Royal South Beach Hotel

6.6

Fair

699 Guest reviews

6.6

Fair

699 Verified Reviews

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Cleanliness7.2/10

Service7.2/10

Comfort6.6/10

Condition6.0/10

location8.6/10

Neighborhood8.0/10

Quality2.0/10

Value6.8/10

Amenities6.4/10

Covid Infestation

DO NOT GO TO THIS HOTEL!!!!! AVOID AT ALL COST FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR HEALTH!!!! A day before I was scheduled to arrived, I tested positive for covid. I called the hotel and gave them the news to try and see if I could work something out. They told me that "everyone has been exposed" and that I should come anyway as they could handle it. Ultimately, I just decided not to go because gee I dont know, its kind of the responsible thing to do. So if you go, just understand that there could be more people with covid than a hospital. It is one this to have covid but it is another to knowingly allow people to come and put your other guests/families in danger. I will never book a hotel that does not prioritize my health within or outside of a pandemic.

Great spot for the money !

Great location, and nice and quiet, but a little on the shabby side. Our safe, TV and one of the bedside lamps didn't work but as we were out a lot that didn't matter too much. It's USP is its location for the price.

I love how close it was to the strip. Only 5 mins from Ocean Dr. It was outdated and could use a good renovation but it served its purpose.

It’s a pretty basic hotel, everything looked cleaned, but there was mold in the corner of my room and when I went to take a shower I opened up a towel and there was a big long hair in the towel...

Great location. Cheap. Room smelt damp. Safe didn’t work. Room needs modernising and hotel needs it too You get what you pay for

DON'T DO IT

The front desk guy wasn't friendly at all, he had a very dry attitude and was short on conversation. There's no free parking available at this hotel and I don't remember the website stating that. The room window doesn't work, overall bad experience. Never again

I love it because is walkable to everything, to restaurants, beach, stores , very good..

Great location, staff was friendly, room was clean can't ask for anything better than that for the price

The solarium was an added bonus. The location is great. However, the hotel needs renovating.

Loved my stay here! Great location, clean rooms and great front desk service!

Decent hotel

Decent Hotel, you are getting what you paid for. Service is excelent, clean rooms. Location is good next to news cafe.

Limited parking. Garage was 2 blocks away.

Room was a down grade

Everything was ok. Where ready to help at any time.

The only negatives we found were no pool and no parking. You have to pay another hotel they work with a block away 25 per day to valet to even have a place to park. But overall we would stay again! Super nice staff and very clean

The Location, and everything is near you. I recommend:-)

Staff was nice and friendly. Hotel is very old and dated.

Roof top was nice close by to the beach area and I didnt Like that it was not a pool at the hotel

If you want hookers and drugs - stay here! Pimps in the hallway offering “good times”.

My room was not cleaned none of the day's I stayed. sheets were not changed. I had to continuously go down to the front desk just to ask for washcloths and towels.

The property was a great price and it was extremely close to ocean avenue. Right down the block from Wet Willies which is my favorite spot in Miami so that part was very convenient. The worst part of the hotel was that the room was not very clean and it smelled very strongly of mildew. When I picked up the phone to call the front desk there was mold all over the phone next to the keypad! The bathroom wasn’t great either. We had to call/ go down to the front desk multiple times to ask for an extra wash cloth and they kept saying they would bring it to the room. They never brought it and never called to check. I’m not sure if all of the rooms were this bad but this room is particular was intolerable. Luckily we only used the room to change and sleep for a couple of hours, otherwise we would have left and found a new place to stay.

Good location. Fernando provided a great service; very helpful.

