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14 Tips For Staying In Miami Before Your Cruise
what's up paradise crew my name is Griff
and I'm Melissa and today we are going
to talk to you guys about the Port of
Miami now we are no strangers when it
comes to sailing out of Port of Miami we
cruise tons of times and any time we
stay in Miami it's always an adventure
and not necessarily a good one so we
figured we would compile a list for you
guys places to stay food to eat things
to see when it comes to Miami so one of
our first recommendations is to actually
stay near the port so we would recommend
either staying on Biscayne Boulevard or
on North Beach which is on the other
side of the bridge
we love to stay near the port because
you can see the ships from your hotel oh
it's such a cool experience seeing it
from that high riser and this ship's
pulling into port it makes me really
excited the next morning when I can look
out my window and see the ship's right
there waiting for you also won't have to
worry about a lot of traffic in Miami
trying to get to the port because you
are so close and that's very important
because the traffic in Miami is nuts it
is every man and woman and child and dog
for themselves and our last reason for
staying near the port is that there are
so many restaurants and walking distance
especially on Biscayne Boulevard itself
so there's the Bayside marketplace which
is this giant outside wall there are
tons of shops tons of restaurants and
like I said it's right next to the first
port so you can see all the cruise ships
so if you want some authentic Cuban
cuisine now's your chance to do it now
let's talk about hotels places to stay
so if you have the high-end dollar and
you feel like you can swing it try
staying at the Intercontinental on this
game ELISA and I stayed here after our
Norwegian escape cruise and let me tell
you the views and this sky riser is
amazing it's stunning it's close to a
lot of the restaurants you can avoid a
lot of traffic and you can basically
catch a quick goober straight to the
port
in a super convenient can't recommend it
enough but it is going to come in a very
expensive paint and when I say penny I
mean about another hotel that we
recommend is Miami Beach Resort & Spa
located on North Beach which is on the
opposite side of the bridge it is a
little less expensive than the
Intercontinental little and it does have
a beachfront property which is very nice
you can see the beach on one side and
then the bay on the other side however
it does have some nice Miami charm yeah
between imperfect and perfect it's got a
little bit of like blemishes it could
use a little bit of updates it's not the
most priciest option but it's not gonna
be your cheapest either so that's
something you should consider now on the
more affordable side is going to be
Hotel Eve and if you're me and ELISA
corrects me all the time on it I call it
Hotel Yee now when we first stayed at
this hotel they actually upgraded us to
a junior suite
it's 100 bucks a night but from what I
saw it looks like it's under new
management
lots of positivity there and actually
renovating so maybe if you go at this
time
you might be able to get some awesome
prices so looking to that as well one
thing to note about Hotel Eve is that
the grooves are actually really small so
when he says we got upgraded to a junior
suite it was like a regular sized hotel
room with the couch in it so if you are
a family that needs a lot of space I
would either recommend booking a higher
hotel room or try staying in a different
room now when it comes to parking your
car at these hotels it's a little bit of
a challenge it's a hassle so you have to
be careful make sure you do your
research some hotels offer valet parking
you do have to pay for it or you can pay
for your own parking around Lots around
the area but it comes to be a little bit
of a nuisance when you have gear
and you're walking across the street and
then there's also other Lots around the
area but like I said it just gets
further and further so if you think
about it and you have to this research
if you look what it costs to do parking
around certain areas and the mandatory
valet you have to do for certain hotels
it actually might cost the amount of the
same so looking to the Intercontinental
and comparing to the other prices
because the Intercontinental actually
includes everything in your state so
parking the room etc so do your research
let us know if you are flying into Miami
and staying near the airport find a nice
hotel that offers a free shuttle to the
Port of Miami that's a very important
detail and also as soon as you check in
find out the complete instructions on
how to book that free shuttle and that
is the most important detail welcome to
Miami if the hotel price seems too good
to be true it probably is
we've stayed at the Regency Hotel near
the airport before our wedding cruise
and it was actually really nice and
super reasonably burst yeah I remember
this one it was in our one of our cruise
