Originally Posted by
mvtm
Hola vecino. It was safer for me to go to the higher end than the lower end for our distinguished FTers
Do not know what type of accommodations are usually in order at DO's. Doral area has some economic options too. Well it's Miami, easier to find good price accommodations than other cities.
Usually a mid-range hotel (read Sheraton/Hilton/Hyatt Regency, maybe a Grand Hyatt) is chosen for much larger DOs. 95% of the time it is a points earning hotel in a major program, so that people can either earn points, or burn points. I'm open to anything, but I always check SPG first. Best thing to do is to pick a hotel in an area with a lot of hotels, and let anyone coming pick where they want. Of course,
Bachovas if you end up needing some sort of minimum number of people, that can change things.
Originally Posted by
Bachovas
I am (we are) working on securing a few tours near/at MIA once we have a date set. Possibly with AA and/or Airbus. So I am not completely dismissing the possibility of staying at an airport hotel.
If that is confirmed, I'd try to arrange something with SPG or the Eurobuilding people (EB hotel on 36/41st). Have heard (surprisingly) great things of the property and the Venezuelan connection may come in handy as we bring them a bunch of new clients (if they can give us a good enough rate for us to forego points with the usual chains).
If at the end nothing is possible with AA/Airbus, I am almost positive I could arrange a group rate at the Intercontinental in Bayside. Recently renovated and pretty awesome now. Even a tour may be possible too. However, we need dates ASAP and a head count before I can approach them.
Actually, we may as well do the IC regardless of the airport happening or not.
Come on, vecina. Let's adapt. Some of us non-royalty are considering Airbnb because an Aloft is too expensive and you're gonna offer us the Mandarin, JW and Epic and Viceroy?
I have no problem paying, I'm just not paying almost $300 for an Aloft in Brickell
. If I pay $300 a night, I personally want at least a 4.5-5 star place. The SPG hotels other than the MIA airport ones are far too much for what I want to pay for them, so I'm quite willing to look elsewhere. I personally like Mandarin Orientals, almost stayed in the one in KUL, and wish I had after I had dinner with someone there. IC would be nice as well.