on a quick business trip to miami and decided to take wife and small children. staybridge suites is very convenient to a myriad of business locations in the airport and doral areas. after business completed on friday, we decided to do metro zoo on saturday and then on sunday we grabbed lunch at bayside before flying home. contrary to another review that hotel is inconvenient to activities, we were at metro zoo in 20 minutes, and about the same to bayside (downtown waterfront shopping area). i will note that traffic in the area is pretty intense on weekdays during rush hour, but that's to be expected in any large metro area.

there are dozens of nearby restaurants to suit all tastes.

as for the hotel itself: the rooms are ideal for traveling with small children (or on solo business). internet in rooms, small kitchenette with medium sized refrigerator, microwave and stove. the living room had a couch and a nice t.v. the bedroom was cramped with two full sized beds. overall, the furnishings seemed nice and functional. the room was clean.

the staff was friendly, eagerly providing directions when asked. no problem getting more towels, etc when needed.

the hotel property shares a pool with the adjacent holiday inn and it looked nice, but we didn't use it.

breakfast was fine. plenty of everything and not too crowded on the weekend. it's one of those hotels that caters to weekday business travelers.

all in all, we'd defenitely stay there again.