The hotel is not really at the airport. Waited 55 minutes for the shuttle to pick me up (even though it was only 10 minute drive from the airport). Staff were amazing. Super sweet. Furniture was so bad that a chair tore my pants (it had a nail sticking out of it).

We joined our friends on a last-minute, end-of-year trip to South Florida. We had a nice-sized room overlooking the pool. This was a pretty typical Hampton Inn: clean room, nice bed, and good service. Despite the airplane noise and noisy A/C unit, we slept well. Breakfast was a madhouse. The coffee was surprisingly good. They also offer some complimentary brownbag breakfasts as well which were appreciated. The location was convenient for exploring different places outside of Miami. Getting to both Key Largo and Shark Valley was no problem with a car. Getting to Miami Beach was a bit of a pain, but that's probably true unless you stay there.

There is a great little Columbian restaurant in the stripmall next to the hotel called Patacon Pisa'o. It was the only restaurant there open at 9pm on a Friday (surprising), but it's great. Knowing spanish will help there. Aside from this stripmall, there isn't much in pedestrian-safe walking distance. It's far from the Metro and Tri-Rail. You will need a car here

The staff were great, although I didn't really have any issues. They all seemed to be English-Spanish bilingual.

Have stayed here a number of times before, mostly with good resuots. Good place to stay and park before a cruise or airport trip. On previous trip, had some service issues. Spoke to the manager and she was very responsive, otherwise I would have gone elsewhere. This time, we could not have been happier with the service. The lobby and breakfast areas have undergone renovation as well. I would recommend and return myself. Props to the manager.

We stayed at this hotel as part of a package with Carnival Cruise Lines. The free airport shuttle took 1.5 hours to pick us up at the Miami airport. They took another 30 minutes to check us in because they couldn't find our reservation. The rooms were horrible! There was mold in the bathroom and rust on the fixture. The rooms were also musty smelling. The door looked as though it was kicked in several times. The hotel is also in a bad neighborhood.

The next morning, I asked them to order a cab to take us to the boat dock. Instead, they sent a van that charge double the rate of a cab ride.

Don't stay at this hotel. Carnival Cruise Line should be ashamed for booking it for us.