The Bottom Line
The smaller of the two Bal Harbour hotels, the Sea View Hotel provides a more intimate guest experience.
Pros
- Right across from Bal Harbour Shops
- European-style resort
- Beach on the Atlantic coast
Cons
- Some rooms overlook busy Collins Avenue
Description
- 226 guest rooms and suites
- All rooms have walk-in closets and refrigerators
- Some guest rooms have balconies
- High-speed Internet access
- Business center and meeting rooms (10,000 sq. ft)
- Fitness center and beauty salon
- Olympic-sized pool with 50 private cabanas
- Restaurants include Terrace Room and Crystal Room
- Beach access
- Restaurants include Al Carbon (fine dining) and Beach House (casual).
Guide Review - Sea View Bal Harbour Hotel
Popular particularly with Europeans and South Americans, the stylish and historic Sea View opened in 1947. Guests tend to be very loyal; in fact, many of the regular guests from the hotel's early years still own their own rooms. The spacious pool area includes an Olympic-sized pool dotted on the perimeter with palm trees and surrounded by private cabanas with bathrooms, shaded porches and televisions. The hotel's common areas have the nostalgic feel of a bygone era in Florida's history.
