I made the reservation through OPODO and I got a fair price : 57.80 euros tax included (77$) per night. Sure, for this price, we could not expect a room facing the beach.
Room : rather large, with 2 queen beds, a sofa, facing the neighbor hotel wall and a small piece of ocean on the right, through a non opening window
Smoke : the hotel is completly non smoking (we are not smokers) and our room had no smell
TV : few channels, with poor image. But the tourists who said there were only 2 English channels are wrong, we got 4, including NBC Florida... It does not matter : my wife understands Spanish
Fridge: a minibar
Coffee maker : we got one after request
Bath room : tub and shower, + toiletterie + hair dryer
Internet : it is possible to be linked in the room for 4$/min but the business center is free
Safe : free
Breakfast : it is not complimentary and the beginning hour (7:00 AM) is not respected. It does not matter, with the jet lag we took our breakfast at 5:00 AM at Jerry's Famous Dely or at the 11th street diner on Washington (the Denny's, 2947 Collins, our early bird HQ, has been demolished)
Newspapers : in the lobby
Pool : we had this rather large pool for us. But why it is closed at 5:00PM ?
Ocean : the hotel has a direct access to the beach and the boardwalk but the gate is closed at 6:00PM
Parking : there is a valet parking with a crazy price : 45$ + tax . Fortunately, we had not rented a car. We found nearby a public parking at 8$ per day (see the last attached picture)
This hotel is not luxurious but it supplies at a fair price what we were gone to have. As the wise Americans say : "you get what you pay for" .
But if I had had a rented car, I would be angry to pay 50$ a day for the parking.
If you want a better room in this hotel (and more expensive), ask for a tiled room facing the ocean.
As my prior hotels in Miami Beach, The Riande Continental will be in the near future remodeled to be upgraded and to be more expensive...
We went back the 1st week of December 2008. Our room was a bit dirty and seedy but the price have made a jump : 244$, due to the season and the ocean view we had from the window.
