"Stepping off busy Brickell Avenue into this hotel, you see a soothing water wall trickling down from above. Inside, a cavernous lobby is barely big enough to hold the enormous sculptures—part of the hotel's collection of local and Latin American artists. A 2-acre pool terrace on the 7th floor overlooks downtown Miami while making you forget you're in downtown Miami. Three heated pools include a foot-high wading pool with 24 palm tree islands, Bahia, is reluctantly hip, with downtown residents gathering for drinks on Friday night. Service is tops for Miami." Fodor's Florida, 2009