La Clarita Trip

Location is everything and the Penguin provides exactly that. You are just steps away from the beach, right at Lummus Park and Ocean Drive, but without the noise of all the restaurants on Ocean Drive. The staff is very nice. The rooms, especially the bathrooms are small. Most rooms will not have a view. However, the rooms are clean and provide everything you need to rest up at night before going back outside to enjoy everything South Beach Miami has to offer. The AC units are a bit older and noisy, something that could be improved on, as well as the shelf right above the sink, which should be moved to the other side. Additional areas to hang wet clothes or towels would be nice too. The bedding was simple but clean. A headboard would have been nice and could spruce up the room instantly. The pool area provides a nice view of downtown Miami. It’s not big but if you want a pool, they got one. The Penguin is nothing fancy but was exactly what we needed during our stay, affordable, right at the beach, watching sunrises every morning with only a few steps to the beach and in walking distance to all the hot spots. We were happy with our decision to stay at the Penguin.

Great stay for a quick trip to South Beach. We were cruising the next day so we just stayed for one night. Close to nightlife. Clean room. Friendly staff. Decent breakfast. Worth the quick trip.

Great location, friendly staff

Pros: Clean rooms, nice staff, close to the beach. Cons: resort fees per day, and hearing the noise outside my room (inside the hotel from staff or other guests). Overall, it was a nice and peaceful experience.

Check-in was a little long due to their system being down, however they were accommodating offering glasses of wine while we waited. Room was clean and spacious; balcony was also nice. Only issue I did attempt to eat lunch there one day, ordered a Cesar salad with grilled chicken, unfortunately had to send it back the chicken was dried out, seemed old, tasted a little funny, waiter did offer to remake but I just wasn't interested at that point, I was not charged for the salad, so all good. Aside from the salad, I would stay here again!