Pre-Cruise hotel, Splendor, Miami February 3, 2022

[mrstanley]

Il Gabbiano

 

Located in a condo next door to the Intercontinental Hotel. You can walk over.

You need a reservation.

 

 

[mrstanley]

It’s an upscale restaurant.

[RachelG]

On 9/8/2021 at 2:13 PM, UUNetBill said:

 

Well, I guess we'll see ya on board!  😁

Great!  I will be the petite silver haired lady with the husband in a cowboy hat, and a son with black beard and his vivacious wife.

[PinkMEB]

We are on the Feb 3 Splendor cruise from Miami. My TA confirmed the hotel is the Conrad. I stayed there two years ago prior to a cruise and was not impressed. 

[DatawCruiser]

As are we.  My itinerary shows the Conrad also.  It also shows that it costs an additional $998/night if you wish to extend your pre-stay.

[Avidtravler]

I just spoke with Regent and found out from their Hotel Dept. that only rooms from concierge and below have been assigned to the Conrad Hotel. There has been no determination of hotel assignment for Penthouse and above as of this moment. They are working on it.

Also of interest is the fact that if you choose to make your own hotel arrangements you will receive a credit of $150.00 per person which includes transfer from airport to hotel. In checking the Intercontinental Hotel room rates begin in excess of $400.00 per night. Transfers on your own. Just something to think about.

Edited September 10, 2021 by Avidtravler

[DatawCruiser]

29 minutes ago, Avidtravler said:

I just spoke with Regent and found out from their Hotel Dept. that only rooms from concierge and below have been assigned to the Conrad Hotel. There has been no determination of hotel assignment for Penthouse and above as of this moment. They are working on it.

Also of interest is the fact that if you choose to make your own hotel arrangements you will receive a credit of $150.00 per person which includes transfer from airport to hotel. In checking the Intercontinental Hotel room rates begin in excess of $400.00 per night. Transfers on your own. Just something to think about.

I am in a Penthouse C and have been assigned to the Conrad.  Bad Info.

[makai 7]

We stayed at the Conrad thru Regent prior to a transatlantic cruise in 2019.  it was a terrible hotel, the location was not ideal.  The room was dirty and in disrepair.  The pool is above the street over a parking area and was leaking into the street below.  We only found the pool because we were looking for a place to get a coffee and there was a cafe there.

 

The one hotel restaurant did have a decent happy hour with half priced appetizers and a nice vibe.  This is the only positive memory we have of the hotel.

We would never choose to stay here.  We found the Kimpton Epic they used for a previous cruise much nicer and a better location (we are staying there by choice before an Oceania cruise next March).

[EAGLESLOVER]

On 9/9/2021 at 2:16 PM, mrstanley said:

Il Gabbiano

 

Located in a condo next door to the Intercontinental Hotel. You can walk over.

You need a reservation.

 

 

Thanks for the information

[EAGLESLOVER]

3 hours ago, Avidtravler said:

I just spoke with Regent and found out from their Hotel Dept. that only rooms from concierge and below have been assigned to the Conrad Hotel. There has been no determination of hotel assignment for Penthouse and above as of this moment. They are working on it.

Also of interest is the fact that if you choose to make your own hotel arrangements you will receive a credit of $150.00 per person which includes transfer from airport to hotel. In checking the Intercontinental Hotel room rates begin in excess of $400.00 per night. Transfers on your own. Just something to think about.

Glad we booked our room at the Intercontinental a while ago.  We are paying much less than that for the Bayfront view.

[Back Roader]

We are a group of 10 friends traveling together and our itinerary shows the Conrad as well. Hopefully, the hotel has made some improvements and every Regent passenger who stays there will not be disappointed. Since Regent touts itself as a luxury cruise line, you would hope that they would put us in a hotel that would be one of the top hotels in their home port city of Miami.  

[sailing oldie]

We're on the Feb 17th Splendor sailing from Miami, we don't have a 'pre' hotel allocated yet, has anyone got any hotel info on their itinerary yet?

 

[poolechick]

4 hours ago, sailing oldie said:

We're on the Feb 17th Splendor sailing from Miami, we don't have a 'pre' hotel allocated yet, has anyone got any hotel info on their itinerary yet?

 

We are on the Feb. 3rd voyage on the Splendor. We're in Penthouse A suite. Still no hotel assignment yet. In the past, Regent has put us at the Four Seasons or in Coral Gables at the Hyatt Regency. 

[Mudhen]

Although we're not on the Splendor, we're on the Explorer Dec. 20. Our pre cruise hotel is the Mandarin Oriental as listed on our invoice.

[Steve Q]

On 9/8/2021 at 6:57 PM, poolechick said:

We're on the February 3rd Splendor voyage. Yesterday our TA said our pre-cruise hotel hasn't been assigned yet. On our last voyage from Miami in 2019,  Regent assigned us a lovely room at the Four Seasons. We'd be very happy to spend some time there again.

We just received our pre-cruise hotel assignment for our March 25th Miami-Rome cruise. We have been assigned the Hotel Diplomat. Looks like it is closer to Ft Lauderdale.

[Bellaggio Cruisers]

On 9/22/2021 at 1:05 PM, sailing oldie said:

We're on the Feb 17th Splendor sailing from Miami, we don't have a 'pre' hotel allocated yet, has anyone got any hotel info on their itinerary yet?

 

We are on the same cruise. Hope to meet you then. 
sheila

[RetiredandTravel]

4 hours ago, Steve Q said:

We just received our pre-cruise hotel assignment for our March 25th Miami-Rome cruise. We have been assigned the Hotel Diplomat. Looks like it is closer to Ft Lauderdale.

 

 

I know the Diplomat by friend stayed there for spring break, $1 Kamikazees for happy hour(3-6).  LMAO

 

🥳🤙

[Pudgesmom]

For our April cruise on Splendor, we seem to be booked at East hotel in Miami. After reading reviews, I’m very underwhelmed. It appears to be a party hotel with a very popular disco on the roof and located in the center of the city. Not at all what we would book for ourselves. 

Edited October 28, 2021 by Pudgesmom

[mrstanley]

Hotel rates in South Florida during season are outrageous.

No wonder Regent is using odd hotels. 
Yes… The Diplomat Hotel is in the Hollywood/Ft Lauderdale area. It’s a beachfront hotel. It’s ok.

[poolechick]

We did finally get our hotel assignment for the Feb. 3rd voyage. We'll be at the Intercontinental. 

[giustot]

14 hours ago, Steve Q said:

We just received our pre-cruise hotel assignment for our March 25th Miami-Rome cruise. We have been assigned the Hotel Diplomat. Looks like it is closer to Ft Lauderdale.

When you call it the Hotel Diplomat it makes it sound so much more formal.

 

I remember the Diplomat Hotel from the 1972 Democratic Convention in Miami. I thought it was very nice then.

[sailing oldie]

8 hours ago, Pudgesmom said:

For our April cruise on Splendor, we seem to be booked at East hotel in Miami. After reading reviews, I’m very underwhelmed. It appears to be a party hotel with a very popular disco on the roof and located in the center of the city. Not at all what we would book for ourselves. 

 

[sailing oldie]

Yes, we have had East hotel confirmed for our Feb 17th Splendor trip. The reviews make it sound like Party Central - hope it's not too lively overnight!!

[sailing oldie]

10 hours ago, Bellaggio Cruisers said:

We are on the same cruise. Hope to meet you then. 
sheila

 

[sailing oldie]

Looking forward to it!!