South Seas Hotel in Miami Beach

When we arrived the person at the front desk was a bit rude no too much interest been nice, after that the lift was super small and old same with the hall going to the room, the room wasnt bad but the view was awful and the washroom old. the hotel fees are excessive for the service that they are giving. the only good thing is the location but even for that the price is not worked you easily can find another one for better price. I regret paying that amount of money for a cheaper place.

This place is a scam. You will book online for the South Seas Hotel but they will put you in a separate building next door called the Richmond which is a far worse hotel. They claim it’s the same hotel but in all practical aspects it is different. The rooms are bare. The elevator breaks down. You share a door with another room and can hear everything. The accommodations weren’t god awful and it was relatively clean so I’ll give it two stars instead of one. What a shameful business practice to dupe customers like that. Avoid!

Very small hotel next to Beach nice access to the beach. His hotel is one of the best places to see and to be seen. Rooms clean and enough pillows. Really value for the money in Miami Beach. Hotel stuff r really friendly. All with one little mistake - cleaning ladies if u don’t put sign in ur door! They knock the door at six😭. Pool area is small and very beautiful. In the pool area you can have a full service whatever you want - drinks and food!

Clean. On the beach. Two pools. Helpful staff. Beach chairs and towels included. In room Kurig coffee. Bottled water. No refrigerator. Old and shabby. Something is terribly wrong with plumbing. Pipes made hideous pounding noise at 3 a.m. and other times during stay. With so many other options on the beach, pick another place.

The only reason Im giving this hotel a 3 star review is for the location convenience and the heated outdoor pool. We booked a room at the South Seas but were offered a room at the Richmond which is the building next door, the explanation was that they merged and its actually the same hotel. We paid for a queen room, but that bed was far from a queen size, more like a full size. The cleanliness of the room became an issue by the second day. The bed was clean, but the sheets were not changed daily, the place was not vacuumed at all in the 3 days we spend there. For the money they charge, this place could seriously use a remodeling and updating, the paint in the bathrooms and the carpet is in desperate need of replacement. The common areas were clean and the hallways smelled really good every day. The pool outside was kept ok with the exception of one night when all the chairs were messed up and there was food left over and wet towels everywhere....just not a good image to see. At check out we were charged a resort fee of $75 for the water in the room (2bottles=$2the coffee we never touched, and the pool towels they offer at the pool (we used them one time, and the beach vouchers we used on the beach to pay for the chairs. Ridiculous!!! That was on top of the almost $200/night.

This hotel should NOT be rated Over 2.5 stars. The staff is rude, the hallway and elevator are old, smell, and give you an overall dirty feel. The room was extremely underwhelming and not a space I would want to sleep in. These rooms should cost $60 a night if we’re basing it on quality. The only reason I’m giving this hotel 1 star is because the location is convenient. The pics are soooo deceiving.

Without a doubt, the WORST and dirtiest hotel Ive ever stayed at! Dont be fooled, the pictures are all from their "2nd" hotel nearby, where u will not be staying. On arrival we had to ask house keeping to reclean our room. House keeping never came again, Ive been emptying my pin garbage and making my own bed. Im still at the hotel while writing this post. Stained carpets in the hallways and rooms, broken walls and chairs, stains on the linnens, mold and rust in the bathroom, waited till 5pm for house keeping that never came, pitiful excuse for breakfast...the list goes on and on. Dont say I didnt warn you folks. My last impression is that its a run down hotel that theyre just squeezing the last bit of money out of before tearing it down.

By far the most overpriced hotel Ive had the misfortune if staying at. Show up around mid night, go to the room and the key cards dont work. Go to front desk get new ones, still dont work. I then notice this is the only door on hallway with two locks. I got back to front desk and security comes with to help this time. It turns out the room they assigned us to was a storage closet. By the time we got in an actual room, its like 2am. The rooms are depressing, the t.v is barely functioning and there are stains all over carpet. It took me about 15 minutes to get the shower to not burn me. I dont understand how I pay over $1400 and these people cant even check our room first. The next day I had a cleaning lady open my door a crack and walk away, when I stick my head out she approached me speaking anything but English and hands me the sign on my door that says "privacy please". Why is my door being opened when I have a privacy sign and without even knocking!!!!???? Also there are a total of 4 outlets in the room including the one that the awful tv plugs into. No fridge, no coffee maker, no ice machines. We asked a cleaning lady where ice is (they gave us a ice bucketand the cleaning lady had no idea. I can probably run a better hotel with a bunch of pigeons as staff.

