Built in l938 just a block from white-sand beaches, the Essex House Hotel and Suites is a landmark amid South Beach clubs, cafes and designer boutiques synonymous with Miami Beach glitz. Flamingo Park, three blocks away on the beach, features tennis and basketball courts. Golf aficionados will delight that they are so close to Miami Beach and Haulover Beach Park golf clubs.
Back at the hotel, the intimate lobby is decorated with Art Deco furniture, carpet and tile, and people-watchers can loll in an outdoor veranda with ceiling fans. To pamper guests, the hotel offers in-room massage and spa services, an outdoor-jetted splash pool surrounded by a garden courtyard with a bubbling fountain.
Guestrooms boast custom retro furnishings with russet upholstered chairs, oval mahogany entertainment units and matching mahogany desks. The rooms include cable television, refrigerators, minibars, marble baths, pedestal sinks, bathrobes and complimentary toiletries.
The hotel is offering a $5 "Amenity Charge" which will include: continental breakfast (7 a.m.-10 a.m.), afternoon snack, nightly cocktail reception (6 p.m.-7 p.m.), wireless Internet access in lobby and guestroom, beach chairs, beach towels, local phone calls, fax service (domestic only), 50% off gym pass and 15% off at Grill Fish Restaurant.
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