Westover Arms Hotel

If you do not care for the craziness of the South Beach nightlife, Westover Arms is a great hotel to stay at. The suites have plenty of space, are modern, and include a kitchen and refrigerator. It is also conveniently located two blocks from the boardwalk and beach. I walked 2.5 miles on the boardwalk to South Beach every day. The boardwalk is beautiful so it is a great walk. The hotel also gives you vouchers to rent a beach chair and towel. There will also be a lot less people on the beach and in the water since you are well north of South Beach. In addition, it costs a lot less because you are not in the heart of South Beach. I definitely recommend staying here unless you really want to be in South Beach all day and night.
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Stopped in to check this place out:)Heard some nice things and was in the area:) Very clean, modern, and calming color tones. Nice outdoor seating. Friendly, helpful guy at the front desk. Thanks Ian! Loved the bar area and especially the bartender Latifa! Ask her to make ya a French Martini :) The one downfall keeping me from giving them a perfect rating is the beer selection. Add some craft beer or better yet some local craft beer and it would definitely make a difference! Thanks for the excellent service Latifa. Definitely worth a shout out!

Great value. Nice room. Decent amenities. The hotel is a hip location on the common path but without the price. The area has a heavy Jewish population. If you have any sort of phobia look towards other areas. Also we found what we believe to be traces of blood and animal Hyde.

If they would have had a pool and onsite parking I probably would have given them a four or five star rating. When you enter the lobby you have no idea where check-​in is located. It’s in the little grocery store down the hall but there are no signs. If you’re lucky the bartender will give you a little help. It’s a beautifully redone apartment building. The rooms are efficiencies and not really hotel rooms so if you’re staying for a week it would be great. Our room had a Murphy bed, was very clean and they will even give you towels, beach chairs and a cooler filled with ice everyday if you want to hit the beach across the street. The bar tender is pleasant and helpful and wants to make mixed drinks. My complaints are pretty basic. Check out time is 11 am and the cranky maid means 11AM!!! she was flat out rude when she knocked on our door at 11:01 am. I very nicely asked her for 5 more minutes and she rolled her eyes and mumbled in Spanish. I was pleasant but left no room tip. We were 2 people who stayed 2 nights and left little to clean up after. She needed to make a bed and spruce up a bathroom. They need to move check out time to noon. We were there in January so there really wasn’t anyone there. Not a bad place so only a few minor things. No pool and early check out time suck.

First time visitor to Miami Beach. We were previously in Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and Key West, hoping this final leg of our Florida trip would be memorable.
When I heard that this hotel did not have parking I really wanted to skip this one for the bigger hotels with parking lots. Since we were a bit on a tight budget we decided to try out this place.
We checked in to this hotel on a Friday evening when the employee named Christian offered us a free upgrade to the biggest room in the complex. Obviously we were delighted because we did not expect this at all. So far so good…
Later in the evening Christian called me on my cell phone saying that he made a mistake by offering us an upgrade and subsequently changed our room to a deluxe room. First of all we do not appreciate our luggage touched and moved by strangers. Second of all we never asked for an upgrade. He had decided to do this on his own will and we felt disappointed and upset that he could not help us out by waiving the resort fees. On top of that it is nearly impossible to speak to the manager as he was hardly around.
Don’t think I’ll ever come back to this «hotel.»

Great find! This hotel doesn’t look like much from the outside but when you enter you’re in for a nice surprise.
The décor is very modern with white furniture, bright colored accessories and shining floors/​appliances. The lobby is large and spacious with enough room to accommodate many waiting guests and their luggage. This is a plus because you will definitely be waiting as their check in desk is just that… one desk and one clerk. They certainly have the space for more check in areas though… future renovation? Suggestion box please!
The hotel used to be an apartment building in1950s, but after renovations from 2008 – 2012 it is now considered a family hotel. The rooms range from 544 – 858 square feet with the same bright décor you found in the lobby. Our suite, which is more like an apartment, had plenty of windows for natural lighting and balcony along Collins. Full kitchen has stainless steel appliances, washer/​dryer, and a large rotating flat screen on the wall that made my hubby smile.
They offered two beach towels, beach chair vouchers, an umbrella and an ice chest full of ice per room for your day at the beach. SUPER CONVENIENT!
There is no swimming pool or restaurant which I’m sure some people would love, but I didn’t miss either at all as I came to hang at the beach. The beach is clean and relatively quiet. There are a few vagrants sleeping out there early in the morning but city workers were driving around asking them to pack up at around 6am.
The street on this side of town isn’t too loud which is a nice change. There are restaurants and shops nearby (subway next door) as well as a walgreens within walking distance. The beach is across the street with a great pier for jogging. WARNING: if you don’t like cats do not walk along the pier because there are a bagillion (is that a word?) of them just chillin along the path. They didn’t bother anyone but I thought you should know.
Parking is sparce, however the hotel provides a long list of additional options. We parked at a lot for $ 8 a day which was about 4 – 5 blocks away — not a bad walk, but remember you will be carrying/​pulling your luggage down the sidewalk. other options are street metered spaces and other lots that are free from 6p-​8a but you’ll have to set your alarm so you can move your car in time.
Overall, we’d stay here again. Not really a hotel I’d bring the kids too but there were a few children around. It is definitely someplace parents can «run away» to when they need an escape and some time alone or for anyone to have fun and do a little relaxing.