Rodeway Inn Miami Airport

Both the rooms and staff were disappointing and nasty here. Upon arrival at the lobby with a disgusting smell, I got in the huge line for check in which took FOREVER. The lady at the desk named Wonishet was extremely RUDE and unhelpful. She didn’t seem to want to be asked any questions whatsoever. She conlcuded her unpleasant service by throwing the room card without saying a word. The room was a little less aggressive than the staff but it also deserves less than 1 star for its cleaness and organizations. DO NOT STAY HERE. IM SERIOUS

If i could give it negative stars, I would. STAY. AWAY.
I’ve been to pretty crappy hostels in South America and a couple in Europe. This place is worst the the WORST hostel I have ever stayed at.
The elevators broke twice while we stayed there, not to mention that when they were down while we first arrived, the first 3 people at the front desk were either ignoring us or telling us that there was NO OTHER rooms available in the first floor and we either had to take our huge suitcases up ourselves or wait for the repairman to come (which we had no clue when that would be.) We waited for around 30 minutes and I tried my luck again, I asked for the manager and was refused. Finally the only decent staff person came in (the first 3 guys must have thought I didn’t speak English since my family is Spanish speaking) and I talked to a girl about the situation. She said «Why don’t I just move ya’ll to a room in the first floor?»
I can’t explain my anger at the the three men standing behind her as they realized that they’d been caught lying to my FACE. I thanked them promptly for being horrible workers and for deceiving us and we moved our things (after more than a total 1 hour wait) to the room downstairs.
The bedroom was dark and muggy. The bathroom wasn’t the cleanest. The carpet was old.
The «included» breakfast the following morning was a complete JOKE. A child-​size (I’m a very petite girl and I would have needed at least 3 of these to fill me up) croissant and an even smaller glass of orange juice. We had to order breakfast after this since we were all still starving.
Pay the extra 30 bucks a night for a decent room. You won’t regret it.

We thought this place is not what its looks like in the webpage, the hotel is old and needs help, the room is good, bút noisy we can hear traffic on the main highway next to ít…its in a not very upbeat erea, kind of dead block… we stayed on the 5^th floor and we had to walked down to the 1^st floor to get ice… you pay for what you get… we are not coming back…

I was there for 1 day before my cruise trip. It wasn’t horrible but looked like a scary motel. The elevator and hallways look horrible but our room wasn’t that bad; it was a big room for $ 80.00…There were supposed to come with towels for 4 people they just assume there is 2 people, so you have to go to the lobby to get extra towels.
When we came back after the Cruise trip they put us in the 4^th floor, and both elevators weren’t working. After going upstairs with our carry on they let us put in storage our suitcases until The elevator, work again. We went out for at least 5 hours, when we came back elevators still were broken, so we demanded been changed to 1^st floor. 2 of the workers refused to bring our luggage up and lied saying there were no rooms in the 1^st floor available. Another worker came in and then offered to put us in the first floor, so the first two clerks had been lying to us so they wouldn’t have to bother changing us rooms.
Free rides to the airport or port every hour, they expect tips.

This place does not deserve one star reviews! I paid 60 bucks per night so my three stars are relative to the price paid… that is, I think this is a GREAT value for 60 bucks per night.
— There were no cockroaches or pests anywhere in sight.
— All the lights and bathroom equipment worked in my room. The AC worked. The lights worked.
— The bed was comfortable and sheets were clean.
— The carpet was clean.
— Yes the room smelled like the bathroom just got cleaned with Pine Sol when I walked in, but so what? It didn’t smell like mold!
— The free wifi worked; it was slow, but I could check my email, look at google maps, and visit
with no problem.
— I felt safe and not sketched out.
— The airport shuttle arrived ten minutes after I called from the airport.
Of COURSE this is not a hotel you want to spend any leisure time in. Come on guys, be realistic!!! If you’re not willing to pay more, you should just expect an «efficiency motel». I stayed here two nights for interviews and to go to Art Basel, and this was perfect for sleeping, watching some TV at night, and checking my email on my laptop.

