Freehand Miami Beach

United States , Miami Area - FL
MIAMI BEACH, 2727 Indian Creek Drive
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Merideth

Very cute, conveniently located close to the beach! Friendly and helpful staff. I’ll be back!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2026

Annika

It was alright . Booked a sleeping pod and hated it .

Self

2/10

Poor

17 Mar 2026

Emily

Very cool interior design and beautiful patio/pool area, but that’s all of the good about our stay here. Our first room smelled so strongly of chlorine that it made me feel nauseous and there was black mold on the wall behind the bed, so I asked for a different room and they accommodated us. The floor of the room was so grungy that we felt the need to wear shoes the whole time. There was a planned power outage from 9-10am one day, so we went to the beach and pool in the morning and returned at 11am. The power was still off and I asked the front desk if there was an update; she just pointed to the sign that said 9-10am and said she didn’t know. Luckily the water worked so we showered in the dark. On our way out at 1pm with the power still out, I fell down the dark stairs and literally sprained my ankle. Later that night we told the desk what happened and asked for an ice pack, and they sent us to the bar for a cup of loose ice cubes. At check-out, they asked how our stay was and I said it was awful having no electricity for a whole day (her reply: “it was only til 2pm”) and I told her i sprained my ankle falling in the dark and she just stared at me blank faced. We didn’t receive any compensation for these issues—fine. But we also didn’t receive any compassion or even basic first aid.

2/10

Poor

17 Mar 2026

Alexander

Unfortunately for me and my girlfriend, upon receiving the room keys and checking into Guest villa 7.. the room was smelled bad and moist, the A/C giant unit right by the bed made awful noises and is just not a well-maintained room. We wanted a bohemian cool experience, instead, we got a motel experience.. and chose to leave the premises.

We have enjoyed Broken shaker, the Lounge and property garden grounds… however, I do not recommend staying as a hotel guest. Sorry, I truly hope they revamp the rooms - experience in the future so they can stay in business. Providing constructive experience where possible

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Mallory

Beautiful property, great music, and great location!

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Alma

Room was not very clean there was hair in the drain and dirt on bathroom floor

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Tyshawn

This is a SHARED room with random people. I wasn’t use to that so I didn’t really enjoy it but the stay was great. Amazing staff!!

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2026

Candace Mone

People nasty

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Kim

Great location, staff are very helpful and friendly. Great room and very clean and safe

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Erika

Great affordable place within walking distance to beach.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

Marc

Fun place, great price

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Dorothy

Husband and I were there in January to celebrate his birthday. We loved the place! Comfortable, accommodating and friendly!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Robert

Great location! 2 blocks from Ocean!

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2026

joncarlo

extremely noisy & the room was moist/damp. towels were gross

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Miriam

My room was quiet and comfy which was greatly appreciated after a long day of travel with an early start the next day. The grilled fish tacos at the Broken Shaker were fabulous and a great start to my vacation feasting. Thank you very much

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Kaelyn Summer

Great prices, friendly staff, perfect location

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2026

Georgios

Logical price, nice pool area with restaurant. No kitchen, old condition building

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Jack

Awesome staff - THANK YOU!!!

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2026

Blythe

I am still waiting on my 50 dollar incident fee to be returned as I checked out on the 19th of February..I called and left several messages on VM..as well.. otherwise it was in..I was forced into a 300 dollar upgrade as the desk girl tried putting me on a top bunk at 63ctears old...very bad customer service by that particular employee..IMHO..love the gardens and property and vibe however..

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

frank

Great staff! Great room!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Max

Staff and amenities

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Jack

Awesome Staff!!!

Self

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

James

I can't do dormotory. The snoring, turning on A/C when it's not needed, strange man coming into the room and used the toilet with the door open and he wasn't assigned to our room, homeless people staying in room all day/night. Coughing from upper respiratory infection.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Shelbie

love the chill come and go vibe... the facility is nice and clean... cant beat the price.. i enjoy sharing the room with the all women and learning their stories and where they come from. the pool vibe is nice... its right next to a bus/trolly stop to expore the city as well

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Yazid

Clean rooms and quiet

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Robert

Staff are Absolutely Outstanding!!! Very polite and helpful!
The rooms are clean, accommodations are Above what you pay for! Its like a high end hotel converted to a Hostel. Outdoor pool and patio is Gorgeous! Almost 4-5 star level.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Hashim

