The Balfour Hotel

Perfect location for the price

The staff is great. Delson and the young lady at the bar were great - always with a smile and always helpful. Front desk was attentive and plesant. The location just below 5th makes it a quiet getaway just steps from everthing you expect at South Beach. Has a great front porch and lobby which is not the norm in many of the SB hotels.

The hotel is in a beautiful art deco style, a few steps away from the beautiful beach. The area offers a lot of restaurants, bakeries, and other breakfast places. The rooms are cozy and stylish. I really appreciated the complimentary beach umbrella, towels, and chairs, as well as bottled water and coffee. Sitting in the front porch makes for a great relaxing evening enjoying the climate and people-watching. Included in the price there is even a complimentary short tour if the hotel with some cool historical facts.

The Location is perfect, just a hop skip and jump from the beach entrance. Room is clean and not too big and not too small, it has a pretty big bathroom/ toilet. Other much needed amenities were also available, like coffee, steam iron and safe with closet space.

We got very surprised with the quality of this accommodation. To begin with the location couldn't be better as it is at the part of ocean drive that is not busy while being close to the beach and walking distance to shops, restaurants and public transportation. The hotel looked great from entrance to the room. We were a bit concerned about the room given some reviews we read about it smelling mold or being old, but for our surprise it was beautiful and everything looked great (without the bad smell). I have a picky wife and can tell you she was very pleased with it and even wants to go back there once we visit Miami again. Other amenities were great: riding a bike for free for 2 hours - you get the bike in the hotel; the beach chair was great - very clean and not too busy area. Overall very satisfied with the experience.