Where to stay the night before?

[phillmolly]

We are driving to Miami Port from MI, we (fingers crossed) should be arriving in Miami somewhere between 4-9pm. When I search for a hotel near the port all I find our rooms that are $175+ a night. I really don't want to pay that much for someplace to sleep. Any hotel reccomadtions? We don't mind staying a hour or even two outside of Miami if it means we can save some $. I do want someplace clean and bug free. Not worried if we have a pool or not. Just somewhere to rest our heads.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

We are driving to Miami Port from MI, we (fingers crossed) should be arriving in Miami somewhere between 4-9pm. When I search for a hotel near the port all I find our rooms that are $175+ a night. I really don't want to pay that much for someplace to sleep. Any hotel reccomadtions? We don't mind staying a hour or even two outside of Miami if it means we can save some $. I do want someplace clean and bug free. Not worried if we have a pool or not. Just somewhere to rest our heads.

If you just need a nice, clean place to sleep, why not try Hotwire? Unlike Priceline, Hotwire allows you to search for up to 4 guests (PL only guarantees bedding for 2). I like to stick to 3.5-4* hotels just to be on the safe side but they're usually Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, etc.

 

[lmb]

If you use Hotwire you can also check out the betterbidding.com website and try to figure out which hotel is being offered before you purchase it.