It’s a great place and has great staff! but they need to do a better job of releasing the $50 hold ASAP without having to call and hit up their chat which they don’t look at.
When you call, it goes to voicemail after an automated message so this is just a little bit of constructive criticism that can help them in the future. Great place I’ll definitely stay here again and it’s an excellent location!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Fabian

Amazing place to stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Giannina

The hotel was very fun!!!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Feb 2026

Sherif

Good

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2026

Scott

Staff was friendly, attentive and professional. Didn't like the loud music being allowd so late by the pool, but slept ok with ear plugs. Had a bad roommate that used my towel after muddying his, plus locked his stuff in my locker, also leaving mud everywhere in the bathroom, sand all over the floors. I brought this to the manager and they were ready to address the guy immediately, but I asked they do so after I left the next morning, so I could sleep without retaliation from the jerk/roommate. Would stay again because of staff, but hesitant because this was my first time sharing a room. But overall, staff super people, rooms good, A/C good, also.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2026

Sherif

It was good for the money

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

David

Easy check in, easy check out. 24/7 staff was very helpful, location is perfect to visit anywhere around, and location was in a beautiful, safe, clean neighborhood

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Latavia

The room was clean and quiet, nice firm bed, 2 bathrooms in the room and you can’t not hear the outside noise from the room. There is a bar, a pool and a party area in the common areas and they are super fun. Also just to note if you get cold when you’re sleeping I would recommend to bring another blanket

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Alexa

Nice Calm Place to stay

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2026

Hashim

Nice vibe overall! Friendly ppl and staff. Very down to earth. 20% off food and drink at bar & kitchen is a nice touch

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Victor

Always excellent

Business

2/10

Poor

11 Feb 2026

Stephanie

I arrived at Freehand Miami after a full day of travel and checked in on time, only to be assigned a room that was already fully occupied. I returned to the front desk and was walked to a second room — which was also already full.

At approximately 2:36 a.m., I was then informed that their system was down. At that point, I still did not have an actual bed despite having a confirmed reservation. Being told in the middle of the night that there was a system failure — after being sent to two occupied rooms — is not a minor inconvenience. It is a serious operational breakdown.

After traveling all day, the last thing a guest should experience is uncertainty about whether they will have a safe, available place to sleep. The situation reflected poor room inventory management and a lack of contingency planning for system outages.

This experience created unnecessary stress and significantly impacted the start of my stay. For a property that markets itself as hospitality-focused, this level of disorganization at check-in is unacceptable.

I strongly encourage management to review their late-night check-in procedures and backup systems to ensure future guests are not placed in this position.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

Kristia Nina

Room, location, staffs, and amenities were all great

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Justin

Great amenities

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Elena

Yes

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2026

Bryan

Property was really cool and room was nice. Staff were helpful and my only complaint is that room service didn't always provide replacements for all the towels they took or sweep the floor.

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2026

Shandell

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Justin

It’s a great place

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Amer

Only one thing, I stayed with my cousins for a minute when I landed and since I didn’t check in online they gave my bed away… CHECK IN ONLINE… The stay was great, my favorite quote from the weekend was by the pool this young man said “this is really nice, in the UK, hostels are for homeless people and weirdos” … all jokes aside the roommates in my quad were awesome and so was everyone else. Second time staying and it’s been amazing both times.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Rasheed

Overall great vibe and perfect for those clutch moments

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jan 2026

Nazmiye

They’re charging extra for everything like shampoo soap towels everything

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jan 2026

Ryan

Noise

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

24 Jan 2026

Kevin

Staff waited until last minute on a Friday to tell me about a 14 day policy which I couldn’t find in their rules anywhere. Waiting on a response from their corporate office.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2026

Willie

Nice property. Art Deco-ish. Very friendly and attentive front desk. Arrived on a Thursday night was a check in line but moved fairly quick. Lobby area has plenty of seating and there's a chill vibe. Upbeat coffee House/EDM piping through the speakers. Room was nice, good a/c and clean. Was on the top bunk (shared the room with 3 other guys) and pleasantly surprised the bed was very comfy. Night light provided and electrical/USB outlets provided. Your bed assignment matches your locker# so don't forget to bring your own lock. At check in you're given a sheet and towel, no wash cloth. Bring your own. A blanket is already on your bed. Modern bathroom with a decent shower. If I had any complaint it would be a mildew smell in the bathroom and no shower gel but there is hand soap. Bring your own shower gel and bar soap however there is no place in the shower to place your bar soap or bottles. My second complaint is the hallways are a little dark, could use some better lighting. Didn't get a chance to explore the rest of the property since I arrived late but the bar and pool area seemed pretty poppin. Overall a decent stay and I'll probably stay again in the future.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Claire Margaret

