sharod Posted August 11, 2006 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2006 We are considering staying here in April of '07. Just wondering what other peoples thoughts were. Also, the Bayside Marketplace is right across the street. Is there a really good place to eat there??? Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kydale Posted August 11, 2006 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2006 We have stayed there many times. It is a Holiday Inn. It is almost always full on the weekends with cruisers. Bayside is nice. Lots of places to eat including Babba Gumps and Hard Rock. Live free entertainment on the weekends. And if that isn't enough you can have your picture taken with a 8ft Boa. We just booked the Intercontinental thru Hotwire for $91/nt for 5 nights in Oct for a precruise stay. It is in the same area, on the south side of Bayside, and is a 4*. Should be nicer hotel. You can see reviews of both on tripadvisor.com. No trip is complete without going to SoBe. If you go be sure to walk on the beach in early afternoon. The sights are beat then!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kydale Posted August 11, 2006 #3 Share Posted August 11, 2006 The sights are better then!!!! I was thinking about my last trip to SoBe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl3 Posted August 12, 2006 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2006 We've stayed there many times. Fine for a one night precrusie. It was looking a bit tired when we stayed there two months ago, but for the right price, it's a great location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Kozar Posted August 12, 2006 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2006 We stayed there in March this year for the pre cruise night. Was great. Ask for a room on the 8-10th floor facing the port. You can get up early (5am or so) and watch your ship come in. It was soo exciting. Especially for our friends who had never cruised before. Enjoy the Cuban fair at the Bayside Mkt. We had Cuban sandwiches at one of the open air restuarants. We were advised to stay in after dark and did so....we were tired and wanted up early anyways. ENJOY!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted August 12, 2006 #6 Share Posted August 12, 2006 The best thing going for this hotel is the location to Bayside and the port. It is middle of the road at best. If you are without a vehicle then this would be a good place to stay for one night due to Bayside being across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyof9 Posted August 14, 2006 #7 Share Posted August 14, 2006 We too are considering this hotel for a pre-cruise stay the end of September. Since there are five us we will either need to get two taxis or, do you know if they have taxi vans? Also since I don't believe this hotel offers either airport or port transportation can anyone tell me what to plan on for these expenditures - thank you sooooooooo much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl3 Posted August 15, 2006 #8 Share Posted August 15, 2006 When we stayed there this summer, the cost of a taxi from the airport to the hotel ran about $22 plus tip. From the hotel to the ship was around $8-10 plus tip. Yes, there are van taxis. If you prefer, you can ask the concierge at the hotel and they can make arrangments for a driver to pick your group up at a designated time. That's what we did, since there were 9 of us, and it cost less than two taxis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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