The Colony Hotel

This hotel was amazing. Start to finish. Cute small boutique hotel on the main strip of South Beach. We were greeted by William the manager and his assistant Antonio, who gave us an instant upgrade because it was our anniversary. Food and cocktails in the lobby were the most delicious on the entire strip. Service was at a premium, but the cost was so adorable. |Can’t wait to come back!!

The service was great! A man by the name of Chris checked me in and was very friendly. The hotel is right in the heart of South Beach, and the room was nice and clean. Unless you book a room at the front, your only view will be the building next door, but if you don't spend much time in your room that's fine. Since this hotel and the ones near it have been seen in many TV shows and movies, it's fun to be staying at it and seeing it in person. I will definitely stay here again.

We recently stayed at The Colony Hotel for the second time and enjoyed the nostalgic charm of its Art Deco style—it really captures the spirit of South Beach. The location is unbeatable, right in the heart of the South Beach strip, with easy access to the beach, shops, and nightlife. The on-site bar and restaurant were great for relaxing in the evenings, and the vintage aesthetic added a lot of character to the experience. Our room was a bit noisy, likely due to the lively area, but that’s to be expected with such a central location. Overall, if you appreciate classic Miami vibes and want to be in the middle of it all, The Colony is a solid choice. We’d stay again.

I really liked my stay at the Colony Hotel. Even though it’s right on Ocean Drive with music playing outside, it was surprisingly quiet in the room—I barely heard anything, even in a room close to the lobby. The hotel has a cool 80s charm but is modern and comfortable, with a big bed and a large LG TV. The beach is just steps away, and although there’s no private parking, a big public garage is only a 3-minute walk and had plenty of space, even on the weekend. Staff were super friendly, and overall it was a great experience. I’d definitely stay again—thanks for the warm hospitality!

Friendly reception staff (especially Israel), excellent food in the restaurant and a nice environment in the most iconic hotel on ocean drive. The only downside is the noise from the street in the evening, but it´s not terrible. It´s lively here and the adds to the overall impression of the Miami.

If you want to be in the heart of Miami Beach, this is the spot! Israel who helped us check in was amazing. Clean room, great AC, and the hotel completely decked out in a Scarface theme. We had breakfast at the hotel restaurant and it was great. We would absolutely stay here again!

Antoine Daniel Dardus were so helpful! We booked a hotel three doors down and when we tried to check in at 1:30 there was no power to ac. We walked next door to the Colony and they immediately helped us and were so kind. My kids were so tired after a long day! Best stay!

We stayed two nights and the room was very clean and well equipped. We use the restaurant for breakfast ,lunch and dinner and it was always great. Antoine at the reception was very helpful. Would definitely recommend because the location is prime

Our experience wasn't bad for a first time here. I personally don't like staying on ocean drive as it does get pretty loud in the evening and majority of the hotels are above restaurants and bars. So music late into the evening. We were able to check in early as it was mid week so it wasn't too busy. Except, it was in the third floor and the elevator was broken. It was fine, only an overnight stay. The rooms were outdated, small but decent. Restroom could use a little sprucing up and there was no view as it was basically next to another hotel. Views are the oven front room which we peeked into one. It was nice but still outdated and small. Also, they could take it down a notch with the cleaning products used. It's like suffocating mode when we walked in the room and it lingered...lol... They do have a restaurant on site, both inside seating and outside. As well as a full bar. There's another restaurant downstairs by the restroom which looked really nice and new. Not sure if it's the same or a while different restaurant. If you're staying on property, they offered a discount for food. Location was perfect, literally on the strip and right across the street from the park and beach. There's a cvs right next door which came in handy. Staff were all pretty sweet and friendly. Do i recommend this place, yeah. Location wise was perfect to everything. It's not a luxury stay but ok.

Flew in on a Thursday you had a stay until Monday okay stay the rooms kind of tight there's nowhere to put your undergarments the cafe really unfriendly they just want your money I want to ask for a cup of coffee cuz I was standing there I was willing to buy but I forgot my wallet and I wanted to charge it to my room but they gave me a hard time they said there was complimentary only if I bought breakfast there and I had to sit down and eat I could not buy breakfast and take it to my room doesn't make sense for coffee other than that everything went well we left Monday which was very alarming wanted to leave our luggage cuz we had a late flight wanted to late check in we couldn't some sort of an inspection?? which was odd ??but we had this sign at the front door (see picture)good place to visit but staying here this is my second time and my last time.

