10/02/08

Spend your annual bonus without remorse

by AVB2008

This is one of the places that you have to stay at least once. Highly recommend for that special occasion. I just wanted to spend my bonus check and look at the beautiful people, ha-ha. Be prepared to spend some ca$h on this one. I stayed right after they finished renovating the rooms - so everything was new. Beds are super comfy, view is breathtaking. Only drawback is that their elevators seem to be original ones circa 1936. Slooooooowwwww.

Infinity pool deserves special mentioning - this is one of a kind pool in South Beach. I loved swimming there early mornings. Breakfast was nice and enjoyable (and of course pricey). National is next door to Delano and its super fab bar.

They happen to shoot CSI episode the day I was checking in, Haven't seen any celebs, but they had amazingly beautiful models. So if you dig that kind of scene - nudge, nudge, wink, wink...

P.S. Ah yes, room service was great and they have the most comfortable beach chairs too. Of course location, location, location...

Hope you will find my review helpful.

• Pros: Rooms, views, pool, service, bar, beautiful people
• Cons: Price

09/26/05

User review by julesnyc1

by julesnyc1

Excellent stay at the National. The entire staff was incredibly attentive and friendly. It became a joke by the end of the weekend how sweet and helpful everyone was.

And the pool is dreamy....by far the most relaxed I've been in a long time was floating in the pool then drinking a mango dacquiri in the hammock. delightful!!

04/01/04

LOVED IT!!

by rosa727

Returned from the National Hotel yesterday after five days there for my husband's birthday - absolutely loved it! We stayed in a cabana room which had obviously just been redone - very clean, stylish, large, and comfortable.

The front desk was very friendly - let us check in two hours early.

We used the lounge chairs/towels/umbrellas provided by the hotel every day - worth the small fee.

Two pools were beautiful. Bar by the pool was great for drinks and lunch. Bar in the lobby was great. We went there almost every night for a pre-dinner drink.

Perfect location - between the Delano and the Lowes and across the street from Lincoln Road.

We will return to the National as soon as possible. It must be pretty fabulous considering one of the guys from "Queer Eye" was staying there while I was there - I saw him in the lobby.

• Pros: location, service, pool and beach area