Property was not in a good location and looked a little run down. Windows were filthy, you couldn't see out of them. View was not to good either.

todo esta bien excepto que el matress suena demaciado tambien pude oir el del cuarto de arriba deben de cambiar los matress

Stay away from this place. Looks ok on the pics but the place is worth than any possible hostel... would not stay even if I get paid to stay there... dirty room with hair in the bethroom... when I saw the bed sheets was about to t... up. The room stinked.. Checked out right away and now trying to get my money back as the manager is not being responsive. Dear Expedia team, please assist in getting full refund.

on arrival there was a prostitute out of her head with her breast exposed , taking men in and out of the hotel, we saw this while waiting to park. the man from the hotel came out and said you sure you want to stay here you are not the kind of people how normally do. we didn't know what to do as the car had been taken off to park and we thought only one night. we dumped our bags to come back later , when we did the room was worst than a hostel, absolutely filthy my wife has photos. so bad we slept in our clothes , screaming and banging all night our friends door didnt close as it should. i cannot tell you how scared and how dirty it was, the night porter said not my hotel i know how bad it is. if my husband hadnt had a drink we would have left but he had 3 beers. we left by 8am . we expect a full refund on both rooms when you see the photos you can understand why.

Needs improvement, good thing it is close to the beach.

We arrived after a long day of travel and they did not have a room for us. They were sold out and could not help at all.

No bedside light switch and tv did not turn on by remote. Otherwise ok

Muy bueno

Hall ways were filthy. Room was dirty and run down. Shower had mildew on walls. Window sillls were dirty. Yukkie place.

Place not only look good and is clean but it smells nice too! Staff are great and will go extra mile for guest. The in-room fridge is the only thing these guys need to change and then they'll be perfect. (It is full of over-priced goodies with NO room for your own medicines or water or stuff.)

This hotel looks nothing like their pictures. Not only did they not have us in the room we reserved but it is dirty and run down. Plus the first sign we saw was to tell us water would be turned off between 10:00 and 1:00am. The guy at the desk wasn't friendly at all. Would not recommend this place, we went somewhere else.

They are working on improving the interior look of the hotel, which will help. But it was fine, and the location is great.

No staff,no customer service ,terrible rooms ,rooms shouldn’t be $30 or more than that.

Room was not ready until after 430, we check in look at the room and leave. Come back at night with our bags and I can tell there is a chip under the dresser and the floor did not looked swept. A lot of cracked floor tiles needs some real updating. Hallways carpet need major replacement. Room was next to the outside patio on the 2nd for. People were outside the glass doors until 2 am sometime. Bed was uncomfortable.

I think it was today much for the night and I’m not happy with it

Room was not ready. 2 hours late. Coffemaker did not work but there was not coffee so. They were painting and patching acted like guest were in the way...

Close to everything...just your standard room...staff was friendly

House keeping stoke some of my belongings, front desk didn’t care, hotel is nasty and dirty

The front desk staff is great very clean friendly too

This place needs to be shut down ASAP ridiculous

Will never invest my time and money in this place again highly disappointed.its ridiculous how I was treated here by management

Great price for location.

When we first arrived they didn’t have no where safe for us to put our bags after arriving two hours early, staff never came to clean the room the whole visit, twice our door was left opened a little bit because of house keeping, not bad location because it’s literally two blocks from the strip, bad wall plugs and the ice machine was out for some reason

One block from ocean drive and beach, the air conditioner is amazing cool room

Ok for a weekendtrip but not for a stay for a few days.

Location was great , just a few blocks away from the beach. Picture posted are very deceiving especially the lobby.

We got there around 1 couldn’t check in until 3 the man at the front desk took our luggage and locked it up downstairs and it was hard to find a housekeeper to get more clean linen

Place was livable but : half the electrical plugs did not work, the shower head was broken and barely sprayed any water and so on,,,,,,,,price was in accordance to South Beach prices.

Very clean,Quiet and good area .

Fantastic

Good place to stay

Great place will be back

Nice small hotel close to Beach

Nice inexpensive hotel close to everything in South Beach.

Very outdated hotel

We were suppose to check in at 3pm but didn’t get into our room to almost 4pm, they had only one housekeeper, they were slaving the boy and the front desk, the shower wasn’t hot, and it definitely wasn’t worth the money. It was very close to the beach though.

Overall hotel was ok the room was better than I expected but the hallways and lobby and elevator could definitely use some updating !!

I love this hotel

Stayed there four nights. No one ever came to clean the hotel. And our water also went out....

Ugly

Terrible.

Cheap Hotel In The Center If EVERYTHING.