You know those movies were the main character is on the run and only has like $ 15 and finds the sleaziest motel just to catch a few winks? I have now stayed in that hotel.
The Rodeway Inn at Miami Airport had a special kind of charm. I couldn’t tell you if it was the 1 billion candle powered floodlight that fooled you into thinking it was never nighttime or the staff that felt comfortable dropping f-​bombs at the register, but there was something there.
When you first arrive, what you immediately notice is that the entire first floor has been converted into stores. I think one may have been a pawn shop. Upon entering the garage, you get the honor of meeting the resident bum, who promptly stands next to you car and asks for change. The neat part was when I recognized that everyone had parked backwards against the wall, as to prevent unwanted entry through the rear tailgate, but I digress.
The hall way greats you with an odor I can only describe as «Ode Tu Urine». It smelled not unlike the geriatric ward at the hospital. The smell escorts you right into the room.
The room was very quaint. Having seen the rest of the property, I instructed my kids to sleep ON the covers. As we laid in bed, we were lulled to sleep by the constant 8+ lane mega highway literally at eye level with our room, and the constant sound of jets throttling up on takeoff. Remember that flood light I mentioned? Well, the intensity is such that you cannot ever tell if its truly day or night, which only adds to the comfort provided by the rest of the experience.
All-​in-​all, I have to give props to the hotel since no one kicked in our door or anything. I only rated it 1 star because we didn’t get a mint chocolate on our pillow, most likely because the homeless guy ate it. Lets just hope my van still has wheels when we get back into it in the morning.

This was the scariest and grossest motel I have ever been to. We walked in and should have turned around and walked out. There were people fighting in the parking lot. It is right next to the highway and there are no noise barriers at all. You can hear every car go by. And the worst was when we walked into the room, there were roaches scattering in every direction.
We ended up sleeping in the car.

Dirtiest hotel I have stayed been to.
When we pulled into the hotel, i immediately started looking for a hotel with an open room in the area. Unfortunately nowhere had a room open. The place looks sketchy.
The furniture is grody, beds are uncomfortable. i feel itchy. Arg. Maybe i will stay in the car.
Update: i did sleep in the car.

Not as bad as everyone (including those who I stayed with) are saying. :3 This place is cheap and very close to various attractions/​locations in Miami. You can’t really complain. I had no problem with the cleanliness of the hotel. It isn’t sparkling, but it also isn’t FILTHY or DIRTY. It’s simply a motel. :) I would stay here again. xD Look at the place in the context of its price. it all makes sense.

So I stayed here this past weekend for the 9 Mile Reggae Festival on Virginia Key Beach. After looking at all the reviews on here for this hotel, I gotta say I agree with Mr. V. For those who have stayed in a seriously crappy hotel… Infested, dirty, moldy hotels for whatever reason, they would tell you this place isnt that bad. No this isnt a nice hotel. No its not the kind of hotel you would want to spend any leisure time in…(the hotel pool just looks like one someone drowned in… you know. it just does.) This is just a hotel to lay your head down at night and to get ready to go out for the night.
If your looking for a hotel that is sanitary, close to Miami beach and downtown, and is a sweet price, the Rodeway Inn is the place.
The ceilings are kind of cracking; the plaster is kind of falling apart, the carpet does kind of smell, but I can get over that cause there aint no way in hell im paying $ 200 or more a night for a room. Also, stay away from the elevators. That thing is just waiting to trap somebodies ass.
I booked a double room (because it was the only non smoking room available) and the room was alright. The only thing I really found odd was the staff. When I walked in the lobby there was an old white guy wearing a button down shirt, halfway unbuttoned with the chains and hair stickin out. I was like. no way! A pimp runs this damn place! You know the image. I walk in, the guys like «Can I help you?» like Im interrupting him or somethin. None of the women say anything to me. After i give him my i.d., he doesnt say another word to me, and a woman steps in and takes care of the rest of the transaction… like he takes care of the «big business» and the ladies finish the job. I dont know. it was just odd.
I always bring my own bedding when I go to any hotel (I recommend you do the same) so I didnt really care that the bedding thats probably been there since 1976. Its a decent place for a reasonable price thats close to everything. Nothin to complain about. When the Reggae festival comes around next year in Miami, Ill definitely be hittin up Rodeway Inn again… that is, unless someone else is paying :o) Peace.

