Fortune House

Good for 5 people & Good value for the location

Good size two bedroom suite with kitchen amenities. Plan to pay for parking as it is costly downtown. Walking distance to commuter line that operates 6AM-1AM daily.

Staff are horrible, Very rude, and take a year to check in

Staff are horrible, Very rude, and take a year to check in

Good for the money

Great for a couple of nights stay. Long term maybe not because it does not offer a lot for "in hotel restaurant" nor are there too many restaurants close by to choose from. The hotel is not located near any beaches to walk to, most everything needs a Taxi. We stayed because we were going on a cruise the next day, great accomodations for something like that.

Good Value

The hotel is a good value if you are staying longer than one night. We stayed only one night before we sailed on a cruise. Because it is a condo/hotel- bedroon, living room, bath, and kitchen, it is better suited for a longer stay. We were a bit disappointed in the small cafe, but there were other good restaurants close by.

Pokey, but good location and good price

This is one of those condos that didn't sell--and now it's a hotel, of sorts. We had a two bedroom/two bath apartment, kind of pokey, with cheap furnishings (bed's a killer, IMHO) but a lovely view of the water and the super-luxurious hotel next door. There is no maid service. But they did bring us towels, unasked, so that was nice of them. Valet parking is a bother; add a tip to the valet everytime you want to take your car out, plus the $20 per night fee, but the hotel is still a bargain. Our deal came with breakfast for two (the third person had to pay). Not a great breakfast, but sufficient. The location was superb for our needs--we had things to do downtown, on Miami Beach, 8th Street, in Coral Gables and South Miami--so it all worked out well for us. I would recommend this hotel/condo, but with caveats mentioned above. We missed not being in a proper hotel with all the regular hotel amenities.

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great varience in room quality

We stayed here for 2 nights before leaving for a cruise. The location was great, close to the port and within walking distance to a gracoery store and public transportation. The units are spacious and comfortable. However, 3 other families in our party stayed here also. The other families rooms were much nicer and cleaner than ours. Our unit was the only one of the 4 that had carpeting (the others' had tile). The carpeting was so dirty that our feet turned black from walking on it. The bathrooms had hair in the tub. We were supposed to have 2 twin beds in teh second bedroom, but had a double instead.

Need Improvements

The Hotel itself was beautiful. The lobby also has a nice touch. The Front Desk associate wasn't friendly nor welcoming to the hotel. They appeared under staffed for valet parking. The Hotel also charges you to have your car parked in their garage per night, you would think since your staying their it would be included. Was close to the area I attended for my trip. The room was under expectation considering i paid for the bay view and wasn't much of a bay view. Overall I wasn't too please with my stay and would not recommended. I know I wont be stay there next year for the same trip.

Like staying at your Great Aunt Myrna's winter condo

Our room was entirely adequate. I think of it as being able to stay in your Great Aunt's Florida winter condo, instead of having to pay top dollar for at a nearby hotel. Since this is a condo set-up, and not a typical hotel, we were not surprised to find that the square footage was greater than usual, but the creature comforts were a bit less. The fixtures were old, there was only one TV for the 2 rooms and the furniture didn't match. But, the price was also nice. So, on balance, not bad at all.

great

outstanding room. difficult late night parking.

Needs improvement

Shower tiles around the tub/shower were dirty needing a good scrubbing with clorox,it had mildew between the tiles. Trash can in kitchen had a liner but again the container itself needed to be cleaned (black finger marks on lid of trash can.) hadn't been "really cleaned for several stay" , in the bathroom the hairdryer on wall didn't work ??? went to Sony Ericsson with wet hair !!!however we would stay at the Fortune House again and recommend it to our friends. Breakfast was OK, not great but needed flowers, plants on the granite counter /buffet, it was very drab,..... need some cheering up !!!!few potted small palms, on counter in corners......need decorator's touch ......

Potentially a great find...but risky!

I have stayed at Fortune House before, and would have rated it 4star or more. This time however, we literally had a broken bed! Totally unacceptable for the price. Some units need updating, but that's not enough to keep me away. Service is hit & miss.