Posh Hostel South Beach — Hotel in Miami Beach

My friend and I got tired of paying inflated prices for Airbnbs where we couldn't make friends with anyone, and decided to fall back to the tried and true strategy of staying in a hostel. We took a chance on Posh, even though it was slightly more expensive than others.||The first impression was good; unlike other hostels I've stayed at both in Miami Beach and elsewhere, Posh has professional, paid staff instead of random "volunteers" who only get compensated with room and board. It appears that Posh is affiliated with nearby hotels like Whitelaw and shares staff with them.||Special shoutout to Angel who checked us in and took care of us during our 3 week stay. We came in late at night and usually, overnight staff are tired and grumpy, but Angel was upbeat and friendly and put us in a good spot when we said we wanted to avoid foot traffic and noise.||I liked that you get a free towel upon check-in and can trade it in every day to get a fresh one. Also, they have on-site laundry (bring your own quarters and detergent).||My favorite part of Posh is how good it is for meeting new people, which is the most important part of any hostel. They have a big kitchen / living room with a large TV, sofa, and lots of stools. There's also a pool (unheated, unfortunately) open until around 7 PM with a sundeck and lots of lounge chairs, and a downstairs patio area as well. While there's no free breakfast/dinner, they do have a free daily happy hour at a nearby affiliated hotel; as much gin/vodka + juice as you can drink (make sure to leave a tip though!)||Like any hostel, things can get rowdy especially around holidays, but Posh has on-site security to keep things safe and to remove the occasional guest who creates a bad experience for everyone else. Another shoutout for Angel's professionalism in this regard; while working on my laptop upstairs, I see him graciously open doors for guests who've forgotten their keys, walk up and down the halls to make sure everything's in order, and I've even seen him pitch in to do some cleanup (probably not his job) to make the place look presentable. He is definitely treating his job at a hostel as if he is a manager at the Four Seasons, and whatever you folks are paying him, it isn't enough.||A little constructive feedback for Posh is to repair the fridge/freezer and the laundry coin machine. Also, improve the plumbing of the toilets (they clog easily), and get a bigger water heater. Overall, had a great experience and...

Great location. Great price. Cereal, toast, coffee, oranges & watered down OJ free with continental breakfast. Free drinks at happy hour, with soda only. Was very very sceptical of a hostile dorm, from drama, safety and staying with strangers. All the guests there were very accepting and respectful. It was truly an amazing experience. I've heard these places are sometimes full of bugs, this place was not. Never saw any roaches or bed bugs of any sort. Mattresses are protected with thick plastic. My only complaints would be staff. Some of the housekeepers seemed a little miserable. The front desk staff was def nice, but unable to help when issues arose. I was locked out of room alot, for no reason key card kept being deactivated. At 230 am staff was no where to be found. Took an hour for him to get back to the desk. Also, there's 3 microwaves since there's NO STOVE. but if u run 2 or 3 at once the fuse blows. Our dinner was frozen dinners so we couldn't eat one night. The maintenance should show front desk how to flip the fuse box. We complained multiple times and were waiting on maintenance to arrive because they apparently have "too many properties to handle at once". My friend was diabetic and had just taken his insulin and needed a specific diet and quick. That didn't happen. Theres times you should have 2 desk staff when only 1 is present. No one answers the phone if u call. The showers and bathrooms were Pretty gross as wellit. It needs air fresheners in the bathroom it always stunk bad. The showers are definitely rarely scrubbed. The drain in the showers smelled like vomit. Had to hold my breath. To give them a 5 star, have maintenance more available, scrub the showers once In a while, put hooks on the doors in the bathroom for us to hang clothes, purse, etc & pour something down those drains in the showers (draino/ bleach?) Other than that everything was perfect. I will...

So I recently stayed at Posh just a couple weeks ago. I was going to place this on Trip A, but you can only post same hotel every 90 days. Posh is great, Lucas and Juan were the best! They took care of everything in needed and honored request that were not a little difficult to resolve, but they did it masterfully. The hotel is clean, the staff was great. Especially the black housekeeper I think it was Vanessa she is from the US. She was thorough and made sure but only was the restrooms and living areas clean, but that you had clean towels if needed. Keep in mind Posh is a large area so for one person to take care of it, is a lot. She did it pleasantly with no problem. They clean the posh 2 times a day morning and mid afternoon. I usually carry Clorox wipes to clean up after others. Some folks leave the sinks dirty, and you will need to lightly wipe. The beds are comfortable and very large. Bring a sleeping mask and ear plugs. You will be fine.

This is the only place I will stay when I am in Miami. You can meet some very nice people and others don’t like to be bothered. Most people are very nice, you meet other people from other countries. One recommendation for Posh is to require a drivers license or passport to get a beach towels. If there are multiple people I’m a party, write the number if towels provided on a sticker and place in back of license or passport. If not the license ask them to surrender their key or a valid credit card which you return once all towels are returned. This will help insure towels are returned for other guest. The best toilets to use are in the middle of the hostel. But my favorite showers are at the back of the hostel. Not many people use them because they have a curtain. 3 people can shower side by side with their own privacy curtain. They are usually the cleanest and i find them to be very private.

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