The view truly is amazing. If you are afraid of heights kind of be aware that you are fairly high up, but still worth "getting over" if you want the views, and you do... The little apartment is well maintained; there are a couple minor blemishes in the flooring, but really minor - so super overall I would say. The pictures perfectly represent the rooms. Having two bathrooms with showers in each is wonderful when compared to a single room in a hotel, very nice to have some space for a longer stay. All of the hotel's amenities are available, including the spa - and the spa is wonderful, don't skip it, we almost did. You check in just like a regular guest. Get out at the arrivals door (be sure you are at arrivals), get someone to handle your bags, they will escort you to the main lobby and check in, if your room isn't ready, they will hold your bags, and provide you a place to change into bathing suits / comfy wear (note: put your bathing suits in your carry on / purse / bag, so you don't have to rummage through your main suitcase). Then, go change (tip your porter / bell hop here to ensure that later your bags arrive to your room when it is ready) in the special area, go to the spa / pool / beach / bar. They will bring your luggage up to your room when it is ready - done. The hotel is busy with conferences, people roaming about etc. The pool is busy, getting chairs can be sometimes challenging, ask the attendants for help. Weekends are very busy at the pool.

The view was great and the rental was comfortable. Our only complaint (and it is a minor one) is that there were no linens or pillows for the foldout couch. (We simply contacted housekeeping.)

Place was great but the elevators were down often.

Overall, we had a negative experience at this Fontaineblue private residence. I will try to be balanced in my review. Negative 1.) It took us 1.75 hours to check-in. The line was 25 parties deep when we arrived at 6pm. We were told that the hotel's systems were down which continued to affect our stay over the next 4 days. 2.) We slept on perhaps the cheapest mattress we have ever experienced. The mattresses at Holiday Inn Express are a luxury compared to this mattress. 3.) I complained to the owner and management about the mattress multiple times. They essentially humored me by saying they just replaced the mattress and that they would send maintenance to fix the broken bed frame. Yes, that too. Nobody came to our room to fix the broken frame or even consider the fact that the mattress was in poor condition. 4.) Our room keycard stopped working after the first night and we were unable to key into our room the entire remaining 3 days. We had to ask a security guard or housekeeping to let us into our room every time. This caused us to wait 30 minutes to get into our room sometimes. The front desk said this was due to their system outage. 5.) The bathroom fan made a loud screeching sound that forced us to leave the light off at night rather than wake everybody up. 6.) Taking a shower felt like standing under a fire hose as the water stream was way too strong. The shower heads seemed to have not have been replaced in 20 years. 7.) The "complimentary" resort fee does not include the beach. It only includes the pool area. We had to pay an extra fee to get set up with a chair and umbrella. 8.) The scene at the Fontainebleu fits every cheesy stereotype of Miami Beach. This is not a family-friendly resort. We commiserated with 2 other families about this by the kiddie pool who wished they had stayed elsewhere. 9.) There were multiple pools to swim in, but the water looked dirty and murky in all of them. At first, we thought maybe they were salt water pools but then we went into two of the pools and confirmed that they were chlorine pools and they were just dirty. Positive 1.) The food scene is excellent at the Fontainebleu. We enjoyed Scarpetta and the breakfast buffet was probably the best we have experienced. Absolutely delicious with no shortage of selections. 2.) The views of the ocean, Miami Beach and Downtown Miami are awesome. We enjoyed taking in the nighttime and morning views. 3.) The staff was very friendly.