Motel Blu

initially, we were given a cruddy room with insufficient lighting on the first floor. we immediately complained to the receptionist in a cultured manner and were given a room with plenty of lamps and a nice kitchenette. however, the venetian blinds were a bit worn and one could see completely inside of our room. Once again, we complained in a cultured manner and were given great blinds. This motel is for the culturally adventurous. The guests included a friendly Haitian man with dreadlocks, bone-​thin Northern European tourists, and young transient kids escaping the cold and brutal northeast. An eccentric lady walked back and forth on the cement wall across the street 24 hours a day, it seemed. Since we’re regular vacationers in Cap Haitien, Haiti, the staff loved us. Leaving the housekeeper a few dollars tip each day goes a long way. spotless bathrooms but, for some reason, the doors were filthy. If you are not a member of the Republican party and are not threatened by all sorts of eccentricity, this is your place. I have a feeling that in one or two years, as MiMo expands, it’s going to be completely renovated and catering to overly-​reserved if not all too sullen Germanic and Northern European tourists, a carbon-​copy in the making of the lovely New Yorker Boutique Hotel, found further down Biscayne Blvd. on 66^th Street.

The reviews here are very dramatic. It scared me to the point I almost cancelled my reservation, but I’m glad I went through with it. It saved me a lot of money and have me the basic necessities to live comfortably. It’s a very laid back environment, nobody bothers you at all. The housekeepers were sweet and the neighborhood isn’t ghetto nor intimidating. It’s 20 minutes from everything which was a plus. Über is available in this area as well. I will definitely consider staying here again!

This place was a last minute place, only come here if you really have no where else to go and on a very strict budget. It’s next to a strip club (wonderland). Room were dirty and smelly.

Only good is that it appeared to have been clean, but otherwise the disrepair is immensely disturbing.
every aspect of the room from the rock hard mattered with thin sheets to the pamphlet inserted over doorknob hole in the wall to the dim lighting that barely hides the open wiring of the nonexistent fire alarm… well, not worth the $ 100 night as a layover between stops.
Lesson: READ Unilocal BEFORE BOOKING

I decided to stay at this motel and I’m glad I did. Had I not, I wouldn’t have learned that the new owners are planning on making some major changes and opening a eatery with local renown chef. Of course this is will take time.
But during my stay, I felt safe considering the location. I stayed in room #224 and I could not hear the outside noises only with the occasional housekeepers in the mornings.
It’s beside «Wonderland» and again, no issues.
The housekeepers are VERY nice and caring. The front desk folks are super friendly.

This by far has been the absolute WORST hotel experience EVER! DO NOT even think about booking here. I made the mistake of falling for a weekend special and despite the terrible reviews still gave it the benefit of the doubt and booked it. Upon arrival, as I opened the room door, mold and humidity came upon us. The room smell was unbearable and the A/​C was not working, only blowing warm air. Mind you, the A/​C was a window unit covered in aluminum foil! (Unbelievable). The bathroom was disgusting, there was a hairball and a cigarette bud floating in the toilet. Now the tub, OMG, the base was all black and there was rust and mildew all around the edges and the window sill. The carpet was stained and torn in parts. The best part was the bed! The sheets were stained with bits of what looked like blood and sperm! And it had holes! How could these people even think this is humane to have guests sleep on this? It was sickening and disgusting. How can this place be possibly open!?? PLEASE STAY AWAY!

I suppose you get what you pay for, but this is the most disgusting motel I have ever been too. The room smelled like mildew and there was actually mold and mildew on the ceiling and shower curtain. The walls weren’t even completely painted and the tiles on the shower walls were not finished either. It also looked like the floor had never been vacuumed and everything just felt grimy and damp. There were no pillowcases either, not that I would have used them anyway.
Aside from that, I’m fairly certain a drug deal went on in the parking lot. And there were a bunch of drunk and/​or high people just roaming around at night. (I kept peeking out the window to make sure the car didn’t get broken into.)
The only good thing is that the security guard was nice and helpful.
I absolutely would NOT recommend this place and we will never be back.

You get what you pay for. I booked a room here for 2 nights and it was the absolute worst ever. I love visiting Miami, but they certainly won’t get business from me again. Read everyone else’s reviews and they are pretty accurate.

