Miami International Airport Hotel

I am giving a very generous 2 rating. The room was adequately clean. The entire place needs a serious update. I've stayed at more modern Super 8's on the interstate nowhere. We were able to clearly decipher the conversation next door due to paper thin walls. Was thrilled it was only conversation! Haha The check in staff was pleasant and accommodating. But there was quite a long line... took over 10 minutes to check in. WAY overpriced at $300/night. I guess they can take advantage of the captive audience of exhausted travelers.

We got in really late and just wanted to rest and reset before leaving the airport so this seemed like a solid option. What a mistake this was! First of all, while the hotel is technically in the airport, it’s a very long walk from arrivals and it keeps you second guessing the whole way as there is absolutely no signage until you are just steps away. Once we found it, the check-in process was easy enough and the front desk looked modern and gave the impression things were updated and taken care of. We got our key, got on the elevator and away we went. When we got off of the elevator, it was then that we were transformed into a very different place… The moment we stepped off of the elevator and we were greeted by that old hotel smell and the carpet to go with it. After the long walk to the hotel, we dropped our stuff in the room and went off to find some water. I was expecting some sort of lounge area with minimal amenities like I don’t know, maybe a water cooler? Instead they had just a single vending machine on each floor. The one on our floor wasn’t working so I attempted to go to the next floor to get water but this machine was sold out. Eventually I find a floor that was several levels above us with a (somewhat) working vending machine where I was able to purchase some bottles of water. I paid for 3 and got only 2 but I didn’t even care at the time as hydration was inevitable. After returning to the room with water to find only 3 flat pillows and only decaf coffee, we attempted multiple times to contact the front desk through the phone in the room. No one ever picked up. The room itself wasn’t that bad aside from being terribly outdated. The bathroom had a recent remodel but they definitely went on the cheap side as there were many corners cut. From the ledge built just above the sink faucet (making it difficult to use) to the ancient toilet. If you get close to the walls you could see all of the bumps from repair work that was just plastered and painted over again and again. The shower had hot water but it would turn to scalding hot randomly. The list goes on…. There was something very creepy and off about the vibe at this hotel. That combined with the fact that I never saw another person in the entire place, gave it some real horror movie vibes. Overall, I will give it two stars because I believe it was better than the alternative option - sleeping on the airport floor.