Travelling to Everglades/Miami during Christmas holidays
Dec 4, 2019, 9:11 am
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Will you have a car? What other interests beside the Everglades?
I like the Brickell area. Restaurants, shops, free transport to the rest of downtown Miami.
I like Cooper Town for Everglades tours.
Vizcaya mansion in Coconut Grove is cool. Day trip to the Keys. Shopping/eating/drinking along Lincoln Road Mall in South Beach.
Perez Art museum, new science museum are right next to each other, a stroll away from Bayside, which is touristy, but a nice place for lunch. Lots of boat tours there if you want to see the mansions from the water.
Drink Cuban Coffee, eat a Cuban sandwich.
I like the Brickell area. Restaurants, shops, free transport to the rest of downtown Miami.
I like Cooper Town for Everglades tours.
Vizcaya mansion in Coconut Grove is cool. Day trip to the Keys. Shopping/eating/drinking along Lincoln Road Mall in South Beach.
Perez Art museum, new science museum are right next to each other, a stroll away from Bayside, which is touristy, but a nice place for lunch. Lots of boat tours there if you want to see the mansions from the water.
Drink Cuban Coffee, eat a Cuban sandwich.
We just found a 2 queen bed room for 360k points (no suite) in Hampton Inn in Brickell area. There is a train from airport to this location and free break fast. Only problem is parking. It is $28 per night. We are planning to rent a Car. Are there any cheaper parking options close by. Any suggestions about how to manager car renting. Is it possible to move around down town without car then we can only rent for travelling to everglades and key west. Can you please provide some information. I also have reservation at HWS west of airport. I am going to keep one and cancel other after deciding everything.
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Dec 6, 2019, 11:38 am
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Hi,
We just found a 2 queen bed room for 360k points (no suite) in Hampton Inn in Brickell area. There is a train from airport to this location and free break fast. Only problem is parking. It is $28 per night. We are planning to rent a Car. Are there any cheaper parking options close by. Any suggestions about how to manager car renting. Is it possible to move around down town without car then we can only rent for travelling to everglades and key west. Can you please provide some information. I also have reservation at HWS west of airport. I am going to keep one and cancel other after deciding everything.
We just found a 2 queen bed room for 360k points (no suite) in Hampton Inn in Brickell area. There is a train from airport to this location and free break fast. Only problem is parking. It is $28 per night. We are planning to rent a Car. Are there any cheaper parking options close by. Any suggestions about how to manager car renting. Is it possible to move around down town without car then we can only rent for travelling to everglades and key west. Can you please provide some information. I also have reservation at HWS west of airport. I am going to keep one and cancel other after deciding everything.
A couple things to keep in mind with your choices. Brickell has a lot of walking to options, airport area hotels not so much. You can use the people mover to get around downtown Miami, but if you want to go to other areas, public transport is not a great option.
Dec 6, 2019, 3:22 pm
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That is actually a good rate for parking in that area. It is a business district, so it can get higher. The problem with alternative parking is that there is usually no in and out privileges. So even though it may be cheaper for a daily rate, one trip makes it more expensive.
A couple things to keep in mind with your choices. Brickell has a lot of walking to options, airport area hotels not so much. You can use the people mover to get around downtown Miami, but if you want to go to other areas, public transport is not a great option.
A couple things to keep in mind with your choices. Brickell has a lot of walking to options, airport area hotels not so much. You can use the people mover to get around downtown Miami, but if you want to go to other areas, public transport is not a great option.
Dec 6, 2019, 4:49 pm
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Metromover to Bayfront.
Metrorail to Vizcaya.
Wynwood Walls is probably an Uber, but you could take Metromover to the end (schoolboard), then a shorter Uber ride to save money.
Uber to South Beach (maybe from Bayfront to save money)
Metrorail to Vizcaya.
Wynwood Walls is probably an Uber, but you could take Metromover to the end (schoolboard), then a shorter Uber ride to save money.
Uber to South Beach (maybe from Bayfront to save money)
Dec 17, 2019, 11:25 am
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Thanks again for the information. Is it possible to visit Kennedy space station for a day.
Dec 20, 2019, 12:29 pm
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Dec 20, 2019, 1:24 pm
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That’s a tough 4 hour ride each way, especially in season. I-95 gets all jacked up with tourists. It would be a very long day.
Dec 22, 2019, 4:52 pm
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Any one familiar with Brickell location. Is HWS too far from Metro mover and other stuff compared to Hampton. I got 2 queen bed room with Hampton and King bed studio suite in HWS. I need to cancel one of them by end of tomorrow. Parking is $30 at both the places. HWS is a valley. We are planning to stay for 7 nights. We are family of 2 adults and 2 kids. I am a diamond member. Is hws makes better place than hampton inn in Brickell for week long stay. Only thing is it is at least 1/2 mile away from Brickell.
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Dec 22, 2019, 7:14 pm
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My first thought is will the kids put up with a week on a sleeper sofa pull out in the king suite?
It is .4 mile walk to the Metromover from HWS. Not bad if you do it once a day. If you want to do it multiple times, your thoughts may vary.
It is .4 mile walk to the Metromover from HWS. Not bad if you do it once a day. If you want to do it multiple times, your thoughts may vary.
Dec 25, 2019, 8:24 pm
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Which is the good air boat place between safety park, Cooper town and gator park. Can we buy air boat tickets when we go there instead of buying online. Is there any cheaper option to manage toll roads without paying lot of money to Avis? Regarding Miami south beach, is it possible to swim during winter season also? Just thinking about going with change clothes etc.
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Dec 28, 2019, 9:21 pm
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I would also consider Crandon Park or Bill Braggs state park on Key Buscayne.
