Best hotels in Upper East Side (Miami)
Re-defined. Re-invented. Re-imagined.Set to redefine its glamorous past as a fabled Rat Pack hangout, the Vagabond is back. An iconic mid-century modern Miami landmark, nestled within 56,000 sq. ft. of tropical poolside landscaping, this reinvented, newly renovated American Motel classic has been completely transformed into an uber-chic, twenty first century, retro-luxe, boutique hotel. Ideally located along the trendy Biscayne corridor - where art, entertainment, culture, cuisine, and history collide. The Vagabond is your perfect home away from home.Were happy to admit that we love the word free too. You can enjoy complimentary breakfast pastries and coffee every morning and then saunter over to our gym to burn off the not so free calories!
Overall 8.8 Excellent
Based on 479 reviews
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Good
7.9
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Breakfast, bead, pool, shower. Really great!
Excellent
9.6
Pros: Design led space with great pool & on site restaurant
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Staff were friendly and helpful This boutique Hotel has its own unique style and decor and was always clean. The pool area is really good with a great selection of sunbeds and other seating The Room was a good size and the bed was comfortable. Although we did not have a kettle or coffee machine in our room there is 24/7 access to tea and coffee.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: I was concerned that the relatively low price would be reflective in the conditions but I was pleasantly surprised to find it a very well kept, clean and neatly designed facility. The staff clearly tries very hard to make you feel welcome and comfortable. The rooms are a blend of modern and 50's retro style with a huge shower and extremely comfortable pillows! My favorite part though, was the beautiful courtyard/pool/bar area that was like an oasis. Surrounded by a thick hedge of plant-life which keeps it private from outside the facility, but still gives you a gorgeous view of the western sky as the sun sets at night. Nice, well stocked bar right there by the pool, and they had a free (mini) concert with a DJ performing there in the courtyard. If it hadn't been Miami Music Week, I might have considered staying to just party at the hotel! In the morning, I woke up a little earlier than my girlfriend to go for a swim. It was such a beautiful morning, quiet, with just a few guests catching some rays by the pool, and there was a small photo shoot for a clothing magazine going on at the other side of the hotel - pretty cool, and understandable that they would pick the Vagabond to do a photoshoot because the decor all over the place really is neat and would be fitting for a retro-type clothing line. The staff was friendly and accommodating, and I'm very happy because I know exactly where I'm going the next time I come back to Miami - The Vagabond Hotel!
Excellent
9.6
Pros: Loved the pool and the neighboring restaurant. Staff were wonderful. Will definitely return!
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Everything was just perfect. Staff and style were superior.
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Overall 8.8 Excellent
Based on 479 reviews
Vibe
9.6
Service
9.5
Pool
9.3
Cleanliness
9.0
Location
9.0
Comfort
8.7
Room
7.9
Amenities
7.5
Bar
7.3
Food
7.2
Breakfast
4.9
Vibe
9.5
Pool
9.5
Location
9.3
Service
9.2
Cleanliness
9.0
Comfort
8.7
Room
7.5
Amenities
7.4
Bar
7.2
Breakfast
4.8
Vibe
9.6
Service
9.4
Pool
9.2
Location
9.2
Comfort
8.9
Cleanliness
8.9
Room
7.7
Value
7.4
Breakfast
4.9
7.9 Good
Pros:
Cons: party people in a pool bar is ok but when travelling with a little one it’s hard to give a good review when these parties go till 1 am and the room is just a few feet away :-(
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Breakfast, bead, pool, shower. Really great!
Cons:
9.6 Excellent
Pros: Design led space with great pool & on site restaurant
Cons: Rooms got a little humid - although there was a humidifier to help with that (albeit a little loud)
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Staff were friendly and helpful This boutique Hotel has its own unique style and decor and was always clean. The pool area is really good with a great selection of sunbeds and other seating The Room was a good size and the bed was comfortable. Although we did not have a kettle or coffee machine in our room there is 24/7 access to tea and coffee.
