South Beach Vacation Rentals

Scammers. Note that nearly every 5 star review here is from a Miami resident, and all the tourist reviews (non-​Floridians) are terrible. They snag you through VRBO, and they are impossible to get ahold of.
VRBO just put out a warning about this group, too.

Did not book with this company, when I expressed concern over the bad Unilocal and Google reviews, Ross said it wasn’t their property and they were working on having the bad reviews removed from Unilocal,he didn’t even address the Google reviews.
The price he quoted for a week was more than the quote listed on the site, when asked about it, he said we were wrong, he didn’t know where we got that price! It is clearly in the description/​info online! He remarked that if we did not book today, he would have to increase the rates and since this was a high demand time (over Labor Day NEXT YEAR!) we will probably not find anything else. Seriously? One year away and I am being pressured to book today!
Needless to say, I haven’t heard from him again. And, I won’t be doing any business with SBVR.

Amazing staff ready to go above and beyond! Beautiful condo’s to choose from in the best locations — working with this team makes renting private a breeze!

I had a great experience with this company. best price best service

This company is absolutely horrendous. Note to future renters, take these negative reviews seriously and notice the trend!
I never take the time to write reviews but this has just been so awful that I felt obligated to warn future renters. We were a bachelorette party of 8 girls that booked to stay at the Villas at Café Milano over 6 months ago. On Wednesday (a day before our arrival) we were called to confirm our reservation, we confirmed and on Thursday we drove 5 hours to get to Miami for our best friends bachelorette which we were so excited for. 1 hour before we arrived we got a call from a guy named Ricardo saying that our room had been double booked and we didn’t have a place to stay. (Note the other reviews where renters rooms were double booked! It’s not a coincidence) well, even with their lack of effort to find us a new place they to no avail could find another villa on ocean drive which could accommodate us because 1. They have terrible customer service and could care less and 2. It was spring break. We ended up going to a hotel that they found for us but they didn’t do us any favors by putting us up there because the hotel was 20 minutes from south beach (where our entire itinerary was based out of) and we ended up spending an additional $ 320 in transportation not to mention an absurd amount of time just coordinating getting there and back. For some reason they thought they did us a favor by setting us up at this hotel but that’s because they do not understand customer service. When asked to be compensated for our additional transportation expenses and parking fees (all of which receipts could be provided) they did absolutely nothing and in no way attempted to make this situation right for us. They tried to justify the hotel working out as a better situation for us by saying the rate on the room is more expensive than our villa was and that now we have a pool but didn’t mention that the hotel was being renovated and sitting by the pool was by no means relaxing as we listened to a full fledged construction zone. But more than that we booked a place on ocean drive so that we could be in walking distance to all of restaurants bars and clubs planned for our 4 day stay and we were left with no choice but to go 20 min away to this hotel last minute. When it came down to asking for them to make it up to us for causing this huge inconvenience for us we simply asked for the most reasonable request, to be compensated for the additional transportation expenses that were incurred as a result of them double booking us and then relocating us. We worked with Ricardo and JP primarily because Michael Summers was impossible to reach. When we attempted to reach michael we were not directly put in contact with him and the woman that we spoke to on the phone told us that they would call us back. Well 3 days later we still have not heard back. Meanwhile most of our phone calls were ignored and when it came down to it everyone we worked with did less than the least amount of work to help us. South Beach Vacation Rentals and Michael Summers Is a sleazy, shady, deceitful company and I highly recommend avoiding booking with them. They double book intentionally and they will make your experience absolute hell.

I had a great experience with this company. They took care of my family and always were there no matter what we needed. Great location right on the beach. When we need a getaway we like to be right on the beach. Very close to all the parks for the kids. Close to all the restaurants and things to do. Everything was walking distance. I will be coming back again to deal with this company in the future. Thank you again for a great time.

Sobe Vacation Rentals met and/​or exceeded all our expectations. We had a friend trip down from NYC to escape the cold. Ross and his crew were all fantastic, responded quickly, and were ready for us once we made it down. The house itself was great and just as advertised. The only negative I could say is that its taking a bit longer for the security deposit to be refunded than promised. All in all, great experience and would recommend!

I stayed in their suite at the Mondrian in Miami with a group of ladies this past November for a bachelorette weekend. The suite itself was not as described/​pictured and was pretty gross overall:
*The apt. seemed «lived in» (aka not clean) when our party arrived
*The pull out beds were broken so several of us had to sleep on janky air mattresses the whole weekend
*The sheets on some of the beds were stained
*The apt. was stocked with a minimal amount of towels, definitely not as many as they advertised
The above issues weren’t even the worst part of the experience. When my friend asked for a partial refund due to the apt. not being as described, the owner said they’d refund her some of the $$ if she removed her negative review from the rental site. She said she’d only amend her review once they refunded part of her money. Well, from there the owners filed a claim that she was extorting them and so she got none of the money back!
In short, the owners have a sub par rental and are super shady business people in general. Definitely not worth the headache. Plus, you’re in South Beach people. Who wants to stay this far from the ocean?

