Nathan Spriggs

Review of Beacon Hotel South Beach

Very high priced for what you get. Important to kn...

Very high priced for what you get. Important to know that you re only paying for the location. We booked an ocean-view king room. The room was quite small. Bedding and mattress were what you d expect, but nothing special. The bathrooms were small and dirty, lots of rust, and the grout and seams around the shower ranged from clean to dark black. Also I think they must heat the water with a candle, because it took 15 minutes for the shower and sink to heat up. The staff was pretty unhelpful. We waited forever for the bellhop to deliver our bags given that we were the only people checking in. I ended up retrieving them myself after 45 minutes. The bags were just sitting by themselves in the lobby while the the bellhop relaxed against the wall. Drinks at the hotel bar were good, but the food was not. We spent more than a hundred dollars, but probably could have enjoyed a better meal by walking to a CVS and getting a couple TV dinners. At least the breakfast was free, but again it was nothing special...they should have tipped us for sitting out front and making the place appear like a good spot to eat. The parking/valet staff was very friendly and took good care of the car. Honestly, if you don t care about being on the beach, you could get the same quality room at a Super 8 or Motel 6 for one-tenth of the price and just Uber to the beach.