Travel to Miami - Key West during Xmas time

i am planning to see Miami + Key West during christmas time for 3
nights, 4 days.

Any suggestion on the itinerary? Should i stay in key west for 2
nights, or one night is enough? any suggestion on the accomodation?

Also booking lodging in miami, what unsafe area should I avoid?

thanks,
l1

On 12/12/2003 12:12 AM L1 performed amanuensis:

i am planning to see Miami + Key West during christmas time for 3
nights, 4 days.

Any suggestion on the itinerary? Should i stay in key west for 2
nights, or one night is enough? any suggestion on the accommodations?

Also booking lodging in miami, what unsafe area should I avoid?

thanks,
l1


Prices during holidays in Key West and Miami are triple at most places.
Also, since it is prime time you need to have booked 3 months ago to get
a choice. Now you'll be lucky to find a room in some of the older
beat-up lodgings.

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Avoid Miami like the plague and stay on Miami Beach. Unless you are one of
the "beautiful" people, one night in Miami Beach is enough with your limited
time.
It's a beautiful drive to Key West, a charming, and "funky" place still.


Brian K" wrote in message
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On 12/12/2003 12:12 AM L1 performed amanuensis:

i am planning to see Miami + Key West during christmas time for 3
nights, 4 days.

Any suggestion on the itinerary? Should i stay in key west for 2
nights, or one night is enough? any suggestion on the accommodations?

Also booking lodging in miami, what unsafe area should I avoid?

thanks,
l1


Prices during holidays in Key West and Miami are triple at most places.
Also, since it is prime time you need to have booked 3 months ago to get
a choice. Now you'll be lucky to find a room in some of the older
beat-up lodgings.

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To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address.
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"Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!"
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(L1) wrote in message . com...
i am planning to see Miami + Key West during christmas time for 3
nights, 4 days.

Pick one, travel time will eat up too much.

Any suggestion on the itinerary? Should i stay in key west for 2
nights, or one night is enough?

Personally, I'd go down to Key West and stay 2 nights, then
come back to Miami late. But that's me, and I'm the guy who wouldn't
try to combine both cities on one 4 day trip. I'd just change
planes in Miami and continue on. Alternately, you could
arrive in Key West prior to sunset on day 1, spend the night and
most of the next day, then head on back to Miami. Just really
depends upon what you think you'll find at both places. They
are really different in many ways.

any suggestion on the accomodation?

Also booking lodging in miami, what unsafe area should I avoid?


Liberty City, which you wouldn't go to anyway. As long as you
are on Miami BEACH, you'll do fine. Biscane Bay Blvd in Miami is
also a main drag that is enjoyable for those that like that kinda
thing. If you're not within a few blocks of the beach,
what's the point? So I don't care what you think of Hialeah,
it's probably not what you're looking for.

Brian K wrote in message k.net...
On 12/12/2003 12:12 AM L1 performed amanuensis:

i am planning to see Miami + Key West during christmas time for 3
nights, 4 days.

Any suggestion on the itinerary? Should i stay in key west for 2
nights, or one night is enough? any suggestion on the accommodations?

Also booking lodging in miami, what unsafe area should I avoid?

thanks,
l1


Prices during holidays in Key West and Miami are triple at most places.
Also, since it is prime time you need to have booked 3 months ago to get
a choice. Now you'll be lucky to find a room in some of the older
beat-up lodgings.

I went to South Beach (Miami) a while back and didn't book until last
minute.
We were looking for cheap, so not sure what was available at higher
prices. But we paid around $55/night across the street from the
Delano. Didn't seem like they'd jacked the prices at all.

Key West was a different story. Rooms were sold out way in advance.

For Miami, South Beach is probably the most interesting place to stay,
especially if you were considering Key West.