http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T20:10:47Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Coconut%20Grove%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/8/144522/778 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/amd_analucia.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>Recent reports that Coconut Grove's <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mayfair+Hotel+&amp;+Spa/ian/105485">Mayfair Hotel</a></b> was getting "<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/21/91443/3968/hotels/Is_Miami_s_Mayfair_Hotel_amp_Spa_a_Mess_or_Is_This_All_a_Big_Mistake_">dirtier and dirtier</a> by the day" had us confused: what was the deal here? <p>We were diggin' it back when <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Kimpton%20Hotels">Kimpton</a> managed the hotel, but the gross reviews on TripAdvisor and mysterious construction noises made us worry a little -- not to mention our confusion upon hearing from Kimpton that the upcoming <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Epic+Hotel+and+Residences/local/1291">Epic Hotel</a></b> was going to be their first Florida property (were they ashamed? Or did they just mean it was the first Florida property Kimpton <i>owned</i>?) <p>Well, <b>Michelle Rodriguez</b> -- the arrest-prone star of <i>Lost</i> and <i>Girlfight</i> -- confirmed that things were a <i>little</i> bit dirty. In the sexual sense, at Jenna 2008-10-08T15:59:30-05:00 25.7290595 -80.240965 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/4/21/91443/3968 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mayfairmiamicourtyard.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The Leading Hotels of the World may want to create a subdivision called The Crappiest Hotels of the World--that is if the consortium continues to allow Miami's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mayfair+Hotel+&+Spa/ian/105485"><b>Mayfair Hotel &amp; Spa</b></a> in Coconut Grove to be counted among its ranks. <p> Upon our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/26/152444/541/hotels/Checking_in_on_Miami_Mayfair_Hotel_and_Spa">first visit</a> in 2006, back when the hotel was a Kimpton property, we liked it, given its chic design, in-room 42" plasma flat screen TVs, marble baths and 4,500-square-foot spa. At the time, the only downside was that the rooftop pool had not yet opened. <p> But recent guest complaints--of which there are a lot--say the hotel "gets dirtier and dirtier by the day," "is not worth the price," gives "sinus infections" jennm 2008-04-22T10:01:48-05:00 25.729078 -80.240967 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/