The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
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Hotel Coverage: The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
Starwood Will Turn Bryant Park Into a Summer Wonderland Tomorrow
Which would you prefer: hotel pool in South Beach--or ice-rink in the city?If you live in NYC or have been in town this winter, you may have noticed that Bryant Park has been transformed into The Pond, a free skate rink with assorted other wintry activities on tap. Tomorrow, however,...
January 10, 2011
Maury Povich Will Keep it Classy at the Westin Diplomat
Ah, Maury Povich. You make the long weekdays go by so much more quickly with your endless paternity-test disasters, the verbal assaults that take place on your stage, your insane makeovers and crazy-kid-rehab bootcamps; it's only sensible that you pack up and take it all to Miami during Spring...
March 04, 2009
Miami Hotel (Horizontal) Mambo :: World's Largest Swingers Party Going Down at Westin Diplomat
We'd be lying if we said we had much more exposure to the swinging lifestyle than watching that one episode of The O.C. where Sandy and Kirsten attended a swingers' party (and subsequently chickened out), but we understand the idea of swinging and assume you do too. What we...
August 01, 2008
Last Minute Florida Hotel Deal
One of HotelChatter's advertisers, The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, is feelin' all Crazy Eddie today. The hotel has slashed rates from $250 to $185 through December 18th, 2005. Available dates with this rate are currently: December 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, & 19. Westin definitely picked a...
December 09, 2005
Secrets of the Hollywood Florida Westin
A FlyerTalk blogger visits the Westin Diplomat, an old Florida Rat Pack hotel which was torn down, rebuilt, and reopened in 2002. They give away a couple secrets about this 1000 room ocean side hotel: (One secret about the property: I understand that the mattresses were purchased before Westin...
September 15, 2005
Partner Reviews: The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
This Place is Beautiful
The Westin-Diplomat is a fantastic place. It is located right on the beach, with access to the Intercoastal Waterway. The outside pool is sp...
Beautiful hotel, but the staff is not trustworthy!
My husband and I had our wedding at the Diplomat, and though we loved the decor and the location, as well as the luxury, we had several expensive wedding gifts and envelopes with money in them turn up "missing" at the end of the night. When we contacted hotel management about the problem they told us that they were sure no one on their staff had taken anything - and then suggested that our friends or family may have stolen the items! We were very insulted, to say the least. They refused to let us see surveillance video of the hallways and ballroom, and did not compensate us at all. We had to move the wedding inside because of rain, which was (obviously) not their fault, but they did not tell the bridal party or the guests where to go, so by the time everything got worked out the wedding started half an hour late - meaning we had to pay our photographer, DJ, etc. extra for that time. This is a beautiful hotel to stay in, but I would not recommend it for a special event - and if you do stay here on vacation, lock up your valuables!
Outrageous prices, and bad attitude to boot
If you like paying through the nose for glitz and rude staff, this is the place for you! Aside from the painfully tacky facade, the hotel itself isn't bad. Rooms are nice enough, well worth a couple of hundred a night--too bad they cost 3 or 4 times that. The lobby was pleasant, pool & beach passable (though there's not much beach left). But the prices! $7 bottles of water, $13 for SLOW internet service (it's another $5 for LAN-quality speed, and it's til next noon, not 24 hours worth), $85 steaks, $2.50 a pop for toll-free calls. The food wasn't bad; it just cost twice as much as it should. hat would all be bearable if you could get away from the place, but you're stuck in the middle of a high-rise desert. Unless you hire a cab, you can't get to anything but more tourist rip-offs. Then there's the staff. (1) Locked self out of my room while a housekeeping manager stood & watched. Would she let me back into the room? No. Was she at least apologetic about it? No. Was she genuinely rude? Yep! (2) When I mentioned this (pleasantly) at the front desk while getting another key (thank God I had my driver's license or I'd've been waiting for hotel security), I was told curtly "That's our policy." Not so much as a smile or a "Sorry you were inconvenienced." (3) I was making a presentation that ran past checkout. After four days of me and a lot of other convention-goers' paying through the nose, would the front desk staff cut me a two-hour brea? No. Was she apologetic about it? No. (4) I didn't understand my bill & neither did the desk clerk. He called in a manager; she didn't even bother to look at the bill. I was told "If it shows up on the bill, you charged it" in a tone that clearly indicated that I was an idiot wasting her precious time. In short: if you want to be ripped off and treated badly for a run-of-the-mill room, all in the middle of nowhere, you should visit this place! Otherwise, avoid it like the plague
What a rip off. Don't bother!
