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Hotel Breakwater South Beach

3.5 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Lobby
Sundeck
Bicycling
Room, 1 Queen Bed, Partial Ocean View

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
  • Pool

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Map
940 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33139
  • Ocean Drive
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Collins Avenue Shopping Area
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Port of Miami
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Miami, FL (MIA-Miami Intl.)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Junior Suite with Balcony

Deluxe Junior Suite with Balcony

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, down duvets, minibar, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Penthouse Sunrise | Private pool

Penthouse Sunrise

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed (ADA)

Premium bedding, down duvets, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed (ADA)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Ocean View

Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Ocean View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, down duvets, minibar, in-room safe

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Partial Ocean View

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Premium bedding, down duvets, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Junior Suite ADA

Premium bedding, down duvets, minibar, in-room safe

Junior Suite ADA

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, down duvets, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Miami Beach

With a stay at Hotel Breakwater South Beach in Miami Beach (South Beach), you'll be steps from Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue Shopping Area. .This beach hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Art Deco Historic District and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Miami Beach Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Ocean Drive - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Collins Avenue Shopping Area - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Miami Beach Convention Center - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Lincoln Road Mall - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Port of Miami - 10 min drive - 9.3 km

Getting around

  • Adrienne Arsht Center Metromover Station - 7 min drive
  • Hialeah Market Station - 15 min drive
  • Miami Intl. Airport (MIA) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Palace Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mango's Tropical Cafe South Beach - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Havana 1957 Cuban Cuisine South Beach at Breakwater - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Caffe Milano - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪La Sombra - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel Breakwater South Beach

On beach with outdoor pool, near Collins Avenue Shopping Area
Hotel Breakwater South Beach offers 99 accommodations with iPod docking stations and minibars. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 42-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Miami Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes, as well as phones; local, long-distance, and international calls are all complimentary (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and complimentary bicycles.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 99 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring iPod docking stations and minibars. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. 42-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy Cuban cuisine at Habana 1957, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Habana 1957 - This beachfront restaurant specializes in Cuban cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Oceans Ten - This beachfront restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Mamma Mia Gelateria - This café serves light fare only. Open daily.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Valet parking on site (USD 47 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Habana 1957
  • Mamma Mia Gelateria
  • Oceans Ten

Things to do

  • Books
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free international calls
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
  • Resort fee: USD 35.00 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Beach access
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • In-room bottled water
  • Pool access

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Valet parking fee: USD 47.00 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts only chip-and-PIN credit cards for onsite payments
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Breakwater Hotel
Esplendor Breakwater
Esplendor Breakwater Hotel
Esplendor Breakwater South
Esplendor Breakwater South Beach
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Esplendor Hotel Breakwater South Beach
Hotel Breakwater
Hotel Esplendor Breakwater
Hotel Breakwater South Beach Miami Beach
Hotel Breakwater South Beach
Breakwater South Beach Miami Beach
Breakwater South Beach
Hotel Breakwater South Beach an Ascend Hotel Collection Member
Breakwater South Miami
Hotel Breakwater South Beach Hotel
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Hotel Breakwater South Beach Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 518 out of 998 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 232 out of 998 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 101 out of 998 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 59 out of 998 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 88 out of 998 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Aniela Naa Adorkor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gustavo was really great!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Anabel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad

Good afternoon, My name is Jennifer Charles and I had a stay over the weekend for one night at Breakwater Hotel in South Beach room 302 . With my stay at almost $300 a night I at least expected to truly love being in the room but opted to stay out of it as much as possible, being that the smell was horrendous. Not sure if it was mold or the latrine. When I complained about that, housekeeping, left a can of air freshener for us to spray to get rid of the smell. We had to stay with the windows open and no screen for the rest of the night. There was also leaking on the floor as if it was coming from the bathroom into the room. The TV did not work as well. with all this being said, the staff was lovely. I write to speak to a manager, so I can ensure that this doesn’t happen to another patron. Thank you for your time.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manojkumar

