Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

Club room worth paying extra for. Food in Rickenbacker restaurant very good. Staff generally very nice. I do find the different languages a problem.

Some reception staff not too up to date with general goings on but pleasant enough to try to find out. Don’t like the sand around the one side of the pool area. Why would you have sand? Out of the pool into a sandy area?

The location: PERFECT. This wasn't our first time in Miami, so we knew that if we didn't want to rent a car or call an Uber, we were going to need to be near the train. Doubly so because we had a flight out of Miami the next day. The Sheraton is located across the street from where the MIA Mover (back and forth to the airport) meets the rest of the Metrorail, giving you easy access to both the airport and the city. From the airport, exit the first set of doors through the gate area near D21, take the escalator to the left up one floor, then through the hallways behind you on the platform. Follow the MIA Mover signs and ride the motorized walkways. Get on the MIA Mover until it stops (there's only 2, beginning and end). Through the doors with the stainless steel bollards, then to the elevator on the left (I think it's orange). Down a floor, then follow the sidewalk across the street. It reads more complicated than it actually is. The staff was friendly and attentive: From the get go, everyone was extremely nice. I purchased online and I still had to put a card on file, but the check-in process took less than 2 minutes. I was given 2 complimentary breakfasts (which we used). The room was missing trash bags and I had to call about that, but they were at the door about 5 minutes later to give me some. The room was clean and modernized: It was a 3rd floor room with a king sized bed. The TV was large and the picture looked good. The decorations were a bit modern art-deco, which suited the location. There was a little desk and a chair. The nightstands had USB charging ports on them. The bed was super soft and comfortable while the pillows were thick and heavy. Sheets clean and soft. The food was excellent: The Rickenbacker restaurant was clean and the food was considerably better than anything I would have expected from an airport hotel restaurant. I personally recommend the Rigatoni Carbonara - which was a legitimate carbonara.

The situation with the restaurant was confusing. Was it part of the bar? Was it open? Do I seat myself? We ended up walking down the ramp into the Rickenbacker restaurant where we were greeted by Margherita (sp?). She led us in the right direction and got us seated, menus, as well as being our server. The bar section was busy, but the restaurant itself was quiet.