I made the reservation on Hotels.com. A part of the charge was processed by the reservation website, and another part for $360 was payable at the hotel. Instead, the hotel charged a higher amount of $410, and claimed that it was a mistake by Hotels.com. It took multiple calls to the customer service to get a refund. I was told by the reception desk that such problems are common. So it is better to prepay in full either through the reservation site or through the hotel's own site to avoid them blaming each other for reservation mistakes. The rooms do not look like pictures and are located in different building at different addresses, so there is no point of picking your room based on pictures or the description. The reception desk is currently only at 7500 Collins. You'll need to go there every few days because the door keys stop working and need to be re-activated. Some rooms at Beachside have full-size stoves while others have only small electric ranges. Pots and pans are bad or not available at all. Knives, cutting boards and other cooking utensils are not available. If you plan to cook, bring your own or buy locally. The microwave, coffee maker and toaster are good. But no coffee filters, coffee, paper towels, tissues, salt, sugar or any other staples you might expect at an extended stay hotel or Airbnb. There were occasional bugs, mostly cockroaches, in the kitchen and the restroom. Towels were easy to exchange, so no need to bring your own. Great location next to beach.