Cadet Hotel

Elite '08

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Gretchen P.

San Francisco, CA

I would definitely stay here again. A block from everything at very reasonable prices. The staff are 5 stars all the way--from the maids who patiently waited to clean til the crack of 2 and 3 pm in the afternoon when the vampires finally left the room to the front desk folks who went out of their way to find the sunglasses I accidentally left behind and mailed them to me.

Also a bonus is the partially-enclosed, comfortable patio area where you can sit with a bottle of wine and a cigar on your last day in town and recount the incredible memories collected from your stay in salacious South Beach.

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Elite '08

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Drew W.

Atlanta, GA

The pictures on the website make this place look much bigger in every way than it really is. So I guess I should complement the photographer they hired, because they managed to make this place look like it was the Delano...Not that the Cadet is bad, it's just nowhere near as enticing as it appears to be if you're hotel hunting on the web.

The minuscule parking lot would be funny if it wasn't irritating at the same time. Watching the desk staff shuffle six cars around the lot like they're playing Tetris to get your car out is amusing at times, but not when you're in a hurry to get somewhere, as is usually the case for me and my wife since one of us is usually running late.

All that being said, it's a pretty good option to be close to South Beach and Lincoln Road Mall without paying money like you're a rock star.

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Lisa L.

Atlanta, GA

Oh, it's definitely Deco.  But the rooms really feel like they are from the 30's.  In our room, the walls were only a few feet from either side of the double bed, and about four feet from the end of it... and that was pretty much the entire room.  The bathroom was small but not tiny, and everything seemed clean enough, but we did see one of the first floor rooms, and believe me, go with one of the renovated ones upstairs.  Also, you might want to tailor your conversation, since regular indoor voices travel better than you would have thought humanly possible through the walls.
The location is pretty nice for the price, and yes, that parking area on the grass that holds about ten cars is all there is.  You'll have to leave your keys so they can shuffle cars around when they get double or triple stacked.  Don't bother to unpack your laptop for their "connection" - they'll clarify when you get there that there is a phone socket in your room, and hopefully you brought a phone cord and have a dial-up service you can go through.  At least the staff is friendly.
Check out Lincoln Road mall, just a couple blocks away, and the beach a block and a half in the opposite direction.  Walk over the the Delano just half a block away and get in line along the side to have a drink at the "non-guest" bar, enjoy the oasis view, and wish you could have stayed there instead.

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