Miami Lakes has exactly one hotel inside its town center and about nine more in a ring around it, so the best hotels in Miami Lakes, FL sort cleanly by budget. Miami Lakes Hotel on Main is the only full-service property you can walk to dinner from. Everything else sits along the Palmetto Expressway corridor or over the line in Hialeah, Miramar and Doral. This guide sorts them by price tier, including pet friendly rooms and suites built for a stay measured in weeks.
How Miami Lakes Hotels Are Laid Out
Three clusters cover every hotel worth booking here. The first is Main Street, the open-air town center with about two dozen restaurants, a 13-screen cinema and a theater company. One hotel sits inside that walk, and it is the reason most visitors pick Miami Lakes over the airport strip.
The second cluster is the commercial corridor where Miami Lakes Drive meets the Palmetto Expressway. Nothing there walks to Main Street, but the drive is five minutes and the rooms run newer and cheaper. The extended-stay suites and pet friendly value properties sit here.
The third cluster is not in Miami Lakes at all, and an honest guide has to say so. The town covers 6.51 square miles with a 2020 census population of 30,467 (Wikipedia), too small for a full hotel market. Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Miramar and Doral absorb the overflow, all within a nine to twenty minute drive.
The Full-Service Tier: Resort-Style Rooms on Main Street and in Doral
Two properties offer genuine full-service amenities, and only one of them is in Miami Lakes.
Miami Lakes Hotel on Main
Miami Lakes Hotel on Main at 6842 Main Street is the only hotel located on Main Street, with 205 rooms plus suites, two restaurants, a bar, an outdoor pool and 16,000 square feet of meeting space (Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau). Guests get complimentary access to the 45,000 square foot Miami Lakes Athletic Club and the adjoining Miami Lakes Golf Club, an 18-hole par 72 course that reopened to the public in late 2025 after a Bruce Hepner redesign (Miami Lakes Hotel). Book it for the location and the golf, not for a new-build room.
InterContinental at Doral Miami
InterContinental at Doral Miami at 2505 NW 87th Avenue is the closest thing to a four-star room in the ring, roughly eight miles down the Palmetto. The amenities sit a step above anything in the 33014 and 33016 ZIP codes. Book it when the room matters more than the walk to dinner, and accept that every Main Street meal becomes a drive.
The Mid-Range Tier: Reliable Rooms Within Ten Minutes of Main Street
Most Miami Lakes bookings land here. The differences come down to a restaurant on site, a shorter airport run, or a Broward County address on a busy weekend.
Sonesta Select Miami Lakes
Sonesta Select Miami Lakes at 15700 NW 77th Court is the strongest mid-range pick inside town limits. Rooms carry coffee stations, mini-fridges and real workspaces, and The Commons cafe serves breakfast, with a 24-hour market for late arrivals (Sonesta). It is also the most pet friendly room in town, taking up to two pets per suite with no breed or weight restriction for a per-stay fee. Parking is covered and carries a nightly charge.
Holiday Inn Miami West, Airport Area
Holiday Inn Miami West at 7707 NW 103rd Street in Hialeah Gardens sits three miles from downtown Miami Lakes, about a nine minute drive. The renovated property runs Bistro 103 for breakfast and dinner daily, plus an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center, and kids eat free. Book it when you want dinner on site and no second drive after check-in.
Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport Doral Area
Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport Doral Area at 8436 NW 36th Street is the pick for an early departure out of Miami International, seven miles out with parking and a pool. The cost is a 15 to 20 minute drive back up the Palmetto every time you want Main Street.
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Miramar
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Miramar at 2700 SW 145th Avenue sits 5.3 miles north over the Broward County line. That county line is the point: when Miami Lakes fills up around a Hard Rock Stadium concert or a Dolphins home game, Miramar prices differently and often still has rooms. The drive back to Main Street runs about twelve minutes on I-75.
The Budget Tier: Free Breakfast and the Lowest Nightly Rates
Both budget properties include breakfast, the line item that decides whether a cheap room stays cheap for a family of four.
La Quinta Inn and Suites by Wyndham Miami Lakes
La Quinta Inn and Suites by Wyndham Miami Lakes at 7925 NW 154th Street is the value pick with an in-town address. Rooms are pet friendly, breakfast and parking are free, and there is a fitness center and an outdoor pool. Sitting off I-75 and roughly 22 miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, it is the rare Miami Lakes hotel that works for either airport.
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Miami, Hialeah
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Miami at 6650 West 20th Avenue in Hialeah is the cheapest way to sleep close to Main Street with breakfast included, 1.9 miles out and about eight minutes by car. There is a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor pool and a patio. The trade is denser surroundings and no walkable town center.
