Parisian & Geneva Hotels

No refund policy even though the rooms are old and smelly. The picture on Google is not the same hotel. You must walk through a Thrifty rental car business to get to the rooms. I was totally dissatisfied after seeing the place and then the room. I asked for a refund and was instructed to look at the no refund policy sign. They didn’t even care!!!
Stay away from this scam!!!

very shady hotel. i stayed there back in march and they charged me $ 240.00 extra on my card after i left. according to them i agreed to an upgrade! which i never did. the lady that checked me in never advised me of an upgrade especially a $ 60.00 per night upgrade. called multiple times with no return calls. all they say is to call at midnight when the manager is there. i called
and made a claim and they told them i agreed to the charge. i read other reviews on
and client’s have had the same problem.
dear owner,
if you are reading this i want a copy of what i signed and agreed at the time of check in. since i cant get an hold of anyone then i will ask you here on Unilocal.my email is
reservation is under maity chamagua. i hope you send them because by law i’m entitle to them. if i can give u guys a negative 100 i would.

You pay for what get. This hotel is a good spot only to sleep in, not to hang out. Internet is unreliable, power outlets don’t work, bathroom showers is horrible and water pressure is nomesistent. We stayed there for UMF. Not recommended for families but for spring breakers and party goers. At least it’s a good walking distance to the beach.

They don’t want to give me back my $ 50 deposit saying I checked out late which was a lie. The old lady in the front took long to process my check out. Location of hotel is ideal but the room is very very old.

Absolutely horrible experience at over $ 200 a night, more expensive than midtown Manhattan. Hotel is sketchy and poorly decorated, looks like it has not been updated since the 40’s. The alleged advertised «breakfast spread» is a terrible combo of 4 pastries loaded with sugar, gross coffee, and processed cheap OJ.
There is zero sound insulation in the rooms, and front swak staff makes zero effort to try to keep it quiet even in the lobby — there was partying, screaming, and slamminging on through the entire night during a week night. The room is dirty as can be, complete with dirt smudges on the wall, a dead cockroach in the bathroom, previous guests’ receipt in the corner, and stains on more than half of sheets and towels.
Absolutely my fault for not paying attention to reviews and giving this place a chance — do not risk it and stay elsewhere.

This hotel creeps me out, it’s old and outdated. The rooms didn’t look clean and the bathroom looked old and dirty. It was a last minute decision to rent a room in miami and this was the only hotel with any availability. Also heard it was haunted… I don’t know but I rather sleep in the car next time.

This is legitimately the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed at and almost ruined my post-​graduation trip I was taking with friends.
One of my friends and I confronted the front-​desk person after finding a giant nest of insects near the corner of one of the bed. She said all she could offer was another room (we had switched to a different one already because the first one wasn’t cleaned) but NO REFUNDS.
I was flabbergasted and we ended up eating the cost of the room (I personally felt that a bedbug contamination was a serious possibility), driving out at around 1am to find another place to stay nearby.
NEVER AGAIN and I hope this place goes out of business. Even worse, I would like the owners to stay at their own hotel for just a week.

I never made it to the hotel. I went on line to their website and got their phone number. I called because I was trying to clarify something about their security deposit policy. I asked if their policy was on their website and was told «we don’t have a website.» I managed not to point out that I was using the phone number FROM THEIR WEBSITE. I asked if they could e-​mail or fax their policy to me so that I had it in writing before I made the trip and was gruffly told…“We don’t give out our policies. I am telling you our policies right here on the phone.” So I guess if you choose to go there you are certainly paying for atmosphere. Maybe a good place to go if you miss the way you could get treated in Newark? Oh and don’t forget the complimentary use of a microwave. in the lobby.

All the reviews that you have been reading are true!!! do not even stay here. Can’t even begin because the list is that long! ugh & blah! I wouldn’t want to review it because it doesn’t deserve a star!!!

Be careful you might get a room without a bathroom of its own, this is essentially a hostel.
It also attracts party type kids so be ready for latenight noise and stumbling through the hallways.
Be ready for extra charges ($ 40 to check in before 3pm) that can run the rate up very fast. Go stay at the shelbourne for the same price.

