Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami

The Hyatt Centric is housed in a distinctive 10-story building with lots of glass and big windows. Guests enter to a foyer with benches, a couple of potted plants, and a colorful mural with a wave pattern. Elevators lead to the third-floor lobby, featuring an open-plan design that gives the space the feel of a stylish living room rather than a hotel lobby. The colors are muted and restrained, with lots of grey, beige, brown, and navy blue. Interiors have a more urban look, and the hotel is not as "beach-y" in its decor as other South Beach properties. The lobby features two wood reception desks, some sofas, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV, and shelves with books and art objects. Sliding glass doors open to the bar's patio overlooking the pool deck with lounge chairs and daybeds. Guests enjoy beach access at the Loews Hotel across the street. The Hyatt Centric tends to attract a young, hip crowd that is not as excessively trendy or party-hard as many other South Beach hotels.

The Hyatt Centric offers an excellent location on Collins Avenue at 16th Street in the heart of South Beach. The hotel has access to the beach services at Loews Hotel, a four-minute walk (one block) across Collins Avenue, and is a short walk from numerous restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.The eastern end of the Lincoln Road pedestrian mall is a four-minute walk from the hotel and features shops, restaurants, bars, and a twice-monthly antique market. An Apple Store and iMax theatre are at the western end of the mall, a 12-minute walk from the hotel. Featuring an outdoor market and cafes, the quaint and historic Espanola Way is a five-minute walk south. Miami Beach Convention Center is a five-minute walk northwest and the Holocaust Memorial is a 15-minute walk northwest of the Hyatt Centric. The Bass Museum of Art is a 10-minute walk north and Miami Beach Botanical Garden is a 12-minute walk northwest of the hotel. The Art Deco District walking tours start at the Art Deco Welcome Center, a 12-minute walk south. Miami International Airport is a 20-minute drive west of the Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami. 

The Hyatt Centric has 105 all non-smoking rooms. Rooms come in Standard, View, Deluxe, Suite, and Accessible categories and range from 300 to 587 square feet. Rooms aren't luxurious, but they have an upscale boutique feel. The look is minimalist, with largely bare white walls, and a white, grey, and beige color palette with dashes of color in the abstract wall art. Some of the closets are painted aqua blue. Furnishings are contemporary mixed with mid-century, vintage elements. Some rooms feature window seating and seating at the end of the bed. They are clean, quiet, and get good natural light. All rooms come with desks and ergonomic chairs, full-length mirrors, in-room safes, coffee/tea makers, mini-bars (item prices are high), and plush Hyatt Grand Beds with thick pillow-top mattresses. The flat-screen 47-inch HDTVs feature premium cable and Bluetooth technology, which allows guests to connect their phones remotely and project on the TV. Panels allow laptops, MP3 players, video game systems, and DVD players to connect to TVs as well. Rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows, some with ocean views (though there's a lot of architecture cluttering the foreground). Suites have sofa beds. The bathrooms are clean, spacious, and well lighted, with good counter space and premium bath products. The showers feature rainfall and hand-held showers. Bathrooms were created with an open design, which allows people in the bedroom to see into the bathroom, but the hotel is working on installing frosted glass to improve privacy. 

The Hyatt Centric features a solid array of property amenities. The third-floor outdoor pool is not as big as many other South Beach hotels of this class, but it's long enough for a short lap. Guests have access to the beach across the street at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, and the hotel provides towels and two lounge chairs per room for free, but beach umbrellas must be rented. Guests can also borrow a bicycle (free of charge) to tool around South Beach. The hotel's restaurant serves innovative Spanish-Mediterranean cuisine, with an emphasis on plates meant for sharing and a seasonal menu highlighting local seafood like Florida shrimp, cuttlefish, and octopus. Room service is available and breakfast is not included in room rates. The bar serves handcrafted cocktails, mojitos, sangria, and an international selection of beers and wines. The hotel also has a 24-hour fitness center, meeting rooms, a business center, uniformed bell service, and concierge service. Valet parking is available, with in-and-out privileges. The fee is expensive, but that is true of all hotels of this class in South Beach. There is an amenity fee added on to room rates at checkout. Up to one pet (dogs only), 50 pounds or under, is allowed per room for a one-time fee. The hotel provides a bowl, dog bed, and treat.