Hotel Place St Michel

This was entirely charming, great place to stay for a conference. The room size fit me perfectly and the coziness was a wonderful contrast from the cut-​and-​paste of your average hotel. It had the three core things I need from every hotel:
— Strong shower
— Good wifi
— Good bed
Bonus, the location had very walkable food.
Definitely has more of a B&B flavor, so if that’s what you’re looking for, this is a perfect place. If you want a Hilton or something, go to a Hilton.

Expectations were not too high as the price was relatively low compared to others in the area. I have to also admit that maintaining a hotel built in 1926 must be a tough challenge… but between the bouncy floor, loose wooden floor, wobbly toilet, the creepy French portraits in the room staring at you, construction literally taking place outside our room, and the fact that every step from the room above us was magnified as if an elephant was on holiday… I would not recommend this hotel to my worse enemy!!!
Honestly this compares to a cheap motel on the side of a highway… yeah the entrance might be «cute» yeah they have old furniture… but when you feel like the person in the room above is going to call through the ceiling… it is better paying a few more bucks and staying somewhere quiet and COMFORTABLE!!!

Lovely European boutique hotel in a quiet and convenient location. Robert at front desk is really helpful and friendly. The continental breakfast has amazing croissants! Loved the room and old world charming atmosphere throughout the hotel.

The worst Wi-​Fi in the world. If your looking for an historic hotel that smells like your grandmothers house it’s a place for u. Febreeze is needed. Five Star location.

My husband and I stayed here for a friend’s wedding — most of the out of town guests splurged and stayed at the nearby Hyatt but since we are locals it didn’t seem necessary to upgrade our stay… Basically, this is the Spirit Airlines of hotels: incredibly basic and serves its purpose but there are no frills here — they don’t even clean your bathroom as part of the housekeeping service. It’s a great alternative to the pricey hotels in the are but paying anything more than 129 $ a night (
deal) would be a complete crime. If all you need is a place to lay your head and shower in a bathroom that is not cleaned during your stay then this place will surely do the job. Word of advice: keep your expectations as we did low and then don’t be surprised when you are disappointed.

One of the coolest Boutique hotels I’ve found. Nestled on the edge if the Coral Gables residential neighborhood lies this unique Jewel. Unique room three-​levels no room is the same.
A great getaway for a couple of a single person!

I recently stayed here when I came down for a conference. The staff is very friendly, professional, and helpful. The outside of the building is beautiful with a very classic look. The rooms have an antique style and if you shut the windows to block the outside sounds you could pretend it was 1950 or something. The furniture is well used, but clearly clean and cared for, although the chairs could probably be reupholstered. I liked the room (I like history). The drawbacks include noise– you can here ALL the partying, because the hotel is in a trendy area with a lot going on! If I was on vacation I wouldn’t have minded, but I had to get up early for the conference– not their fault. There is an onsite restaurant that I did not try– Peruvian food. All in all, I would stay here again– the location is ideal because of how close it is to everything: Calle Ocho, FIU, the airport.

OLD WORLD CHARM
This place has a boatload of charm, although it’s creaking and a little run-​down around the edges: parquet floors in the rooms, funky old artwork, a manned (womanned!) elevator. The super critical will despise it. The adaptable traveler may just love it, as we did.
There is an excellent restaurant downstairs (Segundo Muelle).
Truthfully, it’s about 3 ½ stars, but I bumped it to four because I liked the semi-​seedy feel of the place.

The place has an old world charm mixed in with a seedy short stay motel. The staff is very nice. The elevator is old and had to be operated by a staff member. I only used it once so that I wouldn’t bother the staff. No breakfast. No parking. For the price they charged you would think these were automatic. Oh and please dust the rooms please. There is dust acumulating in corners of the room and on the water sprinklers and chandeliers in the rooms, why? I do not know the ceilings are your standard height. I will not be going back there again.

Two stars only for the service, front desk was staffed by the sweetest lady. But after that I can’t say I was at all too impressed. It’s a beautiful historic hotel and I loved the ambiance, but my room was a whole different story.
First and foremost the antique furniture looked tired and old, one chair had a slew of mysterious stains I don’t even want to ask about. The wardrobe had damage to it and wasn’t exactly very large, it just looked worn and old.
While the bed was just a mattress, a box spring and no other framing. The mattress itself was hard as a rock and it was terrible, I also found ants crawling on the bed. Nothing serious just the small back ones you get at home in the kitchen, but being a five star hotel you expect better. For some reason my room was at an angle and the drapes in parts of the room were nailed closed, though was no draft.
My bathroom was nice, but the tub had several rust stains on the bottom which didn’t make me feel comfortable at all. Overall the bathroom was clean and well kept and cleaned.
The floor was covered in scratches and it needed to be replaced, so the room just tired looking and looked like it needed a serious update plus all the furniture looked like it had been bought in a yard sale.

Satisfactory in general. Room was big, the antique furniture in the suite was not very comfortable and the TV was not great but the bed and bath was very nice, the service friendly and location excellent for Coral Gables. No breakfast or continental breakfast provided and that was disappointing but it’s ok for a night or so, no more considering the room rate.

This hotel helped make for the most memorable twenty-​first birthday a girl could have. I stayed here for a weekend in Miami just over two years ago, and the experience was magical. The old-​fashioned elevator and the overall vintage French feel created the perfect escape from the modern Miami beach nightlife. I loved the authentic French windows, even with the bland view of the parking lot. They upgraded me to a junior suite– and I don’t even think they knew it was my birthday! The bathroom was awesome; loved the authentically European bidet. The lack of a running restaurant kept this place from receiving five stars.

