South Beach Miami Gay Resort

During the Winter Party back in March we stayed at the Lords South Beach. It was a last minute decision because the Doubletree Surfcomber was booked and that is where we normally stay because iit’s the host hotel, we get Hilton HHonors points, and the view of the pool party that Saturday. There were many hotels we could have chosen such as a cabana at the National which was the host location for the White Party Miami, the Z Ocean (Priority Club) hotel, or even Loew’s. All of these were pretty expensive but were all close to the Winter Party events and walkable to Twist, Mova, Palace Bar and Grill, and Score.
There was one place that stuck out that was new at 11th street and Collins in the heart of South Beach and within steps of the gay part of the Miami Beach. The Lords South Beach which has around 50 rooms, a poolside Cabana bar, Cha Cha Rooster Restaurant, roomservice, in-room safes.
At first their site was linked to from the Winter Party site and I could not get it to load correctly. Normally I give up when I can’t get things to function on a hotels website. I believe they corrected the issue the next day when I tried again and I finally was able to book a room online at pretty cheap prices for the Miami South Beach area.
I was in complete surprise when I walked into the hotel to be greeted by a giant fiberglass polar bear in the lobby and gorgeous pictures of Elizabeth Taylor. This made me feel comfortable and it was a fun upbeat place I desire when staying somewhere like Southbeach. I was very pleased with how clean and modern things were inside the hotel even the lighting in the rooms were a treat. The only real complaints I had were the menu on the room service they all seemed to be appetizers instead of real meals. It would have been nice to actually order a cage-free chicken breast or an organic salad from the menu. I have had so many horrible meals in Southbeach from the restaurants that are setup as tourist traps why not have a good restaurant at this location to say that the gays know our food!
Gay tourists spend an estimated $3 billion a year in the Miami-Dade and Broward combined counties. Which is why you see hotels such as the Lords South Beach and the Royal Palms Beach Resort and Spa preparing for more of that money. In Ft. Lauderdale, the Royal Palms Resort and Spa is just completed a $9 million expansion.
The Lord’s brand is also preparing to expand into New York and West Hollywood as the first gay boutique hotel brand to open in the US. My tip for a gay boutique hotel brand is to have linens that are not white. Things like that could make the hotel really stick out.
There are also i-pod docking stations in all the rooms which these days are a must. The large hotel chains will not be able to keep up with amenities such as this. The Lords South Beach hotel could be the perfect place to host a gay wedding once they finally legalize these in Florida in our lifetimes.