logs for their Norwegian escape so if
you want to check those out and go see
exactly what looked like we had a good
time we also stayed at the Red Roof Inn
plus near the airport and it wasn't so
great
it's dramatic effect
it was terrible both of these hotels
actually have a park and cruise option
as well so if you are driving and you
want to stay a little bit further you
can park your car at these hotels and
then take the shuttle but once again
please make sure you get the exact
directions on how to book that shuttle
to the Port of Miami as soon as
now we totally understand the reason to
save money budget ends but they
obviously come at a very very
interesting trade-off and that's going
to be time money and just comfort so
there's one place if you have a family
you just want simplicity now we avoid at
all costs that's going to be South Beach
I'm talking about 24/7 a party loud and
at the end of that you still have to pay
$40 a night for your parking so it is
still insane it's crazy and then I'm
talking about a massive trade-off when
you're looking for some peace and quiet
going on to your next cruise so if you
have a family you want your kids to stay
sleep and go up and just do your thing
we can't see it if you've done it please
let us know in the comment section below
because that is impressive impressive
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South Beach so if you are driving to
Miami for your cruise you need to know
about the cruise parking options
I believe the Port of Miami is $20.00
per day for your car that's a lot of
money I don't think I would ever spend
$20.00 per day now obviously it is super
convenient you park your car right there
you get off your your at the cruise port
I'm not about that like as we mentioned
earlier you can find a hotel that has a
stay and cruise rate
it will include your parking for the
whole time that you're on the cruise
most likely from the hotel so they will
provide you a shuttle from the hotel to
the cruise port and most of the time
back make sure you look at that because
sometimes you have to pay for a trip
back
just keep that like Miami is guys if
anyone from Miami please let us know how
to do Miami properly because we have
tried numerous times and we just feel
like the only way to like win Miami is
if you have the money to push it further
and get the things you need from Miami
let us know what should we do now what
we usually do when we cruise out of
Miami is we use safe cruise parking it
is located about five to ten minutes
from the port so it's not a very long
shoulder ride but it is in a secured
parking lot and I've not had any bad
experiences yeah I'm a big fan of safe
cruise parking system and it's book show
up they give you the ticket you park
your car everything is done pretty
simplistically you get on the ship
you've come back and get your vehicle
you go home there you go it's about nine
to nine to ten dollars per day I think
one thing to note though if you are
going to use that parking lot is that if
you are typing it in to your GPS or your
maps
please use their physical address and
not safe who's parking because it's not
gonna take you where you need to go
we're just driving around Miami had no
idea where we're supposed to be so just
type in the physical address it will
take you now on to everyone's favorite
part food what do you do what do you eat
where do you go if you're looking for a
healthier option like we love to enjoy
I'm trying checking out pura vida nice
fresh local ingredients wraps acai bowls
juice and stuff like that really
fulfilling items there and if you're
looking for Cuban cuisine there's a
place on Bayside Marketplace called
Latin American Cuban cuisine it's super
nice it's a local spot with a ton of
people but you can eat outside you can
eat inside there's tons of other
restaurants cool spots to drink have fun
it's an incredible experience and you
get to see the Bayside so it's a plus
plus there or if you want something a
little more quiet a little more reserved
there's also a very famous place in
Miami called the Cuban bread I have ever
had it is so delicious
it's so good in this place it just keeps
extending and extending it's much larger
than you would anticipate but it is
surely a treat I'm almost sure almost
every Miami person that lives there
would probably recommend it for you and
the last place we're gonna recommend is
actually Monty's this place has a pool
but it's super cool they have a lot of
choices we went there and had mojitos
chicken strips and french fries have
ween exam burgers they actually have
like Cuban food as well they have
Chinese I'm not kidding they have a full
menu full of good food tons of choices
so if you have a big family who everyone
like something different this might be
the place to go but try not to go too
late because they too know how to party
late at night have you had any
interesting experiences in Miami and
where do you like to say before you
cruise
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