![]() ![]() If you wanted to have a view of the pool area and sea it would cost another $30 per day. Not sure how it will be when it gets busy. The hotel was not very busy when we were there so the pool area was very good. There are plenty of restaurants up in Coconut Walk such as Jaguars. We also ate out at Montys, Chart House both near the Fresh Market. We walked down the road from the hotel to The Fresh Market to buy our provisions and this super market has a fantastic selection of foods. I think you can now catch from there the Metro Mover which goes all the way to Miami Intl Airport. From either station you can catch the Metro Rail to down town and that costs only $2.25 per person. ![]() ![]() We then decided to catch the 249 Coconut Grove Circulator Bus which costs 25c which goes between the 2 metro rail stations of Douglas Road and Cocunut Grove. This links up with the other circuilar route over to South Beach. What we did do was pay $50 for 2 days of use of the hop on hop off Big Bus which does a circular route covering downtown Miami up to Coconut Grove, Coral Gables. We had limited advice from the hotel staff about the best way of getting around. Initially we took taxi's as we did not wish to hire a car. We caught a taxi from the Maimi Intl Airport and with tip is cost $30 which is far cheaper than transfers. You need to speak to the people on the reception if you want to get a taxi. The door men were okay but not very helpful. Dishwasher tablets and coffee sachets were provided each day. The cleaning staff were very good and it helps to leave a daily tip. So you dont need to take too much clothes as you can wash and iron them during your visit. There was also a washing machine, tumble dryer, iron plus ironing board. We were very pleased with our room which had a kitchenette with oven, microwave, dishwasher etc. It is a small hotel with a very small pool area and bar. For more than 10 years this building was shuttered and re-opened in 1999 as a completely renovated luxury condo-hotel that still operates today.We visited the Mutiny Hotel in early June 2014 for 10 days. The new owners tried to convert it into a high-class, no crime establishment, but it didn’t catch on, and 2 years later the hotel was foreclosed on. ![]() The owner, Burton Goldberg, sold the club in 1984 for $17 million. The club had its own private plane to retrieve high-rollers, and the hotel converted an entire suite into a walk-in cooler to house the incredible amount of alcohol it required.Īs law enforcement began catching up to the dealers the hotel suffered and was eventually shut down. In fact, Oliver Stone, Al Pacino and the rest of the cast and crew checked in for “research” purposes prior to filming.Īs grandiose as the clientele was, The Mutiny was uniquely equipped to cater to their needs. So much so, that it was the inspiration for the legendary Babylon Club in the movie Scarface. Multi-million dollar drug deals happened right there on any given night. At its peak, it had 11,000 card carrying members and sold more Dom Perignon than any other venue in America.īut the true players at the Mutiny had nothing to do with Hollywood, they were Miami’s drug lords. Some have said it was the Studio 54 of Miami. Built in 1969, the downstairs “members only” club was popular among celebrities, the international jet set and music industry icons. The Mutiny is one of the most iconic buildings in the Grove due its’ colorful past. ![]()
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