Ocean Drive Beachfront
Miami, FL 33139
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Editorial Review for Ocean Drive Beachfront – by Yvonne Dutchover
In Short
Old art-deco hotels line the street, giving architecture buffs some eye-candy alongside the heaping helping of human spectacle. You'll also find the concrete trail that runs along Ocean Drive--favored by joggers and skaters, although they're just as likely to be on the road itself. You'll also see camera-toting tourists, plenty of buff beach bunnies and street performers. And then there are the observers in their Land Cruisers and sports cars, taking in the scene.
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User Reviews for Ocean Drive Beachfront
12/20/2007 Posted by snowangel0383
This was my first trip to South Beach and I do not think I will ever go back. I liked that everything was really close and within walking distance, but everything looked dirty and old (and I am from Baltimore so that is saying something). The nightlife was not what I expected. Everyone is snooty and rude. If you are wearing jeans and you are a girl you should just hang it up and go home. You have to be half dressed and in very high heels. I am 24 so I am not some old lady and I was appalled. The best way to explain it would be if Sodom and Gomorra was a modern day place, this would be it.
Pros: The beach, walking distance to everything, nice weather
Cons: The nightlife, the people (for the most part)
03/19/2004 Posted by jaydeeinfla
First trip ever to Miami/South Beach from WI. Enjoyed the sunset in South Pointe Park, and strolling Ocean Drive after dark on the east side of the street--agawk at the cool neon! Versaci's huge old place seems creepy at 1102 Ocean Dr. Wet Willie's seems like a wild nightclub, but we don't drink. Best meal of the week (spent $500 on just food alone that week) was the paella at Primetime at the Waldorf Towers at 8th & Ocean. Great view from the porch table above the sidewalk. Excellent lobster, great meal value for $59. Sergio the waiter was fun/cocky at Les 2Fontaines--dessert there so-so. Found the Art Deco Preservation Society Museum interesting, but glad we got out of the area just as the spring breakers were arriving, making it bummer-to-bumper traffic for blocks! Loved the topless cuties scattered on the beach!
Pros: People watching, Classic architecture, Perfect weather
Cons: , expensive meals, disinterested waiters
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