MIA late night arrival: hotel recommendation?
Apr 14, 2017, 10:47 am
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MIA late night arrival: hotel recommendation?
I will be flying into MIA from Europe on a Saturday, arriving about 10 PM. Going thorough Immigration and customs will probably take some more time...
Can anyone recommend a hotel to stay the night Sat.-Sun.? Do hotel shuttle busses still run reliably at that time of day?
I'm planning to stay in Miami for a few days, and there are surely better areas to do so than around the airport. Instead of changing hotels, would it be a good idea to directly book a hotel at a more central location and take Metrorail to downtown upon arrival Sat. night?
Can anyone recommend a hotel to stay the night Sat.-Sun.? Do hotel shuttle busses still run reliably at that time of day?
I'm planning to stay in Miami for a few days, and there are surely better areas to do so than around the airport. Instead of changing hotels, would it be a good idea to directly book a hotel at a more central location and take Metrorail to downtown upon arrival Sat. night?
Apr 16, 2017, 6:06 am
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Metrorail stops running near midnight, so any delay will cause you not to be able to take it and rely on a taxi/supershuttle/lyft instead. Most hotels that have a shuttle shut down around midnight as well. Very few hotels on South Beach as well as downtown have an airport shuttle. I would select a hotel based on where you want to be for the few days you will be in Miami, not just on the transportation to/from the airport. If you decide where you want to be, we then can recommend a hotel to stay at.
Apr 20, 2017, 9:48 am
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I'm not sure it would be wise to use the Metrorail and then walk to your hotel at 1 am. You'll be tired, you'll have luggage, and it sounds like you don't know the area.
Either spend the first night at an airport hotel that has a shuttle that runs late or use a taxi or equivalent to go to your hotel upon arrival.
Either spend the first night at an airport hotel that has a shuttle that runs late or use a taxi or equivalent to go to your hotel upon arrival.