The front desk staff was extremely rude and unprofessional. One of the gentlemen (without the beardgave us a room that already had guests. I opened the room and there was a family. It was embarrassing for both of us. The gentleman at the front desk was unapologetic and rude. He raised his voice as well. Please choose another property else the unwelcoming staff will give a bad start to your vacation

Great location, meh rooms. You probably wont be in your room very often, though. The hotel leads right to the beach, but also has its own pool. Bartenders by the pool are fin and the prices are reasonable.

There are definitely more hotels in the area that are in the same price range but have better rooms and amenities. I was put in the “Richmond” hotel which they say is part of the South Seas, even though I specifically booked this hotel for the South Seas through my credit card rewards. The front desk was not very accommodating with this situation and requested I pay $50 more per night for the South Seas, even though it was a booking error. The rooms are outdated and my room had a leaky shower. When I went to the pool, they would only give me one towel and refused to give me another. The whole experience was not very accommodating. I will not be coming back, and do not recommend this hotel to others.

I hate to give 3 stars ,but we got a room that smelled so badly of mold. The AC was the leaking water in the wall and the room stunk so badly. Rooms are small.,but clean.Breakfast is included, fresh fruits, eggs ,bacon, muffins etc.Nice size pool and easy access to the beach.

Location perfect, service adequate, but It is a rather old hotel. Every thing was working well and the rooms were clean. Breakfast buffet is rather weak in european eyes. Not too bad but also no too good...

Great location. Friendly and helpful staff. Small rooms but Clean and comfortable. Old hotel but prices are reasonable for what you get. Loved the pool and restaurant by the pool had excellent food and wonderful staff. Breakfast is typical and ok. My favorite was the delicious coffee. Just wish they had fans around the pool and one in the front which has a nice seating area for people watching. Oh, and an awning to keep the rain off you. Easy 6 minute walk to Lincoln street shopping and restaurants. We spent a week there and had a good time. Maxine restaurant across the street has great food and open 24hr.

STAY AWAY!!! This place is not worth the money! Not only is the male desk attendant rude and lacks customer service, they deceive and pray on tourists. I live in Miami and decided to spend a weekend on the beach. I believe in upfront info when it comes to business and no shady practices. They’ll tell you one price for valet and charge you something different. Then tell you that why’ve been here for 20 years and it has always been that price. Right. The rooms are equivalent to a Super 8 Motel(one that’s in a bad neighborhood). Bugs in the bathroom, no shower curtains, the pillows had blood and stains on them.<br/>Go. Somewhere.Else.In response to the GM - as you notice in my review, I didn’t not mention the Valet services. They’re were kind and respectful to me trying to see where the discrepancy was. It was YOUR staff. The male check in clerk. He preceded to ask co-workers the price of the valet to reaffirm himself. RUDE and obnoxious. None of my friends and family will ever stay at your resort or affiliates ever. I will finish my reviews of my experience the other platforms too. As I’m sure nothing is going to be done about this and your post below is more collateral damage. If you truly wish to rectify this - give me a call or ask for my contact information.

Save yourself the trouble and pay a few extra and stay somewhere nicer. Food and drinks was better at the hotel beside us. Only one bartender was nice and that was Natalie, she was very accommodating as for the other two they acted as if they hated their jobs, not resort material... one even put her hands on me and pushed my back and told me to go go go because I had walked in the bar area by the pool wet, but it hadnt been a problem any of the other times I had came and ordered a drink, not to mention there was wet floor signs EVERYWHERE, she was worried about others falling but didnt care if I fell as she pushed on my back. I told her not to put her hands on me, she did apologize but I dont understand where it is ever right for a worker of a resort to touch a guest. I respectfully followed her orders before she thought it was okay to touch me. Rooms look nothing like the pictures. Very small, dirty. Sand in the shower still when we arrived from the last person. Bed cover stained, carpet in hallways stained, Valet got a scratch on my car and had to do a incident report on it....one thing after another... bad bad experience

