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Consult a healthcare provider immediately if you experience side effects. 5 of us going to SOBE ( no we will not call it that when there) and are expecting and OK with having to pay for beach chairs and umbrellas on the beach . We are from Washington state want to hang out on the beach but with all our rain we do not want to FRY We are staying at the Penguin (PLEASE TELL ME THIS HOTEL IS COOL) so right on Ocean Dr. anything we should avoid with the chair thing? I mean it is only a scam if your not ready for it right? One destination mentioned in this post What is the chair scam? I have never heard of this. There are beach chairs and umbrellas on the beach but you actually have to rent them for the day/hour etc. they are not free. Some people say it is a scam, I say hey if you know it and are expecting it then that is great for the vendor providing it. I guess my thing is nothing is for free and if it were someone else would have been there to get it. Anyone have comments on the Penguin hotel???
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "scam", but if you're implying that the price to rent an umbrella and a couple of chairs is expensive, I could agree with you. However, this is typical of SOBE as there is no natural shade (palm trees) on the beach. You could opt to rent the umbrella alone and bring your own beach towel to lay under it. That would save you a couple of bucks. I think the umbrella alone is something like 12 bucks. Yeah well "Scam" what something I read from somone elses post... Like I said I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA!!!. Where do you rent umrellas at? We are staying at the penguin hotel on Ocean. If you are there for several days you can buy an umbrella at Walgreens or CVS for very little cost. I'm not understanding the "Scam" part here. You walk on the beach and you see things for rent and you rent them--where's the scam? We go to Cape May NJ all the time and rent chairs and umbrellas--it's the way of life, no scam. Either take your own and drag it with you or rent and pay for it.
-:- Message from TripAdvisor staff -:-TripAdvisor staff removed this post either because the author requested it, or because it did not meet TripAdvisor's forum guidelines./pages/forums_posting_guidelines.htmlWe remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason. MAybe its the rental charge. But they have rental charges all over Fl....and some might consider it high. On Singer Island in front of the Marriott Ocean Point.....it was $35.00 a day. On Ft Laud, Hollywood and S through some parts of Sunny Isles, it is between $30.00 a day and $25 a day. Usually thats for one brella and 2 chairs or chaises....and some will have weekly specials...you need to ask. If a long period, I agree with those above, buy some...if you have a car, the Wal Mart on Hallandale BEach Blvd & the ocean had some for $9.99 and 13.99 (and higher for bigger)...so I'm sure the Wal Mart in that area would be about the same. Didn't notice the chair prices.
Make sure you bring sun protection. And hat & beach shoes... sand super hot in summer... I always expect to and am happy to pay for a chair and an umbrella but was really annoyed that the first day I went to the beach the umbrella stand posted their rates and charges $7 for an umbrella and $8 for a chair which was posted. I know this is a little cheaper than usual but the next day they were closed and the umbrella stand next door charged me ten, ten and ten (two chairs and an umbrella) which I found a little excesive. I felt like they deliberately ripped me off since I would assume that their prices should be similar to the other stand since they are right next to each other and people don't flock to the other one. Also there prices weren't posted which led me to believe that they made the price up on the spot. Of course I could have easily moved to another stand but was too lazy so the choice was mine, I just can't chase the feeling that they took advantage of a tourist which actually may not be the case at all.
If the prices were listed as such I wouldn;t have minded I just wanted to pay the same as everyone else. OK, now I understand. I've been to SoBe many times and live in Florida and never heard of a "chair scam". Yes, they are a bit expensive but if you prefer to lounge on a chair then you must pay for it. You can go to Walgreens and buy a chair and umbrella for around 20.00 and just leave it behind at the end of your trip. There's a Walgreens on Collins and Lincoln Road. It's only a few blocks from the penguin. 2 places mentioned in this post Ranked of 117 things to do in Miami Beach Recommendation for birthday drinks venue 1 Day in South Beach hotel with cruiseport transfers Birthday Dinner & Dancing in South Beach Birthday in south beach 1 night stay after cruise-what do you do as with suitcases? Best resort for relaxation that isn't breaking the bank Car park near Tradewinds Apartment Hotel? Safest and cheapest parking garage near South Beach?