Pros: •Decent Price. • Center of Everything, Restaurants, Shops, The Beach everything you can think off is in walking distance. •$20 Code for Uber at front desk Cons: #1 Our Ceiling Was Leaking, later found out Everyone's was. Something happened with their pipes.. MY CLOTHES AND MAKEUP GOT WET WITH DIRTY WATER • We did Not receive any wash clothes. We asked 3 times and everytime was told they didn't have any at that moment. They only had 3 towels in our room. (We bought our own wash cloths) • The whole linen set was super cheap. Two of the 4 pillowcases on each bed appeared dirty. (When it gets to that point they need to buy New ones) • Our Sink hot water did not work. • The Maid came in our room and didn't touch ANYTHING. Trash still there, bed sheets weren't changed, No fresh towels, and still no wash cloths, Nothing was done. We had to check our stuff to make sure nothing was taken. WE WERE RARELY IN THE HOTEL, If you're 18 - 25 it might not bother you... You'll come to change and maybe sleep a little. IF MY STUFF WAS RUINED I WOULDN'T Be So Uptight. I HAVE YET TO HEAR ABOUT COMPENSATION OR A DISCOUNT ON THE HOTEL. My stuff isn't cheap. They came up looked and left. The man said nothing when I asked about my stuff.

Very bad management!! They over booked the hotel and sold my room I booked in an month in advance

It was ok . Only thing available due to spring break.

Hotel overbooked

When I got to the hotel, which I booked over a month in advance, I was told that they are overbooked and do not have a room for me. This is after flying for 10 hours and my flight being delayed for 6 hours and my luggage gone missing. The front desk clerk called Orbitz/Expedia who never called back. I then called Orbitz and spent over 2 hours on the phone with a representative only to be found a room in another hotel. The other hotel looks like something out of Breaking Bad. The Orbitz representatives speak poor English, but honestly it should not take over 2 hours to find a room. I had to pay an extra cab fare to get d on this place to the new hotel. The hotel clerk was very unhelpful in finding a new place and refused to help, he also spoke broken English and was hard to understand.

cheap and close to beach

ok for the price no parking and difficult to drop luggage

Very run down! Not clean

With travel experience to 65 countries, the hotel is one of the worst I have stayed in. It is very run down with poor maintenance and not overly clean. The staff was amazing and helpful, but gave me a room that had not been cleaned the day before, then sent me to a room that was occupied and my 3rd try left me with a rundown room. the area is great but the hotel is not.

Maaaan...Hey.

The staff was fine. The condition of the hotel isn’t their fault. The hotel needs to be updated. Nothing 3 star about it. The maintenance guy was phenomenal, I wish I could remember his name.

Don't. Bother...

Entrance to this flea bag.. looks more like a welfare Hotel. Windows are sealed (painted) shut. Outdoor roof space called the solarium. Was filthy. To the point where you could not sit on any of the furniture. Old ashtrays with cigarette butts and trash everywhere.. I make a hobby of staying at economy hotels when I travel alone. This is the second worst hotel I've ever booked through Expedia. The first being a hotel on LaBrea in Hollywood... This place is truly a dump.

Nice people, dirty hotel

Our room was not very clean. Found other people's hair everywhere, including in our towels. Cabinets were falling apart. Old hotel, rooms need renovating.

Perfect for us

Very good South Beach location, clean room equipped with all the amenities, comfortable bed, friendly staff. Thank you for a lovely one-week stay.

Awesome stay!!

Amazing stay !!!!! No this not your 5 star hotel but if you're in and out throughout the day this is what you need ! Super close to the beaches and all the good stores. We are looking to come back to the same hotel !!! Loved it !!!!!!

The carpet was heavily dirty. Too much noise from the other guest.

Nice hotel close to beach and shops

I would highly recommend this hotel as it offers perfect daily cleaned room with nice equipment inluding coffee maker for a good price. The staff there is very friendly and helpfull. Early check in free of charge was not a problem. It is just two blocks from famous Ocean Drive with Art deco buildings and many restaurants and nearest beach.

Nothing better that that

Great every single day that I was there no need to add more about this beatiful hotel

Great location

Had a great experience! Was our first time in Miami and the hotel was close to a lot of great restaurants and outing places!

Great value

Nice place for the cost

Good for the buck

Economical and adequate

Excellent

Great

Improvements

Had one wash cloth for double occupancy stay. Requested more from front desk but wasn't avail that night. Had to wait til the next day. Additionally, windows should have thick lining or black outs for the blinding morning sunlight.

