This place is the best buy in South Beach. Gorgeous pool, right on the water, rooms that look like the W Hotel, friendly staff that gets to know you, and when we stayed there, Madonna and Guy Ritchie were at the pool.

A gorgeous, serene alternative to the crass, over-hyped hotels of Miami Beach. Beautiful pool and outdoor dining; clean and comfortable rooms; lovely lobby; efficient service; all located right on the strip but seemingly miles away. I want to go back NOW!

Great place to escape. The pool is amazing-- perfect temperature and beautiful.
The rooms are large and nicely decorated with amazing views. Our room had a great vista of the pool, The Raleigh's private beach, then Miami Beach, and the wide open Atlantic.

When we arrived I was worried if the place would be awful. But that thought was soon gone! The pool was AMAZING, the tubes, the outerpool, the waterfall, and, best of all, the cabanas. Beyond the pool (where the cabanas were) was what I called the sand area. There are tables and hammocks and at night they light a bonfire. When your hungry at ...

The Raleigh gets so many things right that you can almost forgive the room rates. The pool area is fabulous - much more glamorous than the sleek Delano - but it's the little details that really win you over: Kiehl's products in the bathrooms, gorgeous stationery, a beautifully written welcome pack, the softest bedlinen, a bottle of Evian by ...

As many have stated the pool is nice, but for the prices they charge, many of the other hotels in that price range- The National, Shore Club etc.. are much better overall. The biggest problem with the Raleigh is they have a new GM, who came from Ireland, and was not helpful with our complaints- we went to the restaurant and was served inedbile ...