| « Largo: Hampton Inn | Marina Del Rey Holiday Inn Express » |
A one night stay in Miami and I did not want to spend to much money. I was looking for a good location close to the airport as I was coming in from Orlando by car. The Holiday Inn Express in Hilaeah was a perfect choice. I booked it over the internet from the IHG site as usual. While they had some construction going and 826 highway was right next to the Miami hotel I had no noise to complain about. The heating and aircon worked fine. It's one of the more basic hotels that offer a decent bed at a perfect strategic location for travelers with a car. The bathroom is a bit small and the rooms just have one window, so it's more of a transit hotel than a vacation paradise. I included information about their internet connectivity speed inside the hotel rooms in the full post.

Ample parking in front of the Holiday Inn Express in Hialeah Miami. The hotel is located next to 826 highway approximately 20 minutes by car to Miami International airport
Follow up:
Connectivity: They have WIFI available. You need to accept their terms in a browser first of other applications won't work. Speed is acceptable at a little less than 400 Kps during my stay on a Sunday.
Speed Test #41944085 by dslreports.com
Run: 2007-12-16 16:05:10 EST
Download: 377 (Kbps)
Upload: 324 (Kbps)
In kilobytes per second: 46 down 39.5 up
Boost: 378
Latency: 102 ms
Tested by server: 12 flash
User: anonymous
User's DNS: bellsouth.net
Compared to the average of 676 tests from bellsouth.net:
* download is 86% worse, upload is 6% worse

Another view of the building and the large parking lot


Views of the bedroom. The chair at the desk is a real office chair. Good if you need to work on your laptop for awhile.

Their standard fees as diplayed inside the rooms are not competitive. I booked over the internet and received a much lower price at 99$ a night.


Closet and bathroom are very basic.
