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1247 West Avenue, South Beach, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
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“What you would expect of a hostel in S. Beach”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 23, 2012

Upon arrival we were greeted by upbeat and friendly employees. There is a $20 deposit for the room key, and I recommend making sure that you keep good tabs on that key if you share a room with someone. Behind the desk there were toiletries of sorts for sale, and free condoms. They give you a fitted sheet, a normal sheet, and a pillow case. We booked the all female room with 8 people, but they 'upgraded' us to a 4 bedroom room. They said we would most likely be by ourselves the entire time. There was a door that was able to lock between this room and the all male room and 8 beds. We all shared the bathroom. The bathroom was perfectly fine, and toilet paper was provided, but there were dead termites in the sink all night. The room came with two half sized lockers, despite their being 4 beds. In the evening, they booked two men into our room. The room was nice, two sets of bunk beds, plenty of storage that didn't have locking capabilities, and a great sized TV. We didn't turn it on so I cant say how it worked. Outside there was an above ground pool, pool tables, and ping pong tables. The hostel offers plenty of events for the travelers. The breakfast is indeed free. It is composed of bagels, boiled eggs, toast, I think. We didn't eat it because we were in a hurry the next day. They were able to call us a cab the next morning, which was super convenient. The hostel is located on the inter-coastal water front, not the beach. So there is a bit of walk to reach the ocean. We took local transportation from MIA to the hostel; the bus costs $2.35. If you decide to use this method to get there, make sure you get off at 13th, not 9th. The walk from 9th is quite a walk.

  • Stayed December 2012, traveled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Waring ! unthistble people at the reception”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2012

Unbelieveble ! where to start . After 30 minutes waiting a irritate and unpolite staff answer me , my room is not ready .


Finally arrive at the room , unclean , smelly room , after a complain and nothing done ,i felt sleep even with the noise .
The day after I find out the overcharge me in more than 100 percent , try to complain but the staff hide, ignore me like a fool
After 2 hours waiting I decide to call the police .
they destroy my holiday

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  • Stayed December 2012, traveled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Excellent service”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 18, 2012 via mobile

On the day we arrived there was little misunderstanding with over booking dormitoty that we stay in but day after as a appology we has been given specious private room for price of dormitory (big thank you Carol),overall staff very helpfull and friendly grate location we had there lot of fun recommend it.

  • Stayed December 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Miami Beach, Florida
1 review
“Bad experience with Bikini Hostel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 26, 2012

When we first entered the Hostel we thought this seems like a very nice hostel. The stuff was friendly and we wanted to check in for two weeks. After more than 20 minutes we could enter our room for four people with an own bathroom and kitchen. As we entered our room we were pretty shocked. In the bathroom were some dirty socks in the sink, there was still pasta in the fridge, one of the beds had no mattress and we had to ask more than one time for our pillows. But even more bad, we had to share our kitchen and the bathroom with another room. We didn't sleep one night in this hostel. The stuff became very rude and let us always wait and ignored us. I think there is much more potential, because we've been in other hostels and had good experiences but I would recommend you to avoid this hostel and safe some time and nerves.

  • Stayed November 2012, traveled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Miami Beach, Florida
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“great place to stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 9, 2012

This is one of the best Hostels in Miami Beach, the atmosphere is very nice, has swimming pool, pool table and table tennis. The staff is very friendly and always available to answer your queries. The pieces are very comfortable as they have kitchen and bathroom, and are very spacious. The place is very nice and clean. Very close to the main streets of miami.

  • Stayed November 2012, traveled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1247 West Avenue, South Beach, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Region: United States > Florida > Miami Beach
Amenities:
Beach Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Kitchenette Suites Swimming Pool
Hotel Style:
Ranked #18 of 47 Specialty lodging in Miami Beach
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Official Description (provided by the hotel):
All rooms are full apartments with private ensuite kitchens, bathrooms, air conditioning, new flat-screen TVs, new furniture and new comfortable memory foam beds. ... more   less 
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