deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Usually I don't do hotels... I live an hour and a half away. My group is running late and Miami half the airfare of Palm Beach (where I live). So I start looking at hotels near the port. I see prices listed (on google search). Then when I click on hotel the price pretty well doubles... Are they all like that? I want easy shot into port from where we stay.... YVE even went from $111 to $239... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Are you typing in specific dates in the google search? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Not sure what type of hotel you want…low key vs high end. What date do you need? I checked the hotel I am staying in next week on Tuesday night just to see if the price dropped. I am paying $151. Price right now is $175. This is for the Holiday Inn Port Miami Downtown. It is very close to the port and pretty decent reviews. But that’s just me…everyone has their own opinions on hotels, etc. IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 I have an upcoming stay in Miami and I had to book by the airport to get reasonable prices. I'll have a car and be driving to the port and parking there, so it was more important for me to have free parking at the hotel than anything else, plus there are airport shuttles to the hotel for the rest of my party who are flying in. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Looking for fairly low end. Some place we feel safe stepping out for a bite to eat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkelBierJay Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 I've had good luck with independent hotels in SoBe, about ten minutes away. You can get a place on Ocean Drive that is pretty reasonable. You can also find wildly expensive. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Im using google then when I add the date and 3 people thats when it doubles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkelBierJay Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, deep1 said: Im using google then when I add the date and 3 people thats when it doubles... I've used Kayak and Booking.com for getting hotels in SoBe and FLL if I don't use a hotel's site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, DunkelBierJay said: I've used Kayak and Booking.com for getting hotels in SoBe and FLL if I don't use a hotel's site. Not using their site... Just got smashed with another set of fees almost as much as the advertised price. Taking YVE but getting beat up... Oh well... Part of the problem is its a Friday night and we waited a couple days too long to book... Advertised $106 Actual $224 add fees total $286 WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Yep... Brutalized but I guess nice place close to "stuff" ... My parking bill will likely be the same... WAAAYTOOO and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Done Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, deep1 said: Not using their site... Just got smashed with another set of fees almost as much as the advertised price. Taking YVE but getting beat up... Oh well... Part of the problem is its a Friday night and we waited a couple days too long to book... Advertised $106 Actual $224 add fees total $286 What is YVE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, rcrabb said: What is YVE? A nice hotel in great location that has been recommended before. Yes the price is high but all of them in that area was same game... Kathleen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, deep1 said: Yes the price is high but all of them in that area was same game... So the price was actually average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisegirl1976 Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 2 hours ago, deep1 said: Not using their site... Just got smashed with another set of fees almost as much as the advertised price. Taking YVE but getting beat up... Oh well... Part of the problem is its a Friday night and we waited a couple days too long to book... Advertised $106 Actual $224 add fees total $286 That price is a good deal compared to what I am paying for it next year. $336.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 When we are in straight cruise mode, we stay near the airport. It's just the two of us, and the room is simply a place to sleep when arrive the day before we board. Coming from Maine, we can't seem to avoid LaGuardia and its delays, so we like a short trip from the airport to hotel. We look at prices online then call the hotel directly to book. We've found prices to be decent (relatively speaking), especially if you don't mind a Days Inn, Comfort Inn, or similar. If we get in late, we have food delivered to the room, otherwise I ask someone working at the hotel where to go for a decent, local meal. The port is a relatively quick Lyft ride away unless traffic is horrible. I think we're staying at the Airport Embassy Suites just east of the airport next month....as I recall, it was under $180ish. This is kinda a "splurge" for us. We tend to be cheap frugal. Kathleen and IRMO12HD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, teddy said: When we are in straight cruise mode, we stay near the airport. It's just the two of us, and the room is simply a place to sleep when arrive the day before we board. Coming from Maine, we can't seem to avoid LaGuardia and its delays, so we like a short trip from the airport to hotel. We look at prices online then call the hotel directly to book. We've found prices to be decent (relatively speaking), especially if you don't mind a Days Inn, Comfort Inn, or similar. If we get in late, we have food delivered to the room, otherwise I ask someone working at the hotel where to go for a decent, local meal. The port is a relatively quick Lyft ride away unless traffic is horrible. I think we're staying at the Airport Embassy Suites just east of the airport next month....as I recall, it was under $180ish. This is kinda a "splurge" for us. We tend to be cheap frugal. Comfort was on the list and they wound up almost as high as what I paid... Oh well its done... teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, deep1 said: Comfort was on the list and they wound up almost as high as what I paid... Oh well its done... Damn, that sucks. Sorry to hear it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Not gonna get twisted about it... Enough headaches over the last couple years. No need to complicate leisure time. Fiance' and her daughter can be a little "high end" and rather than hear an earful I just bit the bullet... They are worth it... PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryresangel Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 I feel your pain. We are cruising at the end of March out of Miami. Great price on the cruise, but didn't think about how that is Spring Break season. Plane tickets and hotels are INSANE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Not gonna get twisted about it... Enough headaches over the last couple years. No need to complicate leisure time. Fiance' and her daughter can be a little "high end" and rather than hear an earful I just bit th 1 hour ago, bryresangel said: I feel your pain. We are cruising at the end of March out of Miami. Great price on the cruise, but didn't think about how that is Spring Break season. Plane tickets and hotels are INSANE. We have another booked at that time and yes there was a premium premium added to everything. We swiched gears and moved our trip to Anthem out of New Jersey which is Fiance's back yard.... There I still get clobbered with $30+ a day parking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep1 Posted October 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 Ok now that I took the YVE did I make a good choice? Walking distance to Bayside? How about Parking...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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