South Beach Pearl Lounge...

Hi we are coming to Miami on 1/9/09 for two nights. We are a couple and visited Miami 2 years ago. We loved Pearl but wanted to know the probability of us actually getting into Pearl on either Friday or Saturday. We went last time on a Wed or Thurs?, got in no problem. But the door on Saturday was incredibly slow moving and no one got in. We really want to go and just wanted to know if its possible to get in and if anything%26#39;s changed.

Also if you can make the same assessment about the likes of Prive, Mansion, etc. it would be greatly appreciated.

South Beach Pearl Lounge...

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If you time your arrival before midnight you will get in more easily. Couples do better than single men... Packs of wild girls do best.

: )

AG

quick breakfast near Swan

Going to Disney in 2 weeks (my 1st time) and we are not big breakfast people. Please suggest a place or two where we can pick up a bagel or muffin on our way out of the Swan and on our way into the parks. A.M. visits will be Epcot, MK and AK. Thanks for your help!

quick breakfast near Swan

You could wait til you are in Epcot and stop by the Sunshine Seasons, they have a very nice assortmant for a Breakfast treat. You could also stroll over to the Boardwalk Bakery, YUM :) Or grab a little something right at the Swan at the Garden Grove

quick breakfast near Swan

This will be easy. You can get a quick muffin, croissant, or other breakfast pastry from the small bar in the lobby of the Swan. Similar pastries and fruit are available at the bar in the lobby of the Dolphin. The Dolphin also has a cafeteria-style spot - Picabu - with more expanded fare, including good donuts (I think they%26#39;re Krispy Kreme). If you get bored with the Swan%26#39;s offerings, you could walk over to the Dolphin, and just catch the bus to the MK or AK from there.

On your way to Epcot, there%26#39;s a pastry shop on the Boardwalk, but that%26#39;s more likely to have lines than the Swan or Dolphin.

I thought there is an express line for TA members at The Boardwalk Bakery?

I am not familar with the baked goods at the Swan, I am sure they are good. The Boardwalk Bakery is as good as anything in Boston, and that is worth the line.

Thank you all for your input. It will be nice to have a couple of places to chose from!

its all just too exhausting!!

i finally get to say ';im going next week'; hurray! thing is tho, i cannot for the life of me get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzeds!! im exhausted! God knows what im gonna be like next week but im too excited to sleep right now. im practically falling asleep at my desk in work and this morning, i woke up only to find a sty perching cheekily on my eye! oh the excitement...i cant bear it !

its all just too exhausting!!

Know how you feel and I have 71 more sleeps (or not) to go yet

Hope you have a great time

its all just too exhausting!!

If you are exhausted now, just wait until about your 3rd day in Orlando!! :%26gt;)

I understand completely, but usually my sleeplessness is due to ';fretting'; over what I%26#39;ve forgotten to take care of before I leave home.

yeah...but it%26#39;s a ';good'; tired!

Night life at Disney

Hi,

I just wondered where was available to go out of a night time in Disney, as I heard they were closing places in Downtown Disney?

In particular were looking for like music and dancing - not necessarily a club - but anything close, if it exists?

Also, has anyone stayed late for the City Walk at Universal? If so, what is that like, and are there taxis readily available after everywhere closes?

If anyone has any info I would sincerely appreciate!

Happy Travels!!!

;0) Mango

Night life at Disney

Yes, Disney is closing down Pleasure Island on the 28th of this month, so there will be no longer be anywhere on the Disney campus which is similar to a nightclub.

I%26#39;ve not been to CityWalk in the evenings personally, but there are definitely taxis readily available from there any time of the evening.

Night life at Disney

Citywalk looks interesting, but we have a 19yo in our group, so we will be visiting the open mike club on Thursay for 18+ night. Whoopie. ;)

There is the dance hall over at the Boardwalk. Have never been to it (always have kids with us), so can%26#39;t comment on what type of music/dancing they have. Anyone else?

