I've stayed in hostels around the world. This place is hands-down, the worst run, sketchiest, dirtiest one I have ever run across. Unbelievably, horridly run place. Why five stars? So this review would stand and be read. Bikini Hostel deserves one star, or less. In fact, shut it down. It was free for me because they tried to use my credit card to buy pizza and Bank of America refunded all my money due to fraud. The police might as well be on staff - the cops come at least twice a night. I was there 3 nights. Each morning they locked me out of my room, and once took all my stuff. The lockers didn't work either - that was part of the CC fraud case. And don't bother asking for your deposit back. It's so messed up I saw the receptionist take a drunk guys money, give him beer, then call the cops to haul him away for being drunk. He was yelling "PUSSIES!!!!" As the cops shoved him in the car. Unreal. For real, everything is so upside down I'm not sure the experience WAS real. That said, I met some great folks staying there just looking for a good time. I'm gonna stay in touch with a couple. A lifetime of stories in 3 days. Absolutely whacked place. I left yesterday and have already forgotten some shit. It's super cheap and overpriced. read more

I was there since October 2023. Not clean, not a place for families to visit, Restrooms are dirty. Better to have a restroom in your own hotel room rather than sharing in the hallways. Downhill management. Never go back to those places. If you see that hostel. Do not spend your night and waste your money there. That place is a waste. They charge for your luggage and locker. I don't care for that place. When you drive by, do not stop at that place. And find a better hotel somewhere or another place around there. Like I said. Stay away from that place. read more

Bikini Hostel - Hostels Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

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This is a review of the Jungle Secret Garden as I never stayed here but I ate at the connected aforementioned...Where have you been all my life? Best find ever! The moussaka was outstanding, grandson approved as well. The food was superb, the atmosphere is stellar, warm and peaceful, BUT THE SERVER...was PERFECTION! Clone that man because he was my reason for coming at all. From the phone contact on, he brought me in, and he DELIVERED! I am sorry I didn't get his name but he is from Madrid. Thank you Sir you were wonderful! GO THERE TO EAT, it is insanely good! read more

I had a terrifying experience staying at Bikini Hostel. I noticed that the outside of the building seemed to be deteriorating when I arrived. I had to wait a bunch of hours to check in. Also the staff was rude when I asked them to resolve a maintenance issue. read more

If your have never been to Miami Beach, pick a different place for your first trip. The location and affordability are the only good things here, location being good enough to get a second star. Having stayed in most places in Miami Beach or seen them, in pinch, I would stay here in a private room only. It's a dilapidated 1960's apartment building in really bad shape. The air conditioner had some jerry rigged filter and the dust was as thick as a month of dryer lint with mold growing in the a/c. The place does not seem to be cleaned often and is painted cheap white that lets water stains show. There were moth nests in the room on the ceiling. You can find a cheaper place on the beach that is much nicer than this. read more

Bikini Hostel - This is a private room with shared bath. I had to walk through a room of men and I am female. - Hostels Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

Really pleased with the quality of this hostel for the low price. Secure facilities for female travelers. Recommend.

Do not ever ever stay at hostel the rooms omg the mattress is so old and they have bed bug tub nasty water dose go down and when you to load your car up for you to leave the next day they goes in your room and clean u out and don't refund your money if you check out early and drug addicts all in there 01012025 read more

