While we are proud partners of Best Western Hotels & Resorts and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, all opinions in this article are our own.
We planned a three-day trip to South Florida to escape some of the gloomy nature we had been experiencing in Ohio. But as much as we plan a beach getaway, sometimes the weather decides to do its own thing. The storms that we experienced while in Miami and Miami Beach were wild! Record rainfall and flooding was impeding on festival goers and spring breakers trying to also enjoy a bit of their escape. All of this was a reminder to breathe and know we’re still going to make memories.
During the one-and-a-half days of rain, we decided to check out the incredible cafes and museums. And after that, we had sunshine for the rest of our vacation! The beach was absolutely beautiful, with the Atlantic Ocean showing off its magnificent turquoise-blue hues. We were able to appreciate the sunrise welcoming in our final day, which was so nice to see from the oceanfront balcony at the Best Western Plus Atlantic Beach Resort.
Miami Beach has some of the most beautiful Art Deco architecture (some buildings are now 100 years old), and the palm tree-laden streetscapes can be enjoyed by walking or taking the free trolleys, offering four unique loops. If you’re driving, be prepared to pay for parking through various apps and websites. Regardless of that, we found the Best Western Plus Atlantic Beach Resort to be centrally located to nearly everything we enjoyed (nothing was more than 20 minutes away).
The resort offered a clean room with incredible views of the beach and ocean, and the bed was incredibly comfortable to return to each night. The Beachwalk (boardwalk) is right off the resort’s pool deck and is a promenade for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists that stretches 9 miles along the oceanfront. Take in a seaside stroll right from the hotel and see all the unique Art Deco designed lifeguard stations, as well! Best Western Plus Atlantic Beach Resort offers value for families and leisure travelers wanting to be footsteps away from all the fun Miami and Miami Beach offers.
Miami has more than beautiful beaches and has some incredible attractions to enjoy while the weather isn’t ideal to be outside. Particularly:
Greater Miami is an international culinary mecca. In fact, the food and beverage scene is reason enough to visit! Here are some of our favorite spots we checked out while in town:
We love adventure together. Learning is also a pillar for us, and it’s always so interesting to glean a new perspective when visiting places and taking it all in. Regardless of the weather, we find activities to do and positivity within the moment. We reflect on these experiences and find inspiration in design specific to each place, how it’s unique and similar to others, and how to bring it into our home.
The value we find in staying with Best Western Hotels and Resorts allows us to get out more because we’re not breaking the bank on accommodations alone. The locations are convenient, the beds are comfortable, and the rooms are always clean. In a nutshell, we don’t travel just for the hotel room. We travel for the memories and quality time as a family.
We are an interracial, same-sex married couple, on our journey of building a family, turning our house into a home and capturing our daily adventures.