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Colony Hotel

3.0 of 5
736 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Colony Hotel
Ranked #89 of 203 hotels in Miami Beach
3.5 of 5 stars 421 Reviews
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Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2012 NEW

While this location is directly across the street from the beach it is probably one place I would never stay again. The rooms are tiny. Just enough space for two full size beds. The bathrooms are tiny and very outdated. The dim lighting throughout the building gives seedy impression. The elevators didn't work half the time leaving me to walk... More

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Blaine, Washington
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

If you're looking for a good hotel deal in the heart of Miami Beach's Art Deco District, The Colony Hotel is a find. Just beware of the lack of any counter space in the bathroom, no towel racks, no shelf in the otherwise wonderful shower for your bar of soap and shampoo, and a questionable restaurant. (Been here for two... More

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Long Beach, California
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

I stayed here, and in the blink of an eye a ring was stolen from me. I know not to travel with your most valuable items--it was more sentimental than valuable. The hotel staff was completely unprofessional, and unresponsive to the incident. When I filed a police report, and initiated an investigation--I found out I was not the only victim... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

If you want to stay at a great hotel and still have enough money to live the south beach life stay here. Me and my friend went for a girls weekend (May 18-20) and we are already making plans to go back. The hotel itself has that great south beach art deco feel as soon as you walk in, but... More

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Eddie Nunez, Director of Sales at Colony Hotel, responded to this review
22 May 2012

Wow thank you for the awesome review! I will print this out and give copies to staff, they really appreciate when their hard work is noticed! We hope to see you again in the near future! More

Seattle
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Colony is an ICON of South Beach. With it's beach front location and it's cool blue neon you'll feel like you've really arrived. Keep in mind this hotel was built in the 40's. -It has been recently remodeled and is nice, but it still has old bones. The rooms are cute but small and bathrooms smaller. But if you're traveling... More

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Eddie Nunez, Director of Sales at Colony Hotel, responded to this review
22 May 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review, and the useful tips on dining, most of us locals love the News Cafe! More

Massachusetts
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

My wife and children were there for just one night pre-cruise. My kid's mouths dropped on seeing the crowds, the beach, the decor. They thought they were in a movie set. If you've read other reviews you know that this is no luxury hotel: it's very modest. But it's got all this 1930's feel to it that makes it really... More

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Eddie Nunez, Director of Sales at Colony Hotel, responded to this review
22 May 2012

Dear Guest, thank you for the great review - we are pleased to hear staff was accomodating and that your family had a good time! I was concerned to read about the women passed out in the hallway, yet not surprised since you get a lot of that in South Beach - your kids have a very good humor, I... More

Celbridge, Ireland
Reviewer
5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

I stayed here last July 2011. We stayed for 4 nights. 4 guys just there for a good time. The location is basically the only attraction to this hotel. Its right on the beach and near a lot of restaurants. But the customer service is terrible. The guy behind the desk seemed uninterested and half asleep. Theres no safe in... More

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Eddie Nunez, Director of Sales at Colony Hotel, responded to this review
22 May 2012

Dear Guest, I'm sorry that the Front Desk person you encountered seemed uninterested, please contact me at sales@thekenthotel.com and let me know the details of your stay, specifically which room you were in - I'm concerned about the safe situation since all of the rooms at the property should have an In-Room safe, and from your comments yours did not... More

Washington DC, District of Columbia
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

My friends and I booked two rooms there over this past weekend for an event that was happening on South Beach. We checked in on Thursday, and by Saturday there still hadn't been any housekeeping! We had to specifically request for someone to clean our rooms, which is unacceptable in itself. We also had to seek out housekeeping daily for... More

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Austin, Texas
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

I booked Colony Hotel through Expedia. I canceled the hotel 2 days before my stay and they did not want to reimburse me. The manager never called me back. My friends are going next weeks to Miami and I told my friends not to book this hotel because of very bad customer service. More

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Eddie Nunez, Director of Sales at Colony Hotel, responded to this review
5 May 2012

Dear Michelli, this does not sound like you spoke to any employee of the hotel, I manage the Sales for the Colony Hotel and I'm usually the person whom is in charge of making this type of decision, if you called to cancel 2 days prior to your arrival then Expedia/Hotels.com does not even need to get permission from the... More

Westville, Indiana
Reviewer
4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

We stayed @ the Colony March 30th & 31st, 2 night pre cruise stay. Our 1st impression walking in was it was so clean. We were about 2 hours early checking in & Carlos was wonderful. He kept our luggage & suggested lunch. There were 6 of us, had 2 rooms & a lot of luggage. We took his suggestion... More

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Eddie Nunez, Director of Sales at Colony Hotel, responded to this review
5 May 2012

Thank you for the good review, very helpful tips on dining as well, I'm shocked to hear about your $25 Corona, please let us know in the future where it was purchased so everyone else can avoid it! More

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Address: 736 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Price range (per night):* RM351 - 820

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