The Angler's Hotel

Overall, our one-night stay at the Kimpton Angler's Hotel was fine. We arrived ahead of check in but our room wasn't available until well after check-in time, which was a bit of a drag (they held the bags for us). And the room, which was in a separate building detached from the main building, was a little spartan (flimsy furniture at the room sitting area; hotel room floors and hallway floors were not clean; bathroom had an accessible shower with a short shower curtain that basically got the entire bathroom floor soaking wet). The whole room smelled musty and more like an AirBnb rather than a hotel room. But the room largely did the job, sleeping four of us relatively comfortably (the attendant was great to set up the sofabed for sleeping). The main bed was very comfortable and was conveniently decked out with power plugs. Inclement weather prevented us from using the small balcony area but it looked like it might have been fine on a sunny day. Bathroom amenities were Atelier Bloem bottles attached to the wall. Rooftop pool was open but it was too cold to go swimming, and it looked like the rooftop bar area hadn't been used in weeks. I'm sure this is nicer when the weather is sunny, as well. We ate one night at The Patio, which was good but a little pricey. The complimentary happy hour drinks were nice, though. The valet is horrible: the app often doesn't work and the valet is understaffed. There is no gym in this hotel, but they allow access to a nearby F45 gym for classes. I opted to go for a run along South Beach instead. The location of this hotel is pretty good for South Beach-adjacent spots.

Room next-door was leaking tons of water for some reason. It was so bad they had to move the other couple but neglected to tell us about the flooding. What do you know? Water starts pouring into our room by the floorboards. In the middle of the night, we had to quickly pack up all of our things and go down to the front desk, where some unfortunate people were waiting to check in. They only had one guy working the front desk, and he was also in charge of maintenance. Unacceptable. We were put in one of the bungalow loft things which was nice, but it didn’t appear they were booked often and felt a little unclean. I will say, the on-site restaurant was excellent, and the food was really tasty. Also, before the leak and the flooding in our room in the main hotel, it was really nice and clean.

Good location for South Beach - 5 minute walk away without South Beach pieces. Decent size room. USB ports next to bed. Room safe etc. Toiletries - the usual but hand lotion no body lotion. Towels ok. One house keeping visit a day no turndown service. Roof Pool a decent size - drinks service but no pool service get your own towels etc - lounger seat covers not changed. The other pool is small. Breakfast - don’t add to room as it’s not good value - the inclusive breakfast is only from a short list. No freshly squeezed juice. Eat locally - plenty of good breakfast places minutes away. Room rates are always a mystery in the USA with various taxes, a resort fee (even though you’re staying at a resort) and refundedable deposits which aren’t used for extras! Anyway the final price was a decent rate compared to those “on” the beach. Staff friendly but generally not very knowledgeable or efficient. Easy uber downtown and to the airport

This was our first trip to Miami and the hotel was in a great location. Nice rooms, good customer service, enjoyable food and wine. The staff in Bar Havana were great. Lovely roof top bar and pool area to enjoy. Just what we needed after a cruise to relax before our flight home.

Probably will return: they need an upgrade urgently. The good: convenient location. 4-5pm wine they offer in the lobby is decent. Complimentary bike; they also provide beach chair, bag and suntan lotion – thanks – didn’t use. The long table at their ground floor restaurant is beautiful; the front desk in the small reception hall is hand carved out of marble, it’s one-of-a-kind table. Rooftop and the pool (my best guess is about 20 yards in length) is great. Heated pool opens during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset). During our stay, the air temp is about 50°-72°; the water I’d guess is below 80°, which I enjoyed it tremendously. The little balcony over looking Washington Avenue is good place to have a nightcap and morning coffee. They provide coffee and tea in the morning in the lobby – termed it as breakfast (helllooooo!!), in lieu of coffee maker in the room. The bad: asked for an extra blanket that never came. I’d rather not to have turn the heat up. They called the following morning at 7:38am, and said will bring it up but never did. Telephone pad & mobile phone charging banks are dusty & dirty; and the USB ports are “unstable” (?) my phone keeps beeping, as if I just plug it in. Bathroom sink bowl is cracked. One of the facet is dirty. The silicone is moldy. Lotion pump and hand soap are not working well: either doesn’t work; occasionally when the stars all aligned, it came out in force, splatters all over. Lounge chair paddings are disgusting on the rooftop. Valet parking is $45 per night with unlimited in and out privilege, with their app. But the guy also serves as bellhop. Saturday is a trying day. We waited for 20 minutes in the afternoon to leave. Returning at 11:30pm, we waited for another 20 minutes, with a few non hotel guests who have gone to the rooftop party. The staff at the front desk said he has three valets. As I was riding the elevator up, another staff asked how’s everything, and said he’s four valets working at the moment. Oh well. The following day, I went to the rooftop for my daily swim, cigarette butts are around the pool and papers are all over in the bathroom. I’d guess the cleaners have not arrived. One of the days, we returned to the room around 4pm, our room has not yet cleaned. Not that big of deal but it seems they’re short on staff.