The Goodtime Hotel

After a long, red eye flight, I was extremely grateful for early check in. The front desk staff are absolutely wonderful. Every shift was friendly and helpful. Rooms and bathrooms are tiny, definitely not made for two adults of any size. But for the location, the price can't be beat. For a fun and alleged "party" atmosphere, I found it relaxing and quiet, at least during the time that I spent inside the room. Strawberry Moon was disappointing. I paid $20 for an avocado toast, which was good, and on par with pricing at other eateries. My issue was with the green juice that I ordered. I was dismayed when they brought me a bottle of Pure Green from Publix. A BOTTLE of processed, store bought juice for $14 is absolutely ridiculous and borderline insulting for such an establishment. Why aren't your juices fresh? Do so much better in that respect. Everything else was fine. I was out and about during my stay, and didn't get to spend time at their infamous pool, but I'd return for the experience.

Such a cool place! Alika & Matt were great and very attentive, Sundays edm was perfect, the pool was clean, and the food was surprisingly good!

Walking distance to everything important. Chill staff. Insta everything! You need your reels to include The Good Time Hotel.

Awesome hotel! We can however start with the negatives (they are few) -Rooms ar suuuuuper small, we booked the regular queen ocean view, it is even smaller in person, if you have two normal sized bags there is no space left. We ended up pying for and upgrading to a bigger room as we had a longer stay of 14 nights. -You only get 2 bottles of water for you entire stay, most hotels gives two bottles/day -Bathroom/toilet has transparent wall & door, cool but if you need to use it during the night and turn the light on you will wake your company up. -Housekeeping didnt take any rubbish outside the small basket and didnt refill toilet paper every day. The rest is positive! -Cool, visually very pleasing hotel, the design choices and colors makes you happy. -Perfectly situated on Washington ave, just of 5th street, 5 minutes from ocean drive/beach. -Everything is fresh, good condition. -Great pool and pool bar -Café for some great morning coffee. -Amazing staff! Especially bartender Dylan, a true gem, treat him well The good Time management :) -Pool parties all weekend, great vibe -Beach towels -Smoking areas, not that common nowadays, but very good. I do highly recommend this hotel

I should start by saying this is my second time booking this hotel — both times through Amex platinum & I’m Marriott bonvoy gold status. I’m also someone who develops hotels so perhaps I’m more analytical than most. My first stay in May I had a much lower rate & booked city view - was in room 555. Although the room is definitely compact, that wasn’t a surprise as it’s clearly advertised on Amex. I was wildly impressed with how well they utilized the space — bed is on the right side of the room the same as the windows and there are an abundance of hooks and cubbies. For the price, I thought it was impeccably done. I should also state I’m a solo traveler and would never book this for 2 ppl unless just an overnight going to airport in the morning. It is PETITE but for one, I found it to be perfect for that price. That was my experience though with room 555. This 2nd trip was midweek (Monday - Thursday) in Nov and the rate was high $200s per night. I decided to go for an ocean view to have a nice view. I should mention both times an upgrade wasn’t “available” although higher categories selling online. I found this disappointing given I had status with Marriott and I’m a repeat guest. The room I was originally given was smaller than last time and because the bed was on the left it made no sense. You couldn’t see the ocean unless you’re standing in the door way. Why would you bother. I immediately asked to be moved. Took 2 hours of waiting to hear someone so I finally just went to the desk. FD doesn’t know what rooms have beds on right vs left. Poor Ops in this case… new room on 7 was better but bed still on left. I will say all the staff is friendly. They seem to be a bit under staffed for size of this property but I understand given their ADR. The issue is that they’re a part of hotel collection and do need to uphold those standards. On my third day, I had my hanging tag on housekeeping sidefor 4 hours. I left for 2 hours and came back to see still no service. Housekeeping never came. They were all over my hallway and just never came. The pool furniture is definitely in need of a refresh BUT if the price point is in $100s a night I feel like it’s fine. The F&B at the pool is excellent , of course expensive but it’s a hotel and in Miami. All in all it’s a great product of the price point is low. It’s a risk though with the rooms. I’m debating if I’ll try again…