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Centrally located, sitting right between the beach strip and the shops/restaurants/party street. Property has 2 floors, no lobby or lounge, but room was a spacious studio with 3 beds (2 queens 1 twin).
Ibrahim
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Richard on 25 Apr 2024
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and our location, as well as our spacious studios with multiple beds.
8/10 Good
Karin Cayetano
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
For this location to be right in the heart of every I found it very affordable, staff where very helpful a sweet . My room was very spacious an was impressed by judging the outer building. Would definitely book again in the future. Thanks for my stay .
Karin Cayetano
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Richard on 25 Apr 2024
We are very glad that you enjoyed the hotel and our friendly staff. Look forward to seeing you again next time.
Upon arrival there was no power, the place smelt horrible and looked dirty and another customer who was waiting to speak to manager for a refund let us know there were fleas and bed bugs- we did not stay and have not got a refund yet- absolutely horrible
Dano
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Richard on 25 Apr 2024
At that time you arrived from your cruise at approximately 9:30 am, the electricity was out for several square blocks of South Beach due to a transformer issue with Florida Power and Light Company’s equipment. The power was restored to the affected area by noon. While we are sorry for any inconvenience, our check-in time is not until 3:00 pm, and the room was still occupied by the prior guest at the time you attempted to check in. Had the room been available, we would have gladly offered you an early check in at no charge. After a thorough investigation, we could not find any evidence to confirm the presence of any bedbugs or fleas. As a precaution, we do not permit pets at the hotel.
10/10 Excellent
Jamie
11 Feb 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Jamie
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Richard on 29 Feb 2024
Thank you for your excellent review and your kind comments. Guests like you make our day enjoyable.
Had to quickly rebook a hotel last minute before a cruise! Booking was fast and simple! Staff were great with handling our late check in. Great proximity to what we did in south beach! I would stay here again.
Michael
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
6/10 Okay
Adriana
3 Feb 2024
Liked: Staff & service
As convenient as the property is also very noisy, make sure to bring ear plugs.
Breakfast there doesn't count as breakfast. It's more like a grab and go kind of deal with a couple of boxes at room temperature each with small cereal boxes, granola bars and yogurt. No place to sit down as this offered at the front desk which is already very small area.
Place needs a good cleaning and upgrades! When we arrived we were greeted at door and very nice and respectful.
Luis
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Richard on 29 Feb 2024
Thank you for complimenting our front desk staff. This New Year’s weekend was incredibly busy. Our housekeeping staff worked very hard to clean up after all the parties.
The staff was very very kind , helpful , place is clean. It is dated but very clean.
Melissa E
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Richard on 16 Dec 2023
We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at the Island House. Thank you for your kind words. Our staff truly enjoys working with our guests. We look forward to seeing you again on your next visit to South Beach.
We are delighted that you had a pleasant stay with us and appreciate you taking the time to leave such a wonderful review. We look forward to welcoming you back soon!
10/10 Excellent
Cédric
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a positive review of your recent stay with us. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your time at our hotel and that our team was able to provide you with a great experience.We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back to our hotel in the near future. Our team will be ready to make your next stay just as enjoyable as your last one.Thank you again for your kind words, and we look forward to seeing you soon.
The location and the people working there were great but the amount of cockroaches in the room was unacceptable.
Ken
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Richard on 21 Mar 2023
You stayed one night on February 11, 2023. Afterward, we discovered that there was a problem in the room you stayed in, and it was immediately taken care of. Had you said something while you were here, we would have moved you to a different room.
8/10 Good
Darren
12 Mar 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenience Close to Everything
Darren
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Richard on 21 Mar 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay; we appreciate you taking the time to give us a good review.
6/10 Okay
Nareefa Alea
Travelled with partner
20 Feb 2023
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were very nice. But the room smelled like mold, and cockroaches so many even on the bed. I left and went to another hotel
Nareefa Alea
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Richard on 22 Feb 2023
We are embarrassed to hear of this. When you notified us, we refunded your payment. Please accept our apologies. We have always had monthly pest control service, which is necessary in our tropical climate. It seems that the prior guest may have brought them in with their luggage. The room has been fumigated, and the problem has been solved.
We are very glad that you enjoyed the hotel and our staff.