It's a unique hotel. Clearly a lot of history. I will say the elevator is an adventure as others mentioned. The hotel rooms aren't big but they are nice. I think if you are one who wants more the modern day hotel and size you probably won't appreciate it. If you are someone who likes older historic hotels with the neon Vice lights and such you should stay here atleast once for the nostalgia. The person at the front desk was super nice (Totally forgetting her name. Younger black girl.). You can tell she pulls some loooong hours but she doesn't hesitant to help in any way she can even getting a valet set at 4am.

This is an old art deco hotel. You can feel the history all around you. I had a ocean view room I think they only have 6 of these. It had been remodeled recently it was a beautiful room with a great view. I also believe these room's are a little bigger than the normal room's. Now these room's are on the front of the building by the street so they are a little noisy. There are plenty of restaurants and stores close a CVS is right next door. The stair well in the hotel was used to film part of Scare Face. There is also one more thing I should warn you of there is always a smell of herb in the air at all times so if you don't like it you might want to stay somewhere else. The staff is friendly and speak a few languages. I would like to go back and stay at least a week here one night was just not enough. This is a must stay if you like old Miami.

Ok, way to go Colony Hotel my husband insisted we give the hotel another try because of how convenient it is in my previous review I was upset and highly disappointed and initially I was so against staying here BUT... I have to say I was impressed Mariana was the receptionist and was very pleasant and helpful, the elevator worked and the beautiful neon sign is back! I loved how close it is to everything, the beach CVS next door, Mango's, and a lot more I am not one to take back my words but I will on this one good job on the renovations and looking forward to staying again soon

It wasn't the worst stay but it wasn't the best. I checked in around midnight. Cius the guy who works at the desk was nice. The room was pretty cool. Seems like they renovated the place. So it's kinda like a band aid over a cut. I mean it's pretty decent to be so old & it's right on ocean drive. However, I did end my reservation to move to another location due to wifi going out. This affected me because I work from home. They said the wifi wasn't coming back on. The bathroom!!! Omg this was the worst part. The bathroom was gross. It just felt nasty. Didn't take my shoes off to shower. Very small. I just didn't like it At All!! The room was decent, sheets clean, air worked well. Mini fridge, direct tv (no Netflix), safe, small closet for clothes. Didn't see any bugs or anything. Elevator very small & old. This is not good for anybody in a wheelchair nor super duper fat. Great location, but. Wouldn't stay here again.

Booked 55th wedding anniversary for 2 nights a month ago. Hurricane predicted 80% rain all three days so I asked if I could reschedule Nope‼ They took the first nights room charge as penalty. Emailed the hotel Sales Manager who apologized. Mixup was because the website Booking that did not tell the hotel we wanted to reschedule. He gave us a future booking credit and promised to handle our reservations personally. Nice

I typically stay in budget lodging but it was my birthday weekend, I was in Miami Beach, and I love Art Deco hotels so I let my eyes steer me for my lodging. They steered me here, and one look at the hotel and you'll know why. That said, for South Beach this almost ranks as "budget lodging", and I don't think I've ever stayed at a hotel before with hundreds of reviews almost equally distributed with each of the starred options. There was a place a few doors down that was almost all 5-star reviews and only about $50 more, and I debated, but it was the visual and historic appeal of the Colony that spoke to me (I liked the lobby look, too) and I decided to stick with my original plan. And I'm glad I did so because I had no real problems with my stay. I was just there for one night, a Saturday on the last weekend of January, and I wondered if it would be loud but it wasn't at all at least by my standards. Now, insulation isn't the best - I could hear muffled conversations and what sounded like someone moving a table on the floor above me, but everyone played by good "nighttime rules" and when I fell asleep I slept well. It was a bit of a splurge for me, but being able to wander around South Beach well into the evening & being steps from a glorious sunrise on the beach made it worth it. And yeah, I could've taken photos of the outside of it just like all the other visitors, but I'm happy to give the Colony my cash to reward them for the appearance. I'm a deeper level of superficial than the rest of you.

On Friday January 24 I mistakenly sat on the beach next to the Marriott hotel in which I was staying. It was steps away I honestly thought it was all part of the same beach as there are no signs or anything separating about the 10 ft. separation. There was no one on the beach bc it was cold but Marriott gave me two towels & said enjoy so I walked down to the beach and sat down. About 10 minutes later a young man comes up to me aggressively asking why I'm sitting there? I explain I'm a Marriott customer and I honestly thought he was just making conversation. He suddenly starts getting louder and more aggressive in my face about how the beach is closed. I explained no it's not Marriott gave me these towels, but he says I am sitting on colony property and I must leave. He then says don't you know Marriott is closed and you shouldn't be on the beach? I explained all he needs to worry about is communicating in a kind way I was already up and moving. It was a really bad interaction but enough to warrant me to leaving a review to be careful about this hotel!!! I now will never consider staying here.

