Holiday Inn Coral Gables-Univ Of Miami

09/04/08

BEWARE! Vehicle Theft and Break Ins

by Timberg at Citysearch

My recent stay in early August of 2008 was interesting to say the least. My Ford F250 King Ranch was stolen out of the hotel parking lot. Upon reporting it to the police, I learned that this hotel has been having a rash of break ins. (this from the Coral Gables Police Dept Vehicle Theft Unit) I was able to recover my truck two weeks later, but the hotel was not interested in paying for the $650.00 of items that were taken out of the truck. They used to have a security camera in the parking lot but removed it "beacuse it gace a false sense of security" according to Marco, the htoel General Manager. They do have a security guard that is supposed to come on at 9:00PM but he is also responsible for the inside of the hotel as well.

I would not recommend this hotel at this time, and the owners will not provide the necessaty security and accountablility.

Try the Hampton Inn Dadeland of the Marriott Dadeland instead if looking in this area to stay.

• Pros: location
• Cons: Security