This past weekend I had a quick overnight at Miami Airport, and was just looking for the most convenient Starwood or Hyatt property to stay at. I don't know what it is, but I've always found Miami Airport hotels to be ridiculously expensive, consistently over $200 per night. That includes the Sheraton, Element, Hyatt Place,…
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Nice report. You mention that you thought the Sheraton is the closest hotel to the airport. There's actually a hotel IN the airport, the Miami Int Airport Hotel. Rooms look almost identical to the Sheraton and it's right across from Terminal E. Still overpriced, but very convenient. Using Flagship Check-In we made it from the room to the (non-flagship) lounge in about 15 minutes last month.
I travel to MIA very frequently and always go to the SPG ELEMENT hotel which is fairly near this Sheraton and also near MIA. Its far better than this old hotel which used to be a Wyndham and turned into a Sheraton years ago. The price is the same (even for spg points) and its a brand new hotel.
kudos for the club lounge and clean room. excellent review lucky... as always.
Next time ask for one of the split level rooms with large dining room/table. You know, just in case you need to sit seven people and slide down the spiral staircase for fun.
Twas a Cat 2 (as was the Element) until a year ago. Another great airport hotel value killed by devaluations....
Great minds think alike. Your review was almost identical to mine ( http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g34438-d85204-r181210964-Sheraton_Miami_Airport_Hotel-Miami_Florida.html) from my stay in October. Of course, as a Gold member, I was not upgraded, nor did I have club level access, so I was relegated to using the restaurant, which was fine with friendly service.
Wonderful door pictures...you got both front & back of your room door and a picture of the Club door. As a door fan, I am very thankful.
Odd way that they have the desk protruding out. Make for an uncomfortable walk around if you are sleeping on the right side of the bed.
No pictures of the pool? You are in Miami after all!
If you couldn't sleep, and you had only carry-on, why you didn't request a change of rooms?
I had an overnight once and I slept very well on the 4th floor.
That's a lot of pictures.
All Miami hotels are cash cows because of the Latin American market. Brasil, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico amongst the biggest offenders. You know MIA is the biggest gateway to South America.
Plus, there's always something going on everywhere. It's pretty ridiculous. Even freaking Doral, Fl hotels are reaching +200$. New properties opening every month.
Speaking of SPG hotels in South Florida, from Miami Beach to the Westin Diplomat, the SPG cheapest options are usually in "deep" Fort Lauderdale. Bunch of Cat 2-3 hotels with often C&P availability. Even adding $50 for the rental +gas make it worth the ~40min drive from MIA Airport.
But the regular visitors to Miami (the actual metro area, not just Bayside and Miami Beach)....we are used to it.
To me the biggest negative of this property is that it is completely hemmed in by freeways and there is absolutely nothing that is within walking distance. They provide a free shuttle service to nearby restaurants but the vans are so busy shuttling passengers back and forth to the airport that diners are a low priority. For a layover I much prefer the Crowne Plaza, which had several decent restaurants within a short walk and is just as close to the terminal.