Miami

Miami

Marriott’s Villas at Doral

Class of note: Hotel
Recommendation: Do Not Recommend
Date visited: May 2026
Note: Nice rooms, but there is no food onsite (nearby). I booked through Navan, and the hotel would not honor the credit card on file. Each time I was asked about my stay, I raised the issue. I was told it would be fixed, but it never was.

Grand Beach Hotel Surfside

Class of note: Hotel
Recommendation: Recommend
Date visited: May 2026
Note: Beautiful hotel with great food and amazing rooms.

Derran Guinan
Field CTO · Americas

Field CTO for the Americas at Veeam. 30+ years in IT and cybersecurity. I write about data protection, security architecture, and AI from the field — honest takes for practitioners, not press releases.

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