Kristen D.
Yelp
Awesome hotel! I'm not one to post on Yelp but I really want to make sure others know about this gem.
The Hotel: A boutique-style hotel located on Espanola Way. It's not a high-rise, as it's only three floors tall. The lobby is just a small desk, and there is just a small courtyard with seating and a seating area inside where the continental breakfast is held. It's really quaint and cute.
The Location: I think the best part about this hotel is the location. Couldn't have asked for a better spot. It's located on Espanola Way; for those who are not familiar, half of the street is closed off and lined with restaurants with outdoor seating. You walk out of the hotel and you're right in the midst of great restaurants. It's close, but still far away enough to miss all of the noise. To be honest, we didn't hear any noise from outside our entire stay. The hotel is about four blocks from the beach - about a 10 minute walk - not bad at all. The hotel is also a block away from the main street Washington Avenue - tons of restaurants, shops, and markets. Perfect to grab groceries for the room, and it was easy to get my nails done late one night. Three blocks away is the lively Ocean Avenue by the beach which is lined with restaurants and nightlife. We walked there for dinner a couple nights. And lastly, it's about four blocks from Lincoln Road, which is basically an outdoor mall with shops and restaurants. I can't say enough about the location - it was perfect for us and you really don't need a car. Even if we wanted to go a little farther and didn't feel like walking, it was less than a $10 Uber to the best places in Miami Beach.
The Room: So happy with the room. Best way to describe it is a mini studio apartment. Our room had a king-sized bed, a kitchenette with microwave and decently-sized mini-fridge, large flat screen TV, and a desk. Our room had a mini balcony as well overlooking Espanola way (not sure if all the rooms have a balcony). Bathroom is pretty spacious and shower is nicely tiled with an amazing shower head ( great water pressure, too). The floor of the room is entirely tiled and everything is pretty much brand new; cabinets, appliances, etc. This is the first hotel room I've ever stayed in that made me forget that other people have stayed in this room before me - there wasn't a skeevy part in the entire room. It truly felt like a mini-apartment. My only complaint about the room is that there weren't any dressers or drawers, so we ended up living out of our suitcases for our stay. There are closets with hangers, however. Housekeeping did a great job of keeping the room absolutely spotless each day, and they also worked around our schedule to clean as sometimes we didn't leave the room until late afternoon some days.
Amenities: We didn't get to check out the sister hotel, pool, or gym during our time there so we can't speak to those. However, we were really grateful that the hotel provided beach towels, chairs, and beach umbrellas. The best was that they provide free bike rentals. We took a really nice bike ride along the beach boardwalk and marina - really recommend it. Continental breakfast was average but does the job. It had toast, mini muffins and pastries, fruit, coffee, yogurt, cereal and a waffle-making machine. For it being complimentary it's just fine.
We're definitely going to stay here again. It was the perfect hotel for us as we felt completely private and unbothered in our own little "apartment". No noise, no problems, immaculately clean room, and you can't beat the location walking a block and being in the heart of South Beach with everything within your reach.Cannot beat the price point either! I've seen other reviews saying they were redirected to another hotel but we honestly didn't experience any problems like that on our stay. Highly recommend this little gem.