8 hour layover in MIA
Dec 20, 2008, 4:39 pm
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Dec 20, 2008, 4:44 pm
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Take a cab to Coral Gables and walk around the downtown area. Nice restaurants and shops, cab is $38 round trip, and takes about 15 mins each way.
Other option is downtown Miami or south Beach ($40-60 r/t).
Ride the Marriott or Hilton shuttles to the respective hotels and spend some time at the bar/restaurants.
Spend 3 hours at each Admirals' Club and 1 hour outside at La Carretera for dinner.
Other option is downtown Miami or south Beach ($40-60 r/t).
Ride the Marriott or Hilton shuttles to the respective hotels and spend some time at the bar/restaurants.
Spend 3 hours at each Admirals' Club and 1 hour outside at La Carretera for dinner.
Dec 20, 2008, 5:14 pm
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- Catch a movie; there's a cinema at a mall nearby (google it)
- Go grab a Cuban meal at Versailles (google/Zagat it)
- Do both of the above; each is within 10 minutes of the airport and easily cabbable [yeah, I know it's not a real word...]
Dec 20, 2008, 6:52 pm
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I will second this. A Cuban meal at Versailles is great.
Dec 22, 2008, 5:10 pm
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In addition to the above - there's the zoo (a really good one) - Vizcaya (historic stately home) - really good contemporary design stores - lots of beaches - etc. Kind of depends what you like to do. I'd stay in Miami/Dade (traffic in SE Florida is bad ---> horrible and - with 8 hours - you don't want to spend most of your hours stuck in it). I would definitely rent a car (fastest and easiest way to get around). Robyn