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Freehand MiamivsHotel Victor South Beach
Both properties are recommended by writers. Overall, Hotel Victor is preferred by most professionals compared to Freehand Miami. Hotel Victor comes in at #32 in Miami with endorsements from 14 sources including Rough Guide, DK Eyewitness and Star Service.
Freehand Miami
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2727 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140
From $24/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Restaurant
BlackBook "It's all about cheap charm. The reimagined Indian Creek Hotel becomes a traditional art deco hostel."
Gayot "Just two blocks from the beach, the Freehand Miami has repurposed the 1930s Indian Creek Hotel with outstanding results."
Oyster3.0
"A hostel for sophisticated young travelers who care about style, atmosphere, and a good party." Full review
Afar Magazine "Room decor includes vividly colorful modern art and Mexican blankets, and free Wi-Fi is available. There are also private rooms that come with work desks and flat-screen TVs." Full review
Lonely Planet "Get your room key – attached to a plastic alligator – and walk through the old Miami lobby, spruced up with souvenir-stand schlock, to your comfortable, earthy-warm digs." Full review
Jetsetter "A hip Miami Beach hostel with designer interiors and plenty of buzz from prestigious travel publications." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"At once one of Miami’s trendiest and most affordable hotels. There is a lush, inviting courtyard and pool." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Freehand Miami is a hip hostel-esque stay for sociable millennials." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Freehand isn't your only choice of an inexpensive stay in South Beach, but it's absolutely the best one." Full review
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There’s also a guest kitchen, which is open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Just make sure you remembered to bring your own food and don’t try to steal someone else’s.
Time Out "Small, intimate and quirky, the Freehand has more character than many of its South Beach competitors." Full review
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It is technically a hostel, so you can choose from shared rooms for four or eight or private rooms for two.
Hotel Victor South Beach
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1144 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach, FL 33139
From $139/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "A victory for Ocean Drive, a street that hasn't seen such a swank stay since the Tides, Hotel Victor, managed by Hyatt, is a hyperluxe, 88-room boutique see-and-be-seen hotel." Full review
Concierge "If you want to stay on Ocean—and be just steps from the busiest slice of the beach—this is a good place to do it."
OysterUpscale
"With eccentric furniture, a jellyfish aquarium and a coed, clothing-optional hammam, the Victor packs sexy glamour into a small Ocean Drive boutique." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The L. Murray Dixon–built Hotel Victor has been restored in high sybaritic fashion by celebrated French designer Jacques Garcia." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The most fabulous thing to hit Ocean Drive since Versace, this Art Deco boutique hotel was designed by Jacques Garcia of Paris’s hip Hotel Costes fame."
Rough Guide "This lavish hotel designed by hotelier Jacques Garcia is in the style of a clubby, Ibiza-style spot, complete with in-residence DJs spinning weeknights until midnight."
Time Out "Adjacent to the Versace Mansion, the Victor is every bit as rich and opulent as the designer label itself." Full review
Star Service "Located in the heart of the action, across Ocean Drive from the beach, this unique hotel has a lot of truth in its name; since reopening in 2003, it has become a top pick in South Beach." Full review
Gayot "Adding to Miami's reputation as a hip hotel mecca, Hotel Victor blends South Beach Art Deco and Parisian styles."
BlackBook "When your neighbor is Versace's Casa Casuarina, you have to do something special to get attention."