This place was terrible omfg I’ve never stayed at such a terrible hotel omfg the service the place the room the area the food everything it was horrid there was like an old toothbrush behind this thing Tht they alled a tv on this makeshift table thing I’m never coming here again

If I could give this place negative stars, I would. It was SO DISGUSTING there was dangerous looking mold covering the ceiling, dirt all over the walls, the bed was sinking low in the middle.
We walked in and looked at the room and left immediately, I didn’t even want to sit down or touch anything there.
We only booked a room here for the deal. If you need a good rate on a room, stay at a hotel near the airport, cheap and clean.

BED BUGS /​Prostitute and drug hang out… but it is the cheapest relatively cleanest hotel in the little haiti area closest to South BEACH for under $ 100 oh yea… room 103 is the cleanest room… the rest of them have vicious bed bugs

SCUM HOLE!
I’m a nice guy and Im always an optimist but this place is the worst motel in south Florida. Other reviews have complaints about stale donuts and poor wifi! Those complaints are a joke.
When we got to our room the bed was just fornicated in and had needed new sheets. The people before us left their food in the bed and night dresser for us to find. When I complained to the front desk, they had the security guard make the bed (with the same sheets). They claimed noone had been in the room. After unpacking our stuff in this Hooker Shack we spent 20 min in bed before we were invaded by bed bugs and chiggers. Everywhere! hundreds of bed bugs everywhere! I wish I could rate less than one star. I know people in third-​world countries that wouldn’t sleep here! It wont be open much longer.

BEDBUGS! Need I say more? I have over 50 bites all over my body. It took me over a week after move-​out to launder all of my clothing and baggage.
In addition, this place is poorly maintained. The toilet paper holder had fallen off the wall, and the shower control handle fell off as well. In addition, the towels are as thin as paper towels (worse than Motel 6 quality). You only get two of them and NO bath mat.
Not recommended!

This is perhaps the WORST place we had ever stayed in anywhere. I wanted to give it negative star rating, too bad this feature is not available.
First off, their site
totally gives you a false impression about this place and the word ‘shit hole’ is an understatement.
Here is a list of why you should NEVER, and i mean NEVER, stay at this place
— DO NOT believe what you see on their website, none of it.
— the reception area looks like those no-​tell motel
— the receptionist informed us they rent out rooms by the week/​month, imagine that?
— the receptionist appears to be behind some bullet-​proof glass or something
— the lobby looks like a bail bond joint
— their so-​called breakfast area is nothing but one nasty coffee machine
— everything in the room is wrong
. dirty and nasty carpet
. broker lamps
. hole in the wall (i do mean a real hole in the wall)
. stains on the door, on the walls and on the bathroom floor
. toilet is not even set properly, it’s crooked and it moves when you sit on it
. bathroom faucet moves when you turn on the water
. shower curtain is dirty
. bath towel look used
. you don’t get shampoo
. they never change the sheet on the bed even when you ask them
. the property looks like a flea market

I will not be surprised if they have fleas in the room. we were unfortunately enough, so stupid rather, to book 4 nights with no refund. i can not wait to get the hello out of here.
do yourself a favor, bypass this site when you see it. i wouldn’t stay here if they gave me money

OMG! What a total nightmare this place is. Set your expectations low and then go lower. I live in San Francisco and our worst area in the city «The Tenderloin» has motels that beat this one hands down.
Be prepared for:
— No restaurant/​bar — it is closed
— No free breakfast (unless you like stale donuts)
— No amenities i.e. hair dryer, shampoo
— Unclean conditions (towels, sheets, carpet, bathroom floor)
— Nothing that even remotely resembles the pictures on
— Some type of little bug that bites (not a mosquito)
Unfortunately I prepaid 4 nights and they have a «No Refunds» policy.
Quite frankly I am more concerned with the people who appear to be living here than the ones I see on Biscayne Blvd.
Highly recommend paying more at a real hotel.

DO NOT STAY at this Hotel. It is unclean, old, and not good for your health. The neighborhood is unsafe, and to save you time, read the descriptions others have put on here. The blinds in my room were ducktaped on top; there were stains on all the carpets; the furniture looks like it was used and donated; The sheets were old and stained; I quickly cancelled the rest of my days at this dump, and found a better hotel for $ 40 more a night. I was HAPPY to pay it! Listen to all the other reviews — this place is horrific.

This place doesn’t deserve these bad reviews !
Cheap, Clean, Helpful people… The pool was always clean and open late.
Ok, the room was a little ramshackle and the location is not perfect. But there is few fast food, bus stops and a nice restaurant. There is scary people sometimes but not the dangerous kind. Girls go out alone at night and never felt scared… Also they don’t come inside the motel. (I say «they» but it is maybe 1 guy per week)
The only problem was the noise. There was music from 7 – 8 in the morning to midnight sometimes.