8/10 Good
Paul
Travelled with group
8 Feb 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Small independent hotel in South Beach
Island House is a small independent hotel in South Beach located on the A1A. Our room (#4) was plain, but comfortable. Ours included a decent fridge and to our surprise, a "rain-style" shower head. There is no ice machine but ice was available from the office. English is spoken, but Spanish seems to be preferred.
Paul
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Richard on 8 Feb 2023
We are glad that you enjoyed our rain-style showerhead. We strive to have team members that can speak as many languages as possible since South Beach is an international destination. We look forward to seeing you again on your next trip to South Beach.
Very cheap hotel for the price we were charged, smell of dampness the moment you walk in, electric cables running up all the walls, they included breakfast in the price, but they don’t have a dining room or communal room, they pile some wrapped cakes on a table and hot coffee, and you take it and eat in your room standing up.
Said
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Richard on 8 Feb 2023
We include continental breakfast, which includes coffee, tea, hot chocolate, oatmeal, individual cold cereal boxes, assorted yogurts, assorted juices, bananas, and an assortment of pastry items. With an abundance of caution, since covid, all of the pastry items are pre-wrapped and we are currently not utilizing our breakfast room. You stayed in a standard room, which is the smallest and cheapest category we offer.Our larger categories do have a small dinette sets in the room. Had you said anything while you were here, we would have gladly offered to upgrade you, subject to availability.
10/10 Excellent
SANJAY
Travelled with family
28 Jan 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Just ok
SANJAY
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Richard on 30 Jan 2023
Thanks for taking the time to give us another excellent review!
Atmosphere and water in the room not clean and not safe for drink dirty. Staff at night not good but morning staff ok. Over all no good won’t go back.
YANISA
Response from Richard on 12 Dec 2022
The City of Miami Beach provides our water, it is the same water that all hotels and residences of South Beach use. Perhaps there was sediment in the water from the city flushing the fire hydrants. However, we did not notice any or receive complaints from any other guests during the duration of your stay.
Property was nice and staff was very welcoming, the area is loaded with things to do and to eat, as well as a 3 minute walk from the beach which was great !
Gregg
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Richard on 9 Jan 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We’re glad you enjoyed your stay. Come soon.
6/10 Okay
Azusena
Travelled with group
2 Sept 2022
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Azusena
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
8/10 Good
Kenneth
31 Aug 2022
Kenneth
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Richard on 9 Jan 2023
Thanks for taking the time to give us another excellent review!
No parking on or really around property. Was told to park in public parking lot 2 blocks away sadly when I tried it was full. So after driving around for 30 minutes I found parking. Ac was not big enough for room size and shape. Had a ceiling fan that did not work when notified front desk they said nothing could be done. Woke up in the morning to catch the sunrise over the beach only to find a what appeared to be a homeless man with 1 shoe and completely high out of his mind laying in front of my door. Went to tell front desk but no one was there. The good super close to beach and a plethora of restaurants. All the staff we had interaction with where extremely pleasant maybe not helpful but extremely pleasant about it.
I would not recommend this place..................
In short, AC blew in the middle of the night. I was on the first floor & heard every loud car, screaming people. The Cable was not working for anyone. Bulb was blown. I went to the desk several times & everyone that worked there told me I had to wait for the manager @ 9am. I'm pretty sure this was my worst night of sleep ever.
Hotel in a convenient location.
While rooms are clean the place is dated and looks a bit sad. The breakfast that’s included in the price I could have bought at a convenience store. Place is dull and unwelcoming.
Amazing location, great price. Great for a short stay in Miami.
Shreyansh
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022
8/10 Good
Leonard
15 Mar 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
SoBe central
The hotel is located in a great spot. Overall a normal decent South Beach hotel. The only negative would be people liking to hang out side in the front that are not staying there. Other than that I really enjoyed the state
Leonard
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022
10/10 Excellent
Lily
Travelled with partner
14 Mar 2022
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Ricky was the best.
Lily
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
8/10 Good
Tami
Travelled with family
13 Mar 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
American Airlines diverted our flight because of weather… so unfortunately we were stuck in Miami in spring break… I never would have paid so much for this room. But the staff was very helpful and the bed was very clean and very comfortable