Cons: Nothing
9.4 Excellent
Pros: I was concerned that the relatively low price would be reflective in the conditions but I was pleasantly surprised to find it a very well kept, clean and neatly designed facility. The staff clearly tries very hard to make you feel welcome and comfortable. The rooms are a blend of modern and 50's retro style with a huge shower and extremely comfortable pillows! My favorite part though, was the beautiful courtyard/pool/bar area that was like an oasis. Surrounded by a thick hedge of plant-life which keeps it private from outside the facility, but still gives you a gorgeous view of the western sky as the sun sets at night. Nice, well stocked bar right there by the pool, and they had a free (mini) concert with a DJ performing there in the courtyard. If it hadn't been Miami Music Week, I might have considered staying to just party at the hotel! In the morning, I woke up a little earlier than my girlfriend to go for a swim. It was such a beautiful morning, quiet, with just a few guests catching some rays by the pool, and there was a small photo shoot for a clothing magazine going on at the other side of the hotel - pretty cool, and understandable that they would pick the Vagabond to do a photoshoot because the decor all over the place really is neat and would be fitting for a retro-type clothing line. The staff was friendly and accommodating, and I'm very happy because I know exactly where I'm going the next time I come back to Miami - The Vagabond Hotel!
Cons: On the way in from the interstate, I had to drive through some sketchy neighborhoods.
9.6 Excellent
Pros: Loved the pool and the neighboring restaurant. Staff were wonderful. Will definitely return!
Cons:
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Everything was just perfect. Staff and style were superior.
Cons: Television choices were limited. No elevator for guests with mobility issues.
Re-defined. Re-invented. Re-imagined.Set to redefine its glamorous past as a fabled Rat Pack hangout, the Vagabond is back. An iconic mid-century modern Miami landmark, nestled within 56,000 sq. ft. of tropical poolside landscaping, this reinvented, newly renovated American Motel classic has been completely transformed into an uber-chic, twenty first century, retro-luxe, boutique hotel. Ideally located along the trendy Biscayne corridor - where art, entertainment, culture, cuisine, and history collide. The Vagabond is your perfect home away from home.Were happy to admit that we love the word free too. You can enjoy complimentary breakfast pastries and coffee every morning and then saunter over to our gym to burn off the not so free calories!
Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 109 reviews
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Excellent
8.8
Pros: Very clean Late check-in not a problem
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Every thing was very near people were very pleasant and polite
Good
7.0
Pros: Owner and staff were quite friendly. The internet was fast and the beds were comfortable. The AC was COLD.
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Overall 8.0 Excellent
Based on 109 reviews
Service
9.8
Cleanliness
9.5
Room
7.8
Comfort
5.7
Location
5.2
8.8 Excellent
Pros: Very clean Late check-in not a problem
Cons: I am not sure I can address value. We suddenly needed a one-night stay in Miami on Super Bowl weekend (held in Miami) so I could compare a lot of places for price. That said, this motel worked well for us.
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Every thing was very near people were very pleasant and polite
Cons: There was to much traffic and it was raining
7.0 Good
Pros: Owner and staff were quite friendly. The internet was fast and the beds were comfortable. The AC was COLD.
Cons: I counted 17-18 rooms but only 9 parking spaces. 6 of those spaces were down the side of building in a one way in situation, forcing guests to parallel park going in and then back out of the alley drive into the street to exit. I dont belive they were at full capacity, but with just one car per room... half the rooms would not have onsite parking. I can't see what they could do to mprove the limited parking. Very nice place, just not so very nice parking.
With a stay at Zenmotel Mimo in Miami, you'll be 4.3 mi (7 km) from American Airlines Arena and 6.3 mi (10.1 km) from Marlins Park. Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 7.7 Good
Based on 827 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: I was totally shocked how clean and welcoming Hotel Mimo is. The front desk lady was extremely nice. Once I entered my room I was greeted with a refreshing and clean environment. The bathroom was spotless. The shower head was amazing. I took an amazing shower. The rate was totally affordable. I will defiantly come back to this hotel again the next time I visit Miami.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: very attentive and nice , accommodating staff.
Great location .
extremely clean.
