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Palm Beach Map: Hotel BibaHotel Biba Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
320 Belvedere Rd
Location West Palm Beach, Around Town
Phone 561/832-0094
Fax 561/833-7848
Web site www.hotelbiba.com
Room Information 41 units
Prices $110-$215 double; $200-$300 suite. Rates include complimentary breakfast and are cheaper on the hotel's website
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, CD player, free wireless Internet, hair dryer

Frommer's Review

Located in the historic El Cid neighborhood, just 1 mile from City Place and Clematis Street, the very cool Biba answers the call for an inexpensive, chic hotel that young hipsters can call their own. Housed in a renovated Colonial-style 1940s motor lodge, Biba has been remarkably updated by de rigueur designer Barbara Hulanicki and features a sleek lobby with the hip hotel bar, gorgeously landscaped outdoor pool area with Asian gardens, and a reflection pond. Guest rooms are shabby chic, with private patios, mosaic-tile floors, custom-made mahogany furniture, Egyptian-cotton linens, down pillows, and high-tech amenities. The bold color schemes mix nicely with the high-fashion crowd that convenes here. A word of advice: This place is not exactly soundproof. Rooms may be cloistered by fence and gardens, but they're still extremely close to a major thoroughfare. Ask for a room that's on the quieter Belvedere Road, as opposed to those facing South Olive Avenue.

Facilities:
Lounge; outdoor pool; concierge

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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