We stayed at Doral at the end of June 2008 to celebrate my husband's 50th birthday--he is an avid golfer and the golf packages for this time of year were cheap $189/night including one round of golf per room and breakfast. What they failed to mention is that they had just aeriated the greens....The buildings are old, but well kept and the grounds were immaculate. However, the walls are THIN! The phone rang at 1am in the next room, and it sounded like the phone was in our room and we could hear every word of the young lady's conversation. The next night, the young lady got in around 3am, and I swear I could smell their McDonald's french fries! The spa and gym are nice as are the pools. The location is airport industrial, and South Beach is a good 25 minute drive away. The restaurant and bars are a bit pricey, but the food quality was good.
All in all, I would only stay at the Doral again for golf-- and would ask about the course conditions specifically beforehand.

My wife and I and two friends stayed at the Doral Spa and Golf Resort in late June. We all really enjoyed this resort. The staff was very friendly. The rooms were very nice. We had a suite that was very large, it had two bathrooms a king size bed and two pull out couches in the living room area. The resort is very large and the rooms are very spread out. But, it was just a short walk to the parking area, pool and lobby. The resort surrounds several beautiful golf courses. The lobby area is very nice, and the grounds are beautiful. The resort has several nice dining choices and a starbucks type coffee shop. The gym area was very nice and well equipped. The gym did not charge an extra fee to use the facilities. The pool area is great. There was a ton of lounge chairs, live music, water slides, water falls and good food and drink choices. The area outside the resort seemed a little scary. There was a large amount of police action going on as we drove around town. While on the resort grounds you do not see or hear any of the Police action going on. The resort is very close to the Miami airport and would make a nice place to stay between flights. Overall I would recommend this resort, especially if you are a golfer!!

Stayed a couple of nights here in June for a business conference. Definitely would stay here again if a conference were held at the resort, but if Miami for personal business, this is not the location I would want to be staying. (Only reason to stay here would be to enjoy the spa or golf course.) For how ordinary and tired the rooms are, this hotel is overpriced at usually costing $200+.

Nice gym with lots of cardio and weight equipment. Couple of nice restaurant choices. Very nice selection of bars. I would definitely recommend checking out the bar seating that is outside at night that overlooks the golf course.

Was here for five days for a conference. The pros: All staff I encountered were very friendly. Golf carts were there to take you from the main lobby to your building, great since it rained every day and some buildings are a little bit of a walk. The bed was very comfortable, and my room was older but clean. During each meal, I was impressed that they managed to serve 500 people almost all at the same time, although the food was so-so. Lots of equipment in the free exercise room. Be sure to visit the "secret" adults-only pool. Cons: Temperature was not regulated very well in conference rooms. We were either freezing or burning up. There was no protein at breakfast--only fruit and pastries--so we were starving by lunch. This may have been the choice of the conference planners though. Prices at the hotel bar were ridiculous--a $15 margarita? Be sure to check your final room bill; mine had a few extra charges that were removed when I asked about them. I thought the $13/day Internet fee was excessive--not even wireless! I just saw these survey results from AH&LA: "wireless Internet access is in 91% of responding properties, and the number of hotels that charge for in-room Internet use is down to 16%." Since they already charge a lot for the room, Doral should get with the program and offer free WiFi across the property.