DON'T BE FOOLED! THE HUSTLE IS DEFINITELY REAL! Second out Uber pulled up around the area, we got flagged and chased down with promises of 2 for 1 drink specials and free shots. We got out huge drinks and out free shots and actually having a pretty decent time. We asked for our check and saw $28. Not bad at all but then brought back another check to sign and saw a $283 bill.WTF!!!! Tried to talk the severs and managers and all dismissed us saying that is what it cost. We compared it to another group and they got the same thing. LIES! LIES, I TELL YOU! I'd give it no stars if I could, but beware and avoid.

Elevator doesn't work right now so you gotta walk your luggage up the stairs. The complimentary shampoo provided smells awful. There were insects on one of the beds. The housekeepers were always on the floor but somehow the room was still dusty and dirty. The fire alarm went off due to remodeling... obnoxious. Not sure about the other rooms but if you get 208 just know you can't have sex without all of the CVS next door seeing. Hotel sucks but is def in prime location. Make sure you see the sunrise off Miami Beach. Customer service was amazing (Monica I'm specifically talking to you!). She called me as soon as a room was available for us (early check in- woo!), let us keep our belongings with her while we waited and tanned on the beach (she gave us towels too). Super amable, give this lady a raise or a promo!! Only good thing inside this hotel.

DO NOT STAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY no towels no room service, phones inside hotel room dont work. ran out of towels. bar closed. no pool. no working elevator. room smelled like cigerattes. hotel staff unorganized, gave me wrong hotel key, got me locked out, couldnt verify my stay hence they wrote me down for wrong room. charged me extra for a 5-10 min late checkout- FOR AN ENTIRE NIGHT STAY! RUDE DIRTY OLD SMELLY SHITY

Great location some of the staff was welcoming and friendly just amazing. I was I remember the 3 ppl name but you'll know whi the are best their customer service skills was on point. The hotel or should I say motel is under renovation. From our experience it's not clean. Bring your own pillows and ask for new bedding. The manager had her hands full with us and made sure to provide the service she wanted us to have. The housekeeping department needs to be retrained or they need to fire their laundry service company. Am not going to post the room pics or the nasty bedding bc its really bad. I had a really bad experience but the night shift guy zoe mann and Lexus made us the reasons why we stayed. I would had left if it wasn't for them. Thank you, follow me on ig @nikkilyfe

Upon checking in, there is a claim of free water bottle per person and glass of champagne. We got the plastic champagne cup service divvied out at the counter, no water. There's a sign at the front desk claiming the gimmies, but it wasn't worth the arguing. Another reviewer mentions this. The clerk told us we were on the second floor, elevator is broken, (has been for some time) but Alfredo will take our bags upstairs. He looked more tired than the broken elevator! I wasn't about to abuse a poor ol' fella that looks like anybody's sweet pappy! So all 4 of our 50 pound bags of luggage and carry ons packed for a two week trip were dragged up the very long set of steps. Great. $220/night got us two beds, musty funk, a dorm fridge and NO table, chair, chest of drawers, etc. It sucks to have to rummage through your suitcase and re-zip every time you need something. The amenities list claim DVD player and internet... not in my experience! Resort fees? Huh... resort... I better check my Merriam/Webster! What's a resort? Where's the standard coffee I encounter everywhere else in America? Very small room. Grody closet, low H20 psi, cockroaches greet you on the backside of the bathroom door each night. My son pointed out a roach one of us must have stepped on near the lil fridge. We started calling them "palmetto bugs" as that sounds a bit more exotic. Oh, the TV seems to be nice and large. That was the investment. The bar staff is exceptionally crap. "Buy one get one free" mixed drink w/ free shot of junk tequila! OMG the 66 oz seemed the way to go! Just a few more bucks for so much more! Waaaaaaay too many dollars later, plus fees- I had 50oz of ice and 16 oz of sugar and bottom shelf junk. Service was soooo slow....and there was nobody else being waited on. I was on vacation, felt like they were, too. Restaurant staff and prices make you feel like you are being hoodwinked. Wait, I was being winked! I read other reviews about getting a discount on meals for staying there. They knew darn well I was staying there and I got ZERO discount on my familia's breakfast! There was no wonder why nobody else was seen inside eating over the course of the two days. No repeat customers. One fella was outside eating with two friends arguing with the staff about his bill and service. He threatened to stand outside all day to warn customers. I didn't want to waste my sweet, precious vacation time, so here I shall warn you! I had also been shorted an item on my ordered breakfast. In the cooks defense, he probably doesn't get enough opportunity to prepare meals, thus not thoroughly knowing the menu and what the menu claims to be included. Check out Breakwater/Hotel Edison. After the cruise I was fortunate to be treated as we all should be. Great location. Clean, large, in-room dry bar with refrigerator, Kurig, desk, couch, drawers, large closet, double sink, comfortable, hot breakfast with eggs, sausage, croissants, pancakes, waffles, yogurt, milk, cereal, cranberry and orange juice and coffee all INCLUDED along with unlimited bottle water, beach chairs, bikes and a pool. What an amazing difference for about the SAME price. The sign out front, again due to lack of investment back into the property, read Hote o o (instead of Hotel Colony) due to "signs" of zero care and maintenance. Makes sense, "Hotel double zero!" This was the worst place I have encountered. I'm sure there is worse somewhere, I won't be back. Two nights of regret! Pay a few more bucks, treat yourself, be good to yourself as you deserve it! I really think a demolition, rebuild, new owners and staff would be the next step to improvement. It's an old icon, it's time for history to be just that, history!

