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    Riu Plaza Miami Beach

    OOOOO Plus

    InMiami, United States Of America

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    Based on 274 reviews

    ABOUT THE HOTEL

    • Official Rating
    • Free Wi-Fi

    With its beachside locale and chilled-out pool, the Hotel Riu Plaza Miami Beach ticks off all the Miami must-haves.

    The bright white sands of Miami Beach roll out alongside this place. As a bonus, the hotel is just a 20-minute walk away from the historic Art Deco district.

    The Hotel Riu Plaza Miami Beach lends itself to outdoors living – there’s a large pool area surrounded by tropical palm trees and the restaurant comes with an open-air terrace.

    • Rooms: 284
    TRAVELIFE CERTIFIED

    This hotel meets global standards on how it's protecting the environment, looking after staff and supporting the local community.

    Things you'll love

    • Taxes and transfers included
    • On the boardwalk
    • Poolside hammocks
    • Al fresco dining
    • Free Wi-Fi

    Location

    FOOD & DRINK

    Bed and Breakfast

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast.  

    Half Board

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast and dinner.  

    Facilities

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    • Florida Restaurant

      The Florida Restaurant is the main eatery at the Riu Plaza Miami Beach. It comes complete with a terrace so you can enjoy al fresco meals.

    • Outdoor pool

      The outdoor pool here is a curvy number. It's fringed by palm trees and dotted with sunbeds.

    • Alligator - poolside snack bar*

      The poolside snack bar is the ideal place for drinks and light bites while lounging by the water. They offer sandwiches, salads, pasta and pizza.

    Decent hotel
    13 Jan , 2020 sanelao2016, 35805
    I have been to many Riu properties throughout the Caribbean and this location is ok. Best part is being so close to the beach and great breakfast buffet. Rooms are fairly small but clean. Hotel is also mid beach with Trolley and Bus Hop off Hop on spot right up front.
    3 hours waiting for room to be ready!!
    12 Jan , 2020 Eve212015, 60763
    Arrived at the hotel shortly after 3. Since check in starts at 3 pm I expected our room to be ready. We were told the ocean front room we had booked was not ready yet but would be ready in 45 minutes. No worries, we went to get lunch and came back at 4 pm. Room not yet ready, we were told to either take a different room (not oceanfront) or wait another 30 minutes. After waiting an hour already I was not ready to downgrade, chose to wait. Gave them extra 15 minutes, 4:45 checked with front desk. Front desk kept calling housekeeping but they were not answering. After several attempts they answered, room still not ready!!! 2 hours, housekeeping was aware that we were waiting for the room and yet it wasn’t ready! I have stayed in many hotels and when they say 45 minutes, room would probably be ready in 30 minutes. Hotel Riu told us 45 minutes ended up being 3 hours! Checked into room at 6! After several days, we noticed housekeeping was overworked (and possibly underpaid). One lady was cleaning the entire floor and she would get to our corner room late in the afternoon. It seems like the hotel is spending minimum on housekeeping at the expense of guests. On the positive side, Jan at front desk went above and beyond to explain the situation and was very helpful. Waiters at the cafe always offered fast and friendly service. At Alligator bar, it depends who is on duty. Some waiters are good others no so. The pool is small and crowded. Beach area is nice but crowded on Saturdays, go early (we were unable to get lounge chairs). No drinks service at the beach unlike neighboring Palms Hotel. Basically there is a lot of room for improvement at Hotel Riu.
    Nice pre cruise visit
    08 Jan , 2020 Monika A
    We stayed here two nights before taking a Christmas cruise. Nice hotel by the beach. Nice pool and good room. Traveled with my family and the kids liked to pool. We had half board which was good. Both breakfast and dinner had nice variety to choose from. For the price we paid we got good value
    Average
    02 Jan , 2020 mrsbest98, 46862
    This was a hard review to write cause I walked in really trying to like this place. Some good qualities: it’s right on the beach and close to south beach. The free trolly stops right in front. The staff gets high scores. Room service came quick when we ordered more pillows. restaurant Allegator was pretty good and well priced. The pool area also very nice. Now the downside : we must have gone to fix the room key 8 times which was quite annoying. On the 2nd day, the bathroom started to smell like there was a sewage problem. They allow dogs which is nice but not when the poop in the elevator and no one cleans it up
    what a disappointment
    02 Jan , 2020 Travelgloberperson
    If you enjoy a nice cold drink on your vacation, then stay anywhere but here. We went to spend the afternoon at the pool, and went to the bar to get some frozen drinks. it was the afternoon, they were not busy at all, yet the understaffed bar was running around unable to attend to customers at the bar. There were three people at the bar, it took 25 minutes for the bartender to finally take my order, make the drinks, then run my credit card. Thought it was a fluke, but later when i went to get a smoothie made at their smoothie bar, there about 7 people in line. i was in line for 30 minutes. then when my order was finally made, the guy said he didnt have a credit card machine so he said i had to walk to another bar area, have them run my credit card then come back to him to show my receipt, in order to get my drinks. this took another 15 minutes. by that time my drinks were half melted. It took 45 minutes to get 2 melted drinks. i know it sounds like im exaggerating, but i have time stamps of my GF and I texting while i was in line. We only had time for a few hours at the pool and i spent most of it waiting in line. I only had two days for vacation. This was just a huge bummer and disappointment for how much the hotel costs. All the time standing in line while my GF had to hang out by herself waiting for me. They put gratuity on every drink you get, which i dont mind, but it feels like when you do that, there’s no motivation for good service. Waiting a combined (25 + 45) one hour and ten minutes for two rounds of drinks is just outrageous, maybe some sort of record. Stay anywhere else, this place really put a damper on our vacation.
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    Special Assistance

    This property is generally suitable for those with reduced mobility. Having said that, we understand that everyone has different needs, so feel free to contact our Customer Welfare team or visit our accessible holidays page if you have any questions.


    Our Customer Welfare number is 0203 451 2585. Lines are open Monday to Friday 09.00-19.00, Saturday 09.00-18.00, and Sunday 10.00-17.00. Calls from UK landlines cost the standard rate, but calls from mobiles may be higher, so please check with your network provider.

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