Miami Beach International Travelers Hostel

Where do I even begin?! As someone who has 1) never been to Miami and 2) never stayed in a hostel, I was completely unaware of the amazing 3 days that I had ahead of me.
For a great price (and no hidden fees) I took full advantage of everything the hostel had to offer. Not only was the staff AWESOME, but they actually took the time to converse with and get to know all guests. I love that this is an «international» hostel because it was so easy to meet people and I felt safe day in and day out.
The meals were great, although I was never up early enough for breakfast. I really enjoyed that meals and outings were planned ahead of time, and Fernando’s announcements at dinner were always concise, humorous, and clear. Providing transportation to and from each venue was also solid. I’m from Chicago and $ 20 – 50 will get you in a club, but not include any drink or a ride there.
Rosa, Paul, Jeff, Arturo, Fernando & Daniella were absolutely amazing and made sure that we knew what was going on at all times, and they were always willing to answer any and all questions. The sense of community and cleaning four times a day are what make this place stand out from SoBe and the other hostels. The vibes were just always good and everything was taken care of. Our reservation at the Drexel ended up being a scam, and we were notified of a pipe «incident» two days before our trip, leaving us scrambling for a place to stay. We were fortunate enough to get in contact with the hostel and book a room right away… I couldn’t believe it, so THANK YOU! The beds were comfortable, sheets, and rooms clean & the activity-​planning is a great amenity for travelers who are unfamiliar with the city.
I recommend this hostel to Americans and Foreigners from all over the place, I literally have nothing bad to say about my experience, except… I wish I didn’t have to leave and come home!
See you guys again in May!

I have stayed in many hostels around the world. This is one of the most professionally run of them all. From the staff helping me with my suitcase, to the front desk helping with travel arrangements. The room was clean and comfortable. The location is located in the heart of south beach one block from the ocean!

Stayed here recently and loved it. Can’t beat the price! It’s a super social place, clean and they coordinate events every night of the week. Will be returning in July – highly recommend!

This place was great until my private room suddenly was barged in on by three men that they double booked the room with. Good job. Thought I was about to be raped/​murdered. Then, the hostel made ME pack up all my stuff and move after I was here for a full 24 hours. Moved me to a lower-​tier room in a completely different building and street, and I demanded they put me with all girls and luckily they did. They were very rude and unprofessional, not admitting the mistake they had made.

I LOVE THIS PLACE!
I stayed for 2 nights and wished I could have stayed more. It was nice to have all 3 meals included. The staff were awesome and were all about you having a good time and staying safe. Rosa at the front desk was so friendly and remembered my face when we were out at the clubs. This hostel is a great party and make new friends spot. The music is always bumping, it could be it’s own club. They had great specials on day trips and to hit up the Miami nightclubs. Instead of paying $ 45 to get in a club an only dance, you could pay $ 20 pregame before hopping on a party bus, get to the best night clubs in the area, and have VIP service at the club. HELL YES! My dorm mates were awesome and very considerate. The beds were pretty comfy and the rooms and bathrooms got cleaned everyday. When I go back to Miami, I’m staying here again! Oh yeah did I mention 2 blocks from the beach.

I called to make a reservation and the girl who picked up the phone was in a very noisy area, i could hardly hear her! I told her I couldn’t hear, and she continued talking. So unprofessional. It felt like i was calling a young girl refusing to leave a big party. She didn’t know to leave and talk somewhere quieter? She lost my business

A very cool place to stay in south beach! Location is perfect. Clean rooms-​they clean it everyday. Hostel people are very cool except for the cleaning ladies – maybe they were tired. It’s okay. They feeeed u bfast, lunch, and dinner. Food are plain and simple though but duhhh it’s for free and not bad at all. Though, I did not eat there most of the time coz I failed to return on time. lol They take you to the hottest clubs for a reduced price with open bar at the hostel before leaving. I was also lucky that I got cool roommates. Well, we were understanding of each other – this means wayyyyy toooooooooo understanding. Lol Don’t come here if you are expecting a relax undisturbed sleeep because never possible! But if you want a happpy carefree place to stay-​u got it!

As soon as we walk in people were in the floor laying down (looked like they were high on drugs) manager and staff extremely unfriendly, did not have towels or sheets. Place looks gross ! We just walk in and out, it was nothing like the pictures on their website. Would not recommend this place at all ! We lost 130 dollars because they did not want to give us a refund after we looked at the place. Eventhough we did not stay in for more than 10 minutes.

