Miami Beach Hoteller i South Beach

Didn't replace toiletries in the bathroom. Sheets were very rough.

It's right on the beach! Housekeeping staff took my iPhone 6 charger and took the bottles of alcohol that I bought and placed in the fridge. They also took my razors. Also noticed that while they are on the floors cleaning they keep all of the doors open even if they have other people's property in them which makes it really easy for someone else to go in to your room and take your stuff.

My wife and I booked this hotel through Kayak's partner Getaroom in late October. The South Beach hotels were generally booked for New Years Eve, so we were happy to have a confirmed reservation. When we arrived at the hotel in New Years Eve, we were told by the front desk staff member that it reservation didn't exist. We looked up or confirmation and confirmed that we had prepaid via credit card. The hotel staff did they could not honor our reservation as they had no rooms available and they take no responsibility for mistakes made by third party booking agencies. They recommended we try elsewhere, so my wife called other hotels and I ran around trying to find a room. We called Getaroom three times and we put in endless hold each time as they struggled with the same problem. They finally found the glitch which turned out to be a misspelling of our last name as "Wppd" instead of "Wood." No apology from the hotel or Getaroom for two hours of frantic searching for another hotel. The hotel itself was nice but lacking in staffing and amenities. Cleanliness was OK. The pool and hot tub were overrun by kids and postadolecents. Location was amazing and we were able to walk to New Years Eve celebrations in South Beach.

Location, beach access Poor hotel management, and poor service when allocating rooms and requesting guests to change rooms. They tried to downgrade us on the first night (the room was already paid for), and also offered us to sleep at an other hotel on the first night because our room was not available. Not accessible. Swimming pool area: Bathroom at the pool could be the bathroom of a 2 star hotel, and there are no indoor shower.

The hotel was in a great location with great views. The hotel will nickel and dime you for many different resort fees.

Management handled room complication well Interesting modern design in room Great beachfront view and access Sea salt hand scrub in the bathroom was amazing Great location and ambiance Our room was not clean and was in complete shambles when they sent us up there at check-in. (Imagine walking into a room that looks like a rock band had just partied there. We were speechless.) The Bellhop did not give us a claim tag for our luggage we dropped off so we had to go identify it in the storage room and the bellhop had the nerve to ask for a tip after. There was a significant amount of blood on the walls between the doors of our room and the room next door (how can you miss that? who is looking over this place??)

Hotel facilities were nice and it was right near the beach. Desk staff was a little condescending and not very friendly.

Decor and bed So noisy ...thin paper walls and doors.. No sleep at all. They also gave me wrong information for parking

Convenience to the beach and the excellent outside space The room could have done with redecoration - it was a little shabby

The staff were extremely helpful. They arranged my room for me before 3 pm. provided me with towels at reception immediately as i entered (i was wet from the rain); they handed me the Fedex package that was delivered for me before my arrival; They were extremely helpful in following up with Fedex on a package that was not delivered. Everyone was very helpful, friendly and made my stay a pleasure. I even received two free drinks ( vouchers). I can recommedn the hotel to anyone. I received the best service ever and I have stayed in hotels all over the world, as I travel frequently.

Location, close to beach. 2nd floor is not as renovated and nice as 3rd floor; water temperature in shower changed too much from hot to cold; checking in and out took a long time.

