Is parking available at the property?

Yes, parking is available on-site. Valet parking is offered at a fee of USD 38.00 per day, which includes in/out privileges.

Does the hotel allow pets?

Yes, the property allows pets with a fee of USD 75.00 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is at 16:00 and check-out is at 11:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Yes, complimentary beach shuttle services are provided. Guests should inquire about specific arrangements for airport transfers.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and accessible facilities. Guests are encouraged to contact the property for specific needs.

Where is the hotel located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in a shopping district, within a 5-minute drive of Bal Harbour Shops and Bal Harbour Beach. It is approximately 3.7 miles from Normandy Shores Golf Club and 7.3 miles from Aventura Mall.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the property features an outdoor heated pool. Guests can enjoy the pool during operational hours, which may vary seasonally.

What are the hotel's policies for guests staying with children?

Children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms available, subject to availability.

The Altair Bay Harbor Hotel

Average nightly price at The Altair Bay Harbor Hotel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$455
February	$449
March	$300
April	$347
May	$237
June	$213
July	$196
August	$218
September	$201
October	$253
November	$287
December	$400

What guests think

The Altair Bay Harbor Hotel earns praise for friendly staff, clean and comfortable rooms, a convenient location with a beach shuttle, and kosher offerings, while multiple reviews note Shabbat-related adjustments and gendered pool hours that limit access or amenities.

Guests frequently highlight the rooftop pool and views, a well-equipped gym, and extras like beach chairs, with many complimenting the generous kosher breakfast. Recurring drawbacks include worn or stained carpets, occasional maintenance issues and housekeeping delays, mixed experiences with the shuttle and valet-only parking, and some noise. Overall, it suits travelers seeking a friendly, kosher-focused stay near the beach.

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Facilities

Rooftop pool with views and a usable gym are appreciated, and guests note extras like beach chairs and occasional free kayaks/SUP. Reported drawbacks include gender-segregated pool hours, limited pool seating, valet-only parking, and inconsistent shuttle reliability.

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Eliyahu

Nov 24, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Really enjoyed the experience from beginning to end. The staff is very attentive and cordial, and they have a well equipped and maintained gym. Within walking distance to the beach and fine dining.

10

Seemalata

May 18, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This was a great hotel. The staff is super friendly and helpful and the beach shuttle is a great way to get to the beach for free.

10

Avraham

Feb 28, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay from start to finish at this hotel. It had everything we needed for a nice getaway. The pool was just perfect, the breakfast was scrumptious, and the service and comfort were second to none. The amenities like scooters, kayak, the showers, just made it extra special. Our favorite peak was the private beach with shuttle, chairs and umbrella.

10

Karen

Aug 8, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Nice hotel with friendly staff. Breakfast on Saturday was reduced which is surprising as non-Jewish guests. Free amenities such as kayak and SUP. However, the SUP boards where not sufficiently filled with air and the staff instructing us did not seem to be too knowledgable about it. But this is neglectible as we were even surprised to find this free offer. Nice shuttle to the beach where Altair guests get free umbrellas and beach chairs. But not the longest opening hours for the shuttle and the umbrellas and chairs.

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Adam

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

You cannot control the temperature of the room; you have to call the front desk. There is no parking except Vallet…they damaged my car. 1st room the shower head was spraying everywhere, 2nd room the TV didn’t work and had exposed wiring maintenance didn't seem to care someone could get shocked, the 3rd room the deadbolt didn’t work(I gave up at that point). There are gender segregated swimming times in the morning and at night taking 4 hours of swim time opportunities from non-jewish guests. Breakfast is anything but American and is nasty. No coffee, unless you like instant. The roof pool and jacuzzi is pretty awesome, I’ll give them that.

10

chaim

Mar 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice property with pool and gym nice backyard sitting area with lake view

10

Ryan

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a lovely hotel; perfect central location, well-appointed rooms, and overall great property. My only complaint is that I was expecting the beach-shuttle to arrive to bring me back to the property. I called the hotel to be told the shuttle would arrive between 4:05-4:15PM. At 4:25 I called to check on the status of the shuttle - the woman I spoke with was unable to locate the driver. The shuttle never returned, nor was my phone call. By the time my uber arrived at the beach to bring me back to the hotel, I had wasted an hour of time waiting for a ride that never came. Thankfully, the property, location, and value made up for this hiccup. Ultimately, if you’re able to confirm and secure the shuttle that is part of your $57 resort fee, I recommend the stay.

