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sammibabe
04-03-2016, 16:09
We have decided to stay in an airport hotel and collect the car the following day to drive up to Orlando. Can anyone recommend a hotel?
we have spent the night in the on airport hotel. nothing special but super convenient. not sure what chain it is, maybe marriot but not sure
we have also stayed at the crowne plaza near the airport and that was very good and had free shuttle to airport.
First time we did this we stayed at the hotel in the airport but since then we have been using Hampton Inn over at Doral as they offer a free transfer to and from the airport.
Gerry Reed
05-03-2016, 06:57
We are doing this in August as the flights to Miami were half the Orlando ones. We are flying with Virgin so will get to go on the Dream liner at last. We should have been on it a couple of years ago with Thomson but the flight was delayed both ways and the plane was substituted. We have booked a night at the airport hotel so that we can make a fresh start the next morning. I hate the first part of the journey, trying to find the H27 (our sat nav is too old to be updated and all the roads around Miami airport changed a few years ago) - any tips ? Have a hunt around on several hotel booking sites as the price does vary a lot. We are paying just over £100 for a room for 3 also with cash back.
We intend to spend the last few days of our holiday in the keys, as our villa is booked, and as it is an evening flight home, we will drive straight to the airport, possibly with a night or two in Miami it's self.
Madabouttigger
05-03-2016, 11:23
We are doing this in August as the flights to Miami were half the Orlando ones. We are flying with Virgin so will get to go on the Dream liner at last. We should have been on it a couple of years ago with Thomson but the flight was delayed both ways and the plane was substituted. We have booked a night at the airport hotel so that we can make a fresh start the next morning. I hate the first part of the journey, trying to find the H27 (our sat nav is too old to be updated and all the roads around Miami airport changed a few years ago) - any tips ? Have a hunt around on several hotel booking sites as the price does vary a lot. We are paying just over £100 for a room for 3 also with cash back.
We intend to spend the last few days of our holiday in the keys, as our villa is booked, and as it is an evening flight home, we will drive straight to the airport, possibly with a night or two in Miami it's self.
Hello, we are in Miami at the moment and flew with Vifgin LHR to Miami but we were not on a Dreamliner, perhaps you know that you plane wI'll be? I would hate for you to be disappointed.
Gerry Reed
05-03-2016, 12:08
Hi Diane
Thanks for letting us know. We have our seats booked and the seat map shows a dream liner so maybe it is changing for the summer. The dream liner is a bonus but not the end of the world if we don't get it !
Sue
ps just checked and it is the Boeing 787- the dream liner.
It is now very easy to get from the airport car hire to US 27. Exit the garage and follow to the lights, turn right on to FL953 which is Le Jeune Rd 42nd Ave, cross the lights at NW 31st Street and then get move to the left as the exit ramp for the 27 is next and is exit on the left.
Gerry Reed
05-03-2016, 19:49
Thanks Jill.As I have to navigate while Gerry drives, you may have saved our marriage !!!!!!!!!!
Sue
If you can copy this map it may give you a heads up on what to expect.
Dave
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Gerry Reed
06-03-2016, 06:31
Thank you soooo much. That will make it a lot easier.
Sue
It is now very easy to get from the airport car hire to US 27. Exit the garage and follow to the lights, turn right on to FL953 which is Le Jeune Rd 42nd Ave, cross the lights at NW 31st Street and then get move to the left as the exit ramp for the 27 is next and is exit on the left.
Hi Jill, We did this run twice last year , each time following the sat nav. The sat nav follows your route up to where you say cross the lights at nw 31st. At that point the nav turns us left at the lights. We always find the 27 but from then it gets confusing as I end up ignoring the sat nav as it gives a direction when I can clearly see the 27 sign up front when it's trying to take me another way.
Madabouttigger
06-03-2016, 13:25
Hi Diane
Thanks for letting us know. We have our seats booked and the seat map shows a dream liner so maybe it is changing for the summer. The dream liner is a bonus but not the end of the world if we don't get it !
Sue
ps just checked and it is the Boeing 787- the dream liner.
When we did our on line check in we found our seats had changed, "due to a change of aircraft" we ended up on Miss Chief, a new plane but unfortunately not a dream liner, we are hoping that we may get one on the way back.
Hi Jill, We did this run twice last year , each time following the sat nav. The sat nav follows your route up to where you say cross the lights at nw 31st. At that point the nav turns us left at the lights. We always find the 27 but from then it gets confusing as I end up ignoring the sat nav as it gives a direction when I can clearly see the 27 sign up front when it's trying to take me another way.
I know the route it tries to take you on to the 826 before meeting up wit the 27 later but this route is actually a few miles longer than going straight on to the 27. We ignore our sat nav and it soon catches up with us once we are up the ramp for the 27.
Hi Jill, Just realised after reading another thread that it's not the 27 we go on its the 41 over to Naples and Marco. so sorry for any confusion.
Does anyone have a simple route from miami airport car rental to get on to the US 41?
Katys Grandad
06-03-2016, 15:26
Hi Jill, Just realised after reading another thread that it's not the 27 we go on its the 41 over to Naples and Marco. so sorry for any confusion.
Does anyone have a simple route from miami airport car rental to get on to the US 41?
I've always found I 75 quicker than US 41 to Naples and much simpler to get to from Miami Airport.
Yes it is faster but we much prefer the journey on the 41
Hi Jill, Just realised after reading another thread that it's not the 27 we go on its the 41 over to Naples and Marco. so sorry for any confusion.
Does anyone have a simple route from miami airport car rental to get on to the US 41?
Yep done this one - also prefer the 41 as we tend to stop at Shark Valley or the Indian Village cafe.
Exit airport as previously and turn right onto Le Jeune then at that set of traffic lights turn left on to NW36th Street (948), it is quite a distance till you get to the Palmetto (826) and spiral onto the south bound carriageway. Then it is another few miles till you reach the slip road off to the 41. Hope this helps.
cheers Jill , from memory that sounds like the route we took