LADIES THIS PLACE IS UNSAFE! I checked in on a Friday. The check in took forever, as the manager is incompetent as well as protects her abusive male staff and lies to the patrons as well as the police whom I had to call because one of the male volunteer staff became physically aggressive and violent with me on Tuesday morning. Dallas, as he is called, was upset with me when I told him on the second day of my stay that his romantic advances were no longer welcome because he had become increasingly possessive, visibly agitated, and downright insulting as he saw me dancing with, speaking to, and having general fun with the other male patrons at the hostel. I asked him to keep his distance and we could be civil until I left. That didn't happen. On Tuesday morning, he was already up to begin cleaning and left the room I was sleeping in which was his room as well. A place having workers sleeping in the same quarters as patrons is another issue, but businesslike is NOT what this place exudes. It's more like an adult day camp where the counselors are all drunk and high all day. Fun, but as we see, that leads to trouble. It Anyway, I woke up around 6am to turn off the AC. The room was freezing and the people remaining sleeping in it were all huddled under our blankets. Dallas returned to the room and turned the AC back on. I asked him to turn it off, and he said, "I aint no slave or no bitch and youre was getting the fuck outta here." He went and grabbed for my open suitcase which was on the floor at the foot of my bed and proceeded to throw all of my belongings from the room into the breezeway outside. He returned three times to be sure he got everything even the bag I was holding that he ripped from my hands. He destroyed some of my things including my glasses. I get up and dress to walk to see the manager. She tells me I have to leave as if I had done something wrong when I was lying in my bed naked holding a blanket to my chest watching this madness. Two older women who were in my room came out and told her I did nothing wrong. They were visibly shaken and upset because his tirade had scared them. Another man from my room defended me as well. They then moved me to another room away from him, bit he still had access to the rooms because he changed the beds everyday. I decided not to stay that night. The manager gave me the owners email and told me to be sure to document which I did. The owner didn't contact me until after 6pm when I emailed at 9am that morning. The following day I called him and he said whatever I wanted to happen would be fine. I asked for a refund for my stay because I don't pay to come on vacation to be attacked and for that man to be removed because he is dangerous. Another female employee said they had been getting complaints about him as well. When I returned to the hostel later the day after, the manager said I had to leave and wasn't getting a refund. I told her the owner said opposite and a phone call was made. The owner Michael then asked for me to call on which he told me that I was only getting a refund for two days because he had people who had a different story. He threatened me that if i called the police or reported to Airbnb , I would get nothing. Once he threatened me, that was it. I called the police immediately and made a report with them and Airbnb. The police knew I was telling the truth and advised me with how to proceed. That man still works at the hostel. At this point Airbnb has swept this under the carpet, and I will be suing both the hostel and Airbnb. Other than the violence, the place wasn't clean, a puddle of water always in the bar bathroom, paper thin walls and mattresses, the food was basically boiled eggs and frozen crap. The drinks were good and the people were cool except for the abusive Dallas and the lying manager Ashley. If you're desperate to not sleep on the street, stay here. Otherwise, it's in a part of Miami with nothing but strip malls and apt buildings, and who knows, you might get your belongings damaged. Save your money and skip this nightmare. Please don't let this post fool you. I am having a blast! Left the Bikini Horror, oops, I meant hostel, and went over to Generator Hostel, as did about half of their patrons after Dallas's outrage outpouring. Generator is EPIC and so are the staff and guests! No one can kill my awesome time, not even the demons of joy try to spread their darkness and I have to take a few breaks to write about them to protect others. Love, peace, and chicken grease, my friends read more

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Thank you Bikini Hostel for caring about your female guests comfort and safety! Much appreciated and commendable! You are doing it right!

My son booked this hostel from August 17th to September 7th. He notified Nazy via several emails as he had to vacate in 3 days due to a family emergency. He prepaid for 21 days and he is entitled to 18 days of refund as he notified the front office staff. He was told to contact Nazy via email. My son tried to email Nazy for the refund for the 18 days which he did not stay in the hostel. He never got any reply back from this hostel. I would like a refund for 18 days. It has been over 1 year with no resolution to this matter. -poor customer service and place was dirty during the pandemic read more

stay as far away from this place as possible! all the photos are fake! im posting photos i took with this! the place is an old rundown motel that they turned into dorms with up to 12 beds in them. the beds and mattresses are what they use in jails for inmates! you will be wasting your money if you stay there! theres also a $20 a day deposit! theres absolutely nothing good about this place! there is no bar, no cafe, no yard! they dont have anything they listed that they have for the guest to use. and any good reviews about this place are 100% left by they're friends and them. it's also pointless to call the number cuz it's all a recording. the only way to talk to a person that works there is face to face and they won't let you see the room until after you check in and pay them and it's nonrefundable. the people there are frauds and the place should be shut down!!!! read more

