Deco Walk

"I came here for work from Los Angeles and I had never stayed in a "youth hostel" before and was quite pessimistic and uncertain of what the experience was going to be, but to my delight, it was actually really really good. If you can stay sober enough for a couple minutes a week, to actually REMEMBER your experience at deco walk (it is on RIGHT ON THE BEACH ON OCEAN AVE in SOUTH BEACH amidst the throws of many bars, clubs, excellent restaurants, and alcohol infused gauntlet of fun) you will notice a actually very well run, friendly, clean, and hospitable establishment. Im 34 and thought it would be better for someone my age bracket to just stay in a hotel but I actually ended up meeting alot of people my age doing the same thing (trying to save $$$) I actually made some friendships with people worldwide that I look forward to keeping and maintaining for the rest of my life. The front desk staff is awesome and very helpful. A beautiful young women Ruby who works for the majority of the mornings and afternoon shifts was persistantly on top of her game and friendly and helpful. I broke my Iphone while out one night and it was totally stressful. Ruby was on top of her game and helpful and made sure I got my new phone overnighted to me by AT&T safely and securely delivered to me here. Her and the nightstaff as well are awesome too. The cleaning staff is also excellent. They dont overgo their boundaries with your personal property and they manage to clean the rooms daily and make it as pleasurable and cleanly as possible without getrting in your way or knocking on your door at odd hours or waking you up while you are sleeping. Theres a bar and lounge on the roof which is pretty rad and the bartenders (Jodie, etc) are really cool and become your friends quickly. I would reccomend this place, I had a really good experience. -R.W. Los Angeles, CA"

"Stayed in this hostel from 29th December 2014 to 1st January 2015. Great place to meet a lot of people from all parts of the world. The hostel is right on Ocean Drive, so you can walk to the beach/ pubs whenever you want to. Staff is friendly and the dorms are cleaned everyday. Excellent place for students !"

"The hostel service is ok. But when I let the front desk to call a shuttle for me, he just called a private shuttle for me which is 40 dollars to the airport. While the usual shuttle is just 20 dollars. He should have notified me but he did not. I think they get rebate from the high price shuttle."

"The Management is rude and unhelpful when it comes to looking on the surveillence when my 1phone 5 was stolen off the rooftop. seems like they are there to rob you, they pay off the drivers and the cops and made me feel like I had been set up!"