Nightlife in all of orlando is rubbish ... trust me its just full of tourists, and is just a very bizarre not normal night life.

You can%26#39;t compare it to say a regular clubbing night out in the UK, or some clubs in Vegas, etc

joey - aren%26#39;t we all tourists??? Unless you live in Orlando permanently, you are also a tourist.

you%26#39;re just doing it wrong and going to the places you%26#39;re supposed to (as a tourist)

as for the OP%26#39;s questions, here%26#39;s my recent review of Citywalk%26#39;s Rising Star, very entertaining night out anyway (that includes us locals)

http://nopixiedust.wordpress.com/

Thanks for all your responses! I really appreciate it!

We%26#39;re not looking for like a hardcore club or anything, just maybe somewhere to go for a different scenery one night or 2!!

Thank you for all the info!!

:0) Mango

Just a quick question - does cover charge mean entry fee?

Because when I have paid a cover charge it usually means all drinks included - so I am guessing in this instance cover means entry?

;0)

cover means entry fee, drinks are separate (and expensive) I%26#39;ll be taking a flask next time ;)

I had planned a few heavy nights out at Pleasure Island!! (Us Northern English dont tire easily :)) I was gutted when I found out it had closed for more shops and restaurants!! havent they enough of them? haha. However I have been doing my homework and I believe the Boardwalk offers you the likes of a ';sports bar'; cocktails, piano playing you know, a more relaxed, chilled out atmosphere. The city walk I believe is a bit more lively with places playing a range of music from reggea to dance etc, however I hear the costs of the drinks is similar to those in ';Paris';!! so best get a few drinks in your hotel before heading out! :0)

Paula x

residence inn downtown

We are suppose to be staying at the Marriott Waterside next week for a week. They just called and said they were renovating the hotel and have oversold the rooms and for our first night only they would be moving us to the Residence Inn Downtown. They will pick up the cost of this night. Does the trollet run by this hotel also? Is it conveinant to Channelside? Help?

residence inn downtown

No, the trolley stops close to the Waterside Marriott and the Residence Inn is about .75 of a mile North of the Waterside location.

Maybe, as it is only for one day, they would use their shuttle bus to bring you back to the Waterside location when you need to catch the trolley.

residence inn downtown

Does anyone know of any fun places close to this hotel. We want somewhere close for drinks and dinner or some place with a patio?

TAPS is pretty close and has tons of beer and wine by the glass. They have pretty decent food also. It%26#39;s at the bottom of the Skypoint Condos. Fly is also good for drinks and a bite to eat. Both aren%26#39;t very far from Residence Inn Downtown.

Oh, and both have outdoor seating.

There is a trolley that runs every 10 minutes throughout downtown and harbour island and goes right by the Residence Inn and Marriott Waterside and the streetcar to take you to Ybor City and Channelside. The purple line runs 6am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm Monday Thru Friday. The green line also runs every 10 minutes on Friday and Saturday evenings(6pm to 2am) throughout downtown, channelside and harbour island.

Check the In town Trolley here%26gt; http://www.hartline.org/

For fun and eats walk over to Fly or TAPS. There is also Malio%26#39;s too! On harbour Island I enjoy Jackson%26#39;s for some drinks and great views, Cafe Dufrain for great eats and drinks with a nice view as well.

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Help - hotel near convention center

Hi,

I%26#39;m flying in from Canada in a few weeks and am looking for an inexpensive hotel for a few nights fairly close to the Convention Centre. I am a girl travelling alone so a good part of the city would be helpful.

I have been looking at Hyde Park Hotel.......and suggestions about that?

I had looked at a few motels on North Dale Marby but the reviews say it is in a bad part of town.

Also, how far is the convention centre from the airport?

Please help!

Help - hotel near convention center

I don%26#39;t know much about the Hyde Park Hotel, but you will need a rental car to get to the Convention Center from there. I would consider it too far to walk.