I only stayed for a night so I can’t comment on housekeeping or anything, but I love this place!
We arrived very late which gave the hotel a really unique, spooky feel. Everything is beautiful. From the ceiling fans to the door trim — it’s all authentic and old. The large shutters on the windows add character. The marble bathroom also vomited classy character. The elevator — still hand-​operated!
I think the original room we had was haunted or something because the housekeeper that showed us to our room would not allow them to put us in that room. After she whispered some spanish things into the closet phone, we got a different room.
«That room… no gooood. Not for you.»
I told my friend if something walked through my wall, she was on her own!
Beautiful!

hmm… hmmmmmmmmmm…lets see where do i begin
customer service: awesome. everyone refers to you as madam trying to keep with the
french theme.
the manager is suppppper duper. i was there as a bridesmaid and everyone got rooms from groupon but i was unable to do so and the deal expired
called the manager
boom bam bing
got an even BETTER (cheaper) deal with her.
parking; there is non
you have to park across the street for 14 dollars a day or use the metered parking
i had to park in the garage across the street and have them help me lug my bags back
which i did not really appreciate
but hey
what do you expect its coral gables
they actually did an awesome job at keeping up with the french theme
except for the modern flat screen tv. everything was old-​frenchy! however the hotel is very old and rusty
faucent old and rusty
there was carpet on the floor in the hallway but with every step there was the crick crack of the old wood floor masked by the carpeting.
i literally felt like with every step the floor may just cave in…
it really was NOT for me
i have been modernized… im sorry
overpriced, but than again it is in coral gables.
if that same hotel was located somewhere else it would probably be only 30 bucks per night.
i feel bad because the service was really nice check in and out was super quick and easy.
but i probably will not head back there.
it is not for me

This hotel tries to come across as charming, but it is really just old and tired. There is no room service — not even a vending or ice machine. It you want ice — you have to call the front desk for it. When I checked in, I had to wait for the desk clerk (and all around do-​everything person) to operate the old, beleaguered elevator so I could get my luggage to my room. There are no closets, so I had to hang my clothes in an antique chifferobe that wasn’t even wide enough to accommodate hangers.
The worst part was the bed. It was hard as a rock, and I woke up with shooting back pain only an hour after falling asleep. The television got very few channels, and the reception was terrible, even though it appeared that there was cable service. There wasn’t a comfortable chair to sit in — just a very pretty, but not very practical, antique chair. The lighting in the room was poor, and there was no desk or table to set up my laptop.
I checked out after one night and stayed elsewhere. If you like quaint and don’t require any amenities, you may like this hotel. If you are a business traveler and like some modern hotel conveniences, stay away from this place – far, far away.

They tried. It’s reminiscent of a cheap hotel in Paris. The antiques seem cheesy, the trash cans are cheap wicker baskets and the bath soap and shampoo are like Super 8 or Days Inn. It feels quaint and European in that the place feels empty, the elevator is from the early 20^th century (complete with elevator operator), and rooms are small, small, small. I got my room for $ 150 on
and should have spent the extra $ 50 on the Westin a few blocks away (which has a pool, good sized rooms, a restaurant, a desk for working, a plenty of convenient plugs for recharging gadgets & phones). The location is ok – it’s on the edge of the shopping district (more restaurants and hair salons than anything – the area seems like it’s dying as a shopping are). There’s no restaurant in the hotel so breakfast was in a coffee shop nearby, and a 5 block walk to replace the toothbrush I forgot at home. If this tiny triangular shaped room had been $ 70 a night, it would have been a good deal and gotten a good review. But for $ 150, they’ve gotta be kidding…

A sweet little boutique hotel. Lots of interesting antiques, very good front desk service, nice rooms. Easy on-​street parking, too!

Stayed here for 4 nights during peak season (including New Year’s Eve) and I was very happy with the experience. This is a charming old (1930s maybe?) 3 story hotel, the room was nicely decorated in a sort of quaint fashion and immaculately clean. The one problem is the old elevator, it is extremely slow and somewhat awkward to use, so I only used the elevator for initial arrival and departure when I had luggage, otherwise I used the stairs to access my 3^rd floor room. staff is very friendly and helpful with advice about the area. all rooms are on 2^nd and 3^rd floors, so if you have an aversion to slow elevators and an aversion to stairs, this might not be the place for you, otherwise it is fine! this hotel is a short walk from the Miracle Mile area of downtown Coral Gables which has many restaurants, cafes, bars, and shops and is fairly lively in the evenings. This area is a joggers/​runners paradise, the nearby residential areas and golf courses are beautiful places to go for a run or a walk. There is currently no hotel restaurant because the one they had closed due to the week economy, but there are so many restaurants to choose from very nearby this is not an issue in my book. Price is pretty reasonable given the location, which is why I chose this place and would again. Parking is in a small lot across the street for I think $ 10 a night, which seems to fill up at night, but one can park for free on the street until 9 am when the parking meters start being checked.

Honestly in my opinion it is completely over rated. This review is for the Hotel, not the brunch.
Its very quaint but is in need of remodeling on the inside. Gustavo is right, they could scare the heck out of you with ghost stories, it is dark, old and could be hiding some scary things in the dark corners.
The room was pretty dank and just OLD. Nothing in the bathroom worked 100% and it just didn’t seem very clean.
For what you pay, all you are paying for is the name. Skip it. The name isn’t worth paying over $ 280 a night for on an off peak day.

This place is unique, you check in at an old fashion counter where they hand you a key with a heavy key chain — you are then ushered into an antique elevator and a mysterious character takes you up to your floor, the floor boards creak under you, the doors are heavy, the furniture is ancient– loads of personality, old bathrooms… the works!!! If these guys had any sense they would claim that the place is haunted and laugh their way to the bank. Sadly — no paranormal activity except from the midnight counter staff, but then, you have to be quite unique to work the graveyard shift in an old hotel.