This has to be the worst hotel I've stayed in and i travel a lot for work. The staff were extremely rude and uncoperative, even cutting me off when I was talking! The room was dirty and smelled. The doors have no security chains, they're all missing and they insist on having your room number displayed in your car window! Not very smart or safety conscious for female travelers. I found a much better hotel the following day with friendly staff and clean rooms.

Dirty, cock roach infested, unsafe, and very noisy. This motel has not been updated in 25 years or more. It is very noisy (even with ear plugs) because you are a stone throw away from the Dolphin Expressway. The carpet and ceramic floors are filthy along with the furniture and bedding. Someone tried entering my room in the middle of the night, thank goodness for deadbolt and door chain. Photos online are very deceiving. RECOMMEND - DO NOT STAY AT THIS MOTEL. This motel should not be part of the Choice Hotel chain. Should be called "Last Choice".

I stayed January 28, 2012 for one night after Jimmy Buffett (what a another great show!!). The Rodeway Inn Miami is an average motel which serves basic needs of a traveler not expectating a 5 star resort for a short stay. The entire motel is in need of some basic upkeeping, new paint, a power washer and some bleach around the common area's would do wonders. The parking is a nice setup, covered and free. The front desk staff was efficient and polite and gave some pointers about how to get to the American Airlines arena, which was very helpful. The room was clean and served the basic need of a clean place to lay your head down after a long fun day. The wifi worked very well all over the motel. The bar and grill located on site was good, however service a bit spotty.

By far the best part of this property is price ($60/night) is the rate I got and LOCATION, its perfect for downtown Miami, the noise from the highway as others have stated is very loud. I would not stay for more than a couple of days at best, but for a night or two is fine. As with most hotels, you get what you pay for and yes, the common areas can be called dirty, but overall this is a 2 star motel in a good location for Miami.

arrived at 1 am of jan 19th. not a good impression. the rooms are old but not bad. not a dirty hotel.
many guests said "1 night and go": they are completely right because the hotel is near the airport (21 dollars), it has a shuttle service, wifi but, on the other side is old, noisy (the highway is close), the service is almost rude, the breakfast is a warm drink and...nothing else!
i had no security problem nor i met "special" people.