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I usually never leave bad reviews because I firmly believe in let go and let be, but this place absolutely deserves the damage it has coming to it. Please, I beg you with tears in my eyes, skip this place and spend the extra money if you have to... but avoid this place at all costs. Let's start with ants on the table in the breakfast room. I'm not talking about a couple or a few, I mean a whole family tree. An entire colony of ants are swarming this table in the front room by the check in station. Of course I'm leaving pictures to validate. This place is absolutely filthy and overall disgusting on every level. The entire place stinks. The staff is absolutely disrespectful and it's as if they don't want to talk to you and you're a bother to them whenever you have a question, which they immediately brush off with one or two word answers and ask "anything else?" Let's not forget they flirt with all the female patrons that pass through. Highly unprofessional. The gentleman at the front is playing video games half the time. I only stayed for one night, but found so much drama. I can't blame the hostel for its patrons but there are so many people stealing and swearing, slamming doors..... Just an overall nasty environment to be around. I had a few things stolen from me. Upon checking out I asked to charge a mobile battery pack in preparation for my flight. Since I couldn't gain access to the room at that time I politely asked to charge it at the front desk. I leave to meet up with some friends at a cafe on south beach and come back a couple hours later. I get all of my luggage together and realize it has mysteriously "disappeared" and was nowhere to be found. In case you're unable to solve the mystery at this point, it was stolen. I really did have to meditate each morning to get rid of the bad energy of this place. Please save yourself the trouble and skip over this place like the plague. Or the Coronavirus, which they also had there. read more

Bikini Hostel - Ants all over the table. Too bad I can't post the video - Hostels Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

I tried the Bikini bar/cafe, scary clientele. Rooms are $20 a night so you can image the type of customer. Unemployed, creepy, single men.

This place is disgusting. When I walked into my room there was mold on the walls and dead bugs in the bed. The whole place is damp, dark and dingy. I was so shocked at the difference from the pictures online to what I saw when I got here. I also booked a private and it was just a small closet space with a bed in the back of a mixed dorm type room. What's the point of that? That's not private at all. I would have been better off at an air bnb or motel. Smh. What a waste of money. And they don't give refunds. read more

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Excellent staff! They really go the extra mile to make sure this is a safe and secure place for women. Great place to rest after enjoying all that Miami Beach has to offer. Highly recommend. read more

horrible horrible run away ! 1. roaches in our supposed apartment style room 2. communal kitchen not in the apartment , 3 .got a room on booking.com for two beds and two sofa beds and walked into two three story bunk beds no privacy as blinds were missing cockroaches kept coming out from under the bed . we had to kill several . 4 the complimentary breakfast was literally a strainer full of cereal in the communal kitchen which was gross and the breaker kept needing reaet which people were shutting off our room 5 . one tv didn't work 6. communal balcony of room where people were allowed to blast music and smoke week all night and I mean ALL night . 7. no hot water for showering , even early in the mornings it was like warm at best we were all shivering as we showered. I have photos of the advertisement and what we got and it was horrifying . We woke up after night one and left with our kids . Booking.com did not advertise as a hostel where everything is shared ! if It was just a junky room that's fine but it was disgusting and horrible and couldnt keep my family there . read more

Perfect location to stay in Miami Beach, Bianca the host was nice since my time in the hostel she is amazing!! The beds are comfortable and the people are respectful. Good place to have some days in Miami Beach read more

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Was a little wary about staying in a Hostel. The faciclity had a women's only dorm and the security was secure. Affordable price. I had to travel to Miami for family & needed affordable lodging. read more

This is not a hostel, it is a flop house for binge-drinking, hardtimes tourists. The fact that this place gets a rating of eight means the rating system is deeply flawed. The rooms are misrepresented. The rooms you see advertised are not AT ALL the dark, featureless, prison- like rooms in the 2 story concrete bunker next to the muddy party pit. For example, what was pictured: bright, beautiful spaces with alluring blue bedspread, what I got: dark room, flimsy/ rickety bunk bed, snot on the walls, stained, thin sheets, no blanket, and to top it off, paid for an ensuite bathroom that I had to share with an entire other room full of strangers. The bathroom had soap dispenser that that did not dispense soap, the shower fixture came off in my hand (but not to worry, there was never water hot enough to scald you) The mattress was thin, and reeked of piss. This was a low point for me. I was hoping that the next time I had to sleep on a urine soaked mattress, it would at least be my own. So, my theory about how this utter shit hole stays in business is that the management has chosen to cater to skeevy tourists that are so blotto that they don't care. This place should be ashamed to be considered the same breath as the San Francisco hostel, the New York loft. read more

