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3.0 of 5
1343 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Ranked #102 of 203 hotels in Miami Beach
3.5 of 5 stars 129 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Resort fee(10)
  • Rooms are clean(8)
  • Very small(8)
  • Art deco(6)
  • Air conditioner(5)
  • Continental breakfast(3)
  • Desk staff(3)
  • Mini bar(3)
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Canada
Contributor
12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Some Good. Some Bad.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

The Good:
- Very nice service staff. Friendly and helpful.
- Great location.
- Decent price.

The Bad:
- Poor lighting in the rooms and especially the bathroom
- Curtains aren't one solid piece and so streetlights at night and daylight in the morning illuminated our room.
- WiFi internet was down for two days (although hardwired net continued to work)

Things to know before you go:
-The walls/doors are pretty thin as outlined in other comments here - thankfully we didn't have loud neighbors but sound definitely carries.
-There is no elevator
- No gym on site..although you can walk a short ways to a sister property to use theirs

Probably not a hotel for a business traveler (we were in MB on business), but for tourists looking for good value in a great location, you may want to consider the Clifton

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Matthew Cohenour, General Manager at Clifton South Beach Hotel, responded to this review
6 February 2012
Thank you for your review,
I am glad to hear our staff was excellent during your stay and you liked our location and value we provide. For the things you found not so excellent I do apologize, the drapes in every room are blackout and it’s possible they were not closed all of the way by housekeeping, we are a small boutique hotel and sound does carry but I am happy to hear your stay was not disturbed by any carrying voices.
Please keep us in mind on your next visit to Miami and maybe experience one of our other properties.
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Milan, Italy
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4 reviews 4 reviews
“A night with the hotel water heater in the room!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

The beddest night of my trip in Florida. The hotes is kindly nice and located in a fantastic position (very close to ocean drive and the beach) but has no elevators. It was the dec. 31th and all the room are booked. I arrive in the afternoon to have the check in. The front desk give me the keys of the room and I discover a large and clean room; I was very happy.
But my happyness had a quck stop. In the room there are 2 doors, one for the bathroom and another one locked (in the beginning I think to a communicant room but was wrong). The door go into the water heater of all the rooms of the floor and all the time (night and day, 24h) produce wind and terrible noise!! The front desk do not change the room and the day after the manager told me that all is normal.... Be aware if you go to Clifton hotel, in the special request must write "room without water heater inside!!!"

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Matthew Cohenour, General Manager at Clifton South Beach Hotel, responded to this review
30 January 2012
Thank you for your review and I am glad to hear you found our location and your room to be excellent. Unfortunately the extra door as we discussed a week after your checkout is an access for the air conditioner. When the air conditioner is on the noise produced is no louder than that of the air conditioner in your home. I am sorry that the presence of a door ruined your stay and wish we could have moved you but as it was New Years Eve we were unable to. I would like very much to make it up to you and have you as a guest again as you found everything to be fantastic. Please contact me directly if ever back in South Beach.
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“FANTASTIC!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I loved the Clifton Hotel. Check-in was quick and easy! We got there at 1 and check-in is not until 3, but the girl at the front desk was really sweet and let us check-in early! She always had a smile on her face and knew some of the best places to go. The door man was really nice and helped us carry our bags to our room which was great! The General Manager is almost always around if you need anything. Every time we saw him he asked how our stay was and if we needed anything. I watched him carry bags for another guest as well (How often does that happen?!) We stayed for 4 days and had an amazing time. I will definitely be back! Thanks for a wonderful vacation Clifton!

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Matthew Cohenour, General Manager at Clifton South Beach Hotel, responded to this review
30 January 2012
Thank you so much for the great review, our goal is to provide our guests with excellent service. Thank you again for such a great review. See you next time!
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“I hated it”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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people found this review helpful

My gf and i stayed here for our vocation in USA. When i was booking this hotel it was rated at 4 stars ( bookit.com). I decided to make a reservation and i was hoping for a great time after all its Miami Beach. 
We came here after our cruise. At first i couldnt belive my eyes how badly it looks from outside. We walked in ( guy at the front desk was nice) we got the room on the 2nd floor just at the stairs. Problem#1 insted of king size bed we got 2 double beds (WTF???) i requested to change the room guy said that all rooms are booked -ok.
Problem #2. In one of the beds bedsheet had a huge hole in it ( 4 star hotel huh) 
Problem#3 there is no way its possible to get a good sleep here as you can hear everything that is going on in the hallway,next room and lobby ( there are always some random people  ) talking laughing and screaming. Problem#4 while we were away for four hours some one was in our room moved all our stuff and took the lightfixture. They told us house keeping ( who actually left 3 hrs ago ( thats what ive been told when i requested to change out bed sheet. ( nothing got missing but if u want to take something that belongs to the hotel why would you move our stuff around when its not on your way. ) the only good thing is location but there is a lot of nicer hotels for the same price. 
Will i ever return here? Never ever even if you pay me. 

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Matthew Cohenour, General Manager at Clifton South Beach Hotel, responded to this review
17 January 2012
Dear GuestfromCanada,
I am pleased to her the reception you received was welcoming and accommodating.
I do apologize that you didn’t like the look of our building, the previous traveler pictures as well as the pictures on all of our site show the building and most people find it to be well restored presence in South Beach.
In some cases the room type you reserve is the only room type we guarantee available for you on arrival however if we have and you would like a different room type we are happy to accommodate the request. As you stated in your review we were soldout as the Clifton is a popular destination as an affordable 4 star hotel for South Beach travelers and unfortunately we were unable to meet this request.
I would like to speak to you further regarding your stay and hope to change your feelings towards the Clifton Hotel. Please contact me directly anytime 305-672-5858
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Calgary
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“No sleep for 4 days”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012

I cannot recommend the Clifton. It was noisy all night with paper thin walls, yelling in the hall ways at 4:00 am and front desk not doing anything. The guest would keep slamming the doors for some reason. THere was no need to do it but they did it anyway,
It is a good hotel for someone with a low IQ.
In fact, I asked for wake up call my last day and never got it.
Almost missed my bus out of town

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled solo
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Matthew Cohenour, General Manager at Clifton South Beach Hotel, responded to this review
16 January 2012
Dear Guest,

Please accept my apology for the loud guests during your stay. We strive to make everyone comfortable during their stay however we cannot always control others actions. It's unfortunate this guest actions ruined your entire stay. I can assure you any one who disturbs the comfort of our guests is addressed immediately. Please don't let this guests actions be a reflection of the Clifton Hotel.
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Address: 1343 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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