Post Cruise Miama Suggestions

[Arequipa]

We are coming off the Carnival Triumph on Dec. 31 and have 3 days before we fly back to Peru. We would like to find a hotel on a beach and I am looking for suggestions. We are realizing that over new years many of the hotels in Miami are already booked. Are there any areas within a reasonable distance of Miami that any of you can recommend that we can do comfortably in those 3 days (we fly out of Miami)? Thanks for your suggestions.

[TrentS]

I like these beach hotels...

 

South Beach...

 

South Beach Marriott... http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/MIAMB

 

Loews... http://www.loewshotels.com/hotels/miamibeach/default.asp

 

Marriott Courtyard South Beach (3 blocks from the beach)... http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/MIACB

 

Royal Palm... http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hoteles/jsp/C_Hotel_Description.jsp?codigoHotel=5964

 

Hotel Victor... http://hotelvictorsouthbeach.com/

 

Ritz-Carlton South Beach... http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/south_beach/default.html

 

Miami Beach (best only if you have a car)...

 

Fontainebleau... http://www.fontainebleau.com/

 

Eden Roc... http://www.edenrocresort.com/

 

Courtyard Miami Beach... http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/MIABH

 

Bal Harbour...

 

Sheraton Bal Harbour... http://www.sheratonbalharbourresort.com/

 

Sunny Isles Beach...

 

DoubleTree Ocean Point... http://www.oceanpointresort.com/

 

Le Meridien... http://www.lemeridien.com/usa/miami/hotel_us1840.shtml

 

Trump International Sonesta Beach... http://www.sonesta.com/SunnyIsles/

 

Key Biscayne...

 

Ritz-Carlton... http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/key_biscayne/

 

Sonesta... http://www.sonesta.com/keybiscayne/

[little britain]

Wow - TrentS - $$$$ tastes!!! We stayed in a funky place called The Townhouse - could walk to the centre of SoBe action in about 15 mins

http://www.southbeachluxuryhotels.com/hotels/townhousehotelsouthbeachmiami.shtml?

 

Would recommend this place.

[Bequia]

If you have children with you go for the Fontainebleau... http://www.fontainebleau.com/

They have the best pool for kids...(adults too);)

[Arequipa]

Thanks for the suggestions. Being that I am looking to check in on Dec. 31 I am not finding much that is less than $300 per night. So right now I have Riande Bayside for one night pre-cruise at $70 and Radisson Deauville Resort post-cruise for average of $150 per night. They look good on-line but so could I after a little air brushing here and there. Now can anyone tell me what these hotels are really like? I have 4 children that are going to want to swim and play on the beach.

[TrentS]

Sorry, I'd keep looking! Those are both VERY old, nasty, scary, dirty places IMO! :eek:

 

I know it's an expensive time of year, but for the sake of your children cut back somewhere else. Miami Beach in particular should not be done "on the cheap" as the cheap places are almost always quite nasty. They all look good on their webpages, but trust me, reality is something completely different!

 

Read the Trip Advisor reviews... http://www.tripadvisor.com/