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Sep 8, 2008 by Kim from Shelby Twp, MI
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[2] • Staff:[3] • Location:[3]

• Nothing.
• Everything.

“The hotel needs a serious make over.”

Sep 6, 2008 by Arthur from Indianapolis, IN
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[8] • Location:[9]

• Location was good and staff was friendly.
• Old and towels were ready for rag pile.

“In view of the prices for hotels in South Beach this hotel was OK. Experience would have been better if towels were not washed out rags and bathroom had been updated.”

Aug 20, 2008 by Maggie from Boca Raton, FL
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[3] • Staff:[6] • Location:[6]

• Pool area.
• Dirty carpet, poor AC, lights did not work.

“If you plan on being very intoxicated, this place is fine to sleep. If you at all conscious, go ahead and skip the bel-aire.”

Aug 12, 2008 by Larry Y. from Highland Bach, FL
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[8] • Location:[6]

• The staff.
• Mold in the room.

“This hotel was a mess it took 6 rooms before I take a room. The first room had a broken AC. 2nd had someone in the bed. 3rd had green mold on the walls. 4th had stained sheets. 5th had bad AC. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.”

Jul 28, 2008 by Charlie from Petrolia, CA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[4] • Location:[8]

• The architecture.
• The staff.

“Clean lobby, clean but worn carpet in the room. Noisy window air conditioner. No noise from the adjoining room. Incompetent staff. Great location.The Bel Aire stands beautifully beside her sisters on Washington. But, most of the foot traffic is over on ocean where her cousins live. How do you compete with that? How do you keep spending precious dollars to maintain appearances when everyone wants to stay on Ocean? The owners of this and the Bel Aire's sister properties have to be frugal to stay open. But, that is no excuse for a poorly trained front desk staff and a completely ignorant back office staff. (One girl had to be told not once, not twice, but four times to make a copy of a receipt.) And, don't ask for a full complement of towels. If the hotel is close to full, there won't be enough to go round. Even to the point of borrowing from the other hotels. Overall, I would not hesitate to stay at the Bel Aire again.”

Jul 24, 2008 by Reggie from West Point, NY
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[3] • Staff:[8] • Location:[10]

• Hotel is located across the street from club mansion and 2 blocks from beach.
• Hotel was very dirty and needs to be remodeled. bad!

“I would stay there again just to lay my head only because it's right across the street from all the nice clubs, diner and two blocks from the beach and ocean drive where everything is at. However, the hotel itself is very sad looking from the inside. Not the main building where the lobby is at, but the other two buildings where they have room. It's like night and day. If only they showed interest in the other buildings like they did the lobby, it would be an excellent place.”

Jul 17, 2008 by Angela from Winter Park, FL
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[1] • Location:[5]

• Walking distance to the beach.
• Bad building, no parking, ugly rooms.

“Should not be recommended; definitely will not be back to that hotel. Disgusting.”

Jun 3, 2008 by Vivian from Carrboro, NC
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

• Hotel staff was wonderful even before I arrived.
• Microwave was downstairs and only one microwave.

“This hotel was great for our group. We partied all night and slept during the day. It is right next to the police station so that was loud at times. But its also next to all of the clubs and has a pool. But it was great for sleeping and the staff was wonderful.”

May 31, 2008 by Pamela from Middletown, NY
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[2] • Staff:[7] • Location:[9]

• Located close to clubs.
• The air conditioner barely worked, leaking roof, dirty shower floor.

“This hotel is perfect if you are on a super-tight budget and care more about the location to local clubs than comfort. They forgot to give us full size towels, and for two days we had to use wash clothes to dry off. The air conditioner barely blew cold air and we sweat at night. There was no elevator so we suffered to carry our luggage up three flights of stairs. The shower had gross grey caked-on-stains. Lastly, the lights in main lobby of the building we stayed in leaked some weird clear fluid constantly for all 5 days we were there.”

May 28, 2008 by Sandy from Orlando, FL
Overall Rating: 2
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[2] • Location:[5]

• Its on Washington st.
• Its dirty! Room was not in the main building, pool is dirty!

“Dirty, dirty, dirty, tiny rooms, tiny bathroom, dirty carpet, dirty pool, would never ever stay there again!”

May 7, 2008 by Denise from Bonita Springs, FL
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[5] • Location:[6]

• Nothing.
• The room, especially the bathroom was fitly and run down.