Not too good... Not too bad...

PROS: Room size was good. Air conditioning was great and room even had ceiling fan also. Microwave and Refrigerator were also nice and clean. Location of the hotel is terrific. Very close to Beach and Retail stores. CONS: Bathroom was very small. We didn't have Hand soap or body soap in the bathroom. When I asked the Receptionist she said they were out of stock and might come next day but guess what, we never received any soaps even on next day room service. Television was very small like 20 inch screen. There were stains on comforter. Bed was making noice whenever we move or when we sit.

Located in a perfect area .

Great staff up front. Would recommend

Right on South Beach

If you looking for something in the Heart of South Beach this is a go to place might be small but who stays in the hotel anyway!!

Close to beach..that's about it

Booked this last minute because it was cheap. Staff was great also help me locate my lost iPhone.

Convenient for Short Stay

Room was very small. Good location, near beach and Ocean Dr. Loading zone was not convenient. We had to pay for parking to unload the car near entrance. Parking lot around the corner. $20.00 a day. Street parking is $4 an hour. We stayed 2 nights in route to the Keys.

nice hotel close to the beach!!

Clean room, staff were nice all the time and close to everything. I deff stay ay this hotel next trip =}

Nice hotel in a great location

The hotel is not far from the strip. It's literally a few blocks over. It was really nice . I stay at different hotels all the time because I like to try different places. I'm definitely coming back to this hotel when I come to Miami, it was clean, friendly, not noisy, gave me beach towels and told me where to park. I really liked it and I'm picky. The room was really nice I felt like I was in a studio apartment; very homely. Thanks again guys

It was good. Staff was friendly. But they didnt clean up the room everyday like they suppose to

I am very happy with the service I will be back there

Great last minute find

Found this hotel last minute and I'm glad I did. It's a very small hotel, note that it's an apartment-hotel. A very nice and clean older small hotel, great personable service, and rooms, while small, were clean and spotless. Location is right in the middle of everything, traffic from Washington Ave. can be heard but by no means was it distracting. Will definitely stay there again, next time I'm in the area.

Satisfactory Stay for the Price in South Beach

Came to South Beach and found a cheap place to stay. It's not 5 star luxury, but if you don't want to spend $400+ a night, it does the job. It's right in the center of South Beach, close to the clubs of Ocean Dr and several food places. Rooms are small and dated, simple, but they do what you need.

Great location easy access walked to everything Miguel n staff were excellent

Amazing price for location and comfort

We had a great time with our front desk host MIGUEL! He was rockstar! Should be promoted to GM of building with his knowledge character and professionalism! His service was seconded to none in the area

Good location, clean room

Honking by cars outside nightclub next to hotel was annoying. Not sure if honking was done by valet folks or not but at 4-5am, it needs to cease.

Yes!! Perfect great deal .. ver happy about ii!

Miguel in the reception front desk was super helpful thanks to him traveling by myself he made me feel like home in the hotel . Very friendly employees. I will totally would love to stay there again. Thank you!

nice hotel close to beach

reception very helpful; room a little tired but comfortable enough; very close to many ammenities; I would stay there again

The location is great 4 blocks to beach and very good eating. The help very friendly. Hall ways need to be up dated. We live 50 miles away and will stay there again. Price was right.

Great location, friendly staff, low price

Wonderful location in the Art Deco district... all of the hotels in this area are a little old, but that's part of the draw! It was perfect for sleeping, showering and getting ready (which is really all the time you should be spending at your hotel in a city like Miami) Will definitely return.

Nice hotel, affordable, close to beach

Incredibly nice staff. Really loved the Art Deco style of the hotel. Affordable, clean, close to beach. Loved the solarium roof deck. Would definitely book with them again!

Pleasantly Surprised

Service was very friendly and I would return down the road.I was told I had the best room 219.The outside Solarium was a nice experience for not having a pool or hotel bar.

We love it there the price was perfect the area very nice ( close to everything ). I will recomend to family and friends

one night stay

good place to stay, good location, very reasonable price. surprise to have a safe in room.

Amazing