Miami Beach Must Do's and How to on a Budget
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Miami Beach Must Do's and How to on a Budget
Discovering Your City by Alex & Alyssa
Miami beach is a great east coast destination for people who want to escape the cold weather and enjoy the sunny beaches of Florida. However, Miami can get expensive quickly!!
This is our ultimate list for places to stay, play, date, and dine as a couple who traveled to Miami a few days after college graduation. Meaning, we were balling on a budget, but still had a great time together!
This guide makes it easy to decide what to do if you just want to live in the moment! It provides you with tips & handy details of each place including:
-Detailed descriptions of what to except and why we recommend!
-Money Saving Tips
-Hours of Operation
-Best time of day/week to go
-Directions straight to the destination
-Map of our recommendations (so you can see how close in relation things are when choosing what to do next)
- Location's Contact Info & Instagram
- And of course photos and videos showing off what makes each place unique, affordable, or a must visit š.
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Stay - Affordable Hotel Options
Hotel Chelsea
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BUDGET OPTION - We were looking for an affordable hotel in Miami within walking distance to the beach and landed upon this gem! Not only is it less than 3 blocks from the beach, but you will be near plenty of attractions & restaurants! The rooms are unique and have the Boutique Hotel style & feel. BUT, the icing on the cake was the Cuban restaurant downstairs. We never had authentic Cuban food prior and theirs was still the best we've had since!!!
If you are traveling to MIA on a budget, we highly recommend booking for non-peek days/months. For example, we booked our stay for Monday-Thursday and landed a MUCH better deal than what it would have been to stay over the weekend.
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Moxy Miami South Beach
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VALUE PACKED - The Moxy is a great hotel brand for young travelers that want more than the classic hotel feel. This location offers 6 on-site excellent dining & drinking venues, a rooftop pool with cabanas & day beds (we live for these)! Every spot in the Moxy is Insta-worthy and you will leave with plenty of awesome pictures and amazing memories!
$ SAVINGS: When you check-in to the Moxy you will receive a complimentary cocktail! Bicycles, Fitness Classes, a beach umbrella, and the Moxy Beach Club are all also included in your stay!
If you're going for a special event like a Birthday, Bachelorette, Anniversary, or Celebration we highly recommend you give the hotel a call and ask them to "hook up your room" they love to go in and decorate your room a little extra for your special stay!
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Play - Things to Do & Nightlife
Muscle Beach South Beach
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FREE ACTIVITY - This place is a fun and free way to get your pump on before hitting the beach! They have everything from barbells & free weights to obstacle courses & still rings. We went here in the morning, 2-3 times during our visit. It gets a lot busier later in the day, but the crowd there is great!
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iPaddle Miami
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Outdoors/Watersports - iPaddle Miami is a great spot to rent Kayak, Paddleboards, and more! Thereās no better way to explore a coastal city than on the water!
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Mango's Tropical Cafe South Beach
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NIGHTLIFE - Mango's has a very fun & vibrant environment and definitely did make us feel like we were in the tropics! They had excellent live performances on stage with ballroom dancing and plenty of other spots throughout to dance & hangout. They sell cuban cigars & other items as well and you are allowed to consume while at the club.
$ SAVING & HEADS UP - We had a great time here, but they do charge a cover at times and the drinks are pricey due to Miami's service charges. I would highly recommend pre-gaming before going out in Miami!
Note, this place is a restaurant during the day, so if you're going specifically for nightlife definitely wait until later in the night.
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Wet Willie's
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SLUSHY COCKTAILS - Wet Willie's is right across from the beach and has the best frozen, slurpy like drinks that you can have made stronger (if you're really crazy)! We've never ate here so we can't speak for the food, but this is a great spot to cool down after a long day in the sun!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Discovering Your City by Alex & Alyssa
Hey there! We are the faces behind DYC, Alex and Alyssa (soon to be) Burton. We created Discovering Your City to showcase what makes each city we go to standout!
For us, it's all about the Fun, Food, and Views! We help couples find the best places to Stay, Play, Date, and Dine without overthinking it!
We are based out of the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area andĀ met in college at Old Dominion University - Alyssa graduated with a degree in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management and Alex graduated with a degree in Public Relations.Ā
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