Collins Hotel

“Good for a budget-conscious visit to Miami”

This hotel is a good option for visiting Miami on a budget. The hotel has a nice-sized, gated car park. It costs $25/night, but there aren't many other parking options nearby, and it's a cheaper rate than hotels in South Beach. We checked in, paid for the parking, and went to our room. Our room … more

This hotel is a good option for visiting Miami on a budget. The hotel has a nice-sized, gated car park. It costs $25/night, but there aren't many other parking options nearby, and it's a cheaper rate than hotels in South Beach. We checked in, paid for the parking, and went to our room. Our room was on the first floor, overlooking the pool. There was a short flight of stairs up with no lift. The room was large and clean with two queen beds. There was a good sized fridge. There was a television, but the picture was very low quality. The air con was decent. The bathroom was a little small, and the shower was prone to flooding the floor, which was a bit annoying. The hotel has no breakfast, but there are a number of restaurants and a Walgreens and a Publix within 5 mins walk. The hotel has a pool, and was just a short walk from the beach. North Beach is much cooler in temperature than South Beach, and we found the beach really windy, but we still enjoyed a couple of hours there. This is a good option if you want to visit South Beach but cannot afford a hotel down there, as it is well-served by both public buses and the free tourist trolley. Catch the bus from the southbound bus stop just behind the hotel. We generally used the city buses as they are much more frequent and take you all the way to downtown without changing. They also run until the early hours of the morning. Just be mindful that the traffic can be pretty horrific in Miami. Unfortunately, our visit coincided with Art Basel which we didn't know about, which massively impacted the traffic all across the city. It took two hours on a Friday night to get from the hotel to the HRC in Miami, but I believe this is atypical. We were reasonably happy with our stay.

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“Decent place to stay in Miami Beach”

Stayed three nights. In Miami Beach $165/night on average gets you only a basic hotel room in the north part of town. There is a bus stop just across the street when arriving from South Beach or Miami, while in the opposite direction it's a little farther, but still only a 5-7 min walk. The propert… more

Stayed three nights. In Miami Beach $165/night on average gets you only a basic hotel room in the north part of town. There is a bus stop just across the street when arriving from South Beach or Miami, while in the opposite direction it's a little farther, but still only a 5-7 min walk. The property is overall pretty decent and relatively quiet. To get to the elevator, one has to climb 8 steps, which is very inconvenient with luggage. Another annoyance was that both key cards quit working after two days, even though they had not been anywhere near my phone. The room was clean and reasonably spacious. The A/C worked reasonably well, although it turned itself to Eco (i.e. off) at night. Good number of power jacks. Amenities included safe (didn't try), minifridge and coffe maker. Well lit desk area. Comfortable bed and pillows. In the bathroom, there was plenty of hot water, but the shower head was spraying way too wide and couldn't be adjusted. Wifi worked well the first two days, while the last evening and the following morning it didn't work. The staff appeared uninterested in resolving wifi issues (one person even hung up on me). Regular check out is at 11:00, however the receptionist agreed to give me 11:30. Nevertheless, I was left fending off calls from other staff members and knocks on the door from housekeeping stating that I was "late". Overall an ok place to stay considering how ridiculously expensive everything is in Miami Beach.

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