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Reviews of Sky Islands Hotel

2 out of 5
Sky Islands Hotel
4117 N Ocean Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 66 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 66 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Gina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir wurden nett Empfangen und das Zimmer war relativ sauber. Leider sehr veraltet und ein paar „Käfer“ krabbelten auf dem Boden rum .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lois

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Have stayed many times small quiet enjoyable hotel convenient to shopping and right across the street from the beach
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sabrina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

James

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
George the owner was great, I was dissapointed by the shabby and dirty room.
Response from Bobby on 19 Jan 2023
Sorry your stay was not to your liking. No complaints while at the hotel gives us no chance to try and resolve any issues. As I recall you had just checked out of a 350 a night hotel when you came to us at 150 a night. We are a quiet small hotel without the panache of the far more expensive hotels. Still in the morning the beach is still just across the street. Maybe we will see you again with a different outcome.

10/10 Excellent

Anaya

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

David, wood dale

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the worst experience. Arrived at 12 am, received a room which was old and dirty. Candles was burning to cover the smell. Roaches on the wall, I called a guy from downstairs so he literally killed it with his hnds stating that room was sprayed today. I couldn't stay in this place. Left the property, called Expedia. They gave me $100 credit. I never received my money back for a booking. Stay away from this place.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Bobby on 5 May 2022
So as i recall you arrived more than an hour after our last check in time. Sill i accommodated you even though i didn't have too. Silly me. When you were checking in you were on the phone telling someone you cant you already paid. So lets see what can you come up with to get a refund. Most really like a lit candle. Hmm not you. By the way did you tell anyone here you were leaving. Answer no. How long did you stay. 5 minutes or 5 hours.

2/10 Terrible

Alexander

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very disgusting the veggies have not been changed I took off the bed sheets they were stains on the pillows on the bed sheets it was nasty I looked under the bed there was an empty bag of I don't know what kind of substance and dead bugs the floor look like it has not been swept the bathroom handles were all rusty and nasty what a bad experience terrible for me and my baby
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Bobby on 3 May 2022
Sorry it was not to your liking. Im a bit confused. So far you have given 3 different reasons to 3 different sources. You stayed 10 hrs never voicing a single complaint. Upon leaving you went out of your way to thank me and even shook my hand saying a family emergency was the reason for your early departure. Still as when i shook your hand goodbye i said i hoped all would turn out well. I still do. Maybe next time.

10/10 Excellent

Lois

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location accommodating staff cross the street from beach quiet hotel all shopping and food within walking distance will definitely return
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Regina, Fort Myers

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room had a terrible odor, floors and counters were dirty, I even found a cigarette bud on floor. Small cockroaches running around everywhere. We would’ve left and got a different hotel but everything was booked. The bed was squeaky and old. I would never stay here again or recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Bobby on 3 Mar 2022
Sorry your stay was not what you wanted. You however voiced not a single concern during your stay. Since seasonal prices in the area are high especially on weekends i wonder if your complaints are price driven. We as always strive to make our guest experience a good one. Maybe given the chance yours would have been.

2/10 Terrible

Joanne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Big Mistake
Reservation for two nights. Left after one night even though I had been charged an outrageous rate for two. I could not stay there. Hotel in very poor condition. Information on Hotels.com was deceptive. I should have paid more attention to reviews.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Courteous staff, very clean, across from the beach.this was my third stay and will stay again, Great price for location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Enery

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reserved based on cheapest price but was worried about some previous reviews. Wonderfully surprised.Quaint ,clean hotel with very friendly staff. Just steps away from the beach and walking distance to many bars restaurants and shops. Glad i took the chance will certainly be back...
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The worst hotel I have ever been in.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Bobby on 16 May 2021
Its difficult to respond to anonymous. Without anonymous voicing any concerns with us. If a guest does voice an issue with us, we will always try to address it.

4/10 Poor

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

yuliya

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Motel room from hell
This place is an absolute hell hole!!!!! It’s by far the WORST hotel I have been to. Everything is dirty, broken and there are cockroaches crawling around. There is tons of mold on the ceiling. The toilet doesn’t flush. Just thinking about it gives me the creeps. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Bobby on 13 Apr 2021
Dear Yuliya, We understand your frustration and issues,even if your greatly exaggerated for unknown reasons. We apologize for any inconvenience you had at our resort. As we remember you had issues at another place as well. We prefer to be given the opportunity to address your concerns or possibly give you another room. Still we always try are best to make our guest as comfortable as possible

6/10 Okay

Darlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We missed a flight so got this room late around 8pm it looked nothing like the photos at all and was infested with bugs . The sheets had not been changed and were dirty and sand in the bed . I spent two hours on the phone trying to get through to Expedia to get help to move and could not get through . My boyfriend slept outside at the pool because we found 2 bedbugs . I also had bugs in my bags and coach roaches everywhere when we left at 5 am to the airport and I had to throw them out when I got home .When I finally got through to Expedia they had me contact the hotel.. The hotel refused to give us a refund . We paid about the same a night for a week in Hollywood and had a lovely clean hotel right on the water . Do not stay here it’s gross and looks to be home for meth users
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Bobby on 2 Apr 2021
A bit confused at first you said to me he slept in the car now its seams he slept by the pool. Yet you seemed to have little trouble sleeping in the room the entire night. Maybe there was another issue im not aware of. Returning to your issue it rings a bit hollow after stay the entire night.