We stayed at the South Seas Hotel for 4 nights as we won a vacation through a radio station. We stayed mid-June 2018. The hotel was right along the beach, which was very convenient. The hotel is sandwiched between a strip of other hotels along the beach shoreline. The hotel is kid friendly and the pool is a medium size. Youre able to use the pool at night which was great. Overall, the room we had (picturedwas small, but enough for the two of us. There is paid Valet parking, which you really want to take advantage of as it is so tricky to park on those tight Miami streets. Keep in mind you have to wait for them to retrieve your car, so leave early for any plans as you have to wait 5-10 minutes. The drinks are served generously with alcohol, which was nice! The breakfast menu is not Celiac and dairy-free friendly. Although it is a really nice spread, we had a lot of issues at breakfast so I ended up buying my own GF toast and peanut butter, and eating that. When I tried to chat with staff about my allergies, they werent really able to direct me as to what was accessible for me. We ended up buying some groceries (and drinksat a local Costco, and that worked for us. Although, it would have been nice to eat the breakfast because it looked delicious (potatoes, scrambled eggs, sausage, toast, bagels, muffins, cereals, etc). My only feedback would be to improve upon the Gluten Free variety of foods as it is not that difficult to provide that now and many other hotels do it flawlessly.

The hotel had a musty moldy smell. The rooms were not cleaned to my standard. I found a hand print on the headboard. Bar staff was rude and racist towards me and my non-white family. Breakfast was mediocre and not very appertising. It did have a very nice pool and amenities. Conveniently located on the beach and in the bussel of Miami South Beach, near Ocean drive, restaurants and shops.

We stayed one night prior to a cruise. My husband myself and two children, ages 12 & 15 yrs old. Weve had a wonderful time! The pool and access to the beach is perfect. We had lunch by the pool and room service for dinner. Both were excellent and reasonably priced. The building is older but clean and charming. Personally I thought the pillows were waaaay too hard, but Ill definitely stay again the next time I visit Miami. Im looking forward to tomorrows breakfast and a stroll on the beach before leaving.

This hotel was very disappointing to me. Small dirty rooms smelled old and musty. Small TV in the corner broken. Not even a refrigerator in the room. WiFi doesn’t work. Housekeeping and some other staff were rude. Housekeepers would knock on the door every 10 minutes until we felt like we were being kicked out of our room. Housekeeping barely touched the room besides making the beds and replacing towels. Towels had hair on them and pillows were stained. Window view of a wall and a dumpster. Only plus of staying at this hotel is the location and access to the beach. Bar staff was friendly but some were slow. Pool was below average. We addressed our complaints with the front desk who said there’s nothing they could do. I would not recommend staying here unless it was for only one night. Will not be returning next time.

The hotel is exactly what you would expect. My room is clean. The bathroom is clean. The continental breakfast was uninspired but there was plenty of it and enjoyable. Lovely views a nice section of the beach with plenty of seating. Pool and bar. All in all I would return. The people here were pleasant and everybody had a smile. The only negative thing I could say about the hotel was the bathroom toilet was a little tiny thing. I cant really blame the hotel for me not liking the size of the toilet I am after all a magnificent Beast of a man. Personally I hate tiny toilets. Other than that I enjoyed my stay here as did my wife and daughter.

This place was dirty tiles walls sheets everything hair in sheets coners of restrooms in the wash cloth and towels. Fixers were rusted sink door hinges window frames cracks in the walls. Ill never go back but i will say the staff was very friendly and professional. Close to the beach we choose this hotel for a one night stay next day cruiseI cant say this was a situation of you get what you pay for because this hotel to me wasnt cheap.

Rooms are very dated and hotel feels old and lacks amenities. Carpets feel conspicuously dirty under bare feet. Hazy windows don’t allow you to see the view. Small AC unit in wall barely cools room which is very stuffy and dry in the middle of the night. Entire staff was very friendly but the hotel was too pricey for this to redeem the other aspects. No latch on hotel room door so didn’t feel very safe while traveling alone with children. Also window are old and heavy and have no screens- also not safe for young children. Sadly did not sleep at all. Pool shaded but enjoyable. Suggest doing significant updates or lowering rates.

