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South Beach Hostel Reviews

235 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA

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79%Overall Rating

From 294 ratings
  • 75%Character
  • 78%Security
  • 90%Location
  • 82%Staff
  • 77%Atmosphere
  • 74%Cleanliness

The following reviews were submitted by customers who booked in the last 6 months.

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87%

The room was small for six people but everything clean, very good for the money!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

Great front desk folks!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

I couldn't make back this time....but I like this Hostel..nice vibe compliments south beach...until next time..same bat time...you know the rest..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Aruba
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


87%

I LOVED THE PEOPLE I MET AT THIS HOSTEL. THIS IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST HOSTELS FOR YOUNG TWENTY SOMETHINGS. HALF AMERICAN/ HALF EUROPEAN TOURISTS. A LOT OF HOTT EUROPEAN MEN TOO :)) I LIKED THE GROUP OUTINGS TO THE NIGHTCLUBS TOO!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


80%

Fun hostel but the AC should be left on. The other guests in my room continued to turn it off.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


73%

The matrasses should be replaced, too old, also the shits.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Latvia
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)


87%

If you don't mind about your privacy in the bathroom, this hostel is for you ! Otherwise, it's a really good hostel and the staff is excellent

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

The wifi is the biggest pain in the butt. But the organised nights out every night of the week is a great idea and LOTS of fun. It guarantees you'll meet people.


97%

Staff were super nice- hostel was really nice for the low price

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


80%

Thank You very much for breakfast! Your bagels are fresh and fantastic! So is the fresh fruit! Coffee and juice, no less! Best Wishes

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 41+
  • (1 review)


63%

Location of hostel is great. The reception and lobby is very nice, unfortunatelly the rooms and bathroom not. Bulks were very old and matrasses were very used with holes, even we had private room. Common bathroom was terrible!!!! Very poor stream of water, dirtyness of toilets. The most horrible was quietness! The hostel has its own bar and we had a room right above the bar, where music played till 2 pm.


83%

Great place for the money and lively. The staff works hard to please. The set up and lay out is perfect for meeting others and the interactive space is VERY large. I highly recommend the place. Free computers provided and WiFi also. The bus is just outside the door.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 41+
  • (9 reviews)


90%

I stayed here 2 nights and had my first experience in the US. I am used to all-inclusive as I work for the largest resort in the Caribbean, I found South Beach Hostel to value for money. My room was cleaned, continental breakfast, WIFI. I stayed in a 4 females dorm, my first night I slept alone as no one else was there which I enjoy. Guests in the hallway can be noisy even though there is a "No Noise Sign". Overall a it was a great experience and would recommend for a very low budget


70%

Location is perfect, but price was higher than expected. There was a very loud air conditioning. Also the (techno) music in the lobby/bar was way too loud. Great for one night stay still.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Male, 18-24
  • (8 reviews)


83%

WIFI AWFUL

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


100%

Had the best week of my life in Miami thanks to the hostel. Made great friends. The promotions were great and my friends and I had a great night every night. The staff were so helpful, especially Anna, she was amazing! Would recommend it for a party holiday as its loud all the time! LOVED IT!!


80%

very nice sytay friendly staff

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male, 18-24
  • (7 reviews)


97%

It was a pleasure staying in your hostel! This was the first time for me staying in a hostel. I was impressed! Thank you guys!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Hungary
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

Great value for money, really close to the beach and to the main touristic points of South Beach. Really nice stuff (they talk spanish as well)!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


50%

I booked à single twin room. I thought it was a twin bed in a single rooms but to my surprise it was 3 staple beds which are all very small and mattresses where just sponge and very bad for the back. On top of that they gave me dirty sheets full of woman's hair! Horrible experience!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • Female, 31-40
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry you did not get what you were expecting. However, on the website it does state that the two bed private room with shared bath would have bunk beds. All of our bedding is washed by a professional cleaning company every day and delivered to the hostel in clean and sealed plastic bags. Regarding the hair on the sheets, they should have been looked over better before they were given to you. We are very sorry for that and will take better care in the future to check for things like that. We will be getting new bunk beds and mattresses soon, we are under new management and will also be doing renovations to improve our hostel. We hope once these changes are made you will try us again. We thank you for being our guest and again I'm very sorry you were unsatisfied.

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