I stayed here on my way to port Au Prince Haiti where I would be living in third world conditions and yet I would take a nap on the streets of Haiti before i would EVER sleep in this hotel.
My friend and I arrived to check in and were treated very rudely and made to wait over half an hour for the desk clerk to stop her personal conversation on the telephone and assist us. Once we were finally checked in we opened our door to the worse smell of mold I could have ever imagined. The walls were stained with black mold in a rain like fashion. This mold fest continued in the bathroom where it was on the walls in the tub and on the floor. the mold smell was so thick my friend, who is asthmatic, started wheeze after only a few moments in the room.
The wall paper was hanging off the walls. The vent cover was lying on the floor and our «amenities» were two travel sized bars of soap on a piece of paper.
The bed spread was horribly, and questionably, stained. The stains were worse on the only chair in the room. it looked like paint had been splashed on it many times over.
I had seen the reviews on
and can only assume they are going on there repeatedly and reviewing themselves. any site (like Unilocal) that will not let you create multiple reviews in different names reflects differently.
we had booked through choice hotels and were told, when we inquired, that they would not refund our money. I was speaking with my parents back home and we had been texting videos back and forth to show how awful it was. it was only AFTER they learned that we were video taping that they sent someone to the room. when i showed her the mold she shrugged and said it used to be a smoking room and those were nicotine stains… Im not a smoker but i cant imagine cigarette smoke leaves black fuzzy rain like drips down the wall and pools of black fuzz on the ceiling. it looked as though the room had been flooded and never completely dried out.
they finally agreed to refund our money when we got
involved and even then we never received an apology or anything. we were treated as though WE had the problem!!!
i assure you we are not hard people to please. after this adventure we chose to sleep on the airport floor. its sad when weary travelers find more solace in an airport floor than a hotel!
customers beware!!!

Booked one night Feb 5 here prior to cruise from Miami Port. The only good things about this motel are the included free shuttle service to the Port & the price for Miami, Things to be forewarned about before you book: While the website touts a megabuck renovation the rooms are beyond shabby, reek of disinfectant & my partner started itching shortly after getting under the sheets. The staff is sorely lacking in customer service skills and act bothered & distracted if you ask them a question. Example: Free coffee in the morning included so ask about that & agent points to adjoining restaurant. Go there & were told you need voucher from agent. Just horrible customer service. Also be sure to ask for front room if you book away from the loud highway in the back. I will say the shuttle ride was fairly efficient & the driver was great!

Alright, this place is not a four star hotel. So I’m going to make it plain and simple for whoever is planning on staying here. If you are looking for a nice luxurious room in a nice area, with a huge bathroom and a massive pool with an awesome view. Then I recommend you look somewhere else, because you won’t like this place. My experience here however was a good one. I got a double for a very reasonable price. I admit that the smell in the room was bad though, but not terrible. It’s almost like an old man’s suit from a thrift store kinda of smell. Don’t get me wrong housekeeping does come in everyday and cleans up your room, bathroom, and does your beds (they also provide the little bottles of shampoo and soap). But I think it’s the carpet that smells bad. They do have a pool in the back but it’s not that big. They have plenty of parking and I355 & I95 are right next to this place, so that makes your commute anywhere more convenient. I have to admit this is not the type of hotel you want to stay in all day to relax. We rarely spent anytime in the room and only came back at night to sleep. So in other words if you just need a cheap place to stay while you have other things going on, then this place will work. I know that It worked for me and my wallet.
Also, I forgot to mention they do provide you with a «continental» breakfast which is a voucher for either a free coffee, juice or tea from the restaurant conveniently located downstairs. They have free WIFI in the entire hotel and inside the restaurant so that’s a plus (the WIFI is faster downstairs though). The food is good and the prices are reasonable, they don’t include gratuity in your check so that’s a huge plus as well. Overall, remember that you get what you pay for.