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Overall 7.7 Good
Based on 827 reviews
WiFi
9.6
Vibe
9.5
Location
8.5
Service
8.4
Food
7.5
Room
6.8
Amenities
6.5
Breakfast
3.3
Vibe
9.3
Location
8.5
Service
8.3
Value
7.7
Room
7.0
Comfort
6.9
Amenities
6.3
Vibe
9.4
Location
8.4
Service
8.4
Value
7.8
Room
5.8
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.6
Room
5.1
Cleanliness
4.7
10.0 Excellent
Pros: I was totally shocked how clean and welcoming Hotel Mimo is. The front desk lady was extremely nice. Once I entered my room I was greeted with a refreshing and clean environment. The bathroom was spotless. The shower head was amazing. I took an amazing shower. The rate was totally affordable. I will defiantly come back to this hotel again the next time I visit Miami.
Cons: WiFi could of been a bit faster but other than that everything was awesome.
9.4 Excellent
Pros: very attentive and nice , accommodating staff.
Great location .
extremely clean.
Cons: bed was not as comfortable as I would have liked b/c of lack of firmness of mattress. Otherwise, everything else was great and beyond my expectations
With a stay at Zenmotel Mimo in Miami, you'll be 4.3 mi (7 km) from American Airlines Arena and 6.3 mi (10.1 km) from Marlins Park. Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 7.3 Good
Based on 164 reviews
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Overall 7.3 Good
Based on 164 reviews
Service
8.6
Location
7.1
Room
6.3
Comfort
6.0
Cleanliness
5.7
Vibe
4.2
Breakfast
4.0
Room
5.1
Overall 6.8 Good
Based on 1,126 reviews
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Excellent
8.0
Pros: Convenient, good location and good price
Good
6.0
Pros: Staff was fine, not great. Room was neat, clean. Location good.
Good
6.0
Pros: Very well located; the owners were very helpful with recommendations for food and entertainment. Def an old school motel; smaller rooms. Tile floors. Thin walls.. In need of a reno. If your not too fussy you'll be fine.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: AWESOME
Mediocre
3.0
Pros: Nothing really
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Location, buses close by. Newness of bathroom, hot water Cleanliness,roominess. Staff I would stay there agsin.
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Overall 6.8 Good
Based on 1,126 reviews
Value
8.7
Food
8.6
WiFi
8.5
Service
8.3
Location
7.4
Room
5.4
Comfort
5.2
Vibe
3.8
Amenities
1.7
Breakfast
1.0
Value
8.8
Service
8.5
Location
7.5
Comfort
5.5
Room
5.3
Vibe
2.9
Amenities
2.0
Value
8.9
Service
7.8
Location
7.2
Comfort
5.1
Room
5.1
Vibe
3.6
Amenities
1.5
Value
8.7
Service
8.6
Location
7.5
Room
4.7
8.0 Excellent
Pros: Convenient, good location and good price
Cons: There wasn't alot of space between the toilet and the bathtub.
6.0 Good
Pros: Staff was fine, not great. Room was neat, clean. Location good.
Cons: Mildly rundown. Walls worn/dirty. Needed freshening- good paint job. Need better drapes! Could see through slats. Right down road was a travelodge in much better shape for$10 more.
6.0 Good
Pros: Very well located; the owners were very helpful with recommendations for food and entertainment. Def an old school motel; smaller rooms. Tile floors. Thin walls.. In need of a reno. If your not too fussy you'll be fine.
Cons:
10.0 Excellent
Pros: AWESOME
Cons: Everything
3.0 Mediocre
Pros: Nothing really
Cons: Need better housekeeping. Can't get extra towels after your first night. Also front staff (check in ) is very unfriendly.
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Location, buses close by. Newness of bathroom, hot water Cleanliness,roominess. Staff I would stay there agsin.
Cons: Nothing
With a stay at Shalimar Motel in Miami (Northeast Miami), you'll be a 4-minute drive from The Shops at Midtown Miami and 6 minutes from Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. Featured amenities include express check-out, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 6.7 Good
Based on 1,243 reviews
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Okay
4.0
Pros: The location on Biscayne and 12 min from Airport
Okay
4.0
Pros: Nothing.
Okay
5.7
Pros: *Location
Very close to Wynwood, Biscayne Bay, close to Venetian Causeway which is a beautiful scenic route to Miami Beach.
Free Parking (Miami Beach has tons of overpriced meters and residential permit parking)
Clean floors and walls (no bed bugs, etc)
Free late checkout!
