Island House

You get what you pay for, but I can’t complain about anything other than the workers just outside our first-​floor room were loud in the morning and woke us up each day of our 3-​day stay. Continental breakfast is hilarious – packaged Little Debbie products (zebra cakes, anyone?) are the main fare w bananas and yogurt as well. They provide beach towels and some other beach stuff, which was a plus since we had brought none. Had hot water. AC blasted cold air. Beds were clean.

$ 72/​NIGHT. I see a lot of reviews about peeps paying $ 200+ per night. I did a search on Kayak and got a room here with two queen beds for $ 72. That was just the right price. The room wasn’t all that bad for the price. It was a good place to hang my hat for the night after too many drinks. The hallway carpet when you walk in isn’t all that clean. But, the room carpet was clean. Bathroom was clean. Sheets were clean and the bed was surprisingly comfy. The staff were polite. I give it three stars because the price was right.

this place is a shithole, to say the least. they were charging us 289 $ for the nights we wanted to stay, which if you compared to other reputable hotels in the area, is ridiculously high. there were chain hotels that were in the same price range. we arrived and there was a group of possibly college aged kids smoking weed on the patio. the whole place wreaked of it. the front desk attendant didn’t even have a key to our room. you could hear music through the walls. we ended up not staying here, which personally was a great decision for our health and safety. i think there were nicer hostels in the area, which you could get for way cheaper.

If I could give zero stars for hotel I would.
I suppose I can only say so much about it because we got there saw our potential room and immediately left. To say it was rundown was an understatement. The room they showed us was filthy and the tub was so rusted that it had holes in it. They wanted to charge us $ 289/​night. For ten extra dollars per night, we stayed up the road at the Four Points Sheraton (which is lovely by the way). Trust me: a $ 15 cab to south beach is worth it for my personal safety and health.
Do not stay here unless you want to get tetanus from a rusty shower.

Room — just fine. Clean bed and towels and has every thing u need for your stay. Has a fridge too.
Reservation system can be improved. They couldnt find my reservation. But we worked it out. The staff was very nice and apologized for everything. It was pretty funny. I was not going to give him a hard time.
There is no lobby area. Check in desk in in a room near the entrance labeled «office».
The building is pretty old. It can use some updating.
I arrived after midnight at this hotel. When I saw the staff for the first time. There was another guy walking behind him saying, «I need to take a shower, how am I going to do it if the shower is not working?»
I thought to myself I just hope everything in my room is in working condition. I would like a new shower head but I am happy to report that the one i have is working. :)
When I asked if there is wifi. He held up a modem and said I can access it in the «office». On my way back to my room, I heard my neighbor snored! Lol it sounded like a huge animal was growling, the sound vibrated in the hallway… lol. I laughed and went in my room, thankfully, the sound did not penetrate through my walls.
If you just want a bed and shower and dont expect all the other things you expect from hotel chains. Its decent for its purpose.
If u are booking this place for a very high price, you might want to look else where. You will not get ur money s worth here and you will be very upset.
Location is awesome!

For $ 225/​night, the shower head has A LOT of mildew, the windows dont work, the window blinds are full of dust, the air conditioner is spewing mold odor, the toilet seat is about to take off, the whole hotel is moldy, half of the power sockets are broken, the front desk receptionist is sarcastic, etc.
I used to assist my brother, who managed a Motel 6 in the toughest neighborhoods in Los Angeles (paramount-​compton area). We kept our motel rooms much cleaner there. And here we are, in fancy South beach, paying $ 225 for a room we can’t sleep in without getting stuffy noses, breathing in bacteria.
I slept better reclined in my car than in my hotel room.

It is close to the beach and the price is cheap. But the room was dirty and dingy and the person worked at the front desk was not friendly at all. I would definitely pay more to stay in a nicer hotel next time when I visit Miami.

