Avoid this hotel at all costs. I believe I was scammed. I woke up on my second morning in this hotel to wet carpet and traced the water to a leak coming from the ceiling next to the window. There was visible black mold, water damage to the drywall, and water coming from the ceiling down the wall. The curtains were also soaked and the track they were attached to was coming loose from the ceiling. I immediately notified the front desk and told them I was leaving the hotel. I had booked a 4-night stay and I found this after waking up after my second night in the hotel. Rather than apologize and thank me for alerting him to the problem, the manager, Howard Otero, told me that he was charging me the first night I stayed at the hotel. I asked him to view the damage with me in the room and that this did not look like a leak that occurred overnight but had likely been going on for some time given that the black mold was visible through the dry wall, the drywall damage and erosion was significant, there were dried as well as wet water streaks on the wall, and given the amount of water running down from the ceiling at the time I found the leak. He refused to view the room with me or refund me for the cost of my stay. A few minutes after leaving the hotel I saw that the invoice given to me only reflected the refund for the last night I stayed there and was not an invoice for my entire stay. After calling him and speaking to him on the phone, asking for an invoice reflective of the stay and what charges he was holding me responsible for, and reiterating my position that I should not have been charged for any night in that room given the leak and mold, he sent me an invoice reflecting a one night charge and then hung up on me after he told me that the problem had already been fixed and I told him that I didn't believe that. This was minutes after I left the hotel. There is simply no way you can remove and replace damaged drywall, carpet, mold, furnishings, etc. and remediate the mold in minutes. After my phone conversation with Mr. Otero, I immediately called my credit card company to dispute the one-night charge and found out from them that charges were pending from the hotel in the amount equal to the 4-night stay I had originally booked. I felt like I was scammed, and that the hotel knew about the condition of the room and was putting guests in it anyway. This appeared to be a leak that had been going on for some time and I only got to discover it after the water from the leak seeped far enough into the carpet for me to notice it when I walked over to the desk in the room. I will never stay at this hotel again. It was clear to me that they do not care about their guests or the condition of their rooms, and that they are ignoring building and safety codes meant to safeguard everyone's health and well-being.…
I booked this place because of all the reviews speaking of its great customer service. But on the day of check in, I politely asked if I could check in just a little bit earlier due to an unforeseen circumstance with my job. The lady at the front desk (Sunday may 8) was extremely rude and dismissive. She didn’t even entertain any options or try to be polite about it, and she didn’t offer to give me a call in case a room opened up a little earlier. When I called back later to inquire if there was something available, she simply said “no” and hung up the phone. So much for good or even decent customer service. This woman needs to be taught how to provide good customer service. It’s not even about not having a room available early. It’s about how dismissive and downright rude her responses were as though she couldn’t even be bothered to care. Absolutely dismal! Stay somewhere with better staff who will care to help in a jam.…
On check in to this hotel we discovered as we were getting ready to shower that the tub, shower, and floor were covered with black hair. As the hotel was full we had no choice but to clean it ourselves. This hotel says they clean to the highest standard, obviously that is not a true statement.
We were moved from the 1st room because it had fleas. The 2nd room had cockroaches in the bathroom and bed bugs. The hallway carpet smells terrible, damp and musty. The staff are helpful and professional so quite unfortunate that they have a terrible pest problem. The room set up is also nice and spacious... pity. We check out early and hope we didn't carry any guests!
We travel a lot and stay in IHG hotels. This is the best Candlewood Suites in the country so far for us. Remodelled, quiet (although next door to a private jet sizeable airport. We did not hear a sound in 5 days). Conveniently located for Miami and Everglades. Miami zoo is less than 10 minutes away, Edward Coe visitor center in the Everglades is 30 minutes away, Merrick Park is 30 minutes away. There is a Publix less than a mile away. Super comfortable bed and well equipped kitchen and super affordable for Miami. This will be our new hotel for our Miami visits.
The staff was very friendly and helpful, room was clean. Loved the mini kitchen and full size fridge. Made our stay much easier. Very quiet rarely any noises outside of the room. Easy location to find. We will definitely book again.
This hotel is a great example how a modest brand hotel can outperform a much higher ranked one. One bedroom suite was huge, clean, and everything worked well, even the AC was sufficient without being loud. Thr bed was perfevt, towels are better quality than many of those "higher ranked" hotels. The shower products in dispensers smell delicious. There was one thing-refrigerator that was making loud and weird noises, so I just unplugged it. And even with the recent point devaluation, this hotel was amazingly only 13K poinrs while cash rate was in $150 range. 13K points translates to approximately $80 which for this hotel is an outstanding deal. Oh, yeah, and parking is also free.
Robert at check in was very nice. Ended up booking one night and extended. Rooms are good size. Kitchen is nice to have. Best bonus ... reserve the laundry room. This was huge for us and super awesome! Quiet location = good night's rest. Easy check in. Great area. Close to a lot!
Me and my husband stayed here for a decent amount of time while we were getting some things remodeled at home. We stayed in two different style rooms. Our first room was 319 and it was a one bedroom suite. Everything was perfect, the best bed. I really did sleep better than I have in a long time, we need to find out what mattress it is so we can buy one! We had to extend our stay multiple times (you know how remodeling goes) and they were always very helpful and tried to keep us in our same room. In one instance they couldn’t and had to move rooms to a king suite. They did keep us on the same floor which was very helpful. The room was nice but the one bedroom is more convenient because the dishwasher can be kind of loud. We moved back to a one bedroom suite when it was available, room 320. It wasn’t as clean as as 319 and the mattress creaked, but hey not a big deal. For some minor cons, we stayed during the Covid times and despite having signs saying you need to wear a mask inside, often enough we found guests in the lobby without a mask on. There was only one roll of toilet paper in the room at check in and they would only give us one roll at a time when we asked for more, not a big deal at all but it was a little hassle sometimes to be going down often for toilet paper. All in all everything was great. The front desk staff were always polite and asked us how our stay has been so far and if we need anything to let them know. I recommend this hotel! …
My stay at the Candlewood was a very good one. I was greeted when I arrived by a nice man named Frances and was in my room within 5 minutes. The staff were all friendly. The room was clean and nicely set up (I was in a suite.) I did not have any issues, and I did not not experience any traffic noise even though the road next to the airport was so close. The kitchen was excellent as it had everything I needed to prepare many meals during my stay. This hotel may have changed my perception of Candlewood suites in general. We had a really great stay. The rooms were clean, odor-free, the beds are very nice. The hotel charges $75 to bring your dog to the room; but apparently its only $25 “if you are a Rewards member that’s what the IHG customer service line stated”. Not sure if it’s all members, or just Elite members, but it was a nice surprise anyway. Being a spire member at that since I travel so much it’s nice to know I could’ve brought a four legged friend. The only downfall was they did not have a great variety of essential foods in their meal boutique called the cupboard. The parking lot was so small there was absolutely no room to park my truck. There was a lot of drug usage by guest on the property marijuana at that, but who am I to judge I am in Miami. Thank you Mr. Blanco for all your help. The staff that assisted me miss gabbie, shaday, frances, and Miguel are an awesome professional group. Sincerely, Michael Loriston Read less…
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