Located at the Southern tip of Florida, Miami is the most populated city in the state and the seventh-largest in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The city is home to the American Airlines Arena, the home court of the NBA’s Miami Heat. The arena is located in the heart of the city’s downtown area, within three miles of some of the city’s hotels.
American Airlines Arena Hotels: Courtyard Miami Downtown
The Courtyard Miami Downtown hotel is on the east side of the city’s downtown area, just three miles from Interstate 95 and the Miami Art Museum. The hotel is in the city’s Financial District and features free wireless Internet, 32-inch flat-screen televisions, free HBO channels, a swimming pool, and a fitness center. It is four miles from the Art Deco Historic District and Miami Beach and is a quick drive from the Capital Grille steakhouse, the Gordon Biersch American restaurant, and a Hard Rock Cafe restaurant.
Courtyard Miami Downtown
200 Southeast 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 374-3000?
Bicentennial Park Hotels: Holiday Inn Port Of Miami-Downtown Hotel
The Holiday Inn Port Of Miami-Downtown Hotel is just off of U.S. Route 1 in the city’s downtown area. The hotel is a mile from the city’s Bicentennial Park and is within walking distance of the shopping and dining of the Bayside Marketplace, which features 96 specialty stores and 14 fine and casual dining restaurants. Accommodations and amenities at the hotel include a health club with an outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, a fitness facility, a sauna, and a spa, as well as free wireless Internet, breakfast services, and a conference and meeting room.
Holiday Inn Port Of Miami-Downtown Hotel
340 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
(305) 371-4400
Biscayne Bay Hotels: InterContinental Miami Hotel
The InterContinental Miami Hotel is five miles from the American Airlines Arena and is just off of the waterfront overlooking Biscayne Bay. The hotel features 641 rooms over 35 floors and offers a fitness center with a swimming pool, a spa center with massage services, single and double rooms, deluxe jacuzzi suite rooms, free wireless Internet, valet services, a beauty salon, a florist, and a business center with a private limousine. The hotel also offers the on-site Indigo Bar and Restaurant, as well as a Starbucks Cafe.
InterContinental Miami Hotel
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 577-1000?
In addition to these hotels, a variety of lodgings surround the arena, which is within walking distance of dozens of attractions and entertainment opportunities of the downtown area. Whether staying at the InterContinental Miami or any other Miami Heat hotel, you can enjoy the bars or restaurants around Biscayne Bay from any hotel.