I freakin love this hostel! 3 free meals every day, maids, free wifi in the lobby and the coolest staff. You’ll never get bored here. They take you out every night (10 – 20 $) and you get free alcohol and the dopest party bus to the club/​bar whatever. They have tours during the day too (Everglades, key west, shopping malls.). Everything is in walking distance — it takes you like 3 minutes to get to the beach. I’ll definitely come back! Thanks for the amazing time.

Some of the staff are rude and not welcoming at all. I was accused of doing things I wasnt when we went out on the daily event. I was promised a refund but that never happened. Also I wanted to talk to the manager about what happened but I was always staved off. I had a good time with the people that stayed at the hostel but some of the staff just didnt like me. It isnt about the money for me but I got treated really bad. No agreement on anything. I learned that if you check in you get a welcome drink, didn’t happen to me. Really disappointed of how i was treated.
I left two days early, of course without refund, because I just disnt feal welcome anymore.

The best hostel I’ve stayed in so far. Amazing ambience. Tried my luck here based off ratings and reviews I’ve read online on different sites before booking. The hostel lived up to the experience and expectations. Conveniently, stone throw away from everything, beach, amazing pizza place on corner, bike /​scooter rental across the street. LQ store up the street, 7 – 11 anything you possible need is walking distance. The premises was always clean. Friendly staff. Each day, the hostel organized events. Someone would included unlimited beer for certain amount of hours, party bus, VIP entry into hottest clubs in town. The guest are really friendly and till this day still keep in touch with some of them who have now became friends. Oh and prices. Very affordable. Will definitely be back!

Hostel realmente perto de tudo em Miami Beach. Fácil acesso a vários lugares. Todas as refeições inclusas. Alguns dias boa comida, outros nem tanto. Muita gente jovem e festa todo os dias (pra quem tiver disposição) — mas não ocorrem no hostel. Quartos limpos e bem simples. Ar condicionado e Wi-​Fi às vezes demora muito pra entrar. Tem salão de jogos também, junto ao refeitório. Aconselhável pra tipos «mochileiros» e quem quer economizar.

Pros:
Walking distance to mostly everything
Many planned events to do… never get bored there
Free wifi with three meals/​day
Helpful and friendly staff
Reasonable rates
Cons:
AC smelled like mold
Food was basic-​but free
No parking-​park two blocks away for additional $ 20.00/day

Hmm… I really don’t know what these people are talking about and a couple of them are clearly the same group of kids.
I LOVE this place. I’m not a hostel person and stayed a 2 near by ones before this and they are what I pictured a hostel to be like. This place was great.
I love the people at the desk so idk what everyone is talking about.
I could easily afford a hotel but I have been back here now 3 times because its so nice, fun, and I like meeting all the people.
I like the big open social area and everynight they have something going on if you want to go out. Also 3 meals a day.
Great location! There aren’t even other hotels around that are in this prime of a spot. Good pizza next door too.
I came down during winter music fest and NYE and stayed there.
I can’t really say anything bad about the place. Nice rooms, nice people, private bathroom in the room which is great.
Best one to stay at in South Beach for sure. Do your research on the internet and hostelworld before picking a place.

Racist discriminatory check-​in staff completely denied and cancelled a reservation on 2 brown guys. Disgusting.

I am
Really disappointed to hear of their racist policies. It’s hospitality for a reason.

Pour ceux à qui ça né leur dérange pas de partager leur chambre pour né pas payer trop cher, manger des repas basic mais gratuits, aller dans à Nikki Beach dans un limo bus avec pre drink inclus pour 20 $, être à un petit coin de rue de Ocean drive et 5 minutes de marche de la superbe plage, vous allez adorer. Il y a une belle ambiance, le personnel super sympatique.
Nous sommes arriver en autobus de l’aeroport de Fort Lauderdale, ça nous à pris environs 2h (il y a deux bus à prendre et ça se fait super bien) l’hostel est donc super facile d’accès. J’avais peur qu’on né puisse dormir avec les fêtards qui rôdent tard… mais non dès que nous fermions la porte, plus de son. Sérieux je vous conseille cet hostel! Plaisir garanti. Après tout, vous n’allez pas à Miami pour être enfermé dans votre chambre…

This hostel takes care of you!!!
It feeds you, take you out every night, and receives you we you return all drunk with warm showers and a decent bed!
I would marry for less…

