The Roney Palace

Stay was for 1 month in March of 2015.
Positive:
— Great location in Miami Beach, not too crowdy but close enough to the action
— Short walk to the beach
— Pool is very nice and plenty of patio furniture for relaxation
— Good value for what I paid at a peak time during spring break
— Spacious 1k square feet
— Friendly neighbors at the time, most were vacationing as well
— The «Hotel 1» is currently being built into part of the large complex and will have restaurants, bars and amenities. Was still in construction while we stayed but will be very nice once completed.
Negative:
— No view of the ocean from the balcony, was aware of this prior to obligating, but you do get a bit jealous as almost all the other rooms do have some sort of an ocean view (as long as you are on the east side)
— Fire Alarms went off daily, sometimes 25 times in just one day that drove me and my girlfriend batty. The complex has some major issue with the wiring for the alarm system and from day one until the day we left they could not correct the issue, although the alarms were getting less frequent when we left. One of the nights the complex was evacuated from 7pm until midnight because of a so-​called fire in the new restaurant, but nobody ever had a clear answer regarding it.
— Valet is the absolute worst I could have ever imagined, if you can do without a vehicle, I highly recommend it. Average time to get your car is 30 – 60 minutes (despite them quoting you 10 minutes or under) and many times I called an hour before and would come down and they had not even pulled the keys for it. Always a different excuse, even trying to put me at fault multiple times because I didn’t tell them what type of vehicle it was or how the tag was marked (although I did mention it every time). Because of the major construction, my car was filthy with concrete dust each time I picked it up from valet and they wouldn’t do anything about it. The staff was polite, but once I stopped tipping them because of the poor service they changed. But it didn’t really matter because the service was terrible from day one.
— No where to store a bicycle, and highly wish there was, since driving is so stressful in the Miami Beach area and crappy valet. They have Citi Bike practically everywhere in the city, but we had nothing but problems using it so we walked everywhere.

Update since moving out.
Car was dinged up beyond belief from the careless valet attendants.
I got robbed after telling the building not to enter my unit under and circumstances. I come home and I was robbed. Management implied I was lying. Imagine that?
Unless they have a management overhaul I’d stay away.

I live here and love every second. It has a classic yet sophisticated feel. Very secure as there is key card access and a doorman at all times. Don’t listen to people talk about the pool or anything else. This residence is in the same building as the hotel so anyone whom has issues was having them with hotel employees not Roney Palace. When the construction is done, this will be the hottest spot on the beach. Even with the construction it’s fantastic! Keep an open mind, it’s South Beach!

stay away! after shelling out 6k for a 2 month stay i realized the unit i rented had no eating apparatus. (table, chairs), the windows were howling when the wind blows, the refrig was not working properly and i wasted $ 100 in groceries that went bad… now for the bad part… every day, monday thru friday, 8am to 5pm there is drilling going on which sounds like a jack hammer is right above my head. no sleeping in, and you have to leave the unit during the day or risk your fillings coming out… one last thing… the selling point… a nice balcony to enjoy the view… just recieved notice the balconies are defective and the building is advising everyone to not use their balconies… if i was a lawyer i would sue! oh wait, i am…

Come on, really…$ 17 mojitos in a cheesy plastic cup by the pool bar and the bartender had no change??? If this was a Ritz-​type place, I would undertsand, but far from it.