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No good at all
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Natalie

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t do it!!
This place was disgusting. The bed linens were not clean. Light switch covers were dirty, floors were dirty. Shower looked as if it hadn’t been cleaned in years. Not a hotel at all! Don’t waste your time!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly owner and property manager. Location is good.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Disastrous property maintenance with roaches.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

mary

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Budget friendly great location
Location is across the street from the beach... so perfect
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Samuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Only if this place is your LAST resort!
This place was dirty. The shower had no knob to switch from tub to shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Antiquated and insecure room. 1 star is accurate
My choice was a last minute decision. The first was great. The room was not comfortable. The door lock was not working. No curtains on one window. Everything was old and cost was not worth the stay. It was the start of Spring break and choices were limited .The person at check in was friendly but I couldnt sleep because the door locks were not secure.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Yaqueline

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Jason

Liked: Room comfort
Overall not bad for the value
You're not going to impress anyone going back to your room but It's not a bad place to stay for a night or two. It's an older building that could use some work but all in all, not bad. It does have long term tenants as opposed to guests staying the weekend. It's definitely not your typical hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Tiffany

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Have Zero expectations.
Where do I start... We checked into room 125. Dont take this room if its offered. Theres generally cleanliness included in a room no matter where you go and this room was awful. The room had not been cleaned after the last guest and it was left that way clearly for awhile. The pillowcases had a liquid spill on them. They also had holes torn in them. We didnt use them and Im glad we had our own. The tv was leaning against the wall and could fall at any moment, in addition it was covered in about an inch of dust. Theres a "desk" in the back foyer in front of the bath room. There was a nugget of fecal matter along with a used cup in the drawer. The bathroom hadnt been touched at all. The toilet, sink nor bathtub had been cleaned let alone wiped down. The clear shower curtain had mold on it. We had to check in pretty late in the evening and didnt feel comfortable knocking on someones door for another time so late at night. We had simply checked in put our stuff in the room and went to find food. When we came back an hour and a half later there was no parking. Theres maybe 10 spaces total, and theres always an ahole who cant park properly so we had to park in the motel next door. So we had to walk in the rain to get to our room. I was extremely disappointed bc it looks super cute and peaceful on the outside and the room at first glance looked great. There were no other vacancies in the area and we booked through hotels app so theres no cancellation.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Bobby on 1 Feb 2019
Customer voiced no complaint and asked for a late check out. Would you stay in a room as described. If no other vacancies as described in the area would you then want a late check out. Im sorry the guest had a bad experience. Had she told us maybe something could be done.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The price was low for the location, but you get what you pay for. Very unclean room, stuff left under the bed, and pee on the toilet seat. The room felt very unsafe, the hindges to door were on the outside, no phone in room, and ouside locks were broken through the wood so you could not dead bolt. Other rooms had full windows broken out of them.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Bobby on 4 Jan 2019
Sorry my anonymous guests were not happy. However anonymous guest was with us for 10 days and never registered a single complaint. Anonymous also wished to extend the stay. After informing anonymous that the rate had gone up due to the New Year holiday, anonymous became quite unhappy. Rates in the area were up by as much as 700 %. As a valued guest we offered a rate far below our competitors. When issues do arise. We try to accommodate as much as possible regardless of rate.

10/10 Excellent

Humberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
:)
Very comfortable and nice. Great place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s a small, boutique hotel. Great for something simple. Wonderful and great, customer service. Speedy check-in. It is in a good, nice location around Fort Lauderdale.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty disgusting roaches . The worst place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place for the money.
Awesome place and excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Isabella

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was very bad, The room was dirty the bathtub was rusty and the window was broken so everybody could get in. A disaster
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

rb, fort lauderdale

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not good bad experience poor condition smoke smell noisy air condition mould foul odors
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Friendly but needs improvement to the rooms
The service was friendly, accommodating, and fast. However, the cleanliness was left to be desired. The bathroom smelled in the first room we were given, but the staff quickly put us in a new room. The shower heads were turning that greenish color. For what you pay it’s in a reasonably good location, but the upkeep on the rooms could be improved.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Joseph

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs a lot of repairs
Stayed in room 121 rooms needs a new mattress the one in there is a very cheap one and not for hotel setting and a new a/c which made more loud noise then worked. This hotel needs a lot of repairs and the stuff that was repaired was band-aided repaired. Very convenient to the beach and clean pool on the property
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

steven

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was a nice enough place but could use updating

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Very comfortable and affordable

10/10 Excellent

Lakiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was an amazing stay. The hotel is right in ocean blvd and the view is beautiful. My girlfriend and I were able to watch the sun rise right from our room. The family that owns the hotel are very hospitable and helpful when needed. Will be booking again sometime soon.

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was wonderful the staff George,Ana and Steve went above and beyond to make our stay as pleasant as possible and it was we will definitely be returning as soon as possible thanks guys for the wonderful hospitality and great service!!!

2/10 Terrible

Nicole

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusting place, incredibly rude owner
There is quite literally nothing good to say about this place. We booked our room to get a few hours of sleep after a late flight in before driving down to the keys. When we got there, the office was closed even though it said they have a 24 hour front desk. We followed the instructions on the door to call or knock on room 110 for after-hours check-ins and got no response. It was late, so I could have lived with that. But when we called to get refunded since we did not receive the service we paid for, both us and the hotels.com agent got absolutely scolded by the owner, even though none of this was our fault. He refused to let me even speak, refused to refund, accused us of coming in drunk and causing a disturbance, and told me common sense should have told me to alert him of our late arrival (even though there was a 24 hour desk advertised), basically calling me stupid. Literally no one has ever spoken to me as rudely as this man did, and I was a paying customer! Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced anywhere. I am now disputing through my credit card company. Wouldn’t ever try to stay at this place even if someone paid me to.

10/10 Excellent

Marguerite

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
George is awesome
I actually stayed at the hotel next door because I was stuck on alligator alley. George called me to let me know about the other hotel room that it was a suite at no extra charge.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!!!
The staff here was amazing. The bed we had in our room was super comfortable... My husband and i will definitely be back!!!