Location is perfect. But if you are expecting a comfortable room and bathroom, this isnt nt the place. The rooms are super small and restrooms are tiny. We live in Florida and often come to Miami to relax so we expected to have a nicer room. Felt very squished.

I have stayed at South Seas 5 times so far.Every single time was awesome. The rooms are clean. The service is great. The pool area is also clean and there is plenty of space. Also, there is Buffett breakfast. 5 min walk to Ocean drive and Lincoln st. I will definitely come back

I really had a great experience! I love the old time photos on the walls, it made me feel I traveled back in time! the lobby was clean, the staff was great, specially our room attendant Olga; she made us feel like we were home. Overall, I do not have any complaint. Thank you South Seas! I will return!

I stayed at the South Seas Hotel in October. I would give the hotel 2 out of 5 stars. First of all, they charged a resort fee and it is far below what would be considered a resort. When I asked at the front desk why are they charging a resort fee and the desk clerk replied... I am being charged a resort fee for the 2 bottles of water in the room, the complimentary coffee in the room and a pool towel. I was too blown away. It was very pricey and the part I dont like is that I didnt know until it was time to check out.When I asked her where was it written she said in an email. I stood there and pulled up my emails. There was no such thing and she stated they must have had the wrong email. I didnt feel good at all about the expensive stay and would not return. The rooms were small, tub was backed up and slow to drain. once again for the price please shop around.

This hotel was directly on the beach front. It was an ok stay. More effort into the breakfast could have been made. Bed was comfortable and the water was hot. Air Con worked beautifully.

Perfectly placed hotel for a few days. Beautiful pool! The pool resturant had some very nice waitresses, helpful, funny and with nice taste in music! Tasty food, very fresh!The hotel breakfast was very big, very American. Meaning that it was mostly sugary carbs, and not that much proteins. I miss my English breakfasts when in the US!

This is by far the worst place we have ever stayed at. If I could give this place a negative 0 I would. Let me just say the courtesy desk was rude and unprofessional. The rooms are old dirty and filthy. I actually slept on top on the covers with clothes.The towels that were left were used unclean to towels with someone elses hair on it which we realized when we opened it up and hairs fell out of it.The elevator are small and feel like its going to fall they are dirty. .Save yourself the money and the aggravation. This place needs to be gutted and rebuilt. With new professional personnel.

The hotel has so many restaurants in the area, the beach is just in the backyard, the pool is big and clean (most of the timebut the hotel need to improve with a lot things. First, the rooms doesn’t have mini refrigerator. If you have to put something, you have to go to the lobby. The restaurant need to improve with the food and drinks, and a lot spiderweb everywhere. Good costumes service!

On one of the most relaxing vacations my stay at South Seas was 5 star experience. The rooms where clean, comfortable and included all the amenities you need. The staff was professional, efficient, friendly, helpful and made the stay enjoyable. Its located walking distance to all the restaurants, shops, bars, boutiques.Nice size pool with tenant to assist with moving chairs or umbrellas as needed. Several complientry perks. They have a wide variety of delicious food to choose from. Good selection of cocktails and drinks. Great service and friendly staff. Will definitely stay here again!

Location !! Direct beach access. Book directly through hotel and you get additional perks. Entire staff goes above and beyond to make sure your every need is met. Impressive ! You will not find a better property or service in all of South Beach . Fantastic continental breakfast - free. Be sure to have a lazy afternoon and relax on the hammocks between the Palm trees. If i could rate higher than 5 stars I would. You will be sure to make the South Seas your destination time and again !

Vacationers... BEWARE!!! We upgraded to a suite because the room was really small. It was very dirty and outdated. The lounge chairs were so dirty outside that we removed them and put towels down instead. It looks like it hasnt been looked after in quite some time! I had to call the front desk to have our room sprayed for ants they were everywhere! The so called supervisor was called to sweep the patio area and sprayed raid along the borders of the room. The table was never cleaned off and there was bugs crawling on the chairs and walls! When I checked out I told the woman who worked at the front desk how dirty the room was and she just looked at me and said I will let the manager know... What a disappointment. The room wasnt cheap and they actually can care less!!!

