Far and away the most exciting city in Florida,
MIAMI
is a stunning and often intoxicatingly beautiful place. Awash with sunlight-intensified natural colors, there are moments - when the neon-flashed South Beach skyline glows in the warm night and the palm trees sway in the breeze - when a better-looking city is hard to imagine. Even so, people, not climate or landscape, are what make Miami unique. Half of the two million population is Hispanic, the vast majority Cubans. Spanish is the predominant language almost everywhere - in many places it's the only language you'll hear, and you'll be expected to speak at least a few words - and news from Havana, Caracas or Managua frequently gets more attention than the latest word from Washington, DC.
Arrival And Information : Miami International Airport
(tel 305/876-7000) is six miles west of the city. A cab from the airport should cost around $24, or you can take one of the 24-hour SuperShuttle minivans, which will deliver you to any address in Miami for $9-15 (tel 305/871-2000, ). From the airport, take the #7 Metrobus to downtown, a trip of 30 minutes or so ($1.25, exact fare required; every 40min Mon-Fri 5.30am-8.30pm, Sat & Sun 7am-7pm), or the 'J' Metrobus ($1.25 plus a 25¢ surcharge to South Beach; every 30min daily 5.30am-11.30pm) to Miami Beach farther on. If you arrive late at night, the Airport Owl shuttle runs in a loop through South Beach, downtown and back to the airport ($1.25; once hourly, 11.50pm-5.50am).
Greyhound's
Miami West station is a short cab ride from the airport, while the other major terminal is downtown at 100 W 6th St (tel 305/374-6180 or 1-800/231-2222, ). The
Amtrak
station, 8303 NW 37th Ave, is seven miles northwest. To get downtown or to Coconut Grove or Coral Gables from here, take Metrobus #L to the Metrorail, eight blocks away. More Miami information...
SOUTH BEACH/OCEANFRONT / MIAMI BEACH With the sea on one side and South Beach's glitz on the other, the Loews Miami Beach Hotel is comprised of the original 1939 Art-Deco hotel that connects to a modern, 18-story tower to form a vast res
OCEANFRONT/MIAMI BEACH / SUNNY ISLES BEACH Perfectly poised between classic Fort Lauderdale and ultra-hip South Beach, the luxurious 210 suite hotel is luring sophisticated vacationers to a fresh laid-back locale where the Riviera meets Miami.
COCONUT GROVE / MIAMI The Mayfair House is a deluxe hotel located in the heart of Miami's Coconut Grove shopping and entertainment village. The hotel has many eclectic art treasures.
Call toll free..
US and Canada: 1-800-780-5733
Europe: 00-800-11-20-11-40
Use discount code: 89865
