whatever you do, stay away from the shelbourne hotel on collins avenue... the place was NOT at all pleasant! last june, i got stuck in a dirty room with an a/c that didn't work, and a rusted, noisy leaking faucet. and to top it all off, the staff sucked! i'm headed down there again this may, but this time we're opting for either roney palace or the fontaine bleu... good luck!