The only thing I liked about this hotel was the location. It's across the street from the beach. On Kayak this looks like a beautiful luxury hotel, but quickly upon arriving you realize it only looks like that from a distance and they have an amazing photographer for their site photos. Kayak was great but Breakwater is a sleezy lemon. Upon our arrival at 1 am Saturday we were tired and eager to get to our room. The receptionist strongly persuaded us to upgrade to a much more expensive room for $180 + tax so it would be quiet. He then proceeded to charge my card but forgot the tax so asked me to give him my credit card again so he could charge the sales tax. He also informed us upon arrival there is a $22/day resort fee but this was not stated anywhere on Kayak. Also as we were dealing with check in another guest came up to the desk and asked for ear plugs because the club music outside the hotel was too loud. And YES it was VERY LOUD. We were in a room that was pretty quiet for what it was but on Sunday night, by boyfriend WHO IS A DJ wasn't even able to fall asleep until 4 am because it was so loud! The room itself had a nice view but it had a lot of issues from lazy upkeep. The bed sheets had stains on them, the bench at the foot of the bed had weird sticky dirt marks from removed tape stains, the bathroom tub was worn down cracked and stained (didn't use it unfortunately because it looked so gross), and the shower floor was cracked. Using the TV was also a mess. The remote didn't work and no channel guide. We tried multiple times to dial the front desk from the hotel phone to have these addressed but the line would disconnect every time we hit the front desk or 0 button. Not sure if they don't want to hear from you, the line is inundated with calls, or something was wrong with the phone. The staff has not been trained to be friendly and welcoming to their guests. They view us as a bother and just want a fast interaction so they can quickly move on to the next opportunity to make money. The waiters/waitresses at the front of the hotel in the morning were more concerned with snagging passersby (as every other restaurant on that street) for business than greeting their current guests eating breakfast. I said good morning to a few of them and received very cold and snobby responses. They didn't make eye contact with me and didn't offer any interaction. So rude! One day I was using a computer in the lobby and a manager was severely scolding a server right there in the lobby for doing something that wasn't appropriate. She was very nasty and mean to him, and the one way scolding went on for literally 10 minutes. It was so unpleasant and uncomfortable to witness that as a guest. The employees should have a private area they use for this kind of thing, not out in the public lobby! This hotel is appropriate for frat boys/college aged kids that want to party hard, trash rooms, and recover on the beach afterwards without making much effort in getting there. We were paying over $300/night for this room and it's evident the Breakwater heavily relies on their location to make visitors happy and turn over business quickly, but does not put in any other effort. Definitely won't be staying here again. :(

the room was fairly clean and the cleaning crew was helpful. The front desk staff was rude and gave us attitude when we complained. When my husband called at 1am in the morning to say the music is so loud that our floors are vibrating, all the receptionist offered was ear plugs... Seriously. The pictures online are really updated because the lobby and the pool area were really old and dirty. The roof deck was not even open, the only place to hangout was pretty much the restaurant which was super expensive. Definitely not staying here EVER AGAIN.

Closeness to beach Poorly maintained rooms, broken items(hair dryer), overpriced.

The location was amazing: close to lincoln rd and ocean drive, but also quiet at night. We took the suite, where everything looked brand new. The shower got broken and also the sink, but the staff was able to repair it the day after. There's no free parking around and that means an additional 20$ per day

The location is very good. The first room was leaking water through the ceiling. Then they moved us to a room which was normally not for rent due to renovation works. We slept 1m near to a sawing machine of the builders. When we went to ask for a solution they said to contact the manager. Except that they were not friendly anymore we had no reaction at all. Also at night a lot of noise.

The hotel has been newly refurbished and the rooms are quite modern and spacious. Cockroaches in the shower!! Despite being newly refurbished there was obviously a pest problem. When I informed the receptionist that there were cockroaches I was asked if they were 'the big ones or the small ones'. We were glad only to be staying one night!!

its was clean and quiet

i like the location that was it. first the rooms did not look like that in the picture. the tile was cracked in my bathroom. also i think the AC unit was in my room so every time it was on it was loud. the price i paid for my room was not what it was worth.

Location of the hotel. Nice and clean design. New beds (though quite small). First room was very small, second night we got a larger room, which was more pleasant.

design The hotel is far from beach, very laud tonight from the bar and pool.

Good quality hotel, with great fusion restaurant Location from south beach

Very friendly staff, beautiful pool. Our first room was very dirty and second room (which was an upgrade) was still not great. Couches were stained, dirty sheets, bathtub and bathrobes. pool bar is expensive.

Room was very large - that is very hard to come by in Miami Beach! Comfortable bed and nice bathroom. No Staff by the pool had to run around to find towels. Called 3 times to get sheets changed, the final time I called they said the cleaning people had left ... so that was annoying.

Booked a Bayview Studio, for a family of four (2 kids). Excellent views to downtown Miami and the Bay. Very spacious room, with interesting decor. Excellent restaurant, fusion of of Cuban with Asiatic cuisine. Very good pool area, too (swimming pool heated). Very friendly personnel in the restaurant and the reception, as well as the housekeeping staff. Ideal place to get the relaxing and glamorous atmosphere of the city. The room's door was poorly isolated, therefore there were some noises coming from the corridor (we stayed at the hotel at a weekend with parties organized each evening/night). Parking is exclusively valet (charging an quite high daily rate), with little choices for alternative parking around. The minibar is a kind of a mini-in-room-shop (selling T-shirts, souvenirs, toiletry, etc.). No free WiFi.

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