This place is Disgusting. The service Terrible. They obviously don't clean the rooms...

We stayed from Friday to Monday and they did not come in our room NOT ONE TIME for housekeeping.... even after we requested it smh

Do not stay here. Saving the few dollars is not worth it. I come to Florida several times a year and this is by far the worst place I have stayed. We got moved to 2 different rooms where the air didn't work. Finally got a room with air on the 1st floor. Then the next morning the manager tried to move us back to the 3rd floor. No housekeeping service at all. You can't get anything at night so don't even bother asking. The night clerks act like they can't do anything until you ask for a refund. Then they know information on everything. Resort fees without ANY amenities. This is not beachfront. Beach is close but you can't see the b

Stayed there last week for my birthday. Location is GREAT & I stayed there December 2017 & loved it. Unfortunately this experience was not the same. I understand that hotels go through remodeling sometimes ( beach hotels more than often) so that didn't bother me. Upon arriving I didn't receive ANY of the welcoming "gifts" water, champagne, etc. The room was as I remembered but what I did not like was the shower. HORRIBLE water pressure & being that you are coming from the beach & want to wash the sand & Chlorine off the water pressure should be much better. I was very disappointed especially since I choice them again Because of a prior experience. I must say I think this is my last time at the Colony.

I wish I could give this place Zero Stars!!!! Customer Service is HORRIBLE. Roaches. No upgrades to the hotel, it's old and outdated. Beds hard as hell. I can't stress enough how horrible the customer service is. Alex at the front desk made a point to refuse to provide us with anymore towels after we told him we didn't get the amount he stated we should have gotten. He then lied about housekeeping leaving for the day and not knowing or having access to anymore towels. He refused to provide us with a manager when asked and stated there is no corporate office.... HORRIBLE!!!!!!

My partner and I stayed for four days. Unfortunately we made reservations and prepaid. The room smelled like mildew. Even turning off the wall air conditioner, which we tried, did not work and even made it worse. Also the maid walked in the first morning while we were in bed, without knocking. I can not recommend this place for any price.

BEWARE! Do not stay here! First of all the photos from the website are fake. They're either doctored or from another hotel. Our room was filthy, dirty sheets, sticky floor and bugs(more specifically cockroaches) everywhere. After basically being robbed( 2 ham sandwiches, one margarita and one whiskey and coke, $108) we went to our room to find bug feces, human hair, brown and yellow stains on our bedding. We ended up changing our own bed sheets at 1:30 am and since the hotel had no clean blankets we used towels. We got 0 sleep, and had it not been raining, the street would've been better. This place should not be open. The cost of the room was $165+$60 deposit+$20 resort fee for the 6 hours we occupied the hotel. The health inspector should be notified as well Miami-Dade BBB.

I was weary after reading some of the reviews, but this place was a cool little spot. It was a standard art deco hotel with comfy beds and not a lot of room noise. We were away from Ocean, so It was a quiet room. Basic but everything we needed for our trip to South Beach! The only thing that was an issue is that the elevator went out, but we were on the second floor, so it wasn't a big deal.

We were totally lied to. We found bugs in our room a broken toilet and dirty floors. Our reservation was for queen sized beds but got full size. Rooms are nasty. Don't know how they could be a 1 star hotel let alone a 5 star like we were told. The rooms are nothing like pictures I would definitely not recommend this place.

Dank smell? Check. Blase attitude from staff? Check Subpar room? Check Too noisy because the windows are old and the bar is right under you? Check Is it worth it? NO! There is really not much else I can say about it as a hotel. Just because its the 'famous' Colony doesn't mean you should stay here. Go to the Victor instead.

