LESLIE HOTEL
An Art Deco hotel with a yellow facade, a rooftop pool, the beach at 2 steps, all on the most famous street of South Beach.
While strolling along the mythical Ocean Drive, it is impossible to miss the bright yellow façade of the Leslie Hotel. This Art Deco gem has 29 contemporary and very comfortable rooms. The Leslie's location is ideal, as you only have to cross the street to lay down your towel and dive into the clear ocean water. The vibrant Collins Avenue, Española Way and Lincoln Road are also just steps away. The icing on the cake is the rooftop pool for relaxing with a view of the beach. The ideal hotel to take the pulse of Miami.
Did you know? This review was written by our professional authors.
Compare and book your accommodation LESLIE HOTEL
Members' reviews on LESLIE HOTEL
The ratings and reviews below reflect the subjective opinions of members and not the opinion of The Little Witty.
Positive things are the friendly staff, the breakfast included in the price. You get free breakfast from the restaurant right in front of the hotel. Swimming pool on the roof.
- No bottled water or drinking glasses to be found - this is a basic hotel necessity for travelers and made our stay much less convenient/enjoyable
- Extremely noisy (we stayed in room 211 right by the staircase and elevator which may have made it worse but it was unbearable at times)
- Constant barrage of air freshener throughout the entire building which felt nauseating at times
- No full length mirror in the room
- Very dim lighting which made it hard to see when getting ready
- While eating at the onsite restaurant (La Trattoria), we noticed the wait staff giving complimentary drinks to other tables and never once offered them to us which felt odd (maybe this is an attempt to keep people seated longer so passersby think the restaurant is busier than it is? Either way, you should offer complimentary drinks to everyone if you're going to offer them at all—especially after the hundreds and hundreds we spent at the establishment while staying there)
PROS:
- Service - everyone we encountered was kind, courteous, and helpful
- Location - right on the strip (so long as you don't mind the noise)
- Miami was very cloudy and windy during our stay so the heated rooftop pool and hot tub were fantastic (Pool attendants were great as well)
- Cleanliness
- 20% off La Trattoria food (onsite restaurant) while staying at the hotel was a nice touch
All in all, The Leslie is considered by Google a four-star hotel but it felt every bit like a three-star hotel. A bit overpriced in that regard. Would stay elsewhere if we could do it again, but for what it was, it was good enough. The staff being 100% kind and helpful really helped offset our complaints about the hotel itself.