The Long-Stay Tier: Suites With Kitchens for Weeks, Not Nights
Extended-stay suites price by the week rather than the night, which makes them the cheapest tier past about ten days. Both have full kitchens and allow pets.
Candlewood Suites Miami Lakes
Candlewood Suites Miami Lakes at 8079 NW 154th Street is the obvious long-stay pick in town, less than a mile from the Main Street core, with a kitchen in every suite and a pool. People on a multi-week relocation hit the same wall in week two: the suite holds clothes and a laptop, not the boxes that arrived ahead of the furniture, and a 5×5 storage unit covers that overflow.
Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area
Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area at 3265 NW 87th Avenue is the backup when Candlewood is booked, about 7.5 miles out with kitchens, a pool and pets allowed. Families who have sold one house and not yet closed on the next often land here for a month, with the contents of a one-bedroom in a 10×10 unit while they house-hunt.
Parking, Pets, Storms and What Actually Walks
Parking is the easiest part of staying in Miami Lakes and the detail booking sites never mention. Main Street carries more than 1,600 free spaces and the hotel on it adds 300 of its own, so you neither pay nor circle. Only Sonesta Select charges.
Walkability here is narrow but real. From Miami Lakes Hotel on Main you can reach every Main Street restaurant, the cinema, the theater and the boutiques on foot, and the town runs a free Freebee electric rideshare service seven days a week. From any other hotel in this guide, you are driving to the parks, the golf club and the Miami Lakes restaurants worth the trip.
Season matters more than most visitors expect. U.S. News rates March through May the best window for the Miami area, with 70s temperatures at non-peak rates (U.S. News Travel). June through October is hot, wet and inside Atlantic hurricane season, which is why rates bottom out then. Book refundable rates in that stretch and expect a heavy late-afternoon storm most days rather than a washout. The same humidity is why anything left behind long-term belongs in climate controlled storage in Miami Lakes rather than a garage. For a month-by-month read, see our guide to the best time to visit Miami Lakes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best hotels in Miami Lakes?
Miami Lakes Hotel on Main wins on location, since it is the only hotel on Main Street and the only one with a golf course and an athletic club attached. Sonesta Select is the best mid-range room, La Quinta Inn and Suites the best value with breakfast included, and Candlewood Suites the best pick for a stay longer than a week.
Is Miami Lakes a good area to stay in?
Miami Lakes is a planned town of about 30,500 people built around 23 man-made lakes, with a walkable town center, free parking and a quiet residential feel. It suits visitors who want a low-key base 16 miles north of downtown Miami. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk to the ocean, a 25 to 30 minute drive away at Hollywood Beach.
Which hotels in Miami Lakes have a pool?
Every hotel in this guide has a pool. Miami Lakes Hotel on Main has an outdoor pool set against a tropical lagoon and courtyard, Sonesta Select has a seasonal one, and La Quinta, Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites and the four Holiday Inn properties all have one. The decks stay usable year round, since average highs run 84 and there is no winter here.
Is the Don Shula Hotel still open in Miami Lakes?
The property at 6842 Main Street is still open, but the Don Shula branding has been retired. It now operates as Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, the restaurant is ML Steaks and Sports, and the course is Miami Lakes Golf Club, redesigned in 2025. Older listing sites still carry the former name, so search by the address if you get confused.
What is the nicest area to stay in Miami?
For a first visit to greater Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Brickell carry the nicest hotel stock, and all three sit 35 to 55 minutes from Miami Lakes. Miami Lakes trades that for free parking, a quieter street and a shorter airport run. Pick it when you are here for golf, a stadium event, a meeting or a relocation.
Storing What Will Not Fit in a Hotel Room
A hotel room holds a suitcase, not a household, and a good share of Miami Lakes stays are relocations wearing a shorter name. Value Store It in Miami Lakes rents month to month with no long-term contract, the same way a hotel booking works.
The lineup runs wider than the two sizes most people picture. A 10×5 unit or a 5×10 unit covers the middle ground between a closet and a garage, and a 5×15 unit takes long items like golf bags and bikes. Move up to a 10×15 unit for a two-bedroom's worth of furniture, and to 10×20 units or a 10×30 unit for a whole house or a business inventory. If you would rather not guess, the storage size guide does the math.
If your stay turns into a move, we can hold the boxes until the keys arrive. Our guides to things to do in Miami Lakes and the Miami Lakes golf courses will fill the days between check-in and check-out.
