The Chelsea hotel in south beach is a great hotel with an awesome staff. The staff are very friendly and helpful with anything needed. The room was great, comfy beds, and stocked with drinks and snacks, it was a bit dark in the room, but nicely decorated and very clean. Amazing location, with many clubs and bars within walking distance(Mansion, BED, Cameo). Close to the beach. Loved the happy hour every night. If you love staying up late and having fun, this is the place to stay.

stayed at hotel chelsea for a week in june '09 .booked an extra large king suite and was pleasently surprised at how adequate the room was. had read the reviews and was a bit wary about what to expect, but i absolutely loved my room! good decor, nice cosy bed, lighting not too bad at all, only downside was that i am a lite sleeper and was awoken several times a night due to other guests being very loud when they came in at all hours. my room was next to bar area and it didnt really bother me being so close. but my main complaint was people talking loudly outside my room at 4am and when i asked them to keep it down i was called a [--]!!however i still enjoyed the hotel and found the staff helpful, well mannerd,and polite. i would definately recomend this hotel as in great location to everything south beach has to offer. thanks to emanuel who was a great help to me whilst there(he had just started working at hotel and a nice guy) vanessa on reception and bar staff were all very nice. will definately go back but will book the king suite as it suited me for my week stay.

We were generally satisfied with the hotel, however service was poor. Location is great and the cost was reasonable. Our room was far away from the bar, so we weren't bothered by noise. Apart from the sparce lighting, the room was nice and not too small. We used the valet parking and were satisfied with the service even though it was expensive.

Yes, the rooms and hallways are dark. Really dark, so we packed our suitcases during the day, so the daylight could help us see what we were doing. Just open the blinds during the day and you'll be ok.

Our first encounter with the receptionists were not too positive. Firstly our receptionist worked veeeeeery slowly, it took forever to check in. Then I had to ask them to change the linens on my bed due to water spillage from the window (I guess from the window), the bed was soaking wet. It took over an hour from my first request (I had to ask them a second time before they did something) before the sheets were changed. Since it was close to midnight and we'd traveled from Europe and needed to sleep, we were very dissatisfied with this service. Service after the first day was ok enough, but not impressive.

We booked through hotels.com, and were not charged the "resort fee" of 10-15 dollars per night, which we were very happy about. Nice enough hotel, but not worthy a "resort fee".

OK, I never write reviews when I travel so here we go. When you read that the hotel is DARK...every visitor is telling the truth. DO NOT skip over this part, we have no reason to lie. I read it before I booked the hotel thinking it could not be that bad and when I arrived all I could do was laugh and make fun of it. It sits 2 streets over from Ocean Blvd. (where everything is) easy to walk to...has a nice bar(we did not partake too busy drinking on Ocean Blvd)...the desk attendant was very nice, he answered all questions, called cabs when needed, held our luggage and sent extra towels...the rooms have some sort of decor (I dont know what to call it, but they are trying to do something, maybe mixing decors)...I did love the bathroom it was slated throughout with 1/2 glass coverage for the shower...flatscreen t.v...BUT I could not really see in my room it was soooooooooo dark from the curtains to the furniture to the walls even the lights only went up to a certain wattage. lol. ohhh but overall if you have problems with your eyes this is not for you. If your on a budget and don't care this may be for you. TIP: I researched online and got it for $52 plus taxes.