Miami Hotels

[SetmySails]

Posted this question yesterday but don't see it. I'm sailing the Sun in February and needed some suggestions for a 3 or 4 star hotel near the port in Miami. Do any of the hotels have shuttles to the ship or are taxi's the only option. Thanks.

[CrazyCanucks]

My wife and I are staying in the Courtyard Miami Downtown by Marriott. We are not sure about the hotel as we have never stayed there before. With our booking we do get a shuttle to the ship though. If anyone has any reviews of this hotel, that would be great.

[TrentS]

Courtyard downtown Miami is a decent budget hotel. It was a 1960's Howard Johnson's that was gutted and remodeled in 2003.

 

The downtown hotels are all 5 minutes or so from the Port of Miami. Some as mentioned above have a package that includes a shuttle, but most do not, and check the price of those packages carefully. It's less than a $10 cab ride to the port with tip, in most cases those packages end up costing you more. None of the downtown hotels have "free" shuttles.

 

Downtown Miami hotels, closest to the Port of Miami and Bayside Marketplace... http://www.baysidemarketplace.com/

 

JW Marriott... http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/miajw

 

Hyatt Regency... http://miamiregency.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

 

Intercontinental... http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ic/1/en/hd/miaha?irs=null

 

Biscayne Bay Marriott... http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/miabb

 

Conrad International... http://conradhotels.hilton.com/en/ch/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=MIACICI

 

Four Seasons... http://www.fourseasons.com/miami/index.html

 

Mandarin Oriental... http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/526000001.asp

 

Marriott Courtyard (budget priced)... http://www.miamicourtyard.com/

 

Holiday Inn Bayside/Port of Miami (only for the budget minded)... http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/miabb

[Floflegs]

We are staying in Miami Intercontinental West as part of our total Princess package which includes transfers

[TrentS]

I don't recommend Intercontinental WEST, only the Intercontinental DOWNTOWN as linked to above.

 

The transfers you refer to are part of your Princess package from the UK, not something that the hotel does for anyone else. For some reason Princess puts their UK people in that hotel, but I don't know why except that they must have gotten a "deal". It's west of the Miami airport, not close to anything, and about 45-60 minutes from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale where Princess ships sail from.

[hockeyluver]

We are staying at the holiday inn Coral Gables pre and post cruise has anyone else stayed here? they have a free shuttle to and from the airport

[TrentS]

Not a bad area, a few blocks north of downtown Coral Gables, but it's an old tired 1960's Holiday Inn. It's about 20-25 minutes from the Port of Miami.