EAST Miami

Yes. It's a destination fee of $54 plus tax per night, charged when you arrive rather than shown in the headline rate. The hotel says it covers two beach chairs and an umbrella at the beach, 4 hours of daily fitness programming, and use of its electric bikes. Worth knowing that EAST is in Brickell rather than on the beach, so ask at the desk how that beach-chair line actually works before you count on it.

The hotel doesn't publish a parking rate. Nothing on its policies, location, rooms or transportation pages lists a valet or self-park price, overnight or daily. The building at 788 Brickell Plaza is a mixed-use tower, so parking may be run by the building rather than the hotel, though EAST doesn't confirm that either way. Call ahead and get a number if you're arriving by car, and treat it as an unknown line in your budget until you do.

It isn't a beach hotel. EAST sits inland in Brickell, on the downtown mainland side, so any beach day means a drive or a rideshare across the water. Pick it for the Brickell dining and rooftop scene and treat the beach as a separate outing.

Check-in is 3:00 PM and check-out is 12 noon. That noon check-out is earlier than a lot of Miami hotels, so if you're flying out late, plan on bag storage rather than a slow morning in the room.

It depends on what you want out of the trip. If you're here for design, skyline and bay views, the Sugar rooftop and a walkable Brickell base, guests consistently say it delivers, and staff warmth is the single most praised thing about the place. If you want quiet and operational polish, the reviews push the other way: small rooms for the money, a front desk that reviewers say doesn't always answer the phone, and a recent report of roaches in a room. Add $54 plus tax a night before you've parked the car, and the value question gets sharper.

Yes, dogs only, with a 25 lb maximum. The fee is $150 per pet per stay and you sign a pet waiver on arrival. Dogs aren't allowed in the hotel's public spaces, though service dogs are permitted in the bars and restaurants. No other animals are accepted, and there's a $250 charge for cleaning up animal waste.