South Beach Penthouse Beach Walk in Miami Beach

Perfect South of 5th Experience

James A (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Review submitted: November 6, 2012   Date of arrival: October 18, 2012

Absolutely fantastic and clean penthouse apartment on the 33rd floor of a quality residential building. Located right next to Miami Beach Marina near 1st street, the building is close to bus stops (the Miami Beach local bus goes by regularly) and a very useful Deco Bike station on 2nd street (great way to get around).
A nearby complex on 5th street has a Publix supermarket, Best Buy, TJ Maxx etc which is really useful.
The building has a 24/7 concierge who can book you a taxi - which will be with you in minutes - right outside the door, whenever you need one.
There is also a well stocked Deli on the first floor of the building (8am - 8pm). Not the cheapest but useful for daily water, breakfast or emergency alcohol :)

In the apartment there are lovely marble floors throughout, high ceilings, a decent sized balcony with a truly stunning view of the entire expanse of South Beach. Starting the evening on a warm balcony with a glass of wine looking out over all of the possibility the city offers is a memory in itself.

The apartment has a fully fitted kitchen with huge fridge / freezer (with built in cold water dispenser), stove, microwave, washer and drier. Great to be able to wash clothes halfway through the vacation so you don't have to pack as much.
Also an iron and ironing board that was appreciated.

The bedroom has a huge king sized bed and is really comfortable. Aircon keeps everything cool. Decent wardrobe (closet) space in the bedroom so really easy to unpack everything and have quick access to it. Lots of mirrors as well.

There are two quality 40" LCD TV's in the bedroom and living room, along with very quick cable Internet. Speeds around about 14mbs down / 1mb up. The wifi is strong and you can plug a network cable into the router in the bedroom if necessary. Lots of power sockets.

The best part of renting this apartment though is the absolutely grade A service provided by the host Jamie. A true gent who handles any problems you have quickly, friendly and professionally. It's worth making sure you can txt on your phone (I bought a Simple Mobile SIM before leaving the UK) as that's the quickest way to get in touch with Jamie if you need to. He really did make our experience hassle and stress free, both before and during our vacation.

I can't recommend this apartment enough or any apartment that Jamie offers. It's nice to know we can return to this amazing city in future and have a reliable host to rent from.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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