10 hours to kill in Miami
 

I have a flight this Saturday which arrives in Miami around 10 am, then connect to a flight to London which leaves around 8 pm.

I have two questions:

1 Does anyone know of a hotel at the airport where I can book a day room to leave my luggage and freshen up before the evening flight?

2. Do you have any suggestions for things to do within a reasonable distance of the airport? I've thought of renting a car and heading to the Keys, but would rather see a bit more of Miami itself.

All suggestions greatly appreciated.

Pullman Miami Airport

Everglades tour?

I drove from MIA to EYW a couple of years ago, took about 5 hours from memory. I don't think a drive to the keys is practical, even Key Largo is probably too far.

Its was FLL to EYW - apologies.

The Miami Airport Hilton is a nice hotel with a pool and more of a resort feel than a simple airport hotel. They have a free shuttle bus from the airport.

There is also a shuttle bus from the airport to Dolphin Mall if that's your thing.

You wont get long in the Keys with the time available to you.

A taxi to South Beach will cost about $50. I'd do that - walk down Lincoln Road and then Ocean Drive.

And here is the relevant thread. There is literally a whole world of flyer talk out there *waves hand* that people need to explore more!

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south-454/

I would get yourself down to the beach. It's very quick by taxi.

The BA desks open at about lunchtime I think, so you can check your bags from then. Or else leave them at the airport in the morning to collect later for check-in. In the past I've had a day at the beach and then just showered in the lounge before flying home.

If you're BA silver you can use the MIA AA Flagship lounge. They have nice showers and good food but it's not worth spending 10 hours there. Don't know about luggage storage. I think they have some lockers near the reception for hand luggage but I doubt if you can leave your luggage there and exit the a/p.

For those that don't know, to book a day-room at a Hilton, put the arrival and departure dates as the same day (and 0 nights) and you'll be offered the day-rates with the details containing the arrival and departure times permitted.

Train or cab into town, South Beach and lunch in Little Havana :)

Enjoy

Apply for global entry and do the interview :)

Agree with the idea that this is the wrong forum for this thread. If wanting a day room to relax, I'd recommend the hotel located within the terminal it is simple and cheap, much like an old fashioned hotel and totally fine for a day room. as others say, plenty to do in both Miami or Miami beach otherwise, both of which are easy to access.

Please follow this discussion as it moves to the Destinations section.

Prospero
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I dont think it's practical to do the keys in that amount of time. Being a single road down you can easily encounter quite significant delays especially on weekends. I've been stuck in traffic upwards of 5 hours heading down US1 on multiple occasions now.

You could visit Oleta State Park in Miami which is nice, or travel a bit further up to Loxahatchee River nr Jupiter (fantastic kayaking if you're into that). Otherwise a trip to Hollywood Beach with the boardwalk might work well and is very close to Miami... Depends what you're after really!

I like this idea the best.