Chateaubleau Hotel

Well at least the staff was polite but other than that there was nothing at all to recommend this place. Traffic was so noisy it sounded like a speedway going through our room. The bathroom sink had no water pressure and the shower alternated between cold and boiling hot. Cleanliness seemed to be OK but thank goodness we only booked for one night. They’re talking about remodeling this monstrosity but in lieu of that I would suggest a wrecking ball.

Of all the hotels I’ve been, I’ve never seen one as filthy and ill-​kept as this one. Aside from the fact that the room has not been updated since the 1970s, the shower didn’t work, there was a hole in the ceiling that leaked debris onto the toilet, there were water stains on the ceiling in the bedroom and other questionable stains on the carpet. To top it off, the room smelled like the inside of the trash dump that was directly below the balcony — a lovely view. Because we couldn’t stay, due to the completely degraded state of the room, we requested a refund and were denied. This hotel is a complete ripoff and you can find similarly priced hotels in the area that are quite charming. An aside: I tried to post this review with NO stars because it is unworthy of even a single star, but Unilocal doesn’t allow it.

You get what you pay for! The good — Very low budget hotel. Great for a very short stay. Relatively clean and very large room. Free marking & the location is ideal for Coral Gables night life. The bad — Continental breakfast IS A JOKE! Only toast with OJ & coffee. They want you to spend $$ in their over priced restaurant. Room is a little hot and stuffy.

Horrible! Worst customer service ever. The lady behind was rude and obnoxious. Had a room paid for and confirmed in an email that I showed them, of course they had no record of a reservation but they didn’t have a problem charging my company’s credit card. Waited for an hour on the couch in the lobby for them to figure out my reservation. Then they have me in a room that was two twins (My company paid almost $ 200 for a king) and the room wasn’t even done being cleaned at 5pm. Dirty old room and smelled musty and moldy. If you choose this place you have been warned. I can’t give this place –5 stars otherwise I would have. I’m not super picky but this was ridiculous. And trust me on this review. I’m a pilot and I spend about half the year in hotels. I’ve been all over the country and to various other counties and this was easily one of the top three worst experiences I’ve ever had. Next time I’m sleeping under a bridge.

Horrible!!! Old and dirty. Street traffic is so loud I couldn’t sleep. Avoid if you can.

Worst hotel experience ever. You’d have better luck getting a clean room and good service in a third world nation. Called four times for the free shuttle only to be told after waiting 45 min for the shuttle that they were sending was in fact not coming. I was then told I had to take a cab and pay for it. After arguing they agreed to pay the taxi driver. Went to room to find it dirty with no towels and a strong paint smell. They then tried to move us to two different rooms that were both dirty. Then they refused to furnish me with a copy of their cancel/​refund policy.
To top it off the manager on duty proceeded to tell me that my business didn’t matter because we had booked through
and they only get $ 75 a night from them.
Do yourself a big favor and avoid this place!!!

I’m just gonna say that this is definitely not a first choice hotel. The only way I would stay here as a tourist would be if every single hotel in the tri-​county area was booked. The beds are uncomfortable, the rooms have a moldy essence to them, there is always something closed off the many times I’ve came here, and the entire hotel is hot and humid because of the lack of AC running through the halls. There is literally just fans. I get the convenience factors of it, but for me, there’s a limit and here it is.

Overall was a convenient, basic hotel. Somewhere to rest your head at night.
Pluses:
–Good location for traveling to different areas in the South Florida, Miami area.
–Free WiFi
–Nice staff.
–Restaurant on in lobby area.
–Lots of free parking.
–Very private entrances and exits.
–soda machines
Downsides:
–Rooms need major updating/​fixing up. Don’t stay here if your idea of a vacation is lounging around the hotel/​pool/​room
–Free-​but shaky WiFi connection.
–Telephone was broken. I read about this in a previous review: why have they not fixed it?
–Shower was pretty brutal. Clogged the minute the water turned on (so gross). I also read about this in reviews: it’s a simple fix called Drano…
–Swimming pool located in parking lot– no thanks.
–Elevator: take at your own risk.
I’m not super picky, so for a good price, I would consider it worth it.

This is a relatively inexpensive, clean, decent place to stay overnight, like I did before a cruise. The staff are nice, the attached Greek restaurant was ok, and I was able to walk to and from the Miracle Mile easily and safely. The pool looked good, too, but I wasn’t in the mood. There are free shuttles for the airport and the Port of Miami.
It reminded me of the affordable places my family and I stayed at the Jersey shore when I was a kid in the 1970s.
Next time I cruise I will likely stay there again.

Worst hotel stay ever! When entering the room you got that nice old moldy room smell and i knew we were in for a treat! What I wasnt expecting was spiders in the bathroom and I’m not talking like one or two try at least 5 that met an untimely death. My wife said one crawled out of the toliet paper roll. The bed could easily double as a trampoline, which I am sure some people enjoy… you know… the ones that pay by the hour…
It seems like it has a lot of history to this building. Its very nice looking from the outside, and lots of pictures inside from its prime… but the rooms are in need over renovating. I must admit that we did not chose this hotel by choice. It was an international flight layover that American Airlines put us up in. It seems like its very popular for tourists on motor coach tours across America. Lots of young European and Asian people getting on tour buses in the morning. The day staff was super friendly, but the night staff was a bunch of crotchety old men who were pissed to be up at 2am trying to get 30+ people into rooms for the night. The shuttle bus driver was pissed off no one tipped him and made it well known.
However, the room provided a nights rest as exhausted as we were being up at 5am the previous day, we crashed pretty good after a super cold shower to cool us down to prepare for the hot/​humid night for the 5 hours we were going to get to sleep.
Shocked to see this as a room that runs 89 $ … This should be more like a 40 $ a night type room. «Château Blow indeed»

Yeah I am gonna have to go with «Meh. I’ve experienced better.»
During Ultra weekend, I guess you can’t be picky unless you have some nice money to spend and you book a year in advance… everything sells out… everything. So we booked this place and it was about 10 minutes away from Collins Ave where we were spending Friday night. The cab was about $ 30 – 35 to and from.
When we drove up, the clientele standing outside was a bit questionable but when we checked in the staff was nice. They will also call you a cab.
The rooms are not so great, the place is very run down and everything seems not clean. However, the shower worked and the beds were not terrible… not great but not terrible. We were not scared to stay here but we also weren’t comfortable. I would only stay here if it was necessary, don’t do it voluntarily or to enjoy a vacation. Just go in with expectations of showering and taking a quick sleep.

We stayed at the Chateaubleau for three nights while visiting family in Coral Gables. Despite our dubbing this hotel the «Château Blow,» we found it to be clean and the staff cordial.
Our room was HUGE – the king-​size bed took up only a portion of the space. We liked the balcony, too: a nice place to enjoy a cuppa café. There’s a pool, too, and it was nice to go for a morning swim.
Everything is sort of in a sad state, though: The entire place is dated and looks in need of some TLC. Some of the tiles around the pool were coming off.
Still, not bad in a pinch. The Greek restaurant on the first floor is pretty decent, and a grocery store, Publix, is close enough to walk to. (And, may I add, glorious. The best market I’ve ever been to.) Also, a free trolley that will take you to the magnificent mile picks up right across the street.