Quite dated but spotlessly clean. Great location on the beach, simple but plentiful breakfast. The only irritation is that guests put their towels and other chattels on sun beds then leave them vacant thereby preventing the use by others and, the management does nothing to stop this (unlike other hotels). All in all fully enjoyed our 3 day stay. (Loved the nostalgic photo collection throughout the hotel)

I have stayed here over 25 times. My last visit was in Jan. Came to run the Miami Half. I keep coming back. The staff is great. My room had always been clean. Pool area is kept beautiful. Breakfast is always good. From Anna at the Front Desk,The girls serving breakfast,Laura at the bar. The Best. I will be back in July. Maybe November. And again In January.

Great location.. hotel is little old thats why rooms are small and sometime we experienced some oder. Managements can do something (like musicto make pool place more happening.. pool is great and bar is good.. free breakfast is icing on the cake but they can add some more items in the menu. nice place to stay during holiday season. I gave 4 star and I will look forward to stay here again.

Comfortable room size, clean and adequate bedding in an older building ... good food, full bar and friendly staff. Would have given this four stars but for the FANTASTIC LOCATION!!!A hidden nook with private gate access privides hammock space, lovely pools and palm trees between beach walk and main street.highly recommemd!

We usually just spend the day here, enjoying the pool, the proximity to the beach, and the fantastic food!! Try the Mezze Platter or the guacamole with freshly-made giant tortilla chips. Great breakfast buffet for $9 if youre not a guest. Super friendly service. Lots of people from other countries and everyone speaks Spanish. Try it!!

My husband and I stayed 2 nights at South Seas Hotel. The location is great, we were able to walk to Ocean Dr., Lincoln Rd., and other attractions with no problem. The lobby, and pool area looks amazing, but the buck stops there. Once we pass the front desk we were greeted by musty old halls and small battered elevators. The carpet through out the hotel was old and I am sure aided in the corroded smelling hallways. Our room appeared clean upon entering, but stuffy with a noisy A/C unit that did not work properly. Breakfast was included in the stay. I was a little grossed out by the dirty chafing dishes and silverware, along with the dry potatoes and sausage. We decided to definitely skip breakfast the next day. The bar/restaurant is open until 10pm, but ordering a drink at 8pm was difficult with no staff in the bar area to help me. I returned to the bar a hour later at 9pm only to see that the bar was shut down. Upon check out I was greeted by a rude front desk agent who accused me and my husband of smoking in the room. Neither me nor my husband are smokers of any sort. The front desk agent proceeded to call the manager to the front desk. He also accused us of smoking in the room due to the smell in the hall, which got my husband a little upset. My husband explained to the manager that we are not smokers and that the halls are holding a massive amount of odors. The front desk agent proceeded to ask the manager what steps he wanted her to take next and he told her to "do nothing". The front desk agent continued the check out process by charging me for 2 nights of resort fees (Resort?....really?), while I was informed during check in that I would receive my full deposit back during check out. She showed me a form that stated the resort fees, and then proceeded to show me the form that states no smoking in the room, pointed at the paragraph and said " I guess you did not read the statement about no smoking in the rooms as well". I was extremely insulted and have never been treated in this manner by a front desk agent that job is to present great customer service. Miami was great, but this place left a bad taste in my mouth. Avoid this hotel if possible. All That Glitter, Is Not Gold!

Stayed here 5 nights. Everyone was super friendly and we loved our hotel room with the ocean view. Breakfast was good with a nice selection. Pool/bar staff were awesome and made great drinks!! Would definitely come back again 😎

Dont stay here! I gave the review 2 stars only because of the location. Great location and walking distance to a lot of places. Leave the hotel and you are on the beach and the pool was great. Hammocks in the back were very relaxing. Breakfast is decent for being complimentary. The staff could be nicer.The pictures on the website is very misleading. The Hotel is outdated. The room was decent. We figured we would make the best of it seeing that we were only going to be sleeping in the hotel and be out most of the day. There arent enough outlets to charge our cell phones. Towels by the pool were stained. There were these wings on the windowsill, we werent sure what they were until our second night as we walked in from a great night on the town, we walk in to roaches all over the desk. GROSS!!! We complain to the night guard and he changed our room right away. As we walked into the new room we can already tell its cleaner. The next morning we spoke to the manager and she has this dumbfounded look like she wasnt sure why we were complaining. She told us "Anywhere you go in Miami you are going to find roaches!" Really? She never apologized for the inconvenience. We did speak to her manager that afternoon and he at least apologized.