Please be forewarned, Colony Hotel is a party hotel in the middle of Ocean Drive. If you're there with your family and little kids then don't stay here, why you would take your kids to South Beach anyway is beyond me but Colony is not the place for this. As it can get loud, people will be in the hall making noise, they play music half the night in the lobby. This is not a family hotel! Now if you're looking to have a good time, be on a busy loud street and stay at a good hotel, then Colony is a place you should consider. Hotel is not fancy, rooms are basic but clean, shower in my room was exceptional large. Beds were comfortable Best thing about this place is location, location, location! Right across the street from a beautiful beach and right in the heart of Ocean Drive, close to all the clubs and restaurants. Cars aren't needed here, leave them at home. If you aren't overly fancy and want to have a good time, stay at Colony, if not keep it moving.

This place is all about location. I stayed here with my lovely wife for our anniversary - It is without a doubt a landmark as most Ocean Drive pictures in magazines and more feature the outside of this place. Can't quite talk about service because our interaction with staff was minimal - just during check in - There are really no amenities in this hotel, no spa, no pool, no rooftop terrace... but then again you are smack in the middle of Ocean Drive and right across the street from one of the hottest beaches in South Florida. Don't plan on sleeping too much if you have a room that faces Ocean Drive, the rooms are not exactly noise insulated and there is a lot of noise from the street all night long and way into the morning hours - fortunately, we were really not planning to sleep much and so this was not such a huge problem, but it can be, so beware.

Walked by the front of the hotel, got chased down by the hostess to join their place. We decided to sit down and order some food. Very pushy waiter who could care less for how our food or drinks were. It's apparent that their priority is to sit people down, but once they did that, their next priority was to get the next group to sit down, not who's already in. Our waiter was also a traffic officer. We tried to get his attention to get an order in, but had to wait for him to stop traffic for a group of people to get on Uber. Just sad. Don't waste your time.

Stay away.Rooms are tiny and furniture is old and dirty.They charged us 500 dollars and we dud not even stay there one night

Okay, so I have to admit that I wanted to stay here because it's been featured on Dexter....but I also thought it would be a fun location and have some old timey character. The hotel definitely has character, it was built in the 50s and has been updated here and there since then. The rooms are tiny, but workable. My husband and I shared a room with another couple so we had 2 beds (not queens, doubles) in the room which made it a little more cramped. There's a nice tv and a dresser, plus a small closet with a safe in it. I'm pretty sure the furniture was all from Ikea (or at least it looked that way). The bathroom was the biggest problem I had. It's horribly laid out. There's barely any room in it, no shelves in the shower (makes it hard to bring soap in or shave your legs), and the shower head came from the ceiling. A shower head on the ceiling (rain style) can be cool, but when it's the only shower head, it makes taking a shower without getting your hair wet kind of difficult. The people at the front desk were very friendly, can't say that enough. There is an elevator, but we could never get it to work. Fortunately we only stayed on the second floor, so we just took the stairs. Being located where it is, there is a fair amount of noise at night. If you're a light sleeper, this might not be the place for you. I sleep like the dead, so I didn't hear hardly anything. But the friends we stayed with were up quite a bit of the night because of it. As the other reviewers have said, there is a distinct smell when you walk into the rooms. All I can describe it as is wet and dank. It's obvious you're in a humid location. At first it kind of knocks you back, but I got used to it pretty quickly. The hallways and rooms were kind of dirty in the corners, but the tables and counters were dusted and the beds seemed pretty clean. If you're just staying there for the location, it's fantastic! Pretty affordable, right across from the beach, and the place really does have some history and character. But if you want a really nice hotel room, probably not the place for you.

The hotel was pretty run down, the staff seemed to be bored with us at check-in and check-out. Also, the lighting was weird and turned on in the middle of the night without anyone touching it...

Ehhh.....location is 5 stars but everything else is pretty bad. We had a (2) double bed room #110. The room itself is VERY small...not sure if that is how all Miami hotels are but barely any space to walk around between beds and such. The floors are dirty and lots of dried paint and things on them like they didn't have anyone to come in and do a touch up. The shower was pretty nasty and very narrow. Looked very dirty but I was hoping it was just a poor grout job. The water gets EXTREMELY hot here. Be very careful...it will literally burn and scald you. There are roaches in the rooms and our AC was set to 60 the entire day but it never really cooled off. The front desk staff was always nice, bartender gave us free shots, very close to South Beach and its obviously a party hotel so we had no people complaining about our music or being loud. There are sales people hounding you 24/7 out front of the hotel trying to get you to eat or do happy hour. They offer a buy one get one free on drinks but it costs $55. The drinks ARE large but that's a bit outrageous. The hotel is very close to a lot of clubs, food and shopping. If you want to party and barely sleep - this is the place for you. Everything in Miami is expensive so you likely won't find anything cheaper but may check out other places down the strip for something a bit more clean.