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DO NOT STAY HERE. I can't begin to describe what an awful experience it was. Part of the staff was rude from the begging. They only gabe us towels because we asked and some of them were not even a regular size. The SECURITY GUARD literally lived in our room and had his things all over the space. We paid for a room for 6 but he took over the couch making it 7 people. Not to mention he would get up multiple times in the middle of the night to solve fights that were happening. Everything was very dirty, random people would get in the room without notice and we had to share one bathroom with another 2 rooms which meant 14 people for one bathroom. I woke up everyday with the sound of a truck right next to my window. The beds where uncomfortable and there was a huge hole in my mattress. They don't give you refunds nor try to make your experience better. The whole place smelled like a public bathroom. Save yourself time and money e do not stay at this establishment. read more

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SKETCHY BILLING!!!!!! Had to pay 5$ for a locker that did not lock. When I checked in I was charged a 20$ deposit that I was told would be released after my stay. The hostel has not given me back my deposit. I have called and emailed numerous times and haven't heard anything back. LOUD ROOMS!!!! I stayed in a dorm-style room and unfortunately had to share the room with disrespectful and loud guests. One guest kept the bright overhead light in the room on until 3am even as other guesta requested that it be turned off so they could sleep. People were talking all night making it impossible to sleep. I did not sleep at all and ended up leaving at 5:30am because I couldn't take it anymore. Avoid staying here!!!! read more

This place used to be AMAZING!! How we, since the owner sold off half of it for whatever reason, it's not nearly as cool as it once was. There's no more Pool, Hot Tub, Pool Table, Bar, literally NOTHING HERE!!!! They still serve 2 meals hence the 2 stars. However, that's about all they get unfortunately. The owner was given Awful advice when deciding to keep or sell the main house where everyone loved to be! read more

Save your money and sleep at the beach. It's cleaner and there are less bugs. Place is old, run down, paint peeling off walls, no hot water, their "breakfast" was white bread that you were allowed to toast or hard boiled eggs that looked like they had been dropped on the floor. Fake orange juice, like orange punch. Girls in the room with me flipped the lights on and off and came in and out all night making noise, leaving the doors wide open. So there was also no AC and I laid in a puddle of my own sweat all night while I got NO sleep. Mosquitos biting me. It smelled. Might as well have slept in the shrubs. Also, I know for a FACT they give discounts for good reviews, so a vast majority of their 5 star reviews are completely fake and a vast majority of their clientele are hookers who live there full time. Hence the smell. read more

Stay far far away! Don't even think about staying here. A scam and the worst possible experience. Kicked out of our rental due to double booking and fraudulent activity of business owner. We were already on-site and paid in full. No refund or compensation received. Police had to get involved and we are forced to pursue legal action. read more

NASTY AND SHADY I booked a room for a friend directly on the website. I didn't get a summary of what the price would be including taxes and resort fees, nor did I get a confirmation mail so I didn't even know if the booking went through. Called like 5 times, nobody answeared the phone. Luckily I was already in Miami so I could go there to find the booking went through and they sent me a confirmation mail, again without a summary of costs. 3 days prior to the arrival of my friend I checked my Amex and found they already had subtracted the full amout of the stay plus 70$ without any explanation from my card. I went to the place AGAIN and found out they added taxes (4$/day), resort fees (4$/day) an 8$ credit card fee PLUS 20$ without any explanation which they refunded me after a longer discussion. So I ended up paying about 200$ instead of the 150$ they advertised on the website which is WAY MORE than 90% of Miami Hostels with better locations. When my friend arrived she found that the rooms were dirty (see pictures), interior and even flooring are different from their promo pictures, warm water wasn't working in the female showers and she had an itching the whole first night. She requested a full refund the next morning to check into a different hostel ASAP and they seriously gave her troubble, saying she had to go through the manager who was not in the building. They gave her a wrong phone number, upon second request they gave her a different number that nobody answeard so we had to write an e-mail. This whole process seriously ruined both our days. They ended up refunding the full amount, however it still hasn't shown up on my Amex 24 hours later and I will have to wait a full month to see that money anyways since the full amount has already been charged to my bank account as they subtracted the money way earlyer than normal hotels/hostels do (which is by check-out, not days prior to check-in). All in all a real nightmare and serious rip-off. I seriously hope they don't sell my credit card data to some even shadier people, as this is defenately the type of place where you should worry about that. Reported them to Amex and I hope they will be taken off their client list asap. read more