DON’T DO IT. besides all the negative reviews i have read on several sites i still booked a room, because of the close distance to a place i was visiting. Huge mistake, their is a reason for all the negative reviews.
the rooms are small. The tv is a 1990’s 20 inch tube TV. The remote wasn’t not working so i went downstairs to get some batteries and the girl at the front told me that the cable was not working. Mind you i would never have checked in if i knew the cable was not working.
i then asked her where could i get some ice, she told me where the ice machine was at and when i went there to get some, surprise surprise the ice machine was broken. No ice at all
No TV, NO ice i immediately wanted to leave and i asked for my money back. i was told that i would have to contact the online website that i used to book the room. I was also told that i would be charged a fee for canceling that would be equal to the rate that i paid so it was useless to cancel. I had no choice but to stay in this crappy POS place.
Other issues i had with this room are.
No towels, bath, hand or otherwise.
The toilet tissue dispenser was broken.
their wasn’t any toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, mouthwash
the wi-​fi there was super weak and unreliable, i kept losing the connection and kept having to reconnect.
The area is not very good, the hotel is located right in the middle of 2 of miami’s worst neighborhood. Liberty City and Little Haiti If you are unfamiliar with these areas google them and you will find out that they are both some of the poorest and highest crime neighborhoods in the US.
worst of all you can hear all the street traffic outside. When the garbage truck comes at around 5 am. The truck is so damn loud it can wake up the dead.
Do your research, there are alot of other place nearby to stay at for similar prices. go there, don’t make a mistake like i did.

Their website is so nice that I thought I should give them a try despite the terrible reviews that they have. It was my mistake. BIG mistake. I enter the motel at night and am given Room 216. The room is shabby, dark and cheap. Their website advertises 32 inch TVs in all rooms! What a joke! An old 1990’s 20-​inch TV which I didn’t think worked. It was cold (!) in Miami coz of the cyclones but we werent provided blankets and the door has gaps that let cold air come in. Next morning I spoke to the Manager and he says «we’re cutting costs by not providing blankets or heaters!» Wow! The most basic thing one needs in a room is toilet paper. There was none. I called up Frontdesk (using my cellphone ofcourse because they dont have room phones) and asked for toilet paper. They said I’d get it in a moment. After 45 min I again called up to see why they hadn’t sent the toilet paper and I was asked to look for the Maid around the corridors. After 20 min a guy came and gave me toilet paper so I could relieve my pressure! Then I try to take a shower and there is no warm/​hot water. Miami was 17 degrees F that day. The manager only says «Sorry for the inconvenience» when I complain to him about all this. I tell him how the website paints a different picture of the motel and how different they actually and he says, «We’re changing & improving slowly!». Hah. Then pls mention that on your website. AND for heaven’s sake, make sure your rooms have toilet paper.
Bottomline: Spend those 60 bucks at a better place rather. You’ll find plenty of ‘cleaner’ & ‘better’ places at that rate in Miami.

We made reservations for two rooms a month in advance on their website.
We drove down from Sarasota Thursday evening, to stay here Thursday night and catch a cruise ship the following morning. We called on our way there to let them know that we’d arrive by 11:00pm. The girl said she had our reservation and rooms on hold.
Upon arrival we were told that they had only 1 room. Then she said, «Oh wait, there’s this room.» And handed us a key to a room on the lower level (no elevators) which was apparently condemned for flooding. The furniture was all up on the bed. A large fan blowing the mold smell and attempting to dry the carpet which was an inch deep in water.
The five of us ended up piling into the first room for the night as it was too late to look for something else.
The place is a dump beyond belief and the area is risky at best. A drug deal was going on in the parking lot. There’s a bar connected to the motel called, «The Red Light» which is a red flag. The lot gates ‘Never’ closed all night (as they said they would on their website) and you have to double park and give your car keys to a shifty guy w his underwear showing… Not. We got lucky and someone pulled out so we weren’t doubled up.
The manager arrived around 12:30pm and apologized, which didn’t help, but it was nice that he was trying. He also brought us a rollaway bed and extra towels. There was no hot water. The AC didn’t work, no tv remote, light bulb in bathroom burned out and the carpet looked like it had a big blood stain.
We pushed a chair up against the door, stacked all our luggage on the chair and managed 8 hours of restless sleep. Not a recommended way to start a cruise but it was a barrel of laughs later!