Good
7.1
Pros: Decent motel with good location ( bus stop to downtown just outside the place) and safe neighborhood Clean rooms and sheets Very nice and helpful personnel Free parking
Good
6.5
Good
7.9
Pros: Cheap place to spend 2-4 days.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The location was perfect for me as the nighly rate. The room was clean and I slept very comfortable. The manager was very kind. Thank you so much for everything.
Excellent
9.1
Pros: It was clean and mostly quiet, at least the back-facing rooms were quiet. Built in the 1950s so quaint in some ways, but it was all you need to get a good night's sleep or get some work done.
Good
7.0
Pros: The location is epic. The parking is great. Management is friendly.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: They know how to run the hotel
Good
6.3
Pros: Easy to get downtown & harbour
Excellent
9.1
Pros: The motel has been around for quite some time, but it has been refurbished SO nicely! We were very impressed with the room, cleanliness, and the breakfast baskets were great. The staff was very helpful and pleasant and we hope we can make it back some time.
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Overall 6.7 Good
Based on 1,243 reviews
Beach
10.0
Location
8.6
Service
7.8
Value
7.3
WiFi
7.1
Cleanliness
6.9
Room
5.6
Amenities
4.6
Vibe
4.3
Comfort
4.2
Breakfast
4.0
Location
8.5
Service
7.8
Room
4.4
Breakfast
4.0
Vibe
3.7
Comfort
3.6
Location
8.9
Cleanliness
7.0
Room
4.6
Comfort
3.9
Breakfast
3.5
Location
8.7
Room
5.0
Room
4.4
4.0 Okay
Pros: The location on Biscayne and 12 min from Airport
Cons: 2nd stay Room not as clean. Hair of every race and nationality all over the floor. Bed very uncomforThey should start using cloth mops or swiffers because the regular mops and just bringing hair and other dirt from one room to the next towels not replaced
4.0 Okay
Pros: Nothing.
Cons: The beds were horrible like springy mush. The place smells like nasty moisture. The man in the office had a horrible attitude with my husband and made us drive to an ATM at 1 AM to get cash for the deposit that was not mentioned in the reservation. The towels were rough. I banged my thigh into the metal bed which gave me a huge bruise.
5.7 Okay
Pros: *Location
Very close to Wynwood, Biscayne Bay, close to Venetian Causeway which is a beautiful scenic route to Miami Beach.
Free Parking (Miami Beach has tons of overpriced meters and residential permit parking)
Clean floors and walls (no bed bugs, etc)
Free late checkout!
Cons: Looks like a $40 hotel with drug addicts and street walkers that has been painted over.
The paint/mold/humidity can not possibly be safe to breathe so leave the doors open like we did. Open doors led to a few mosquito bites, but at least we had fresh air.
Missed breakfast
Man at the front charged me an additional $10 fee in addition to the deposit and couldn't explain what it was for.
Key to room is archaic.
7.1 Good
Pros: Decent motel with good location ( bus stop to downtown just outside the place) and safe neighborhood Clean rooms and sheets Very nice and helpful personnel Free parking
Cons: Rooms definitely need renovation, strange smell from the bathroom Very loud air con Thin walls so be prepared you will hear both your neighbors and loud traffic (motel located at the mail road) Very poor breakfast offer ( no eggs or meat, just sweets)
6.5 Good
Pros:
Cons: no HD tv
7.9 Good
Pros: Cheap place to spend 2-4 days.
Cons: Breakfast can be better
10.0 Excellent
Pros: The location was perfect for me as the nighly rate. The room was clean and I slept very comfortable. The manager was very kind. Thank you so much for everything.
Cons: Nothing
9.1 Excellent
Pros: It was clean and mostly quiet, at least the back-facing rooms were quiet. Built in the 1950s so quaint in some ways, but it was all you need to get a good night's sleep or get some work done.
Cons: The hallways smelled a bit like mothballs, but my room smelled fine.
7.0 Good
Pros: The location is epic. The parking is great. Management is friendly.
Cons: cleanliness needs serious looking at. You need to remind the management to make sure the cleaning staff is doing the work.