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Paula

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in was great! David was very helpful and let me know of Shabbat weekend ie adjustments around the property for kosher breakfasts and electric items. (I appreciated that because I was traveling with my mother who needed to take meds in the morning with food.) I had a few requests from hotel staff for linens and it was handled quickly. The property was well kept, the rooms are very nicely decorated and spacious (2 queen beds). The valet parking guys were very responsive. Security overnight was onsite and provided the guests walking about with safety. I had no issues on check out. I did not get to use the amenities such as the pool or gym but was made aware of them during check in. I would recommend and return to this hotel.

10

Nohemi

Jul 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean. Beautiful pool

10

Oleg

Feb 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Has private beach

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Cleanliness

Many guests describe the property and rooms as very clean, but several mention stained or worn carpeting and occasional issues like no hot water.

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Kevork George

May 11, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

We tried checking in to this property, they showed us 2 different rooms and both were dirty and the carpets were stained really bad that you did not want to remove your shoes. After speaking to the property manager, she indicated that she was not in charge of the cleaning. Also, after telling us that they would give us our full refund, later found out that they denied. Stay away from this property!

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Robert

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful and clean!

6

Jason

Mar 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

For the price I thought the hotel was good but the carpet in the room was old and the staff would never answer the phone

10

Jacob

Jun 5, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel was clean and very nice staff great service!

10

Cristina

Feb 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff is so welcoming and friendly. The room was immaculate. It wasn’t the quietest room. There were children running up and down the hallway, no fault of the hotel. Will definitely stay here again.

10

Martha

Oct 15, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I love this hotel So clean and safe

10

Joel

Feb 19, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This place is beautiful, very clean and fresh with beautiful ground and water view. the service was exceptional good, it was a great experience.

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rebecca

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was one of the worst stays I have ever experienced. First of all, you absolutely need to post on your listings that you cater to the Jewish community! This is a must! Why is this important? Because this hotel has many rules that are Jewish faith focused, for example, elevators do not work during "shabbat" which is Friday- Saturday, designated swimming hours for men and women, and special bathing tools in the bathroom. This was never disclosed. Additionally, my husband and I were trying to console my son around 9:30/10pm and our neighbor hit the wall very loudly multiple times because we were being "loud". We were simply being normal and speaking in a normal tone, but I believe that the strictness of the guest's religion caused this person to act out and then scare my entire family. Here is a list of additional opportunities for this hotel: -No hot water in the shower - Carpet very dirty and stained - Cannot adjust thermostat, was freezing entire stay - In the Expedia listing, it states that the water bottles in the room are part of the resort fees, however when you get there, the bottles state they are $8 additional The only thing that went well was that the staff at the front desk were very nice and helpful.

6

Yesenia

May 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

They did have great staff but property not very cleaned, especially carpet

10

Monica

Jul 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious, comfortable, and modern, with some offering bay or sea views. Some guests report noise from hallways or connecting doors and occasional maintenance issues.

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Anne

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Location. Service. Room. All very good.

10

Gillian

Apr 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great quaint, rest restaurants within walking distance

8

Danny

Jul 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Stay was good for the price. We had a 2 bedroom suite, the unfortunate part was the main door to the foyer of the rooms was not working. Small inconvenience but overall good.

10

Pablo

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Highly recommended Fantastic vacation! Staff is great. Shuttle to beach very convenient providing nice beds umbrella Breakfast with good variety and pleny. Rooms cleans and comfortable beds. Nice bathrooms Location is great

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Pauline

Jan 7, 2025

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Service was horrible rooms are behind tiny and the hotel itself is tiny there’s no where to walk around. It’s off a busy highway very noisy and unpleasant. For 200 a night I wouldn’t complain but for what we paid, $600 a night there was nothing worth it about this stay. There are also no baths in this hotel I tried bathing my child in the shower and he slipped and cut his head twice they should at least have shower mats. The breakfast is very basic nothing special. overall terrible stay would never stay here again.

