If people have ever marveled at a picture postcard of South Beach hotels behind a row of Palms, then they've probably seen the Waldorf Towers Hotel. Located opposite the beach on Ocean Drive in the middle of the action, the Waldorf can't be beat for the complete South Beach experience. Guests need only stroll across the street, through the palm-lined park to get to an excellent beach. The Waldorf also is only five minutes from the Art Deco Historic District and a half-mile from the quaint shopping of pedestrian-only Lincoln Road. At the beach, guests can rent everything from boogie boards to Jet Skis. Golfers will go wild at an 18-hole public golf course five minutes away. Back at the hotel, the Compass Market sells food, sundries, and international magazines and newspapers. Concierges at the front desk can adroitly help guests bag tickets, reservations, airport transportation and other services.
Guests will love SoBe's many dining options. At the hotel, however, in addition to room service, the TIME Café and Bar offers dining on a terrace facing Ocean Drive, excellent for people watching.
Although small, guest rooms feature contemporary furnishings and CD/VCR/DVD players, small fridges, ceiling fans, bottled water, and "white noise" machines to suppress external boisterousness. (After all, SoBe is an extremely lively neighborhood.)
The best way to describe the Waldorf is a cosmopolitan beach hotel with boutique atmosphere. The small lobby emphasizes the continental background of its clientele, with clocks registering times in six different cities around the world. While architectural features of the 1936 art-deco building are still present, lobby furniture leans towards stuffy British Colonial.