Terrible place, it’s a cheap old motel, runs for a unfriendly rude people no parking you have to go to the close one and pay 40dlls for night everything it’s rusty bad people around nasty restroom, I did my reservation by Expedia and the pics of this place nothing to look like really is As soon as I see the place I called expedia told them I want to cancelled my reservation because I did it at 12pm and I get there at 2pm and the place it’s horrible they make me wait for 30min because the Expedia operation say she calls the hotel and as soon she starts to tell them the word cancellation the hang out the phone finally they say they don’t care if I cancelled they are going to charge the full room amount if I stay or not! the front desk guy bold and unprofessional with wife beater t shirt and shorts laugh so laud when’s husband told him that I have asthma and the guys on the hallway where smoking weed he start laughing with the manager about I recorded everything how mean and nasty like my husband say they got you in with the credit card that you can’t fight with them because you never know what they can do with your info like we heard before right when we come at this place that the front desk ask to the manager what to do with some guest about the key he forgot to return (that is a key with a plastic like key chain that not cost more than a dollar) he say mothe fuk. Charge it like you know at his credit card, he don’t care about his language in front of me and his bad comments, please if you don’t want a ruin your vacation don’t come to this nasty ugly place don’t worth what you paid is a laughter kind of stole your money

Island house, good location, friendly and trustworthy staff. Comfortable beds. Wish they had darker curtains.

The only good things about this hotel are its location and the breakfast. The hotel is old, smells funny, and the cleanliness is questionable. There were even some sort of fleas in our room. We felt almost as if we were in a hostel! Don’t stay here unless you have to.

The only good thing about this place is that it’s close to everything… other than that it is dirty. As soon as I walked in I felt dirty. The sheets even felt dirty. And the fridge in the room is a good idea, except they didn’t think about putting a microwave in there. Ricky is nice, but I think he exaggerated to me when he said people come from the Loews to stay there and he also said island house is cleaner… umm there is NO WAY

Island House may appear to be the newest building on South Beach, but after staying here two nights it definitely felt like home! Ricky the manager is very welcoming, and the cleaning ladies (crap, I forget their names) are gentle and kind. I had a private bedroom with a shared bathroom, with whom I shared with one other person. They kept the complimentary continental breakfast of juice, bananas, muffins etc. available past noon and South Beach was 1 block away. The hotel had beach towels and umbrellas for you to borrow free of charge. The building felt extremely safe even though my room was located closest to the front door. At $ 35/​night for a private bedroom, I’m not sure what there was to complain about.

Dirty with a touch of Roaches. Not happy? No refunds — for ANY reason.
Stayed with them not too long ago to try this gay hotel — not worth it! STAY AWAY!

Holly crap, this is like the hotel out of «Taxi Driver» or «Scarface». Be sure to keep your socks on, as you don’t want whatever on the floors and carpet on your bare feet. Bring ear plugs, this place can get loud like most dive hotels in SOBE do. To make matters worse, I paid $ 175+ per night to stay here during peak season, that’s an insult; it should be no more $ 65 per night (or $ 10 per hour). My TV didn’t work, the lighting was old and rusty. However the sheets and towels were clean (tipping the maid staff is recommended) and the water was warm.
Whoever gives this place 3 – 4 stars must have it confused with another place. I say 2* instead of 1* because the whole island of MB is ridiculous and overpriced and dive hotels are par for the course. If you want a clean and tidy place with flat screen TV (that works) you’re in for $ 300+ in most cases.
Oh, and they make you pay up front for your entire stay, that way you can’t escape without loosing all your prepayment.

Good location, quiet. But old. Definitely worn out with carpeting that should have been replaced 40 years ago. But the location is excellent. Safe and quiet. Ricky the manager is great. Cleaning staff is friendly. Didn’t see one bug in the place. Maybe over priced for the condition but the location is the best, 5 min walk to the beach. Centrally located to all the good shopping. Just be aware that Miami Beach is party central and late at night all the freaks come out. Lot’s of extremely drunk people out in the streets. None were staggering into the motel so that was good. I wouldn’t stay there again, just cause I want a cleaner environment next time. It’s an old old motel.

