Bikini Hostel

Got a full refund from Orbitz, because I had to sleep in a car. Bed bug bites on both arms after sitting on the brown sheets or the vinyls bed for 5 – 10 mins. Sheets and towels look brown, not white any longer. Had a reservation, which was paid, for 6 female only dorm; and they put me in a 9 male&female mix dorm. I said sure, and tried to relax on the third top bed in the 9 people room. Then, the bed made squeaky sound and was unstable. There was another guest who is drunk and rude too. I came in to get the $ 2 «resort» fee refund and learned that the included breakfast is super crappy. Milk& cereals! You pay $ 50 for this, seriously. I had a terrible experience.

So, I have a friend visiting me in Tampa from Germany and we decided to head to MIami Beach for the weekend to get a taste of Florida’s biggest metro area. My first instinct was to book a Motel 6 in Miami proper for an unbelievable $ 77, just one night, Saturday. Since Hostels in Germany and Europe tend to be pretty excellent we decided to find one in Miami Beach and this one seemed to have ok reviews.
We arrived a bit before check-​in and sat in the lobby and quickly got acquaninted with two other guys who were staying there, one from Germany and one from Mexico, so typical hostel style cultural exchange. Well, the lobby and the Biergarten were the nicest things about the hostel. Combining my experience with hostels in Germany and what a typical American motel offers, this place was very underwhelming.
For two beds, one night, plus parking the total came up to a bit over $ 70. $ 20 for parking seemed a bit extreme to me and there weren’t many places to chose from. I was quite afraid I would come back and all the spaces would be gone. The rooms for 9 people contained 3 – 3 level bunk beds that were quite tight. I chose the bottom bunk and I’m pretty sure I was practically lying on the floor, it was quite hard. My linens had quite a few gross stains on them and the corners of the bunk bed frames had obviously never been dusted or vacuumed. The bathroom wasn’t that gross, but I guess they change the shower curtains every so often because the one in our room was hanging up only by 4 links. The jacuzzi and the kitchen looked pretty standard, but the pool was not at all what you would’ve expected from a hostel in Florida. It was above ground and had some kind of grass skirt-​like trim around it. The only clue that it was a pool was the ladder going into it. Very strange.
That being said, I would stay here again I suppose, mainly because of its proximity to the sites and the price.

Writing this review is 5 stars straight up with a big genuine laugh.
I explain. This is great place to be in if what u looking for is:
Awesome ambiance/​atmosphere.
Making new friends from all over the world.
Feel at home.
Have drinks before and after going and exploring what south beach have to offer.
And many more stuff… such as. play ping pong, pool, baby foot, watch ur sports… marches like UEFA OR AMERICAN FOOTBALL among others.
What really makes u feel great in here is above all the people who work at Bikini hostel. It is unbelievable how easy for them and I mean all of them to make u feel very welcome. So helpful… front desk Jose, Rusty, Maria, Nina gosh I dunno all the names to the house keeping smiling lady. Billy is awesome awesome guy to Katie and Angelina and Crystal and both cooks. They will make ur stay in this hostel M E M O R A B L E. I am already feeling bad that I have certainly forgot some people but hey wtf I wrote this review after 5 corona and few shots lol.
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Hats off guys!

Air Conditioner broke and I literally spent one night on the couch in their lobby. Wasted money there. THe hostel is Full of MEN. Not at all like like the advertising

