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$19 mimosas for an hour, yes please!
Crystal S.

I had a great experience here! Stayed one night before we caught our cruise. The service is good, room was clean. This is a true boutique hotel so the elevator is slow and the rooms and bathrooms are small. BUT.... Location, location, location! The downstairs restaurant was great and had live music until 11pm. The patio is a great vibe for people watching, photos and just absorbing the Miami nightlife. I will definitely be back.

King Suite
Adiva A.

Stayed here for 3 nights for a conference in South Beach. Hotels in the area are typically overpriced, tiny, and not well maintained but I was pleasantly surprised with the Cardozo. The lobby is a little underwhelming, it's very small and the check-in desk is a little hard to find because you have to go up a staircase from the restaurant, and there's a weird odor that never really goes away. Once I was checked in though, I fell in love with my room. It was super modern and spacious. The bathroom was also very clean and nice. The bed was so comfortable, I typically have a hard time sleeping in hotels but I got the best sleep here. My only complaints about the room would be that every time the AC would turn on it would be a really loud sound, which was startling at first. And there was a giant painting/poster of a woman in my room right by my bed which was a little creepy waking up and feeling like someone was standing next to you... Lastly, I went down to the restaurant in the lobby one night to grab a quick bite and ordered the shrimp cocktail and was pretty disappointed. The shrimp had a weird taste/smell to it and it was served with a weird mayo instead of a cocktail sauce. Wouldn't recommend the food here.

Room we booked - partial view was the other windows - so Zero view
Debbie C.

Leaking a/c throughout our visit there. Staffs "fix" was to put more towels down on the marble floor to sop up all the water. I kid you not! Someone's going to slip on that and have a lawsuit on their hands. Had beautiful shrimp to eat in the restaurant but not served with cocktail sauce. We asked for cocktail sauce and no one could understand what we meant! Really? Very expensive to dine in South Beach. We checked out early and went farther north to Sol Miami which was the BEST place ever to stay. Going to review that next.

Poop or vomit right when we check in to our room
Eunice F.

Pros: Great location on South Beach Night atmosphere is fun Live performance at night is amazing (great singers) Cons: Not the cleanest We were supposed to get a complimentary wine bottle and they said they would give it to us and we never did Right when we checked in there was either poop or vomit on our toilet and we had no toilet paper (we talked to the manager at night and looked at us like what do you want me to do? He said house keeping would deal with it, they showed up until 2-3pm to clean it the next day) We asked if someone can switch the carbon monoxide batteries for the alarm since it kept beeping and no one did (we heard it for 4 days straight)

Free breakfast at the hotel.
Ben S.

I'm giving them a 5 because currently they are on here with 3 stars with only 10 reviews and they deserve to be MUCH higher, so I'm trying to give them a boost. They are probably a 4. Supposedly the whole hotel was shut down for a few years for renovation and have only been open for a few years since. Everything was clean and new and updated. We couldn't have afforded a room here on the weekend, but during the week it was much more reasonable. You couldn't have possibly picked a better location. Steps to the beach and every kind of restaurant possible. We parked our car when we arrived and didn't touch it until it was time to go. The hotel itself doesn't have parking, but next door is a big garage. It's $20 for 24 hours, which for the location seemed more than fair. The hourly rate wasn't bad, so if we wanted to go in and out it wouldn't have been that bad either. They do charge a resort fee, but that gets you access to beach towels, bike rentals, and beach chairs. On the beach you can rent umbrellas and plenty of other things. Breakfast is included. The downstairs restaurant is Call Me Cuban. We went to dinner there and it was absolutely phenomenal. For breakfast they have a full menu that you can pay for or a handful of very basic items that are included at no charge. It would have been better if they gave you a certificate for $10-15 or so per person to use in the cafe. We would have gotten a much better breakfast and spent more out of pocket.

The mango-passion mojito
Anya T.

This hotel was beautiful. Imagine art deco boutique! Me and my sis had the breakfast multiple times during our stay. We were hooked on their tasty breakfast burrito before heading to the beach. The room was very comfortable and clean. The staff was helpful. We were able to take the hotel beach towels and Beach chairs were included in our stay because the hotel does Not have a pool. So the appeal is the amenities. On the last night we had thee most amazing conversation with some other guests and I probably had thee best mojito of my life because they blend and strain the mint cocktail. No more clogged straws or leafy greens between your teeth. This so dang good!

Front of the Hotel and Restaurant
Jennifer B.

Loved the time spent at Cardozo on New Years Eve. Right after a day on the beach, this was the perfect place for drinks and appetizers! Their Mule is very good. Appetizers were all yummi and the portions are big enough to be shared. We tried their Truffle Yuca Fries, the guacamole, the mixed fried fish. Everything satisfactory. Place is clean and elegant. Service is good. Will go back for sure.

Bright well lit hallways covered in art
Frances L.

Beautiful rooms with a clean white minimalistic design.Right on the main drag in south beach. We were able to extend our stay with no reservations easily after being grounded by canceled flights, they said just come down in the morning and let us know if we needed another night and they would keep our room off reservations which took away the stress of moving hotels nightly while we waited for flights to resume. Parking on the street is a hit and miss, but they have valet parking for $40 unlimited in and out or you can park in the garage next door for $20 a night. You can't activate the elevators to get to the rooms without a hotel key so felt super safe with all the ruckus going on outside ( it is a party place for sure) they have a great bar and restaurant in the lobby which made going anywhere else inept. 5 minutes to the ocean across the street. Would definitely stay again when in SB.

Night view
Maria S.

We stayed one night at this hotel and we were pleasantly surprised with its location and the value for what we paid. Our check in process was a breeze and our room was ready right at check in! As for parking, we got lucky and the municipal garage next to hotel had a few open spots so we were able to park there for $20, which is a steal for Miami Beach! Normally parking could be upwards of $40 or more! The hotel is right on Ocean drive and our room had a view to the beach which was amazing! The room itself was adorned beautifully. The beds were comfortable and their bathroom was large and shower was really nice too! I was nervous at first that since we were right on Ocean Drive that it would be noisy and that we may not get much sleep but right at 12-1am everything quieted down which was perfect for us! Also, I live about 45 min from South Beach and had seen how news outlets reported that this area was getting to be dangerous. I was a little nervous about this too. However, it felt very safe because there were plenty of police patrolling the neighborhood making sure everyone was safe. In the morning the hotel offered the amenities of breakfast. This was a nice touch since in Miami nothing is free! For breakfast I had the scrambled eggs which came with bacon and home fries as well as a glass of orange juice. My hubby had the spinach omelette with coffee. Other amenities the hotel offered but we were not able to take a part of was the beach chairs at the beach and bikes to ride around the area. Ocean Drive is closed off to cars so pedestrian and cyclists alike were found up and down exploring this area. We also got to check out the bar at the hotel which was nice! Side note to anyone traveling to South Beach, most establishments will place a service charge on your bill so make sure you pay attention to that so that you don't over pay.

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