The Shepley Hotel

Superb

Exceptional

Perfect!

Liked: We were there with our 6 year old daughter. To us, the hotel was perfect, as expected. Location is just ideal if you want to go shopping or to the beach or just walking on the waterfront. Breakfast was also good. I will recommend that hotel.
Disliked: There is no private parking but there is a municipal parking one minute away from the hotel for 20USD per day. We were there the 1st week of July and there were always parking spaces available.

Cool, comfortable, restful, beautiful Shepley

Liked: The exterior is comparatively unassuming - a white stucco building in the middle part of a block in South Beach, but the minute I walked in, I knew I was someplace wonderful - the lobby was cool, and smelled wonderful, and looked unique - this is not your average Holiday Inn looking place. The staff was so nice, and while I'm not quite sure how someone who was in a wheelchair would manage all the steps (there is a handicapped entrance, so there's a way - but there are steps off the street, and another set of maybe 5 steps from the lobby to the single hallway), it's beautifully appointed and peaceful. The room was glorious - we had the last room at the end of a hallway covered in photos; inside, the floor was smooth-sanded pale pine, and the room was huge - ample space for a king sized bed and a full living area with couch and chairs, plus a desk and a huge closet. The bathroom was likewise enormous, and had several fixtures which looked original, from the black and white checkerboard floor tile to the 2 vanity sinks. I loved the Shepley - we will be back. Food and entertainment and the beach are between 1 and 2 blocks away, which was perfect. The breakfast is mostly continental; we went to a restaurant, but the families munching down looked happy with it.
Disliked: Parking. Parking was awful. The attendant in the lobby told us we could park in the deck across the street, but it was full. South Beach is not good for parking at all - next time, we will uber and rent bikes. The shower is a converted full size tub, which sounds good, but it's very deep and the shower head is oddly heavy - I'd be careful with it, although it looked like a good place for a soak. We struggled a bit with finding plugs for the phones, and there was not anything resembling a view, unless one likes parking lots - but again, it's on the main drag in South Beach. If you want a view, get out and walk!

Wonderful!

Liked: The property is a small, boutique hotel that had lots of charm and was very quaint. The breakfast was delicious and offered a wide variety of items. The hotel is located one block or so from the beach and is in a very nice and convenient location. The hotel is very clean and the staff is very friendly and accommodating. We enjoyed our stay very much!

Good

This is my 3rd time...

Liked: Location was amazing!Staff was amazing!AM breakfast was amazing!
Disliked: Facility - Had two rooms, unfortunately with double beds and I requested a king.Air conditioner fell apart in one room. 2nd room AC was too cold or too warm and the room was very humid/musty.One of the rooms the shower handle fell off, the cable box had to be replaced.2nd Room & the phone didn’t workBoth rooms the toilets clogged up.One room the toilet seat was loose and too close to the wall/tissue roll dispenser when sitting. Hotel umbrella was broken, beach chairs are run-down.

Superb

Liked: Close to the beach; free beach umbrellas, seats and towels, very friendly staff.

Good