Quality Inn South Kendall - Howard 25.63539, -80.33808

After a dreadful stay at the Best Western in Key West, for which we paid the same as this hotel, we were quite worried about the state of the Quality Inn. The smiles started to appear on our faces however as we entered reception and were given a lovely welcome (in fact, all front desk staff we dealt with were incredibly friendly), and continued as we saw the room. While small, it is clean and well-maintained. The bathroom is tiny and very basic (but again very clean) but the room itself is actually quite nice-looking. We asked for a fridge ($3) at check-in, which was installed before we had even reached the room. Certainly don't stay here for the view, but the location is handy for the airport, The Falls and Dadeland malls and, hurrah, a big Publix literally next door. Free wifi in the room; Internet usage in the lobby is against a fee, but you can print out your online boarding passes (all airlines) for free.

I stayed at this location only for a day and it was really good, the guy told me that south Miami was in a 40 minute distance from there, but the hotel has everything around, market, food, a pool. It's really great, and the staff is amazing.

The hotel was fine and many places to shop and eat near by. The only complaint I have is that I booked it through hotels.com. I paid on-line and when I got there the clerk asked for my credit card. I gave him the card I'd used to book and conf. on-line and he said I used a different card. I said well go ahead and use that one because that is the one I meant to use. I didn't have my laptop in the lobby so I couldn't doeble check this. Anyway, I ended up getting double billed. They billed me on the very same card I'd used to book th room on-line, so I had used the same card. I still don't get how this happened, but they say they are taking care of it.

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The hotel has been renovated and the rooms are nicely decorated. However, the AC is old and in my room was not working.

Pool area is nice. Lobby is attractive. The housekeepers are very loud in the mornings. The restaurant is only open for continental breakfast while under construction which is fine but it has a very moldy smell. .

Not too bad otherwise, carpet could use updated or replaced with tile. air conditioning was musty smelling , or could again, have been carpet. Keep shoes on while in room is a good idea ! Location was close to racetrack for weekend events , and shopping is nearby if needed. Friendly staff and was eager to help out. Television was off of cable or satellite, but was not in room much to watch it.

Internet connection (wireless) not accessable in all areas of hotel. Needs improvement.