I was aware of the low stars, but my cruisemate took care of all the accommadations, so I felt if I lived to survive this Inn of toxic Troma-​tinged hauntedness I would at least have a colorful story to tell.
The taxi lady from the airport, who resembed Precious, but with a thick Caribbean accent, had no knowledge of the Rodeway Inn, but $ 25 later she sure found it.
A latin infused Sleazy P. Martini, manager of GWAR, looks highly upset as I poke my head into the check in window to get a key. «A key has been left for me by the girl.» He is agitated and positive no mention of my name was given by the girl. I look at a piece of paper he is clutching in his hand that has my name on it and say «Hey– that’s my name! Right there. Can I please have a key?»
He grabs an electronic key advertising a Tropical paradise far far away from here and throws it to me, walking away. His hair is slick from some sort of L.A. Looks bottle circa 1989. In the locked check in room with him is a tall bodybuilder with long dreads, scowling at me. I make a *gulp* sound and retreat to check out my room. I’m feeling like my fate is «Vacancy» starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale meets «Judgment Night» which stars Emilio Estevez and Cuba Gooding Jr. The latter featured a much different Jeremy Piven, before he found success (and too much sushi) from Entourage.
I was texted from my Inn-​mate «OMG, like this is the totes most ghetto place ever.» but to be fair it was only pretty bad, not the worst. The tv came in static-​y and featured 2 – 3 channels in Cuban languages, the shower looked like it had seen it’s share of fights with the paint on the walls peeling, and the tub needed a good visit from «Mr. Clean.»
After 10 – 15 minutes of getting settled in, I wondered where the heck I could get a bite in this dark park of the city. As I headed outside my room, a man with visible sores throughout his body and face headed slowly in my direction. He looked like something out of Resident Evil or The Walking Dead. I scowled back in an effort to let him know I am the wrong Unilocala to FUC wit. He retreated to his room. Hopefully Milla finds him and rids his toxic nature from terrozing guests of the Rodeway Inn.
As I headed down the stars I noticed a group of people I am guessing were headed on the same cruise as I the next day. I hope they made it out alive.
I stopped by to visit Sleazy P. Martini who was not exactly happy to see me a second time. «Hello again. Is there anywhere around here to eat?»
Sleazy: Hmmmph! What?!
Me: Restaurant. Hungry. Anything?
Sleazy: NO!
At this point his dreadlocked accomplice had left. Maybe he knew a good place to get a Cuban sandwich ?
I noticed a parking attendant nearby, so I run over to him.
” Excuse me” I say. He puts 1 finger up and walks away from me to the side of a car with jet black tints.
He returns shortly after and tells me about a McDonald’s and a Subway not far from the Rodeway Inn. Walking distance. I am so happy and glad this is the case. Thanks for nothing Sleazy Inn guy. I’m gonna eat food now, and you’re stuck inside your crappy lobby. Thanks parking attendant guy!
I feel like Scott Pilgrim at this point, as I look at my surroundings and see the angriest, sketchiest, people looking at me, the man in the SF Giants hat who just wants something to eat.
As I walk up the street, a purple cadillac with tints turns off it’s headlights and slowly heads towards me, like real slow. I immediately thought of the finale of Menace 2 Society for some reason. Oddly enough, a cop is nearby so I head towards him. The car notices and screeches off. The cop puts his lights and chases purple caddy daddy.
I tell you this part because I wouldn’t recommend being on foot in this part of town at this time of night. But I am willing to take risks for the good of the Unilocaler.
In the morning I dealt with a very sleepy roommate who wanted to take advatage of the Noon late check out. At 10:00 I was awakened by the cleaning lady. At 11:00 she returned. I informed her we had taken advantage of the late checkout and she not too happy with that information. From 11:00 to 12:00 she patrolled the outside of our room like a hawk waiting on her prey, with her cell phone in hand, sour face expressed thoroughly. I had no idea my roommate would lag so hardcore, and by 12 the cleaning lady was visibly ANGRY.
If you’re wondering why people stay here, they offer a complimentary shuttle from Miami Airport to here, and also to the Port of Miami, which if you are cruiser, will save you at least $ 50, easy. I was hoping for some entertainment shared in Marcus T.‘s review but all I really got was when the shuttle driver tried to play the «No English» card when I handed him a $ 20. Nice guy though and gives at least a smidgen of hope to the most haunted place in Miami.

