umbrella per room, bicycle rental, the Audi e-tron house car service, the Mind and Movement fitness and wellness sessions, nature programming, the Lobby Farmstand and pet beds for dogs.

No. Valet is the only option the hotel publishes, at $65 per vehicle plus tax, and no self-parking rate appears anywhere on the operator's site. Two cheaper rates float around online, $30 for up to three hours and $25 for up to four hours with AVIV validation, but those are restaurant and venue validation rates and do not apply to overnight guests. 1 Hotels also states that pricing is subject to change on high-impact dates and citywide events, so a last-minute stay during Art Basel or a big convention week may be quoted more than $65. EV charging is available on site.

Yes, and there is no pet fee. Dogs are welcome up to 50 lbs, up to two per room, with no breed restrictions published, and the resort fee includes a pet bed. They must be leashed or in a carrier in public areas and attended when room service comes in. Dogs are not allowed on the pool deck or the beach, which is the practical limit on a beach trip with a dog. Damage or extra cleaning can be charged, and the hotel's FAQ cites a $250 cleaning fee added at the end of the stay if the room needs it.

Check-in is after 4:00 PM and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Leaving late without arranging it first is expensive: the policy is a late departure fee of one night's stay plus tax. Early check-in is not guaranteed and no fee is published for it, so tell the front desk in advance; if the room is not ready they will store luggage.

Pay up for Ocean View or Ocean Front if the ocean is the point. City View rooms are the ones that generate the disappointed reviews, along with guests who booked from website photos and found the suite smaller than they pictured, so read the category name rather than the gallery. Skip the Retreat Collection unless you specifically want it, since it carries the higher $95 resort fee on top of a higher room rate.

It depends on whether you will use the property. The beach, the four pools, the gym classes and the bikes are the value, and they are covered by a resort fee that at least hands you real things. Add $66 plus $65 valet and you are at $131 a night before tax, so a one-night stay where you are out all day is paying resort money for a bed. Food and drink prices draw repeated complaints, and service thins out when the hotel is full, which last-minute weekends usually mean.