Cleanliness was excellent, staff very friendly, courteous and always accommodating.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2026

Tim

Hotel in good location and easy to check in. The first room we had was very big but also seemed damp and the floor wasn't clean. In the hotel grounds there are 2 bars both played very loud music until 2am, due to this we didnt get much sleep. The next day we asked to change rooms as couldn't take another night of loud music, we were told the hotel was fully booked but the lady on reception tried her best and managed to move us to a different room. This room was smaller but much better with no damp and quieter so we were glad to be able to move.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

21 Jan 2026

Amber

Room was dingy and smelled bad. Bathroom also smelled of urine. We did not stay the one night we had booked.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Rebecca

Great stay!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Kevin

Amazing spot. Everything you need is either there or within walking distance. Staff is amazing!!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Frederick

Super clean rooms and impressive facilities overall. Tremendous location too. Highly recommended

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2026

paul

Clean, but no kitchen for use

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Linda

Room is amazing, staff at reception and restaurant were great. Thanks.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Merabi

Good place to stay.
There is the cool grocery near the hostel.
Would recommend to stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

Jeremiah

Good

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2026

Sergei

A/R was fine. Enough seats around the pool. Stayed here before.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

Evelyn

Emilia fue Excelente

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Blythe

Allll of it! ✌️

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Verified traveler

Great location and atmosphere.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Concetta

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

Joshua

I loved it

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jan 2026

Ivonne

No room service why’s so ever and would make me wait when I ask for something (they never do anything)

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Emily

Great

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

07 Jan 2026

James

I bought insurance on the place didn’t get refunded. Expected me to stay in a room with random people when I got to the room the door was open so with these random people I can’t even trust them to close a door to keep my belongings and myself safe. When I told them this they practically said tough luck and they still haven’t given me my security deposit back 2 weeks later. All in all just not the place to be no disrespect

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

Emely

Clean room. Great amenities.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Merabi

Good

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Rayane

good!

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2026

Chris

Laid back, comfortable place to stay in Miami.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Kevin

They were amazing

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

David

Staff was nice

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2026

Brett

The price was reasonable for this hostel. The patio area is beautiful. The people in my room were respectful.

Prospective guests should be aware that there is a DJ in the patio area (surrounded by the hostel rooms) that plays VERY loud music on Friday and Saturday nights. I had a room where it seems the speaker they used was directly under our window. It sounded as if a loud stereo was playing in the middle of our room. Even when I went to the DJ area, it was too loud music for an outside space. Somebody likes it REALLY loud. I had some anticipation that there might be noise in a Miami Beach hostel but this was outside a normal range even for parties. I asked the front desk and they said they have a license to play until 2 AM. There was still music in the patio area on Sunday and Monday nights of my stay until these hours that I could hear, but the volume was MUCH more reasonable. The owners should know that there are actually a lot of guests who are trying to sleep, at least in my room. Not everyone parties late even in Miami Beach. The patio wasn't highly occupied when I checked on it at 12:30 AM when I asked the front desk about the noise.

My only other observation is that the rooms are nicely done, looks like an older renovation, maybe in the 2000s. I did feel that the humidity in the rooms could be controlled better and noticed that our main bathroom didn't have an exhaust. The humidity was such that the floors and sheets felt sticky at times.

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2025

jennifer

Found this spot very last minute as I had to extend my stay in Miami for a couple more days. I’ve only experienced the hostel environment a few times in Europe, this would be the first in the US, so I was a bit disappointed that there weren’t any microwaves or fridges for guest to use. I don’t know if that’s a norm or not but just wanted to note that. Otherwise, my stay was good.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Raphael

Was nice experience

6/10

Pleasant

31 Dec 2025

Jaliya

Staff was not courteous nor rude. Bland. The rooms were just getting swept for the sake of sweeping and that's all. Sand was all over the room all the time. For bathrooms, they just change the garbage and floor mat and go. No full wash of the bathroom which is been used by 8 people. Sad.
And the worst part is the music everyday from the pub down. Weekends are worse. How loud it is, I could Shazam what was playing super easily.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

JunJun

All good, have two bathrooms!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2025

Hiroyuki

Other than the hallway lights being dim, there were no problems. I had a comfortable stay in the dormitory.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Iain

