The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood, Curio Collection by Hilton

The room was amazing incredible views bed and pillows extremely comfortable!!! Staff was very accommodating and knowledgeable would highly recommend staying at this beautiful property one of the best I stayed at😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

The hotel staff at this resort are excellent, they really make you feel like a Diplomat visiting from another country. I would like to thank the following staff for their 5-Star Hospitality Service: Bernhard -Front Desk Chevelle -Front Desk Patrick -Bar Manager This Hollywood Beach resort is located with direct access to the beach without having to walk across a busy street to touch the sand. The parking garage bridge is a huge plus making coming and going from the hotel very convenient. The food was excellent as usual, which is what the Curio brand is known to have. Unfortunately, during our stay there was major construction happening in the pool area and I saw work being done to 1 jacuzzi. This hotel needs more than 1 jacuzzi and the pool area is not large enough to hold the amount of guests that can stay at this hotel. The beach area was nice and there were many great hotel employees making sure everyone had their chairs and drinks if needed. I felt very safe with plenty of security checking for wrist bands to make sure the property is only accessible to hotel guests. I will revisit this beach resort when construction is complete to get a full feel of pool next time.

If you want your vacation to feel like a work trip, this place is for you. This hotel is not a “beach resort” - it’s a conference center. In case you glanced over that, let me repeat to emphasize - this is NOT a beach resort, it is a conference center that happens to be on the beach. Unless you are traveling here for business, I’d avoid. Stay somewhere more expensive if you have to. This hotel is not couple friendly. It was built for conferences, or at least caters to them and their attendees. I was a little embarrassed to be a guest vacationing here. Felt out of place and unappreciated the entire time. Attending a conference? You’ll get a happy hour on an outdoor patio overlooking the ocean. Simply a guest? You’re not allowed out there. You can sit in the lobby bar and stare at a tarp blocking all of the construction. No outdoor views. More on that later. We walked across the pedestrian bridge to go to Publix - an employee had a police officer stop us and ask for our conference badges because there was an event over there. Insane. Some redeeming qualities - 1) Staff is generally nice. The spa staff & the servers (on the beach and at breakfast) were great. 2) Spa was 10/10. Quiet & relaxing. Sauna + steam room in locker room. 3) Gym has a good mix of equipment - cardio, weights, kettlebells, even a squat rack. Cafe has smoothies you can add protein to, as well. Now for the rest - #1 - construction is brutal. Most of the pool/ pool area is unusable. Jack hammers & saws. All. Day. Long. This alone is a reason to NOT book this hotel. If you’re interested, call and ask if the construction is finished. If not, you’ve been warned. The beach is better, but you can still hear most of the construction. It’s mentioned on the website, pretty far down, and downplays it as “occasional noise”. #2 - limited dining options. Came in on a Monday. There were no dining options outside of the lobby bar “bites”. Basically a menu of appetizers. Not many dining options in the neighborhood. We walked a mile or so to Juniper on the Water which was solid. After Monday, your only option is the steakhouse. More expensive than higher rated options in Hollywood. We wanted to find a “resort” that we didn’t have to leave at all. We had to leave for dinner most nights. #3 housekeeping & cleanliness - this sounds crazy, but I googled my room number when it was assigned. Someone in 2015 wrote a complaint about stains on their drapes. I figured after 10 years, there wouldn’t be an issue. Can’t comment on the stains, but when we entered our room, there was a previous guest’s bathing suit below the drapes. It wasn’t clean. If they’re missing large items like clothing, are they detail oriented elsewhere? We had doubts. After confirming late checkout face to face with the front desk, we were greeted by housekeeping walking into our room while we were getting ready for the day. They said they had no idea. TL/DR - I won’t vacation here again. If you want to stay here, call ahead and ask if there’s a conference or construction. If there’s either, consider other options.

I was told by Shawntria that the warning is buried in a link “new area” See screen shot, follow link to new area? She said it goes on from sunrise to sunset, did not respond when asked if that included weekends? $1300 per night for ocean front construction view and noise!

The Diplomat was wonderful for our one week vacation! It’s a beautiful property with great amenities and restaurants. We stayed in the King Corner Suite and views were amazing! The staff was fantastic! Joe was extremely helpful and even took care of setting up our room with a beautiful flower bouquet! Thank you, Joe!