10.0 Excellent
Pros: They know how to run the hotel
Cons: Everything was how I expected
6.3 Good
Pros: Easy to get downtown & harbour
Cons: Next to busy street Too noisy
9.1 Excellent
Pros: The motel has been around for quite some time, but it has been refurbished SO nicely! We were very impressed with the room, cleanliness, and the breakfast baskets were great. The staff was very helpful and pleasant and we hope we can make it back some time.
Cons: The neighborhood was a little questionable, but there are improvements being made there as well, so really we have no complaints!
With a stay at Shalimar Motel in Miami (Northeast Miami), you'll be a 4-minute drive from The Shops at Midtown Miami and 6 minutes from Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. Featured amenities include express check-out, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 6.6 Good
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Mediocre
2.0
Pros: Location
Mediocre
3.7
Pros: Breakfast, while Spartan, was situated in an old garden courtyard. the bed was comfortable.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Even though they are closed during the pandemic. They allowed me to keep my reservation with them.
Okay
4.0
Pros: Location is good
Mediocre
3.6
Pros: the bed
Mediocre
2.0
Good
6.0
Pros: the location was quite convenient.
Good
7.1
Pros: I like breakfast
Okay
4.0
Pros: The housekeepers were super sweet
Good
7.0
Pros: Everything was right there food and a bar
Good
7.0
Pros: The breakfast was nice.
Mediocre
3.7
Pros: Very small room, tiny bathroom without vanity. Rugged shower head with lukewarm water. Breakfast is poor.
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Overall 6.6 Good
Based on 2,620 reviews
Value
8.6
Pool
8.1
Bar
8.0
Location
7.7
Service
6.9
Breakfast
5.0
Comfort
4.9
Vibe
4.6
Room
4.4
WiFi
2.8
Value
8.7
Pool
8.1
Bar
7.7
Location
7.5
Service
6.2
Breakfast
4.7
Vibe
4.3
Comfort
4.2
Room
4.1
WiFi
2.0
Value
8.5
Location
7.3
Service
7.2
Breakfast
5.0
Comfort
4.8
Vibe
3.9
Room
3.6
Value
8.7
Location
8.0
Bar
7.7
Service
7.2
Food
5.0
Breakfast
4.8
Comfort
4.7
Room
4.2
WiFi
2.0
Location
7.6
Breakfast
4.8
Room
3.3
2.0 Mediocre
Pros: Location
Cons: Then bed was awful, tv stations are all local and no phone in the room in time of emergency
3.7 Mediocre
Pros: Breakfast, while Spartan, was situated in an old garden courtyard. the bed was comfortable.
Cons: The carpet was stained and dirty. There were holes in the bathroom walls and the paint and caulk were peeling away. We had no tub. The wifi did not work unless you were at the pool. Forget about a range of television channels.
8.0 Excellent
Pros: Even though they are closed during the pandemic. They allowed me to keep my reservation with them.
Cons: There was no workers at the location. So I had to clean and wash my sheets and towels.
4.0 Okay
Pros: Location is good
Cons: The rooms are loud you can hear everythink
3.6 Mediocre
Pros: the bed
Cons: everything else
2.0 Mediocre
Pros:
Cons: Central AC. We were not able to turn it off. the staff implicitly said we had to tolerate. My wife caught cold due to the low temperature of he room. Not helpful. We we would turn the light on, the fan would start too! The staff did not help to fix it.
6.0 Good
Pros: the location was quite convenient.
Cons: wifi didn't work at all.
7.1 Good
Pros: I like breakfast
Cons:
4.0 Okay
Pros: The housekeepers were super sweet
Cons: Paid for 3 nights with my military hubby, when he got called back into duty.... we only stayed one night so I asked for a refund for the remaining 2 nights (it was early morning the next day when we found out... the girl at the front desk wouldn’t call a manager said since we booked through booking they get less money and wouldn’t refund us:() thought they’d have more respect for the men and women serving our country
7.0 Good
Pros: Everything was right there food and a bar
Cons: The room that was advertised was not the room I got
7.0 Good
Pros: The breakfast was nice.
Cons: The toiletdoor didnt Close and there were Not enough parkingspots.
3.7 Mediocre
Pros: Very small room, tiny bathroom without vanity. Rugged shower head with lukewarm water. Breakfast is poor.
Cons: Such an accommodation should cost 5 times less.
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