My husband and I and another couple stayed last month for our anniversary. The customer service was awful. The rooms were EXTREMELY tiny for the price. The bars and restaurants inside the hotel were closed by 11:30. Nikki's marina was closed for repairs and THERE IS NOTHING TO DO within walking distance. We thought we would cram into our $570/night room and play cards or something. We then realized that there was not even a radio in the room. We asked if they had one they could bring up and was then told we couldnt have one because we might make too much noise.
Not 4 star at all
This was the worst 4 star resort or hotel I have ever stayed at. The entire experience made me feel ripped off. I have stayed at many other hotels of the 4 star caliber and this one doesn't fit the bill. Price, service and environment were all factors.
WOW
The most incredible hotel I've been to in any city. Over a quarter billion to build with 2 level pools with a see through floor. Incredible decor matched only by the views from the rooms. The beach was all of 4 feet wide at high tide - not impressive but no one went there. The only trouble is that it's built in a dumpy neighborhood. A shuttle will take you to a terrific golf course and relaxing spa.
perfect
this is a very nice hotel, i would really commend this hotel to anybody, room service was perfect had no complaints people in room service was very nice.
NEW AND UPDATED
THE OLD ONE WAS BULLDOZED AND A TOTALLY NEW, MODERN FACILITY BUILT. GREAT ACCOMODATIONS, EXCELLENTLY APPOINTED ROOMS. EXCELLENT RESTAURANTS ( ALTHOUGH THE PRIME STEAKHOUSE IS SOMEWHAT PRICY), BUT A CHOICE OF OTHERS ON PREMICE. GOOD CLUB FLOOR WITH FULL BREAKFAST, COCKTAIL HOUR,LATER PETITE FOURS ETC. NEW POOL AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES. ON THE BEACH. WELL TRAINED ACCOMODATING STAFF. A PLEASURE
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Hollywood Prime, the Dip's steakhouse just got an awesome write-up in the Sun Sentinel. Worth checking out. -
They have Dale's Pale Ale at all the bars, but you have to ask. -
Try the pork belly and smoked duck at aizia! -
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Awesome pool area -
Great location. My away office :) -
Had terrible experiances with the staff my last 4 stays! -
The pools are awesome and the beach is right there. It is pretty cheap to rent a cabana and some chairs too! Oh, try the breakfast omelet at the cafe. Amazing! -
Excellent location for family or troublesome adults. Beach is amazing, very nice rooms. Be certain you get the oceanfront views. -
Los mojitos, lo mejor!!! -
Vegetarians be careful. I asked for vegetarian pasta at the cafe and they made it with chicken broth. Then they argued that it wasn't chicken until the chef came out and admitted it. -
Èxcellent!!
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I'm here for new years trying to find a girl to join me and my woman for a threesome but theres one problem.... My balls itch? -
Good for a quick getaway. Corner suites are the best -
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must try the monkey mud slide at the pool side cafe.. it is delicious!
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Fish taco's at splash -
Don't expect internet access. $13 a day? Get real. -
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AVNshow - come visit the Fleshlight booth (#201) -
If you head out to the deck near the pools at night you can see giant sea turtles coming ashore. -
The mojitos come w/ REAL sugarcane!!! -
If you're drinking by the pool, get a pitcher of whatever it is (mojito, mimos, anything...) and save yourself quite a bit of money
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