MIAMI – The Doubletree Miami Mart is a nicely run hotel with an exceedingly friendly staff, including a clerk who used to be a youth pastor and a chief bellman has been there for two decades.
This property near Miami International carries a West Indies style and has two restaurants. Frequented by pilots and flight crews, it has a departure board in the lobby. It is connected to the slightly odd “mall” of the Miami Convention Center, which is redeemed for having an Au Bon Pain in the center.
The hotel opened as a Radisson, and the exterior has the classic 1980s Radisson look, namely smoked glass. Sadly, as with most hotels these days, the windows have been locked shut, though you can step out to the east steps at the end of the hall and get some fresh air on each floor. Do get a room to the north side, so you can see the jumbo jets come in from around the globe.
They have two restaurants, and a decent pool area.
