2. we were recomended this hotel,,it was a bit of a let down, the pool could not be used as there was a lot of building work going on next door, the walls are thin so we got to hear quite a lot from adjoining rooms, the room was shabby, we were tempted to opt for a upgrade but decided we had paid enough as it was, we would go back to south beach but not to the essex house, hotel with fur coat but no knickers .