2

Adam

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

You cannot control the temperature of the room; you have to call the front desk. There is no parking except Vallet…they damaged my car. 1st room the shower head was spraying everywhere, 2nd room the TV didn’t work and had exposed wiring maintenance didn't seem to care someone could get shocked, the 3rd room the deadbolt didn’t work(I gave up at that point). There are gender segregated swimming times in the morning and at night taking 4 hours of swim time opportunities from non-jewish guests. Breakfast is anything but American and is nasty. No coffee, unless you like instant. The roof pool and jacuzzi is pretty awesome, I’ll give them that.

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Paula

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in was great! David was very helpful and let me know of Shabbat weekend ie adjustments around the property for kosher breakfasts and electric items. (I appreciated that because I was traveling with my mother who needed to take meds in the morning with food.) I had a few requests from hotel staff for linens and it was handled quickly. The property was well kept, the rooms are very nicely decorated and spacious (2 queen beds). The valet parking guys were very responsive. Security overnight was onsite and provided the guests walking about with safety. I had no issues on check out. I did not get to use the amenities such as the pool or gym but was made aware of them during check in. I would recommend and return to this hotel.

10

Sheindl

Mar 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We had the best stay- everything from the staff and service, location, the beautiful design and luxurious amenities, the cleanliness, comfortable rooms and linens, the beach, and of course the breakfast which wowed us every day… we are already looking forward to our next stay!

6

Ka

Apr 13, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Property states and highlights key feature as soundproofed rooms, but this is definitely not the case, most if not all rooms I got told have or are connected and those doors including the outward facing ones to the hallway let every single noise through, could very clearly hear every conversation, wouldn't recommend if you're a light sleeper etc

10

Qiao Zhen

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The sea view room is perfect and the service is very thoughtful

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly and helpful across the hotel and valet teams. Some report lapses such as unanswered phones, housekeeping delays, billing or reservation disputes, and occasional rudeness.

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patrick

Nov 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Henry and the valet crew was amazing, hotel stuff was also great no complaints at all. I definitely recommend booking and i’ll be returning soon!

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Yisroel m

Jun 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Horrible customer service

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Ethan

Feb 11, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

They were fully booked even though my reservation was confirmed

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Craig

Jun 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room service was terrible they never answered the phone I spoke with manager and she didn’t feel sorry about not answering and gave excuses. The pool had limited seating not many umbrellas, was charged more than when I booked the room so idk why that occurred and they didn’t care.

10

Emanuel

Nov 11, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

I stayed many times at branded luxury hotels before but this place tops all of them with having the best friendly, courteous and helpful staff from the front desk all the way down to the cleaning crews and waiters.

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Miriam

Feb 9, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Desk staff were excellent but housekeeping was very late every day and on two days didn’t come at all.

10

Eliyahu

May 12, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Staff is very friendly and helpful will definitely come back again.

6

RACHEL

Aug 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Super expensive for an average experience. Other hotel across the street cost 1/3 the price and offers the same type of room and cleaning. Check in staff were ok, breakfast staff were absolutely disrespectful and rude, check out was fast. Not worth the cost.

10

Israel

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Wonderful place to stay, staff is extremely helpful and kind, and the service from the supervisor David is the best service you can get at hotels!!

10

Miriam

Aug 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a wonderful stay at the Altair Hotel! We enjoyed all the services, shuttle to the beach, biking, breakfast and the most devoted team of staff that were ready to help us with all our needs. Thank you!!

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Location

Considered convenient and safe, walkable to shops and kosher restaurants, and within walking distance of the beach. A few note traffic noise or that the beach and restaurants can be a bit of a walk.

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Gillian

Apr 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great quaint, rest restaurants within walking distance

10

Leah

Jun 7, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful hotel overlooking bay, great breakfast. 15 minute walk to beach

10

Jeanette

Oct 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Altair is located in a great neighborhood, the staff including Mike at the front desk were very helpful. The rooms are spacious and well appointed. We enjoyed our stay.