This review is for the pool area only. The view is lovely. The music is iffy. Sometimes the performer(s) are really good; other times not so great. Food is plentiful and tasty. The drinks are prepared well and fairly priced. But I wish the servers and help would pull their masks up OVER their noses in this time of Covid-19. Just covering your mouth isn't enough. The staff is friendly and does a great job with the exception of covering their noses.

DO NOT STAY HERE! The hotel was beautiful on the outside, but that was about it for its charm. We got an ocean view suite which had gorgeous views BUT you also heard the non stop trap music all night. The bright blue sign also made the room REALLY bright. After the first night, we had to buy ear plugs and night masks. If you insist on staying in this area, try staying at one of the neighboring hotels which seemed to be a lot better. Only thing that was pleasant was the check in staff. They were very courteous.

It got the job done! its not a 5 star but most hotels on Ocean drive are not 5 star.I picked the historic Colony because you cant think of South Beach Miami and not think of the famous blue neon "Colony" sign that is plastered over every postcard and calendar. I stayed here from Thursday to Sunday in mid July. I found my room to be very charming. Nice size bed with a cute mosaic tile bathroom. However I found it a little odd the shower floor was also the bathroom floor. There isn't a separation of the two, and after each shower almost the entire floor is wet. I did dislike the fact that a soda from the lobby bar was a FLIPPIN $14.00! yeah I brought it, (hey my roommate was sick) and I chucked it up to the fact that I was in SOBE. I took a chance and had breakfast in the hotel lobby/ indoor seating for the restaurant. For the life of me I couldn't figure out where the servers were going when the brought the food out to the tables. It honestly looks like they walk thru the ALLEY?!. Breakfast was "MEH I'VE EXPERIENCED BETTER"(yelp members inside joke). I did however enjoy the Mimosas "Mmmm Yummy". Overall the hotel is clean the staff super friendly and the scene outside the hotel is always busy. If you don't wanna be harassed by every "up and coming" model trying to sell you on eating at there restaurant then Ocean Drive may not be the place you want to stay. Hey I don't mind I love the busy atmosphere and people watching. Oh and just a note I would recommend parking in one of the garages on Collins Ave. Valet here is $24 a night, but if you don't mind neither do I. Happy Travels

Fooled by the prime South Beach location and a 3.3 star Trip Advisor review, I foolishly booked three nights at the Colony Hotel. The beach location is very nice and the rooms are small / Ok. However, the overall experience is terrible. The street environment could be best described as "ratchet" with loud, aggressive, and obnoxious people jostling you at all hours. It gets dangerous late at night. The front desk folks are kind but the restaurant personnel are constantly hassling you to eat (even if you're a hotel guest so you get harassed every time you enter and exit). The general manager rudely orders the restaurant workers to hassle passersby ever more aggressively and generally treats the guests like cattle. We tried the food once - it was overpriced and scarcely edible. I slept about 3 hours per night because of the loud music. The maid refused to take out our trash each day. When I took my trash bag down to the front desk, the clerk rudely directed me to take my trash into the workers' only restaurant preparation area, which was disgusting and reminiscent of my third world travels. When I reminded him that I was a guest, he just gave me a blank stare and said, "I know." The valet usually takes 30 minutes to find your car, despite the $35 per day price tag (there's a $20 per hour garbage one block away which is much easier to access). Stay south or north and avoid this area like the plague. This was hands down the worst hotel I've ever experienced at the $200 price point. The only bright spot is Jamaal, a front desk worker. He was kind, courteous, and thoughtful and would be an asset to any hotelier.

Here is the thing. They offer a buy one get one free drink special on fish bowls. What they won't tell you is that drink costs 75% less to make for the price they sell it at which is 55 dollars for 2 drinks worth of booze. I get that things get expensive, but this is the reason tourists are afraid to go anywhere. They look to make a buck off of someone who just wants to enjoy the weekend. The staff is a male dominant staff that tries to hit on women to bite on their 55 dollar drink special. Pro tip. Don't go here. Walk past it. This place was a horrible experience and I won't and you should never go here. What we purchased: Two for one mojito One shot tequila One modelo $103 When we asked if tip was included we couldn't get a straight answer from the manager.