If you are on a budget, I would try doing priceline for a downtown hotel. I believe others have won the Sheraton Riverwalk for less than $100/night in the past. It is walkable to Convention Center and seems safe. You can look at www.betterbidding.com or www.biddingfortravel.com for tips on how to bid.

The Embassy Suites Convention Center, Marriott Waterside and Westin Harbour Island are all an easy walk and very safe, but are not inexpensive. You may win them on priceline, though - never know!

The airport is about a 20 minute drive to Convention Center depending on traffic. There is a flat rate for taxis from the airport to downtown of I believe $25.

Help - hotel near convention center

Hi FSUFUN,

Thanks for those tips.......I%26#39;ve never ';bidded'; but I will definitely check it out!

Even though it may be a bit further, can you tell me about the neighborhood that the Hyde Park Hotel is in........I%26#39;ve been trying to search and it ';sounds'; ok but would love some first-hand opinions.

Also, I%26#39;m sure taxis are fairly easy to come by, what do you think the average fair would be from the Hyde Park to the Convention Centre (is it ';fairly close, a few miles?)? Or would it be cheaper just to rent a car?

Thanks again!

Hyde Park Hotel is nice, had a friend stay there for a month, they are small apartments..excellent part of town, Hyde Park/SOHO, you can walk to everything, from Starbucks, Panera, to over a dozen great restaurants all along Howard Avenue, grocery store, walgreens, etc...grteat part of town, and a cab would be a flat fare of $3.00 per person each way since you are ';intown';.

Yaaaaay! You just made my day!!!! Thanks so much for the reply. I%26#39;m so glad to hear that Hyde Park is a great part of town!

I can%26#39;t wait to visit!!!!!

Thanks again!

Hyde Park is actually one of the MOST desireable areas to live in Tampa, by the way. ON the Natinal Register of Historic Places..make sure you walk around the Hyde Park Village neighborhood, homes form the late 1800%26#39;s early 1900%26#39;s, and also Bayshore Blvd.

I think that the $3 rate only applies if there are 2 or more passengers. If you are taking a taxi alone, I believe they will use the meter. I take taxis from Harbour Island to Howard Ave. and back often and it is about a $10 cab ride. It should be about the same or a bit less from that hotel to the Convention Center.

IN that case, I would probably just take the city bus(#4 goes up Howard Ave and Swann Ave to downtown, about 10 min., ). It runs every hour. $1.50 each way.

hartline.org

Oooohhh yes, a $10 cab ride each way is a bit more pricey than $3. I%26#39;ll have to check into that for sure.........

The bus sounds ok, is there a bus stop near the hotel?

I wonder if it would be just cheaper to rent a car?

The bus runs less than a block by the hotel along Howard Ave(the #4)..clean and convenient, $1.50 each way. The Hyde Park hotel can tell you the times it runs by them.

Car rental would be good if you needed to go outside of In town areas, but you will also pay to park at the convention center daily.

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hey when did this button appear? will we have spell check and an edit button?

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The ';watch this topic'; button has been on here a while now; they added it back in early summer, if memory serves correctly.

Boy, do I ever need that spell-check button!!

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Gosh I wish there was a spell check, or even and edit function!

I type too fast and always have typos.

I think this forum definitaly needs a spull check function. The standerds of english is appawling.

i need the edit button quick. i meant to type in will we have an edit and spell check button next? lol.

can%26#39;t believe that i never noticed the watched topic button.

What button?

Where is it?

Having problems finding it?

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If you have firefox, it comes with a spell check :) No grammar check, but at least I spell words right!

tallandglam, i%26#39;m with you.... I can%26#39;t seem to see it either! Where is it....?

As for spell check, at home on my Mac any mis-spelt words have red lines under them, no such help in work though.... :(

But would the spell check be in English, English

or that new version

American English?

its next to the reply button underneath the posts.

hey thats not fair, i%26#39;ve just noticed i was on .com not .co.uk and on the uk version you don%26#39;t get button!!!