I’m going to keep this short and not so sweet. I think the suite we rented was cleaned about a month before we got there so there was dust everywhere. The bed sheets were questionable with nasty stains. 2 of the pullout beds were broken. The bathrooms had a strange smell. And on top of everything, the owner could care less when the issue were brought to his attention.

Wow this company is terrible. Especially the owner Michael.
I rented one of their condos at the Mondrian in South Beach for my bachelorette and Im really wishing we had booked a hotel.
–The apartment was dirty
–The beds they claimed they had were broken with BLOOD stains
–It said there would be two towels per person, we maybe had half that amount
The company was NO help at all during this situation. And we paid full price with no beds for my guests to sleep in! They won’t do anything about it. So I would definitely work with a reputable company when booking your travel and not a shady one like South Beach Vacation Rentals and Michael.

Amazing time at the Fontainebleau Hotel with South Beach Vacation Rentals. The check in was seamless. Our stay was amazing. The private concierge provided by Michael and his team was awesome and set us up with all the hot spots. I would recommend renting with South Beach vacation rentals to everybody!

The AC leaked the entire trip. They did not come attempt to fix it until our second day. At that point they did not fix the AC, but ripped the ceiling up and left the place a mess in a half effort attempt to fix the AC.
We had to put a pot on the floor to collect the water, which was not only a hazard but an eye soar.
The AC did not work correctly the entire trip and continued to leak in the middle of July. We had to purchase a fan to place in the living room, which was of no benefit.
This was miserable experience. Do not use this agency. They are very unprofessional and their property’s are outdated.

Definitely one of the best trips, I went for my 21^st birthday! And Michael is always helping me with pretty much everything! 5 stars!

Got very nice rooms with excellent view! Very professional and friendly as well as Resourceful. Highly recommended.

I had an amazing trip. My place was so nice with an amazing view and the company was so nice to advise me places to go out!!! Love and will comeback again to this apartment, clean, nice view, nice furniture and very comfy!

The customer service at south beach vacation rentals is great. Everyone I dealt with was professional and attentive. They went above and beyond to facilitate my stay.
There were some problems with the house but I expected it for the price I was paying per night.
I would use this company to book my next trip to miami but would probably stay at a different property.

Stayed at the Mondrian-​South Beach for my bachelorette party weekend. We had a blast! The beach was in walking distance as well as all the hot spots on Ocean Drive. The room we originally wanted to book was not available, however Michael and his staff were more than accommodating to our large group. Would definitely book again!

This is one of the nicest Penthouse flats I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy in Miami Beach. It is right in the middle of everything one could ever want on a holiday.
I don’t know what Roland R. was talking about, he must have this FANTASTIC location mixed up with another. I found nothing but awesome FIRST CLASS service and my every expectations were actually surpassed.
I most definitely plan on using South Beach Vacation Rental’s for my future sojourns to South Beach.

Came back and had a great stay again!
Thank you for everything. The view of our apartment was incredible.

WARNING: THE PICTURES THEY POST ON THEIR WEBSITES ARE OUTDATED!!!
Rented a townhouse through this company and it was a SHIT HOLE! Yes, the place was located on Ocean Drive but for the EXPENSIVE PRICE, it was totally NOT WORTH IT!
— the FLOOR WAS FILTHY, it’s like fckin slumdog millionaire up in that shack!
— closet doors were FALLING OFF THE RAILS — including the privacy door for the 3^rd bedroom. Did a fckin HURRICANE go through this townhouse???
— there was NO DISHWASHER SOAP, so a lot of the dishes and glasses were DIRTY and had a FILM.
— the SHEETS were DISGUSTING, they were COVERED WITH STAINS (See Pic)!!!
— the ‘WHITE’ bath mat in the bathroom was now GRAY with YELLOWISH SPOTS! Time to hit up Target for a new mat, MICHAEL SUMMERS (the manager that NEVER RESPONDED to the emails/​calls)!
— there were extra pillows, but NO PILLOW CASES. PILLOWS were covered in some SECRETION you don’t want to know about (See Pic).
— there is a MISSING DOOR on the downstairs SHOWER, not in a swanky boutique hotel kind of style but in a «GHETTO, YOU NEED TO FIX THE SHOWER DOOR ahole» kind of style!
— CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRENDOUS! Called AND emailed for soap, garbage bags and to follow up on the extra key and NO ONE RESPONDED.
— CINDY, (putting her on blast for NOT SHOWING UP) said she’d bring by the spare key, so WAITED AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS before giving up and going out. She NEVER SHOWED UP! Someone needs to take a class in PROFESSIONALISM… oh and yeah, BRING Michael Summers with you!
— they ADVERTISED the place slept 10 but failed to mention that 2 WOULD SLEEP IN AN AIR BED!!! Nice advertising, Michael Summers!
Anyways, there are plenty of options in Miami, AVOID South Beach Vacation Rentals like the PLAGUE!