Places to stop over from Miami to Orlando

[steruth]

Hi All

Looking at flights and coming into Miami seems the cheapest.
Dont really want to stay in Miami as we done that last time and whilst the hotel was lovely think the whole area is nowhere near as nice as it used to be years ago.

So thinking if we do go into Miami can anyone suggest anywhere nice inbetween Miami and Orlando we could stay over to break the journey up.


Thanks

x

[hornetgirl]

Hollywood Beach or Fort Lauderdale are both nice and an easy drive from Miami.

[steruth]

Thanks I shall look these up.

Do they have a safe feel to them.

WHen we went to Miami we were a street back from Oceana Drive, hotel waslovely and couldnt do enough for us would highly recommend them, just area run down and didnt feel safe atall.

Kept wondering were we in the wrong place
x

[hornetgirl]

It's been a little while since I was at either but yes, they both felt very safe, much more so than Miami. We stayed right on the seafront in both places, don't know whether that made a difference.

[avibelle]

hi, we flew into miami last august, and though i wouldnt do that again, we stayed in Baco Ratan,it was about 1hr1/2 drive i think,it was ok, great arriving in orlando before lunch though.

[SHREKS OTHER1/2]

Hi i can recommend a friends hotel at Fort Lauderdale ...Basic but immaculate and smack on the broad walk :-) its on Hotels.com Villa Europa Hotel ...if you want to be a bit further up we stay at Sebastian or Stuart ..Capt Hirams at Sebastian is lovely ..Stuart we just use a Best Western that has a Flanagans attached to it .Great for an over night stop over

[NewtoOrlando]

Vero Beach is absoloutely lovely, it's about 2 hours from Miami though, we stopped off on our drive up to Orlando. We stayed in the Hilton by MIA, I wouldn't have gone into Miami itself, just didn't like the feel of the place!

[EssexSue]

We stayed at the Wyndham at Deerfield Beach, fabulous hotel, great location and the best bar/restaurant near by.

[disneydiamond]

Have you looked at flying BA into Fort Lauderdale. We found it cheapest when booking our flights for this October. We will be staying first night in Fort Lauderdale as didn't want to put kids in the car straight after the long flight and it looks really nice. Nights 2 and 3 we are staying Cocoa Beach before driving up to Orlando. It splits up the drive and adds a little something different before the madness of Disney.

[nick.66]

Deerfield Beach gets my vote everytime, nice promenade to walk along in the evening. We've stayed at the Embassy Suites a few times and would recommend it.