10

Azriel

Jul 21, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff was very friendly, accommodating, and down to earth. The decor was very up to date and the price was very reasonable especially with breakfast being included. The pool was very clean and well maintained. The area feels very safe and walkable to shopping and restaurants.

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Amihai

Aug 29, 2024

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Stayed 6 nights

Place was great. Area is really convenient with lots of Kosher restaurants all around. Staff are great.

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Pauline

Jan 7, 2025

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Service was horrible rooms are behind tiny and the hotel itself is tiny there’s no where to walk around. It’s off a busy highway very noisy and unpleasant. For 200 a night I wouldn’t complain but for what we paid, $600 a night there was nothing worth it about this stay. There are also no baths in this hotel I tried bathing my child in the shower and he slipped and cut his head twice they should at least have shower mats. The breakfast is very basic nothing special. overall terrible stay would never stay here again.

10

Scott

Nov 15, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This hotel checked all the boxes for us. The staff are so friendly and make you feel welcome. The room and all the resort amenities are wonderful. Don't miss taking the shuttle to the beach and relaxing!

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Irina

Feb 9, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Nice hotel. A bit of a walk to the beach and restaurants on Harding, but doable. Kosher breakfast was very good. Pool nicely heated.

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Ryan

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a lovely hotel; perfect central location, well-appointed rooms, and overall great property. My only complaint is that I was expecting the beach-shuttle to arrive to bring me back to the property. I called the hotel to be told the shuttle would arrive between 4:05-4:15PM. At 4:25 I called to check on the status of the shuttle - the woman I spoke with was unable to locate the driver. The shuttle never returned, nor was my phone call. By the time my uber arrived at the beach to bring me back to the hotel, I had wasted an hour of time waiting for a ride that never came. Thankfully, the property, location, and value made up for this hiccup. Ultimately, if you’re able to confirm and secure the shuttle that is part of your $57 resort fee, I recommend the stay.

10

Roberto

Nov 21, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Amazing kosher option in Bay Harbor, near Miami

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Dining

Kosher breakfast and on-site options are frequently praised for taste and variety. Recurrent caveats include reduced or cold breakfast and limited coffee on Shabbat, occasional service issues, and in one case breakfast not provided as booked.

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Gerald

Mar 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great Breakfast

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David Z.

Nov 14, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, breakfast not as good and fresh as I remembered fancy coffee not included at breakfast also no free water in room they charge $8

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Rachelle

Nov 18, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

We loved everything about our stay. Everyone working at the Altair is so friendly and helpful. Our room was clean and very roomy. The free breakfast is wonderful; the choices are plenty and it’s very generous. I also want to mention the Ovo. It was our best dinner in Miami!

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Eric

May 20, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

The 1 and only drawback is that this hotel serves a cold breakfast only on saturday to celebrate the sabbath day. There should be options for those of other religions but it was a minor setback. Overall a fantastic hotel with great guests and a superior staff

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Vladislav

May 27, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Amazing kosher food.

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Elham

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a reservation including breakfast. There is of course a factor for us when we book Hotel with breakfast. At our first day of stay, the Hotel informed us that their restaurant is closed and there is no breakfast serving. We had to go to a cafe near by and buy breakfast for 50$ per day. The Hotel promised us that they will compensate for the breakfast price. We check our bank account later and we saw they even charged us more that the original booking price and no compensation has been done. They littarly ripped our pocket.

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Karen

Aug 8, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Nice hotel with friendly staff. Breakfast on Saturday was reduced which is surprising as non-Jewish guests. Free amenities such as kayak and SUP. However, the SUP boards where not sufficiently filled with air and the staff instructing us did not seem to be too knowledgable about it. But this is neglectible as we were even surprised to find this free offer. Nice shuttle to the beach where Altair guests get free umbrellas and beach chairs. But not the longest opening hours for the shuttle and the umbrellas and chairs.

10

Irina

Feb 9, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Nice hotel. A bit of a walk to the beach and restaurants on Harding, but doable. Kosher breakfast was very good. Pool nicely heated.

10

jefferson

Mar 13, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Amazing breakfast

8

yosef

Feb 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I wish there was a 24 hour coffee room

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The Altair Bay Harbor Hotel

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