Essex House Hotel, Miami Beach, Smell

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Essex House Hotel	Average Daily Rate: NA Check Rates

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1001 Collins Avenue

Miami Beach, 33139 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 3 of 35
Average review rating: 4.09

OpinionWell Value Index: NA

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (94) , MyTravelGuide (6) , Travelocity (14) , TripAdvisor (154)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	Recent comments complained about room smell.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. The lobby smells, people in front desk were mad all day long.

"Good location, bad service. " Read full review on Expedia 8/11/2010 Vote

2. There was a horrible musty smell in the room and the carpet was filthy with several stains.

"Will not return to Essex House " Read full review on Expedia 7/10/2010 Vote

3. It is a combination of mildew, cigarettes (probably from years and year of being smoked in), and an unpleasant old building smell.

"not as swanky as it looks online; rooms smell " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/8/2010 Vote

4. There is a smell in the rooms, however.

"not as swanky as it looks online; rooms smell " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/8/2010 Vote

5. No one showed us to the room? The hallway was musty and the room had a moldy smell? I wish I had taken pictures for you guys to see but I didn't want to touch anything.

"Beware this is a party hotel!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/7/2010 Vote

6. Room smelled very very much like smoke and they only had a '1 bed' room.

"Not worth the $$$ " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/4/2010 Vote

7. There were only two areas in which we were disappointed: the rooms were a bit musty smelling and the noise from the ally made it difficult to sleep in.

"Great for a girl’s weekend! " Read full review on Expedia 10/4/2009 Vote

8. I had specifically requested a non smoking room and we first got a smoking room (the smell was VERY strong).

"great location, wrong hotel ! Stay away " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/6/2009 Vote

9. First room had a strong chemical smell, and we were promptly moved to another room.

"Great hotel, near beach, friendly staff, reasonable price for SoBe " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/17/2009 Vote

10. but the room had been freshly painted that morning, and unfortunately the smell was so overpowering we ended up with severe headaches before long.

"Ok rooms, but great customer service! " Read full review on Expedia 2/4/2009 Vote