Blu Vacation Rentals 5445 Collins Avenue Blu Vacation Rentals @ The Castle Beach Club, Miami Beach, FL 33140

"The hosts were incredibly nice and helpful. Room was perfect. The beds are so comfy. Absolutely would stay here again!"

"Proporcioné una respuesta actualizada a las mentiras publicadas por el propietario y el equipo de mantenimiento de Blu Rentals que acaparan dinero. El propietario cobra una cantidad elevada de dinero pero no mantiene la unidad. La unidad es aceptable por una experiencia de $50 por noche. No pregunté por el Marriott o Hilton, pero simplemente no se estaba limpiando esta unidad. ¡No malgastes tu dinero! Unit 1606 at the Alexander was in poor condition and is need of a full rehab. Lights weren't working and I messaged the contact who never replied. I ended up replacing two kitchen lightbulbs and went to Home Depot. No garbage bags, floors and bathrooms dirty full of mildew and mold. Beds, sheets were dirty and this place looked good in the pictures but once we arrived and looked up close it was really poorly cleaned. I wish I could give zero stars but the view was excellent. That is really the only thing. Cheap furniture, broken coffee maker, cheap kitchenware, this is a money grab plain and simple. Stay away."

"Rented unit 1131 thru VRBO. Everything in pictures was pretty much accurate. Look up the history of Castle Beach Suites Miami. You will see it was owned by Hugh Hefner at one time. Haha! But read the history and the issues the building has had over the years. That being said, unit 1131 was pretty decent, cannot complain, really. The bathroom is not spectacular, but it has a newer toilet. The tub was fine... it's really just a shower because you can't fill it up. The shower rod is old, it's quite rusty, so I just couldn't look at it. The kitchen is very small but had about everything needed, except a stove. It has a 2-burner hotplate. The faucet at the little sink needs some more chaulk to hold it down. Besides that, everything else was fine. The living/dining area was fine. No carpet, which is nice. The couch is a hideaway bed, but I didn't need to use it, so I didn't pull it out. The closet in that area has 2 beach chairs & a beach umbrella, and 6 beach towels, which all were nice to use. I didn't have to supply my own. The bedroom area has plenty of room with a big closet. The king-size bed was comfortable and had no signs of bed bugs (believe me, I checked!). We stayed 5 nights and my back or neck did not hurt, which was a huge plus. I used the provided pillows, and they were also fine. The windows are big, and shades worked. You can not really open the windows a lot, even though they open some after you figure it out. Probably for safety reasons since no screens, and that we are on the 11th floor. THE OCEAN VIEW WAS AWESOME! The 2 ceiling fans are good and quiet, work nice. Overall, the unit was good for 2 people, and IF you aren't expecting fancy. Oh, the only thing it does lack in... are plug-ins. Because of the age of the building, the building/safety codes back then aren't the same as now. Bring a few electric cords. As for the hotel/building itself... again, read the history of the building. It could definitely use a more current upgrade in decor. I also think the building is for sale again, or under contract. The WIFI worked fine, no issues. The elevators worked fine, the valet people were all very nice, the front desk person was nice for check-in & check-out. I'm not prejudice against people from different backgrounds, because that's what makes the world go around, but I felt we were the only ones who could speak English, so at times it was hard to communicate. So have your Google translate ready! The pool was NOT in working order, which was okay by me because I can swim in a pool in Texas. I came to Florida for the beach! The beach is right there, and it was beautiful all the days we were there. The beach entrance has a shower area, so you can rinse off sand before heading back into hotel area. There is a restaurant, but we didn't eat there. There is room service too, but we didn't take advantage of that either. The prices didn't look bad. Overall, it was nice. We couldn't complain. We would stay again."

"We stayed for 4 nights and we didn't want to go. The location is great, at mid- Miami, 20 mins to the bars and restaurants from South Beach. The hotel has direct access to the beach, and the room had an incredible view of the sea. Inside the hotel there is a nice restaurant and 2 convenient stores (open until 10 pm) where you can buy anything, even a pizza so that you can have lunch at the beach or had a late breakfast. The room was very comfortable with 2 big beds, and the owner rented us the apartment including elements for the beach (towels, chairs,umbrella). It had a complete kitchen with all the supplies and furniture with enough cabinets for the clothes. The pool was under construction but the beach was so nice that it was not an issue at all. I highly recommend the apartment and I will definitely be back!"