The Marlin Hotel

This hotel is awesome. Great location, the rooms are spacious and very clean. The whole hotel smells very nice. The A/C works great which was very much appreciated on the hot, humid days. Location is fantastic - one block from Ocean Drive, two blocks from the beach, ultra quiet (no noise from the street - even on Friday and Saturday nights! - no noise from other guest rooms). Easy walk into the Art Deco area and South Beach, SO MANY restaurants within easy walking distance, and the onsite restaurant (Positano - Italian) is delicious and fairly priced. We're traveling with two daughters, and the queen size sofa bed was already made up when we arrived around 1:30 PM. The hallways have a vintage look - dark walls and carpets with cool gold lamps between each room - and the rooms themselves are super modern, very clean, very comfortable. Bathroom is great - two little rooms, actually - one with a very nice shower with glass doors, a toilet, and a sink, and an outer room with another sink and lots of mirrors. My wife and I had a king bed, and the sofa bed was a queen size and very comfortable. The staff with whom we've interacted have all been very nice. Everyone is all smiles, and the check-in person was very friendly and helpful, as well. My favorite touch - an espresso maker in the room!! I recommend this hotel 100% and will definitely stay again on our next trip to Miami.