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BEST WESTERN Oceanfront Resort

2.5 of 5
9365 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour, FL 33154
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Ranked #2 of 4 hotels in Bal Harbour
4.0 of 5 stars 202 Reviews
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  • South beach(5)
  • Full kitchen(4)
  • Great location(3)
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Marceli
Buenos Aires
Contributor
13 reviews
10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012
3
people found this review helpful

I stayed at this hotel with my boyfriend during February 2011. The hotel is very well located, just in front of the beach, it has free parking (and we always found a parking lot), and there is a Publix supermarket just one block distance, that has everything you need. It is placed in Surfside I think, almost Bal Harbour, and... More

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Happyhoneykvw
South Wales UK
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5 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

I was apprehensive about staying in Miami but this is a gem of a hotel. It's on the beach, rooms are HUGE!!!!!!! and comfortable and breakfast is great! I loved my stay here and didn't want to leave! Parking is an art with small spaces. It's far enough away from South Beach and the Art Deco district for families to... More

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Freda C
Ajax
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3 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012
3
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Just want to tell everyone what a pleasant & clean hotel the B/W Ocean Front Miami is. Rooms were very clean on arrival, plenty of towels etc. We requested no room service all week (we had 3 teens) but cleaning staff asked every day if we needed anything & replaced towels etc. Beds clean, compfortable & no bugs. Jerry on... More

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Live2Travel95616
Davis, California
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16 reviews
34 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012
3
people found this review helpful

This is an older motor hotel located oceanfront in the comfortable Surfside neighborhood of Miami Beach. It is in a quiet residential neighborhood. In its beachfront location it is flanked by newer highrise buildings containing condos that probably sell in the millions of dollars. A block away is a commercial street with restaurants and shops. A few blocks north is... More

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Yuri K
Ottawa, Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2011
4
people found this review helpful

When you hear 'bed bugs" - run! We should have done it right away, but we did not. Do not make the same mistake - do not stay there. But let me start from the beginning: We have checked it at this Best Western Oceanfront room 419 late evening on December 14, 2011. First impression: quite dirty but still OK... More

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shoeluv
Los Angeles, California
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews
5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011
2
people found this review helpful

On the positive side, it is very difficult to take a sunshine yellow property decorated with marlins completely seriously. You feel as if the 1950s have collided with the 2000s, at this cheap and cheerful motel surrounded by modern, luxury condominiums. It is quite a bit out of place for the area, but definitely well situated for the budget minded... More

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T-Bone0030
Los Angeles, California
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6 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Surrounded by expensive high rise condos this place looked out of place. Walking into the room is going into a time warp back to the 60's. We arrived on the weekend and one of the T.V's wasn't working. Service man came up and finally got it to work but the picture was no good. While he brought in a new... More

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Torontotraveller2
Toronto, Canada
Top Contributor
153 reviews
186 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2011
6
people found this review helpful

Like so many other (positive) Tripadvisors here, wife and I are longtime repeat guests at this splendid, oldtime beach motel, one of the precious last of its kind. Those reviewers who get down on their hands and knees and snap photos of rust spots at the bottom of the bathroom doorframes should get a life. The overall housekeeping here is... More

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Georges
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011
4
people found this review helpful

We have been returning to this property for the past 10 years and we were again not disappointed with our expectations. This is not a luxury hotel like the Hilton or Mariott... It is an older property that was upgraded in mid 2000 but they keep doing some reno every time we go... We always stay in poolside rooms and... More

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SteveMNyc
NYC
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3 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2011
4
people found this review helpful

This is very nice little spot run by very hospitable folks. Most of the surrounding properties are high rise condos - this has only three floors, right by the beach. I think all the rooms are efficiencies - we had a bedroom, living room, kitchen and plenty of closets for a very inexpensive price. The rooms are spotless, beds are... More

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