I contracted COVID while staying here and was not able to board my flight back home. Currently stuck in quarantine as we speak..Don't stay here the owner is incompetent and it's really dirty. I don't think they sanitized my room. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Would not recommend to any women unless ur a tweaker. I checked in and checked out immediately after seeing the property. I asked the owner for a refund and she did not give it to me. Booked the room for $40 and was charged $70. read more

This hotel is 7x7 stars! Amazing parking, such warm and fast people and all of them put up with all my craziness in long nights! So grateful to God for them! And of course bikinis and beers! read more

What a time at Bikini hostel! First time staying at a hostel and I felt so comfortable and cared for. Specifically Atif & Bobby played some fore ass music and made the beer garden the It place to be in Miami 2019. Definitely coming back! read more

Writing this review is 5 stars straight up with a big genuine laugh. I explain. This is great place to be in if what u looking for is: Awesome ambiance/atmosphere. Making new friends from all over the world. Feel at home. Have drinks before and after going and exploring what south beach have to offer. And many more stuff...such as..play ping pong, pool, baby foot, watch ur sports...marches like UEFA OR AMERICAN FOOTBALL among others. What really makes u feel great in here is above all the people who work at Bikini hostel. It is unbelievable how easy for them and I mean all of them to make u feel very welcome. So helpful...front desk Jose, Rusty, Maria, Nina gosh I dunno all the names to the house keeping smiling lady. Billy is awesome awesome guy to Katie and Angelina and Crystal and both cooks. They will make ur stay in this hostel M E M O R A B L E. I am already feeling bad that I have certainly forgot some people but hey wtf I wrote this review after 5 corona and few shots lol. l Hats off guys! read more

Bikini Hostel - The upgrade is worth of a high end hotel room - Hostels Near Me - Miami Beach, Florida

This is a great hostel in an amazing location in South Beach. The staff was excellent (Anna) and the facility's were clean and orderly. I highly recommend this hostel. read more

I got there early Friday was told couldn't check in early so paid to have my bags held and left to kill time . Came back ... I didn't get checked in until almost 5pm smh . The front desk guy not sure his name but he's black was very rude not only to me but to others as well .. Once I got my key and was taken to my room I was 17B . I was told what bed I would be in ALL three beds looked like they were used . At check in I was told no rooms was ready come back at 3pm ... it's was after 5pm and there was NOOOO clean bed in that room I was put in . I asked the girl who walked me to the room if I could have clean sheets and some towels . I had a jet ski appointment so I had to leave and was told it would be ready when I came back . I arrived back to the hostel a after 7pm close to 8pm and when I went to the room it looked the same as when I was brought in there . The bed I was suppose to use was not made nor was there any towels left for me . I go to the front desk and told the dude . He said there was no more of anything for the rest of the day/ night and showed no care in the world ! He knew I didn't have any clean bedding cause I said something to them before I left to jetski and he apologized on my way out the door ! That was not okay at all ! I came back from the Heat game and I could not sleep for one the beds were dirty I couldn't even sit or lay in it I didn't lay in it .. I had no bedding nor bathing towels smh it was loud music playing at almost 4am . Saw the notice of a noise complaint also when I tried to come through the front not knowing it was closed .. I grabbed my belongings and left .. I was really tired and had no clean bed to sleep in so I left . Having to deal with all that I will NEVER book with this property ever again and the fact that the bathrooms are cleaned once a day is gross due to that crap going on with covid ! Not everyone is clean and I fasho wasn't about to be cleaning up after no grown adult this place is dirty STAY AWAY !!!!!! (if I could've gave this place negative stars I would've) read more

Had a great time during my stay while spring break. Clemence was amazing and she was very helpful. I would come back for her hospitality.

