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Santa Barbara Hostel Reviews

230 20th Street, Miami, Florida, USA

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66%Overall Rating

From 102 ratings
  • 66%Character
  • 61%Security
  • 88%Location
  • 70%Staff
  • 71%Atmosphere
  • 42%Cleanliness

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77%

Sherry very helpful and friendly. Great location. Good price for what it is.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


57%

The location and the price are the only good things! There is loud music within the yard of the hostel all day long. The hostel is very dirty. In some rooms you don't have Wireless-Internet! They don't provide any kind of plates or cutlery in the kitchen! Good that it was cheap! ;)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (7 reviews)


90%

We enjoyed our stay in Santa Barbara Hostel. Staff is very nice with good advices. The hostel location is great. The room was comfortable and clean.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 May 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • All Female Group 31-40
  • (1 review)


27%

This was the worst hostel me and my friends have ever stayed in! Pictures and information from this website do not match what you actually get! The shower curtain was discusting and mouldy and the room looked like it had hardly been cleaned. balcony was it was the only place we could get wireless. Felt like we were in a jail cell as people were always yelling at each other outside and there was a warning sign on the doors to not open them, did not feel safe here at all.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Female 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


77%

great place for parties and meeting new people. breakfast is very simple. toast and coffee or tea. beds and pillows could be more confortable. rooms are very small. great staff. kitchen equipment is almost non existent ( no plates, no ustensils)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


53%

There were people stealing things almost everyday, like cameras, Ipads, Ipods and other things. From me, they stole my ipod earphone and a ps3 game. I would not recommend this place. Only if you dont have any valuable thing with you.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)


43%

Impossible to sleep- music literally blasting (yes i slept with headphones in, it didnt help) till 4am then starting again at 9am. NOT a good night's sleep. Did not feel secure as there were signs everywhere to not open the door to anyone. very intimidating to walk through the communal area, we did not feel welcomed here but rather we were leched at by the residents. great location but that was about it! (v. dirty.)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (9 reviews)


60%

The shower curtain was so moldy, the whole place needed a really good clean!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)


43%

The place was very dirty, the people at the reception not so kind and they kept a very high volume of the music in the reception disturbing all guest staying there for the internet wi-fi. The place itself would be great but it is kept in disorder and dirty.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 41+
  • (1 review)


73%

Girl very friendly at the office when i have been there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


47%

The worst place I have ever stayed in all my trips to USA. The bedroom is very small to 4 bunkbeds, impossible to walk inside and open the luggages .. the bathroom was dirty , as the walls . the curtain of the shower was mouldy ..I dont have any words to describe the kitchen ,only disgusting !! Definitely I dont recommend it to no one. Thanks god that I was there only for one night.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


40%

Pictures from the internet don't match with the real ones. It is dirty, smells bad. Very few rules were followed by guests.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)


70%

This had a great "hostel" feel to it. Awesome common space courtyard where everyone was congregating...easy to meet people. Great location in South Beach, can walk everywhere....beach, restaurants, clubs, etc. The rooms were okay. Bathroom and shower were pretty bad, decided to just shower at next hostel. Nice staff. Other than annoying roommates repeatedly entering and exiting at all hours of the night, it was a pleasant stay.


57%

Housekeeping didn't do well. Cockroaches in the bathroom. Mattresses had big brown stains. Cheats were dirty. Not enough lockers not secure everyone's valuable items.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Excelente, localizacao e custo beneficio.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


70%

The real problem is the cleanliness.Even if some house keepers were often coming during the week,they didn\'t spend more than 2 minutes per room,which doesn\'t allow the residence to be clean.The location is just great:in the very center of miami south beach and some meters from the beach.The music in the residence was great.Any ways,even if u pay more,choose a 4 mixed room,an 8 mixed dorm room is too much chaos.I\'d recommend this hostel to everybody like me,who just wants to sleep in it, not more

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • (Country undisclosed)
  • (Gender undisclosed)


63%

loud partys in the patio going on all night but the hostel is located in a great spot in miami beach


63%

The hostel has small rooms and are not clean at all, but most of the staff make up for it. And also it is a very cheap hostel to stay in, so I didn't expect that much anyway.


57%

WORST place! You need to invest some money in this business and need to do some maintenance work on it: matresses should be replace soon. You need more people cleaning around everyday. The showers are horrible: moldy and dirty. The bathroom sink in my room was clogged. The lobby kind of under construction looking: bad first impression. I had to pay in cash my stay. Why is that? I had to go to Lincoln Rd and 17th st to get cash from my bank at 10 pm after a long trip. Not very professional.


47%

It was really dirty, I really don't care about the sleepingroom, but the bathroom was really disgusting. The sheets and towels were clean though! :)0

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Mar 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Norway
  • Female 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


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