Gale South Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton

Don’t be fooled by the photographs of the rooms. We must have been put in the smallest room possible where the bed was all that fit. No table, no chairs, nowhere to place your suitcase but on the floor. Access is through a restaurant/cafe with no ramp access. Very disappointing for a Hilton curio

This hotel is ok although the benefits as Hilton Diamond guest are a bit lacking. First off I arrived at 1pm so it was somewhat early check-in but not unreasonably so. I was given the choice of a standard room right away or an upgrade later. Because this hotel does not have room types which are hugely superior than others, I knew ahead of time that any upgrade would be modest if any, so I took the standard room without waiting. The room was a bit small and no view, but the stand-alone shower was nice unlike some aging hotels which have a shower in a bathtub. I wish the room stood out more in terms of design since this is a Curio brand hotel after all, but it was maybe a bit bland. Diamond guests get 30 USD food & beverage credit for a couple (or 15 USD for solo traveller). One main dish (avocado toast) and one hot beverage ended up exactly 30 USD so the breakfast benefit is really only 50% off whereas other hotel chains give free breakfast to elites of their loyalty program. Nonetheless, the menu was adequate and the avocado toast was good quality. Overall I felt a bit ambivalent about this hotel and was not wowed in any way so I am not very likely to return because there are tons of other options in the area, but I cannot say that I would actively avoid it or discourage someone from staying. Earlier this year I stayed at both Kimpton Palomar and Dream South Beach both of which were better hotels in my opinion than Gale Hotel with all things considered, and similar price range so the comparison is fair.

Amazing place, we can walk everywhere, hotel super super clean love it. I will defiantly come here again. staff are friendly and place is amazing, i couldn't ask for more. they have private beach and they provide with towels it was just amazing.