DO NOT STAY IN THIS HOTEL! Our first night, we found BLOOD on the sheet, no smoke detector or emergency plan in the room, and a loud nonstop beep from the broken elevator. We switched rooms to an equally dirty room with a broken TV. Hidden fees, broken elevator and disgusting rooms with roaches. On top of everything, we went for a walk and came back to find the valet parking our car (hours after we had turned it in). We have a big scratch on the side of our rental now. Not worth a cent. STAY AWAY!

fantastic location---easy to find as it's dead center on most postcards. Folks at front desk were very helpful--they provide beach towel service and fantastic customer service. Rooms are perfect size and the water pressure is on point.

If I could give this hotel a zero rating, I would! My family and I stayed at this hotel for 2 nights. Our rooms were so dirty and full of roaches and mice! We informed the front desk and they gave us a bottle of raid! A BOTTLE OF RAID! The staff was extremely rude!They told us because our rooms are located on the first floor,where the RESTAURANT is, we are going to have roaches. That was very unacceptable! It was so bad we all(10 ppl) moved to a different hotel! DO NOT STAY AT THIS ROACH INFESTED HOTEL!! I attached pictures for proof

My stay at the Colony Hotel on Ocean Drive March 26th-30th: Read the reviews, could pile on more negative (small rooms, uncomfortable bed, noisy, slow elevator, overpriced), But I can't. From the pleasant reception from Candy at the desk to the help with my bags from Alfredo it was a good start to my week in South Beach. Small rooms, slow elevator (built in1935 not known for large rooms or fast elevators). Uncomfortable bed (slept like a baby). Noisy, Overpriced (It's Ocean Drive for god sakes). People want to see and be seen but complain about the cost. Get rid of the small noisy slow overpriced and you have a street in @$%^&^$# who wants to stay there. Loved every minute of my stay. Must come to the defense of the Columbus restaurant. Witch without the noisy overpriced - you would have no place to plant your cheep ass and be seen. You get what you pay for. From the prettiest Cuban bartender I have ever seen (Leticia)who learned to put a heart in my coffee with Baileys, the restaurant manager Alejandro who had to put out fires from people who didn't want to pay to play, to security Tank and Diesel the wonder dog (He looks scary but one of the nicest guys I met on my vacation. There is nothing I would change about stay at Colony and I hope to go back soon.

We arrived around 8pm to check in. We did not find a clerk behind the desk, we did however find three other guests that were very upset because they had been waiting for a clerk to come and help them. 2 of them had room key card issues (issued by that night clerk) and they had been to the front desk several of times with the same problem within a 1 hours time frame. We asked the employees from the restaurant that is located in the hotel and they told us that they are not responsible for the hotel side of the business. After 10 mins of waiting the male clerk shows us with his food and does not apologize to us or the other guests for the long wait. He took care of the other two and came to us. Gave me my room key and my receipt, DID not speak to me other than to ask me my name. Did not tell me where to go to get to my room. We walked around and figured it out ourselves. However, the room was beautiful, the Ocean view was AMAZING.. clean rooms, bed and bathroom. Everything is located within walking distance and it is feet away from the water. The morning crew HOWEVER, were the total opposite from the male night clerk. They were extremely friendly, caring and asked us about our stay and wanted to make sure we enjoyed out time. They had a smile on their face.. a total difference from the night before. Besides having an initial bad experience.. THE REST WAS TOTALLY AMAZING, WE GOT AN AMAZING VIEW, FOR A GREAT PRICE (USED BOOKING.COM), BEAUTIFUL ROOM, COMFORTABLE BED... WILL GO AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!

The hustle is real with these people. A drink is $65 and there platters go for over $100. The meat platter alone was $180!!!! Make sure you look at the menu and don't let them rush you. That's when the hustle gets you! The drinks are big but the are literally bad! Good luck in this place!!!!!

The rooms are decent. Bathroom is small & there's NO counter space. The restaurant right out front is TERRIBLE. They harassed us every day and once we decided we'd give it a shot- they completely forgot about us. I had to constantly waive down the waiter and once I was able to order food, the waiter wasn't even paying attention so they brought me the wrong thing. They're charging $55 for one drink (they're buy one get one free) and they're GARBAGE. The margarita I got was watered down and it was basically just sour mix. Don't waste your time with this place.

Where should I even begin ? I'll start with, it's definitely not worth $95 plus per night. There's also a service fee of $20 per day that is mentioned at the time of check in. The service fee was not worth it. They don't clean the room or bathroom. All they do is make the bed. Something I could of done. There is a lot of mildew in the shower and nasty scum on the walls. The comforter was not clean. There where brown spot and streaks of some sort in on the sheets. I wouldn't recommend staying here apart from the proximity to the beach and the front desk clerk Rochelle who was very polite.

DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL I have been to South Beach well over 20 times and stayed in many hotels there and all over. COLONY HOTEL is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. The only thing good I can say is that it is in a good location. We arrived and they had us down as canceled. So I showed receipt of payment in full, so she didn't know why. We sat there for over an hour and finally said call us when you fix it. Since there was no manager or maintenance person there the 3 days we were there nothing got resolved ever. Anyway, we get the call its fixed and our rooms are ready. So we go back. Then they say there is another problem. We wait another 40 mins before we can check in. Once in the room....no toilet paper, its dirty, bed is broke, room smells. Finally got TP. Bed is just crap by the way. TV is not in HD so looks like crap. Asked for manager's ph # because there are only 1 or 2 front desk people working and no one else. Tried reaching manager for days still can't find her. In another words there is no one around in charge to resolve any issues. To charge $200 per night for this kind of service is straight up robbery haha!!!! If you want a good time in South Beach with no drama like this there are plenty of hotels in great locations to choose to that have a descent staff and management onsite. DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL. That's my advice.

All round a place to avoid at all costs. I had roaches in two different rooms, and a huge lizard in the third room. Poorly maintained overall, elevator doesn't work, smelly lobby, trash in the corridors (because they are "cleaning"), etc

For the price it was a great deal, nice clean comfortable beds. The shower was okay, the entire floor got soaked after every shower. The telephone in our room never worked. Valet parking there is a sham, takes an average of 20-45 minutes to retrieve your car from god knows where. Must log-in to wifi every 20-30 minutes. I did not eat there, read other reviews from yelp apparently they run a scam offering you 2 for 1, and 20 % off. Quickly learned to ignore the restaurant staff. The restaurant outfront starts blaring hip hop by 8 or 9 am every morning until well, the only time I didn't hear it was when I went to see the sunrise at 6:45 am. However, knowing the above, as long as you're not facing the street (very loud), the location is perfect --so long as you're not spending the majority of your time there go for it.

Went during WMC and paid about $400 a night... this is considered a "good deal" for this time of year. They were clearly overwhelmed with the amount of people going in and out of the establishment which seems odd to me seeing as WMC has been going on for 26 years. So we got a room with 2 beds in it... 4 people. 1) You could barely fit one bed in there, let alone two. 2) One bed was next to the air conditioner, if you laid in this bed you had to cover yourself with a couple blankets or catch pneumonia. 3) If you turned the air conditioner off, a slow hot and agonizing death would soon follow 4) The bed that was closest to the door sounded like a rusty trampoline, dont move... dont breathe.. we can hear you. 5) Good luck trying to fit luggage for 4 people in this room, you have the option of walking on your bags or sleeping on your bags... or both. 6) The hotel didnt even have a vending machine. Want a bottle of water? Try back in a few hours when the bartender is back. 7) Room service came knocking every day bright n early at 8am. whyyyyy 8) I didnt have a room key on me at one point... asked the front desk for a new one. Told them a random room number and they just gave me a new key! No ID checking.. no questions asked... I finally told them I wasnt even sure that was the correct room number which made them check... amazing. Anyone can have access to any room. But hey Colony Hotel... Im sure you dont care about this review because you are old as hell and appear on every single picture when someone googles "Miami". Its the best we could get for our budget of $400/night. If you are not going during such a busy week like WMC... you might have a better experience.

It doesn't get more iconic than The Colony (If you're from Miami, that is) We've all seen the postcards and Miami portraits; The Colony is one of the first things that come to mind when many people think 'Miami'. I stayed here on the night of my 22nd birthday (thanks Mom & Dad!) and it was interesting, to say the least. The room wasn't expensive, $175 for two beds and a bathroom, (and it's on a prime location; Ocean Drive) The room was.....well, old and outdated but I was very aware it's an old hotel. Speaking of old, I was laughing out loud at the elevator. It's very Tower of Terroresque, a very slllllooooowwww gate opens and closes before the elevator descends. It amused me, but I'd take the stairs when I was in a hurry. There's a bar inside that closes at 6 AM! Initially, I thought that was awesome. While I was waiting for two friends to arrive, I ordered myself two whiskey and cokes. $36. Woah, I didn't expect that but I'm in the heart of Miami so I reluctantly gave the metrosexual bartender two $20 bills. It was cool to stay in a place that's so well known and cheap but I don't think I'll return. I do reccomend at least staying once if you want to wake up to the beach.