Such a fun place to stay, met a lot of great and interesting people from the start. The bartender Brittany was awesome and it was the cheapest happy hour on the island. Will visit again if I get the chance. Santé! read more

So I'll just get to the point, and there's no nice way to say it: in my opinion, this place is absolutely horrible. They depict themselves as a fun, buzzy, place for lively young people on vacation. Nothing could be further from the truth. In addition to the bottom-of-the-barrel, trashy guests, there are also homeless people who wander in and out of the property at all hours. The hostel seems to care more about filling the place up and making a fast buck rather than trying to book decent clientele- or about the care and well-being of their guests. More on that later. When I arrived I knew right away that this was not the place for me, but they're very explicit about their "no refunds" policy- in other words, once they've got your money- you're stuck. I bought food at a local grocery store, thinking I would make lunch for myself the next day in the communal kitchen; when I went into the kitchen the following day, most of my food had been taken. As I said- trashy, trashy people. Several of the people on staff confided to me that there had been numerous sexual assaults on property that had been simply hushed up; for this reason (and soooo many others)- I do not believe this is a safe place for female travelers. I myself was physically assaulted by a guest who had been drunk and harassing other guests all day long. He basically followed me off property, tapped me on the shoulder, and when I turned around, he sucker punched me on the chin and then ran away. I returned to the hostel and told management what had happened; as I was talking to them, other guests stepped forward and told of their similar experiences with this person. I asked that the person be asked to leave, and management did NOTHING. That was the last straw for me, and I left the next day. Bottom line- if you're a meth addict or ghetto trash, you'll fit right in here. If, however, you are a decent person looking for a quality vacation experience- AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. PS They also give people $10 discounts for writing positive reviews, and let's just say a lot of people that stay here seem to need the 10 bucks. read more

This is hands down best hostel in miami plenty of beautiful friendly hostel girls that are willing to assist you with your stay.. Rooms are decent they have a great housekeeping team that with honor any request you may have about your room. The rates are def on budget if your looking to spend cash on the beach and not your room which trust me you wont do much in there but sleep n shower when your at the hostel the beer garden is always full of fun people mixed fun for all pool table ..ping pong table .. Jacuzzi .. they even offer supplies to beer pong my favorite !!!! I'll def be back sooner then later and looking forward to the friendships and memories to come........ So basicly if you want a cheap clean place with a nice amount of people to mingle with this is the spot for you and ps dont forget to ask about the party busses #openbar i had a blast cant wait to be back!! read more

NASTY place. Worst customer service. Dirty and they stole our money. The people at the desk never pick up, and when asked for the manager they never have one on site or will never call you back. read more

Terrible place stayed here for 2 night out of 5 ended up booking another room somewhere else. Felt very unsafe would have been better sleeping on the streets, beds were terrible random people in and out of rooms all night even offered drugs in the beer garden while having lunch.. couldn't say a good word about the place and I have stayed in some cheep hostels. read more

Good lord. The stories from this place in 2012. We found them to be hilarious and enduring; for others, perhaps not so much. Where to even start? They accidentally double-booked our room (it was a four-person and we knew our roommates already), resulting in us returning and opening the door to some random naked man changing in the hallway. There was some random situation we awoke to where a staff member was giving someone a tour of the rooms at 8 am (which, let's be real, if you've been to South Beach...this is the crack of dawn). The hilariously blazed and also very personable girl at the front desk. The cheap price. It all was a gem. But, reading some of these reviews, I definitely hear where people are coming from regarding security and safety issues. We didn't feel them, but it was not a particularly organized place! read more

We didn't stay at this place, but we walked by it and stopped to grab a beer. This place is so fun. The staff is friendly, there are outside activities, one hot tub and a pool, ping pong table, pool table, füsball. A bunch of benches too. If i needed a place I'd definitely consider this one! Also, happy hour-- 4p-8p, 2 for 1 drinks! read more

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