Miami Vacation Rentals
Miami or Miami Beach ???? That is the question …..
For many travelers Miami = Miami Beach , in fact when you arrive at the airport, the main announcement yells welcome to Miami and the Beaches. The Beach is the main allure , the one attraction that can never be duplicated or mistaken for another place. In the 1980′s it was the end of the road for the elderly. According to Wikipedia
In 1870 Henry Lum and son Charles arrived by sailboat on the large sandbar off the southeast Florida coast, and were so impressed by the island they landed on that they bought from the federal government, for $.25 an acre, most of the island and property further north.
Lum would later sell the property to fellow New Jerseyites Elnathan Field and Ezra Osborne, who, in turn would sell the land to John S. Collins and his son-in-law, Thomas Pancoast, who were also from New Jersey.
In 1913, Collins and Carl Fisher, who had made his fortune from his invention and later sale of the Presto-o-Lite Corporation and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, embarked on an agriculture venture on the beachfront land. Fisher loaned Collins the money he needed to complete the first bridge from Miami to Miami Beach that same year and the bridge, at the time the longest wooden bridge in the world, would be the catalyst for the 1915 incorporation of Miami Beach.
The great boom of the 1920’s would see enormous growth, while during the Depression, new groups from the northeast would build many small hotels along lower Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive. This building boom helped bring the area out of the Depression and forty years later that area of Miami Beach would become the famous Art Deco District, known the world over as “South Beach” or “SoBe.”
During World War II 500,000 Army Air Corps cadets passed through Miami Beach when it became a major training center.
When Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the revolution radically changed South Florida as half a million Cubans poured into the area. The 1980s and early 90s brought a massive infusion of investment capital that has produced a reborn Miami Beach. Although it has changed almost beyond recognition (again), Miami Beach has thrived amidst that change and overcome many difficulties as it continues to be an international mecca for travel, business, and permanent residents.”
Today Miami Beach has come full circle and it has become a tourist destination must for many in the US, especially for the younger crowd for its nightlife and beaches
Now with all that said, when travelers make up their mind to come to Miami for vacation its not so clear where they should stay and what type of accommodation they should pick. There are hotels designed and ready for the beach crowd and the beaches, there luxury hotel Miami Beach like the Setai hotel and there are vacation homes in miami one can pick from. Miami Vacation Rentals have become increasingly popular in the internet age by allowing the traveler to click and view a unit thousands of miles away and booking a unit directly with an owner and many times get a much better deal than a hotel .
Now there are also other options in Miami that are not in Miami Beach like Coral Gables Rentals , South Miami Rentals, Kendall Miami etc and an example of these rentals can be seen at http://www.miamivacations.com
Now a piece of advice for any traveler is ——- location location location —- and avoid sending any money cash or wire transfer or up front deposit without doing some research and by getting some references
Good luck and good travels
