Best hotel close to Miami Port?

Any suggestions for a luxury hotel not too far from the cruise terminal?

Used the Holiday Inn, twice.

Ideal for proximity to Terminal. $10 taxi ride. Less than 5 mins. Not luxury though

Mariott is also close. Can see Oceania ships, if docked in usual berth, from the hotel restaurant

Why not post this on ports of call forum where residents of Miami (or S. Florida) can give you best advice.

Why not post this on ports of call forum where residents of Miami (or S. Florida) can give you best advice.

OK, will do and thanks for the advice - wasn't aware there was such a thing. This site is so full of good stuff...

4Seasons:)

Any suggestions for a luxury hotel not too far from the cruise terminal?

You said luxury, The Intercontinental is right across the causeway from the port. Make sure you get a room/suite facing the port and you can watch your ship come in in the morning. The hotel also boasts one of the best restaurants in Miami Toro Toro

Mandarin or JW Marriott

Thanks all, I appreciate the help:)

Park Central located in South Beach....very nice area...

We considered those, but our flight doesn't get in until 10:30 pm and I think we are going to just stay at an airport hotel. If it were earlier we would do one of the nicer hotels, but for 12 hours it doesn't seem worth it.

Intercontinental is great..

Airport hotels are a a pain to get to.

We considered those, but our flight doesn't get in until 10:30 pm and I think we are going to just stay at an airport hotel. If it were earlier we would do one of the nicer hotels, but for 12 hours it doesn't seem worth it.

The Miami airport Embassy Suites has a great deal which we have used a number of times - it is a cruise special. Their shuttle picks you up from the airport and takes you to the port the following day. We really like Embassy Suites, nice size rooms, free happy hour, cooked to order breakfast and extremely nice staff. Just be careful when booking, there are a number of cruise specials, some include transfer to the port for one person and charge for a second and other rates are for everyone on the reservation. It really is a very good deal, at least it has been whenever we have used it.

gnomie. :)

The Miami airport Embassy Suites has a great deal which we have used a number of times - it is a cruise special. Their shuttle picks you up from the airport and takes you to the port the following day. We really like Embassy Suites, nice size rooms, free happy hour, cooked to order breakfast and extremely nice staff. Just be careful when booking, there are a number of cruise specials, some include transfer to the port for one person and charge for a second and other rates are for everyone on the reservation. It really is a very good deal, at least it has been whenever we have used it.

 

gnomie. :)

I decided to book at one of the Marriott properties with points, and they run a shuttle to the port starting at 11:15 for $11. Cannot complain about that. The residence inn has good ratings and for one night, that seems just fine. Thanks for the info on the embassy suites.

You said luxury, The Intercontinental is right across the causeway from the port. Make sure you get a room/suite facing the port and you can watch your ship come in in the morning. The hotel also boasts one of the best restaurants in Miami Toro Toro

That is also our choice although we often use Sheraton points at their airport hotel. Then take the short cab ride.

We booked at the http://comfortsuitesmiamiairport.com/ . They have a Bon Voyage Package. Free airport shuttle and free POM shuttle, breakfast, and a bottle of wine...no telling what the wine is tho. $152 with tax. Not a four seasons, but for a night.......

Just as a note, while it is not "luxury" we stayed at the b2 across from Bayside Village. Our shuttle to the terminal was $6 each and took all of 15 minutes (traffic).

Not fancy, but boutique-y. We are staying there again in April.

Can't wait!!!!