Hampton Inn plantation

[cruizing with teens]

Has anyone stayed here?

We have 2 days before our cruise. We are flying into FL and cruising from Miami. We booked a car with Alamo to pick up at the FL airport and can drop off at the Miami Airport 2 days later and get a shuttle to the port.

We chose this hotel because we have 2 teen girls and there is lots of shopping around (we are from Ontario and like some of the stores we don't have here), fast food (we don't want to spend a fortune before our cruise!) and a pool that looks good in the pictures. It is $125 per night-- best rate we could get for March 24-26.

We know we are a bit out of the way and wondering if we made a good decision or should think about another place.

Any thoughts?

[Bequia]

We know we are a bit out of the way and wondering if we made a good decision or should think about another place.

Any thoughts?

 

Being that you have a car it's a great location! Perfect for shopping or even exploring the tri-county area. It's centrally located. For shopping don't miss Sawgrass Mills, over 300 stores and name brand outlets http://www.sawgrassmillsmall.com/static/node784.jsp;jsessionid=aWO3fLwqFFAd leave your bags at home and buy all your cruisewear there. :p When you go to Sawgrass have lunch or dinner in Bahama Breeze it will certainly put you in the mood for your cruise http://www.bahamabreeze.com/. Also nearby is the world famous Swap Shop, largest flea market in the South http://www.floridaswapshop.com/. Besides shopping theres plenty of touristy things to do throughout Broward, Dade and Palm Beach County, (Ft Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach). ;)

[LUCY55]

Cruising with teens, Where did you find that rate? I am looking at the same hotel on March 25. Hampton Inn's site has a $149 rate.

[cruizing with teens]

Thaanks for the information. It makes me feel better about our decision to stay there and the shopping sounds great. How far probably to the Miami airport to the Plantation area?

[cruizing with teens]

To get that rate at Hampton Inn I called the hotel directly and asked if there was any discounts. My husband works for the government (in Canada though!) aand they said they have a government rate....They seemed to have various discounts that they can apply. The girl told me they fill up fast (they were totally booked until end of January when I called--a good sign I guess)so book in soon.

[Bequia]

How far probably to the Miami airport to the Plantation area?

 

On a weekend barring any accidents you can do it in an hour.