The worst hotel in the planet, please stay away because you will be desepointed. I won’t pay 20 $ a night to stay here,

Worn out property, very simple rooms, shared bathroom.
The strategy is simple — take small rooms, overprice them and sell them to «budget» travelers.
Rooms are very basic, not too clean and everyone can get into the building.

Think red roof inn… then drop your standards.
I wish there were vacancies in other hotels.
This place is utterly disgusting. there are stains on the carpet that definitely make you want to sleep with your shoes on. I hope the stains are not blood from a murder victim. I figured out what the smell in the room may be. I think it is urine… not sure if it is human, animal or a combination of both.
I slept on top of my clothes and debated whether the shower would get me dirtier.
For those who brave, they do have a breakfast on the morning, but they put 2 – 3 danishs out at a time…
A note to self… spend the extra cash and stay somewhere nice.

This place is horrid. Don’t stay here, its terrible. ANY chain hotel (even if its miles away) is worth it. This place hasn’t been updated since the 80s, I would judge you for sleeping here after seeing the rooms, seriously they are disgusting… It grosses me out just thinking about it!

Well, um, you get what you pay for I guess!
This is a bare bones, cheap-​ass hotel for those finding blowing money on liquor, food and trinkets is more important than impressive surroundings.
We stayed in the Geneva Hotel (above the Thrifty rental place. classy!) There was no elevator so we had to take the 2 sets of dingy stairs dragging our 800 pounds of luggage behind us… when we got to our room we noticed little peep holes in the doors with no one way glass… we had to stuff toilet paper in it for privacy. (They later installed glass in so we felt better) The microscopic tv was broken and we couldn’t turn it off. the sink was rusted and the toilet was broken and we had to call the front desk to fix it.
Doors slammed ALL NIGHT as people galumphed by in stripper heels back and forth on the wood floors in the hallway…
We booked through
which was a mistake… when we arrived we were told taxes were NOT included online and we also had to pay an additional $ 100 down payment that was to be refunded upon checking out.
There was no parking so we had to park a block away in a garage and pay $ 20/​day.
The only good thing about this place is it was 2 blocks from the beach and a block from Espanola way. Service was fine with me and our cleaning staff did a very nice job.

Probably should have read reviews before agreeing with
to move my existing reservation from another hotel to this one. Needless to say, ghetto, dingy and old. It was «dirty» just old and pretty seedy. Thank goodness I only paid $ 191 for 3 nights. Even that was overpriced. Lesson learned. Don’t go unless you’re going for a trashy one night stand. Just sayin’

I had read reviews here and in other places that said how bad this place was, and I really wanted to give this place the benefit of the doubt, but after staying there a few weeks ago for one night I must say that this place is really as bad as everyone says it is. There are 2 buildings and you check in in the Parisian Hotel one, and the Geneva Hotel one is the upstairs part of a scooter rental business — you have to walk through their lobby to get to your room, and it doesn’t seem to be locked at night. Rooms were so dirty that we brought in our own towels, blankets, and pillows. Bathroom was especially dirty, with leftover garbage from another visit. Breakfast was scarce, to say the least — pieces of some kind of chocolate cake/​pastry, sunny D juice, and instant coffee with sugar and powdered creamer (not even any sweet n’low).
I did not have as bad experiences with the employees as other people have had — the lady at the front desk was actually quite nice, though when I called previously about parking she was a bit unclear and not too professional. Still, nice.
The only reason I give this 2 stars instead of 1 is the location — right near everything in South Beach, with Espanola Way just 2 blocks, the beach 2 blocks, art deco district, shops, cafes, everything super close. The one good thing.
For parking — you have to use a garage that’s $ 20/​day, and they do let you park your car in a tiny lot when checking in and out.

this is the worst hotel i have ever been too. the front desk is unhelpful and awful. the rooms look like a vagrant may have stayed here before. i planned a romantic weekend with my girlfriend here and immediately checked out after I saw the room. do no stay here.

A cheap place.
You have to completelly forget about customer service. You are on your own there!
It was clean, though.