“This has to be the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. The room was dirty, the elevator was rickety, the television was poor, and the hotel charged a mandatory fee for a safe that I did not want or use. If you are a light sleeper, do not stay at this hotel. The police station is directly across the street and the Canine unit dogs barked all night. It was extremely overpriced not only for the quality of the hotel, but for the season.”

May 4, 2008 by Tina from Charlotte, NC
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[1] • Location:[10]

• Nothing!
• The room smelled like mildew!

“The hotel was awful. Save your money and stay somewhere that has friendly staff. The smell of the room will make you sick, and the bugs in the room are terrible. Watch out for the bed bugs!”

Apr 19, 2008 by Mark from Rochester, NY
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[4] • Location:[7]

• Good location.
• Unkempt, dirty, musty, old, in disrepair.

“Would not go to this hotel again.”

Apr 17, 2008 by Dev from Fort Gratiot, MI
Overall Rating: 2
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[5] • Location:[2]

• The shower was great.
• Air conditioner noise kept us up all night and the room never got cool.

“The hotel was full of noisy drunks and felt unsafe. No convenient parking. It was two blocks away from the beach. The room was oppressively hot and all the window AC did was keep us up. Made a lot of racket but never could cool the room.”

Apr 16, 2008 by Girish from Wood-Ridge, NJ
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[1] • Location:[5]

• I only had to spend 5 hours there each night, thank god for that. Else I would have changed the hotel right away.
• There is nothing I liked about the hotel. The worst ever stay I've had worldwide.

“It as 2.5 star. I would describe it as 0.025 star. We found 2 dead mosquitoes between the sheets. Paint in the room was chipping everywhere. The room was on the ground level, and the windows had no locks on it. The towels had permanent stains on them. There was no dresser in the room. We were told we'd get one king size or 2 full size beds. We got one twin size bed. There was a safe in the closet that didn't work. When I called for maintenance to fix it, they said they were coming, and I waited one hour. Then I called again and they said coming, on the way. Still nothing for another 2 hours. After waiting 5 hours, I told them I am leaving, send later. They never sent anyone. Then they actually charged me for use of the same at checkout, for 2 days. I had to fight with them. It's beyond bad. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, not even my enemies.”

Apr 9, 2008 by Andres from Potomac, MD
Overall Rating: 2
Cleanliness:[3] • Staff:[4] • Location:[6]

• Location is great.
• Air conditioning didn't work.

“Old Art Deco style hotel fit in great with the area. This hotel has great potential with a little updating. Location is convenient to the beach and night life.”

Apr 7, 2008 by Tim from Atlanta, GA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[9]

• Good location.
• No restaurant or bar.

“Good, I would recommend.”

Mar 25, 2008 by Han from Norman, OK
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[1] • Location:[7]

• Close to the police station.
• Poor facility, unprofessional staff and unfriendly.

“The hotel is really close to beach. If you will go to beach a lot, it is not bad choice. Some staffs in this hotel are not friendly. We have a bad experience at this hotel. In the end, we do not like to talk with them a little bit. It seems that they are still in sleep.”

Mar 21, 2008 by Amanda from Severna Park, MD
Overall Rating: 2
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[2] • Location:[6]

• Its proximity to the beach and key south beach areas was great.
• Dirty, no air conditioning, front desk staff was terrible and unaccommodating.

“There was no air conditioning and we slept in a puddle of our own sweat during the entire five night stay. I've stayed at multiple 2-star hotels before and this was not a two star, it wasn't even a 1-star. I would have rather stayed at Motel 6. There were fights going outside all night (between locals, it had nothing to do with spring break traffic), and the "hotel's" pool is actually open to the public and right off the road, not even gated - there are tons of random people in there with broken bottles, trash etc lying around. The vending machines and ice machines were all empty/not functioning, and don't even think about going to a local convenience store for water - you will easily pay $4 for a small bottle. For the price we paid for the hotel, I would have rather slept in the car. At least it would have been clean, cool, and safe.”

Feb 25, 2008 by Roger from Rochester, NY
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[6] • Staff:[8] • Location:[8]

• Above our expectations.
• Ice machine in one building did not work. Other one did and was a short distance away.

“After reading other reviews, we expected a negative experience. Instead, the staff were friendly, the room was clean, and the hotel was only a short walk to the beach and restaurants. Parking was available about a block away in the municipal parking garage (behind the police station).”

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Amenities at Best Western Beach Resort, Miami

24 Hour Front Desk Beach Business Center Coffee Maker in Room Concierge Express Checkout Fitness Center or Spa

Laundry/Valet Services No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Parking Pool Safe Deposit Box Television with Cable