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bhavesh

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Khrystiarra, Las Vegas

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Gabriela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, extremely well located. A bit old but well maintained Just keep in mind there’s not a show in the restaurant every night just on the weekends
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Right in the middle of everything! Desk staff was friendly and knowledgeable of area. Valet was fast. Nightlife was just a step out your door. Fun stay. Would definitely stay again and recommend to friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eddie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Tamar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Need improvement

Lacking microwave Kettle would be nice More tea, coffee selection
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location, dining and friendly service by all staff. We loved our 4-night stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

DELSON, Apison

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Depends what you are looking for. I searched for "Art Deco" area and I ended up in South Beach. It's a lovely hotel if that's the experience you are looking for. But I was with my family and none of us slept due to the noise until 5am. If I was 25 - would have been amazing. Staff was very nice and apologetic, but we should have never booked there in the first place. I'd recommend for a family free weekend if you are looking to be out most of the night.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Luis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room had a foul smell and was not very clean. We requested housekeeping daily, but it seems they only took out the trash and replenish the towels, coffee, bottled water and made the bed. Floor was not vacuumed as I saw the same debris on the floor for the whole duration of out stay. Nothing was wiped downed. The large dresser had all the draws missing. The windows do not open. The only thing this hotel has, its location to the restaurants and the beach. The pool was dirty with debris floating on top of the water.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

DERON S

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Day 1 sheets were dirty on the bed and i had to keep asking for housekeeping 2 hours later. Day 2 shower was cloaked and no clean towels were available. Day 3 we had to purchase our own toiletries. The overall experience was terrible, i will never choose that hotel again. Management kept hanging up on expedia to avoid the issues. One was the lowest i could add it should be negative stars!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicolaie, Plainfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Deco building, one of the stars of Ocean Dr. Experiencing the atmosphere of the ‘70-s is worth a little tear and wear here and there. Beautifully placed across the beach. Great bar inside.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Reniten, North Little Rock

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast is not included, I never saw the pool, you had to walk through several different places to get to the elevator to get to the rooms. When I arrived I had to pay a resort fee but this was no resort maybe a 2 star resort 2.5 because the views were breathtaking. However the room smelt like mildew and was extremely cold. I stayed in the penthouse and while the views were nice I could barely tolerate the smell and temperature. The thermostat did not work. I loved the idea of the outdoor shower and the balcony was fantastic the view was blocked a bit but good nonetheless.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ross

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Good location/cool old hotel, staff hit or miss

Great location, cool old hotel and right on the beach. Service was inconsistent/poor, doorman walked me to the room and didn’t offer to help with bags and another front desk guy never called taxi service to the airport. Had to ask another person to handle it (and they did very well).
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Damion

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They did not have any parking for their customers nor did they mention this during booking you had to go a block away to drop your car off then walk back all the way to your hotel with luggage ....room smelled moldy you had to walk down to the bar on the other side to get ice and the ice tray felt dirty had grease all over it.....for 600 dollars for 1 night i would never ever go back to that nightmare of a hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Doris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staff and front desk. I loved the complimentary bikes available. Hotel was very clean, the shower was very nice, large rainwater showerhead..fresh towels no problem. Overall very clean, beautiful hotel and friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sapphire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Noise levels - Unexpected and Unacceptable

I am conflicted writing this review as the hotel itself has no control on the neighboring outdoor bar/restaurant. The hotel itself is cute, comfortable, convenient and service was good. However, it sits directly next to a bar/restaurant called Oceans Ten - that is open air and played music or had a DJ each night (Friday and Saturday) until 3am. It's so overbearing that you have to raise your voice in the lobby when talking to the staff. Music started each day at 11am and by 8pm had risen to levels that were impossible to deal with. If you are unlucky enough to be on the side of the hotel sitting next to the open air bar - you will have extreme difficulty sleeping on those nights. Even when the staff asked them to lower the volume - they did not comply. Obviously it is Miami and South Beach and it's understandable there will be noise late in the night - but past midnight at the volume levels Oceans TEN has it at and in an area with hotels and residents - is unacceptable It is really a bummer as the hotel and staff have no control in the situation and you can tell they are just as bothered by the noise level. I just feel like anyone reserving deserves to know what they are getting into. We cut our trip short by a night because we could not take another night without sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024