Yay my first 1 star review!
The shuttle:
–I ordered a shuttle to pick me up from the Port of Miami where I had just gotten off of a cruise ship. They said 20 minutes. After 35 minutes I called and the girl angrily told me he already came and it was my fault that I didn’t see him come by. I was literally the ONLY person waiting to be picked up and was looking attentively for him. He wasn’t there. She said she would send him again and it would be 5 minutes. He shows up 25 minutes later and spoke not one word or English and was yelling at me and holding up 3 fingers. I could tell he was saying he’d been there 3 times. LIES. He threw my bags in the back and slammed the door and had the most awful look on his face while he stared and me and waited for me to say goodbye to my fiancé. When we got to the hotel I still tipped him because I figured he’d be the guy driving me to the airport the next day and it might help make the ride less… harsh. This was not the case. When he came to the lobby to pick me up he got an angry look on his face as soon as he realized it was me. He didn’t help me put my suitcases in the back of the van or say hello, he just stared at me. I said «sorry again about yesterday» and he just grunted. The drive there was silent and I just stared down at my phone pretending to text so I didn’t accidentally catch his eye. He dropped me off and I grabbed my bags and walked away without tipping. Hopefully he realized he was being a jerk. Probably not.
The Hotel:
–Checking in was chaotic and the lobby felt like a hospital waiting room. I’ve always thought that Spanish women who speak English as their second language tend to come across as very kind and welcoming naturally, even if they’re not trying to, but these women at the desk were the exception. They were cranky and condescending. When I walked in the door with my bags and up to the counter they just stared at me like «what the heck is this guy doing in my living room?» Finally I had to speak first and said I needed to check in. They gave me my keys and sent me to a rickety old elevator that looked like it hadn’t been inspected for safety since the 80s.
–The room itself wasn’t that bad. The shower kept going from hot to cold unexpectedly and there wasn’t any hand soap and the chair next to my bed was ratty and torn up but those are things that could be easily improved with a little thought.
–A sign told me that a safe was located at the front desk for my valuables if I didn’t want to leave them in the room. It wasn’t in the best neighborhood and since I had my computer I called the desk and asked if the safe was big enough for a laptop. She responded with «a laptop? Do you have a problem?» I paused and said, «No, there’s no problem. I was just wondering if your safe if big enough for a laptop.» She abruptly said «No.» and hung up. Wow. You know it’s kind of sad that the people working at this place are so horrible and don’t take care of it because with a little time and money invested, it really does have the potential to be a decent hotel. No one expects the Hilton when they rent an airport hotel but it would certainly look a lot better. With a small remodel it could be up to par with the rest in the hotels in the Choice Hotels chain.
–Check out time was 11:00 but my flight wasn’t until 2:45 so I decided to go to the restaurant connected to the hotel which was called the University Grill. When passing through the hotel lobby, I asked the girl at the front desk if I could keep my bags with them instead of taking them into the restaurant. She looked at me like that was the strangest question anyone had ever asked her and replied: «Here? No.» So I ate with my suitcases. Not the end of the world but she could have at least been nice about it and said «sorry, we don’t have room for them here, you’ll have to bring them into the restaurant.» Would that have been so hard?

I am a diamond member with Choice Hotels (stay with them over 40 nights a year) and I have never called in once to complain, even though some of their hotels are not as desirable as I’d liked them to be.
This was a complete embarrassment as I had booked a room for co-​workers at this hotel as well. We had no choice but to stay since it was Superbowl weekend.
Here is a list of issues we had with the room:
–room smelled like urine
–no phone/​alarm clock in room (we asked over and over again for a phone and got one on the last day only to find out the jack was ripped out of the wall)
–the bathroom floor looked like it had not been swept of mopped in a very long time
–the carpet was worse after showering my boyfriend walked around inside the room and his feet were black after a short period of time (see attached pic)
–after walking from ice machine to ice machine we found that only 1 out of 4 worked
–electric outlets did not work
–walls looked like they had water damage
–NO HOT WATER a couple times during the stay
–EXTREMELY RUDE STAFF (male manager working on the night of Feb. 4^th was especially rude.
–Cleaning lady’s idea of cleaning our room consist of making our bed and taking dirty towels. She left our trash can full and did not replace the towels. This was a major problem since our company was a sponsor @ a Superbowl party and after a day at the beach we needed to come back and shower. I called the front desk and told them we needed towels right away. Then I jumped in the shower thinking they would be up before I got out. Of course they were not! I dried off with a shirt! Then called again because my boyfriend still needed to shower. We called down there four times in a period of time that lasted over an hour. The woman on the phone snapped «You don’t talk to me like that,» after I expressed frustration. Finally my boyfriend had to walk down there and get the towel himself.

Wow,
This place basically has nothing going for it. Imagine everything bad about a cheap hotel… and there you go. Seriously don’t stay here, I have traveled quite a bit from Hostels in Europe to cheap hotels across the country and this is definitely the worst place I have stayed. It should be condemned or removed from the choice hotels brand at the vary least.

Um, definitely the worse hotel experience I’ve ever had.
Barely deserved 1 star.
There wasn’t even a single trash can in the room, much less any other amenities. While my room had SOME hot water, my brother’s room however did not. In addition, his room smelled like mold (like there had been a flood at some point), the walls were paper thin (I could hear everything outside), his lock barely worked (both of our keys stopped working within a day), I was skeeved out by the shower floor (crackled flakey and dirty), no one cleans there, and my aunt found a dead cockroach in the bed her first night there.
Charge us $ 89? I’ve had better for $ 50. Never again.