Avoid. Got to hostel and after checking in and paying additional $ 20+ hidden fees the «worker» named Chauncey told me he «thinks» I have a roll out bed and told me to go check it out. Went to room and it had 2 bunks and a mattress on the floor. Random luggage and clothes hang drying between bunks. I returned to lobby and he asked «so do you have a bed?» I said «I don’t know, how do I know whose is whose? Chauncey then replied «oh yea maybe I should go up there…» He then moves on to talk to female guests never helping me again. The Hallways filled with random boxes and bags.
My group booked separately and after they went through the whole checking in fiasco he told them «oh we don’t have a room here for you on file so we put you in an apt» which is on the opposite side from south beach! But at least they actually had their beds. it seems this is a normal tactic for the establishment. While Chauncey was giving his bs excuse I kept remembering a review I read that explained the same situation. They pick and choose who gets to actually stay at hostel that’s close to south beach and who they send away but only tell you after you’re finished paying and checking in of course.
I left with the group to see their place and you have to take a cab there or it’s a 20 minute walk from beach. Chauncey wrote us the wrong address and didn’t even know what building it was when we called him back. So we were trying keys on random apts until a neighbor helped direct us to correct unit because he said other neighbors were planning to call the cops cause they thought we were breaking in. Thanks Chauncey! The apt was like the Marriott compare to what I just went through for my check in. But There’s no security or lockers. And seeing as how shady the only work we met was, no one left anything of value there during trip.
Luckily for me another friend booked a hotel on 10^th and saved me from the nightmare. I usually don’t believe every bad review but wow everything I read before booking played out just like how others wrote.

A GREAT PLACE for bed bugs!
You’ll love it if you are 18 or 20, but if not this place IS a dump. I ended up there once and the staff was very rude. A Cuban looking guy in his 40’s was more worried about acting «cool» than his front desk responsibilities, even worse, two Russian women or whatever were very hard to understand and they managed the front desk like their faces looked like: thugs.

Booked a private 4 people room, while it was a bummer that room @ the main hostel was unavailable. It turned out to be a good surprise when we arrived at our room that was 15 min walking away from the main Hostel. A nice spacey room with a living room, kitchen and bedroom (+1 small bedroom), private bathroom. Enough to sleep 6 people.
The place was fairly clean. No problem whatsoever.
But there can be ants and occasional cockroaches, so just try to keep your room clean and it’s no worry.
Main Hostel usually has drinking/​party events every night that you can sign up for, they have guest lists for clubs with a discount price.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner has set time but are free.
If you end up staying at the main location it is right next to the beach, restaurants, shops etc.
Overall it was a pleasant experience, especially for the price I’ve paid.
Better than most of the motels or even hotels around the area.
If you’re a social butterfly you can meet new people easily.
If you’re a partier you can party it up like no other.
To be frank I didn’t fit in to both categories but I saved $$$ and had a comfy/​clean happy experience with my friends :)
note:
Wifi available, limited kitchen utensils available, tv available in room, iron/​iron board, hair dryer included. Towel provided from main Hostel.

This was my first hostelling experience and I had no idea what to expect. Since coming here last October, I’ve stayed at several other hostels around the country. I now feel I can give a more accurate review.
This is a party hostel, make no mistake. There is free food daily and outings nightly. You will make friends here, from many different countries. I was the only American staying in the hostel for a good five days! I found most of the staff to be extremely friendly. Our shared room/​bathroom was clean (and cleaned often.) Guests respected the quiet hours for the most part.
I was a bit nervous that the hostel would be too much for me for a first time, but it was a great experience. There are a few quirks not really worth mentioning. Do not expect the Hilton from this place and you will thoroughly enjoy your stay.
(I would return again but I now live in Miami, 8 months later. I visited the staff to say hi and was recognized!)

Günstiger hätten wir nur noch auf der Straße geschlafen.
Es war gut. Wir haben einen Platz zum schlafen, konnten kostenlos das WLAN nutzen und es gab sogar ein Thanksgiving Abend.
Wir hatten in dem Hostel Vollverpflegung. Frühstück, Mittag, Abendessen. Dennoch haben wir es vorgezogen uns immer selbstzuverpflegen. Wir legen dann doch mehr Wert auf das Essen. Das war dort sehr einseitig. Aber, um günstig zu schlafen, würde ich dort auch wieder einchecken!