Bikini Hostel was a cool experience overall. I will detail a few problems we had below but I won’t open with that, because I would still recommend it and may even stay there again. You can’t beat the price, especially if you stay during the off-​season (summer months). It’s surprisingly clean for such a young crowd. The private twin room is really small, but worth booking if you don’t want to sleep alongside eight drunk, snoring strangers (ah, hostel life). Small rooms don’t really matter when you’ve got a million places to go and things to do around South Beach, anyway. It’s a bunk bed and the bedding was comfy. The AC was on point, we were never too hot and had full control over the temperature.
The only major gripes? First of all, they tack on charges that you won’t find out about until you arrive at the front desk. During online booking, the rate was stated per person, per night for a specific room, with a disclaimer about tax. I sent an email requesting the actual total including all fees for my booking after they had confirmed, and was completely ignored. Unless they’re making up fees on the fly, there’s no reason this info shouldn’t be available.
Upon arrival, there was an increased rate for seemingly random days during our stay, with tax and a «resort fee» and an additional unknown fee per person, per room. The result was paying over $ 150 extra. A pretty dishonest system, but I guess they know people don’t have a choice when they’ve arrived. You either shell out or find another place to stay. The end price was still a lot cheaper than most local places, but it sucks to begin your trip feeling taken advantage of. While most staff at this place is cool, the front desk staff aren’t helpful. The guy at the front rolled his eyes like he was totally bored when I asked why our final price was so much higher than it had originally been stated, and just re-​stated the same zoned-​out speech about extra fees.
Second gripe… Not a massive problem because we’re not slobs, but house cleaning didn’t enter our room even once. We didn’t request new linens, so whatever. But she was also pretty audacious. While we were outside in the beer garden having a drink and smoke, she walked up to the table, yelled «permítame!» and grabbed my lighter. Um, it’s okay for her to use it, but then she threw it back on the table without even looking and walked away. It was so rude that all I could do was laugh. Wtf?
One final negative experience was with a short haired blonde woman on staff who we approached after our door code was changed a day before we checked out. She argued that it hadn’t actually happened, but when it was found that someone HAD changed our code prematurely, she brushed us off rudely like we had done something wrong, and told us to get the new code. It was really obnoxious, and I’m a pretty tolerant, easy-​going gal.
But like I said, overall good vibes. We spent 5 days and ate a lot of good food and met some cool people there. The alcohol selection is pretty great, too. The hookah was a little weak. The hostel organizes a lot of free-​food-​oriented events (BBQs, pizza parties, etc) in the beer garden area outside. Service charge is included when you order food/​drinks but only a small percentage of that goes to the girls who work behind the bar. That really sucks, because we couldn’t afford to constantly endure an 18% service charge and then tip on top of that. They never acted rude though, and were super helpful. At one point some food I ordered was late, and the guy behind the bar gave me a free beer for waiting. Little gestures like that go a long way! I didn’t even expect it.
So, a mixed bag of experiences, but overall yes, I would recommend this place. It was fun, chill, and comparatively cheap.

Came to this spot from a Groupon $ 16 for 4 drinks and a hookah. There were no restrictions on what drinks we could order so that was good. I got 2 Screwdrivers and they were made well. We got a small hookah which was okay, nothing fancy. The chicken quesadillas I ordered was tasty & filling, but it had boiled eggs in it which was different but it still tasted good. The setting itself is… interesting & laid back, far from the hustle & bustle of the busy Miami beach on Ocean Drive. They played country music the whole time which was not really our cup of tea… Basically, it was a great groupon deal for the price of what we got.

Bad beds in our private bedroom with shared bathroom.
Broken shower tap — no hot water for 6 days.
Questionnably dirty bathroom and beach towels.
Expensive tasteless food. Sticky, never-​cleaned tables.
One laundry item stolen + one ruined.
To sum up: you’ll find a better place to stay in Miami Beach

This place was terrible, my friend booked this place not knowing what it was and it was the biggest mistake she ever made! Do not ever stay here. First thing was it took about 20 min for someone to finally come to the desk. Then they put us in a room that was not completed yet and went back down to the front desk to get assigned another room. All the while the man is speaking to a couple there about how there was no room for them and they would have to be split up. So we asked to get a refund because they obviously did not have room for us but they did refuse to give her a refund so we tried to suck it up and got sent to a 4 female room with the understanding that we would have two empty beds but when we walked in there were 3 female Asians that could barely speak English but apparently there was only one bed available. Here we go back to the front desk and ask for another room. We finally get to a room with the manager with us and tells us we can take the two empty beds she pointed out to us. The place was filthy and nobody in those rooms adhered to the disclosure agreement to clean up after themselves. I went to take a shower and there was absolutely NO HOT WATER and someone had left their dirty underwear on the floor. So while I was in the COLD shower some men walked in cussing out my friend telling her she was in his bed! She went to straighten it out at the front desk but returned with a representative that told us that maybe the next bed she was going to lay down MIGHT BE EMPTY! They did however offer us 4 free beers for our troubles but we quickly got another room at the princess Ann and that hotel is like BUCKINGHAM PALACE compared to this hostel. We did NOT STAY there another minute! We lost out on $ 200+ because they refused to give us a refund and when my friend booked online she was charged $ 152 but when we checked in they added all these «fees» that ended up being over $ 200. Please save yourself a headache and stress by NOT EVER staying here! Also the online pictures DO NOT depict how that place looks at all. The fridge in the room was absolutely disgusting and the pool is like a tub with hula grass around it (barely big enough for about 2 people).