The rooms were great, located within walking distance of the beach and great places to eat. Will definitely say again.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2025

liwen

Noises terrible😨 from the road all day. $70 for one day in this bunk bed

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2025

Matthew

First you need to state this is a hostel not a full hotel. I went to check in at 4pm. The desk person checked me in then walked off. I stood at the window for 10+ minutes while I hear him make jokes and small talk with other coworkers. Another person came up and asked if I needed help I said I was trying to check in and he ran back and said he was trying to get a housekeeper for a room that should have been ready over an hour before. To get to the room we had to go up and down several stairs and cobble stones so this was not very ADA compliant. Room was not soundproof like your site says. Our room was right next to the bar so we heard loud music and ppl till midnight on a Sunday night. The bathroom had no separation from the shower to the rest of it so that resulted in huge puddles of water in from of the sink and toilet. The AC was basically window units so did not work well and came on and off throughout the night being extremely loud. Was not worth the price of this place one bit.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Dec 2025

Shidoko

Well before I got there nobody called me and said anything about nothing and then I called them at least three or four times and every time I call it went to voicemail and it never called me back and then I paid over 40 something almost $50 to go to that hotel where when I got there that evening time on the 17th when which was when I made the reservation for the 17th to the 25th they canceled my room and didn't even call me and tell me nothing about it didn't say one word to me or anything and I called them three or four times trying to get them to call me back and they never called me back My phone went dead and I got a little charge on and I still called them and they never called me back and then I had to turn around and pay the same amount again just to go back leave that hotel cuz just because I was asking them questions and all that good stuff they acted like I was being hostile towards them and I was quiet and when I first got there I heard two females already screaming and yelling in there and she just laughing like it was funny and not trying to be funny I am a black female there's nowhere in hell they wanted me there no way not trying to be funny but come on now it was full of Mexicans and they were all in there and I was staying in a room in the hostile so that's why they canceled me out and gave me up and excuse and they really didn't even give me an excuse on why they canceled me cuz they couldn't say I did they just said the room got canceled

Self

4/10

Poor

26 Dec 2025

Joao

This is more of a party hostel and hotel. It is great, if and only if you like to mingle and meet people. If you are looking for a quiet stay, this might not be the way. The location is super though.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

Nandini

Only stayed here for a night but the vibe was immaculate! Well maintained and clean, and the common area and pool was very lively with good music and the bar was also very cute!

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Dec 2025

Atchudhan

No wifi and no breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Ronald

Room was clean.

Back courtyard is naturally beautiful with large plants.

Sometimes the music by the pool was too loud

2/10

Poor

21 Dec 2025

Komail

I booked this hotel last minute in order to attend a sports event and, due to the time pressure, I did not realize the reservation was for a shared room until I arrived at the hotel. Once I became aware of this, I immediately asked if I could change to a private room and pay the difference. I was not asking for a refund to stay elsewhere or to cancel my stay—I simply wanted to continue my stay at the same hotel in a private room. Unfortunately, this request was denied, which I felt was unreasonable given that I was still willing to give the hotel my business.

Additionally, the hotel advertises free Wi-Fi, but the Wi-Fi was not working for the entirety of my stay. This further impacted my experience and did not match what was advertised.

Overall, I feel that the situation was not handled fairly, and the stay did not meet the expectations set by the hotel’s listing.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2025

Orlando

The place was so lively ans the staff friendly. Jyst much better then what i expected!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

William

Wifi did not work when I was there

Pool was really nice

Bike rental was really nice

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Tamara

Great experience Laura was amazing we met Jarrell he was a great guide around the hotel.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Yuko

Room was clean and bed was very comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Thanh

Good staff, amenities are good. Affordable and Good location for public bus from Miami airport. This is my second time staying at this hostel.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Tawsha

You have an amazing place I was honored to stay here thank you!

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Dec 2025

Ian

Literally ZERO parking, property is not possible to park at, no parking lot of any kind in an ultra, impossibly, busy area with no parking, absolute complete scam waste of money, had to sleep in the car during this reservation.

Property extremely loud and obnoxious hotel appears to be nothing more than the wh*re hpuse to a club.

I hereby promise to never do business with expedia ever again, no matter what, because of this scamming against me

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Maxwell

Great hotel

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2025

Jasmine

It was my first time ever staying at a hostel. I enjoyed every bit. The convenience. The speakeasy, the bar downtowns, the garden, the people. It made my experience fun. Would totally do it again

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2025

Aaron

Room flooring was in poor shape, tile was loose in the shower. Comfortable beds, and outside of the floor, was clean. Music was insanely loud late into the night.

Business