The location is great- next to the beach, and walking distance to food and stores. The view from the window- the wall of other hotel. Rooms are not spacious. Our room was cleaned only once in 5 days, although we asked for cleaning service. Breakfast was ok. We liked the hammock area located between pool and the beach. Pool is good size for kids to play.

South SeasThis Hotel exceeded my expectations and made me feel downright happy.This hotel has its own beach access and includes 2 comfy beach chairs daily which were a dream. South Seas surrounded by other hotels also with beach access was easily $100-$200 cheaper. Sure its smaller in height but its not lacking in its rooms, common areas and pool/resort area. Its beautifully palm shaded pool and hammock area were what sold me the most. I did a lot of research, as I always do, to get the most for the least amount of money. South Seas met all my requirements, then surprised me with even more including complimentary robe and slippers, tropical mood music that will make you want to rumba when you enter your room, beach towels, a FULL breakfast (eggs, cheeses, meats, fresh fruit, pastries, other awesomeness), great water pressure in the shower, nice little bar and restaurant right at the pool, sweet and helpful staff, directly across the street is Maxines, a delicious,comfy, 24 hr restaurant with live entertainment (forget Dennys), the hotel has a comfy front porch with couches to people watch and really, the list does go on. 2 minor complaints, it would be lovely to have a small refrigerator and/or microwave for all the yummy leftovers from the surrounding restaurants and the coffee maker was a little quirky, but worked. Just had to run it twice per cup.I usually love to try different hotels when I vacation in the same area, (with variety being the spice of lifebut Im seriously considering going nowhere else but South Seas when Im in Miami.

Small rooms but clean. Charge you 20$ per night for a "resort " fee which they dont mention on their web site as long with 29$ p/d parking. For 300$ per room the Internet speed is like from 2007. You are definitely gonna struggle if you need to do some work on your computer. The pool is nice though... Definitely would fine something cheaper for the same comfort....

We have stayed here 2x. First time was about 2 years ago. The most recent was a 4 night stay. We find this hotel to be a little dated but clean, secure and staffed by some really pleasant people. We only needed to ask and we were accommodated. The rooms are somewhat small but clean and well kept. The back area of the hotel has an outside/covered cafe/lounge with a better than average food menu. The pool was great. There is also a nice hammock area that is located under the palm trees. The grounds were well kept. There is a locked gate that gives you easy access to the beach. There are A LOT of different types of shops, restaurants, cafes etc... all in easy walking distance! The car stayed parked in the valet lot for 4 days.Some minor things to think about. The beds are on the stiff side and the sheets are crisp. There was only 1 very small shelf in the bathroom. The continental breakfast was only about average. That being said, we will probably stay here again the next time we are visiting Miami. BTW, they have the best guacamole and chips at the the outside cafe!

Decent hotel for the price range. Pool area as well as the bar is very clean and nice. Staff is always friendly and helpful. Room is always tidy, maybe a bit on the smaller side but has a separate closet with fridge, safe and other necessities. Great place for families and ocean drive is only a 5min walk away for those who want to see some nightlife.

Old hotel but good value and excellent location! Small rooms but fairly clean. Valet expensive so try parking at Lincoln mall lot. Pool was nice. Upstairs area by pool for aun bathers. Hammocks in shade to relax and nap. Would stay again to save money. Beds were small and hard though.

This was a great hotel for the money. Its art deco style gives it a classic feel. The ammenities are limited which allows the staff to focus on service. It has direct access to the beach which is a plus and its close to all the shops. Parking is vallet which is a third party vendor, their service is not good. We had a small problem with the pluming, the maintenance fix it right way.

Our room has a little musty smell. The closet door wood is chipped and the closest doorknob is falling off the door. The place is dated and needs some serious TLC but it was clean. What this place does have is a great location and a nice pool. Its not bad but I would very likely stay somewhere else if I was in the neighborhood again.