I don’t even know where to begin. Really, I’m without words to describe my experience. I’ve been saving my bad reviews from Florida because I don’t mean to seem like an ungrateful person. Apparently the friend who paid for accommodations on our trip to South Florida is no longer speaking to me, so I guess it’s okay to talk about this stuff.
Anyway, we ended up renting what I can best describe as a room within a room. They call it a Junior Suite and while that sounds luxurious, it’s not. You actually share a bathroom with the people renting the room next door. Imagine a bathhouse meets youth hostel. That’s what it’s like staying here. Our room had a small double bed, an old TV, and a bedside table that was only large enough for the small lighthouse shaped lamp they provided.
The bathroom was cleaned daily and they gave us fresh towels. That’s nice, but I couldn’t get past the old, peeling toilet seat and shower that sprayed everywhere but on your body. I did my best to avoid using it.
Even though this isn’t my idea of a good time, my friend seems to love it and the people working here know him on a first name basis. I agree with the other comments regarding the manager. Ricky is very nice and let me in the room all the time (there’s only one key and my friend had it). They have a breakfast room that opens every morning. I usually got there late due to my hangovers, but apparently if you get there early it’s more than just a continental set-​up.
It’s cheap (our room was $ 64/​night). It’s close to everything (the beach is a block away). Just don’t expect much. Our room had a view of a dumpster and the alley. Oh, and bring your own Wi-​Fi because they don’t have it.

Stayed at The Island House in April and loved it!!! Got there early and the manager, Ricky, held our bags until the room was ready. My boyfriend and I were able to walk to the beach which is a 2 minute walk away! Location is PERFECT! Island house even has umbrellas and chairs for us to borrow if needed. There is a basic complimentary breakfast which includes bagals, cereal, fruits, coffee, juice and a few other things which was really handy. On the day that we were to check out, the manager held our bags again =) Very kind!

Good place to stay in Miami Beach, located right on Collins Ave with very easy access to Lincoln Road attractions, Miami Beach Convention Center and the beach (all walkinig distance, 5 – 10 minutes).
Don’t expect anything amazing — this is a motel level place, but again — in a very good location, good friendly service, clean rooms, contimemtal breakfast — and very inexpensive compare to any srrounding hotels (paid $ 132/​night in February, where all hotels around were $ 200+ or $ 300+).
No parking and no valet service — but there is a good parking garage one block away from hotel on 13^th and Collins, and then there is another one on 16^th and Collins.
Once again, great value.

A friend and I shared a room here in April for a looong 30^th birthday weekend celebration. We’ll definitely be using it again this coming year.
We wanted a basic, reliable place to stay that conserved our budget but was in the midst of all the fun.
This place fit the bill perfectly. A clean, safe, roomy hotel room with excellent, friendly service. Not too loud, either. In the middle of everything — near Lincoln Road, the beach, and Espanola Way.
We stayed in a downstairs room with two double beds. There was a large walk-​in closet, a functioning and clean bathroom, and a good-​sized separate area with a large counter with a huge mirror above it. Also a good-​sized mini fridge.
I give it only 4 stars because a) it is bare bones and b) the bathroom is reallly old and reminded me of a grungy college-​style apartment in an ancient building. Don’t get me wrong, it did what we needed — it just could use an overhaul for style.
While she and I’d both love to stay in an expensive room at the Mondrian or Shore Club or Delano, we’d rather maximize our time in SoBe and spend the money on food, drinks, and good times. When trying to maximize the dollar, we just require a clean, safe hotel room with no bells and whistles. After all, in SoBe, you only use your room to sleep, recover from hangovers, and get dressed to go out.

I booked a cruise leaving from Miami and decided to spend the day before my cruise in South Beach. I know South Beach has all the really tony hotels — the Loews, the Delano, the Ritz Carlton, etc. but my budget on this trip wouldn’t allow me to stay any of those places. That’s where the Island House comes in. The Island House is a great little gem. Conveniently located on Collins Avenue and only a few short blocks from Lincoln Road and a short walk to the beach on Ocean Drive.
Ricky, the manager of the hotel, in short, is an angel. He is sweet and kind and has great recommendations and directions. He allowed us to check our bags so we could walk around and have lunch before our room was ready. Definitely try to get a room on the second floor — those rooms have a full kitchen, easy chairs and the biggest closets I have ever seen at a hotel. The bathroom is a little retro, but the hot water was plentiful and the water pressure was excellent. Rooms still have key locks and each door has two locks. Only downside is that the hotel does not have an elevator, so you will be dragging your suitcases up the stairs. Another thing to note, some of the rooms are above an alleyway, so in the morning, you may heare delivery trucks going to the neighboring businesses.
In all, the Island House was an excellent value for my money (you can find really good rates on line with all the hotel websites), super convenient to all the South Beach attractions, and a clean and comfortable stay.