I’m rating this place as an outside beer garden. The place really makes you feel like you are at home with all your friends. Only you don’t know the people. The welcoming feel by the staff and just the great vibe is second to none. It is a gem in South Beach that is so not tourist South Beach. This is a place to hide away from the South Beach high class and just relax. The prices are more than reasonable for the area for food and beer. You can get a large selection of beers for under 4 $ and even take a dive in hot tub or pool free of charge. There is an outside pool table and ping pong table for entertainment. All in all this is the ultimate chill out spot to just catch up with an old friend or meet a new friend.

We just came to the beer garden and the hookah rocked! Staff was super friendly and the energy here was awesome! I would definitely recommend checking them out if you want to smoke some hookah. We got a groupon for $ 16 covered the hookah and 4 drinks, cant beat that!

Full of positive energy. Thank you Cindy for being so hospitable and with so much patience.

My friend and I made a booking to stay at this Hostel following our Central American trip. In the end we ended up staying in Central America longer, so we called the Hostel to cancel our booking. They refused to accept a cancellation over the phone and insisted that we e-​mail them. Unfortunately we were in a remote place without access to e-​mail so we were not able to send an e-​mail within their 72 hour cancellation period.
Once we finally did e-​mail them, they said that they would still charge us for our first night ($ 100) despite our cancellation because it was not by e-​mail within 72 hours of arrival. Since we had already paid a $ 23.20 deposit, our first night should have been $ 100 — $ 23.20 = $ 76.80 but they charged my card for an additional $ 113 on top of the deposit.
Very unethical business. Fortunately I paid with a credit card so I will be disputing the charge.

It’s not worth the money. We have just come back from there and had an awful experience. The staff was very unfriendly and provided bad service. There were sheet, towel, and even sand on my bed. The staff was unable to clean the sand and transferred me to another room. However, there was no available bed there! And the staff couldn’t find me a bed. At last I had to sleep in the noisy TV lounge. I had such an uncomfortable night though I paid $ 50. And the staff neither apologized nor showed any compassion.
Then we called the hostel three times to solve the problem but was rudely treated. We wanted to talk to the manager but was refused by the staff at the phone. She was so rude that she disrupted us every time when we were speaking. She said it was all my fault that I couldn’t find a bed. She said because we were not Florida citizens so she could treat me any way she wanted. She said they had policy so that they didn’t need to provide at least normal service. She even said all the spiritual hurt I got didn’t deserve her compassion. She even hung up the phone.
All in all, if you just want to stay and enjoy the party, this might be a right place. But if you want to have a comfortable night, you’d better go to somewhere else.

The Bikini hostel is a great place if you want to meet backpackers and just chill in nicely decorated and clean rooms. However, As a group of seven traveling from the Midwest, we were rather disappointed with the size of the room we paid for and the administrations lack of preparation. We had communicated the need for our room to accommodate seven of us a number of times but this was not done upon arrival. However, the staff like Larry and Cindy were very quick to help us settle down despite the miscommunication.
The breakfast is minimal; a toasted bagel, some spread, a boiled egg and some coffee. Anything that can help you through the day especially if you are on a budget is good. WiFi is mostly limited to the main lobby area but TVs with a decent number of channels are available in the rooms. Parking is especially limited for guest with cars and although we paid fifteen dollars a day for parking, we had to be cautious about leaving a spot for fear of not having one to return to later.
Towels are available upon request if you ever wanted to use the hot tub or go to the beach but must be returned to the main counter. Room service is also limited to taking out the trash and upon request only. so if you’re the type that needs thorough house keeping every single day, you will be disappointed.
Overall, bikini hostel may not be the cheapest or even best accommodation you can get in Miami beach. But, their friendly and kind staff and easy going atmosphere gives this place the kind of spring break appeal it boasts. Do not attempt a stay if you are the demanding, fussy, classy sort. You wouldn’t have a very good time.

If you’re looking for a spot to chill late at night, bring some beer or buy some there. Open all night with ping pong, billiards, a pool and a hot tub. Not fancy and very relaxing. Love coming here after a club to wind down

Comfortable, not so cheap place to crash when in Miami. Pretty cool Jacuzzi but a little skeptical given the activities of the occupants at about 4am. (please don’t make me spell it out now) BBQ organized was fun, Ping Pong table was the highlight and nice, fun young people to boot.

Great, clean, best value around. Would stay here again! Very close to Lincoln Mall!