Cocoa Beach

Best Western on Cocoa rocks
They have a park and cruise plan

frontier flys to Orlando.
I wish they flew to Europe or the Caribbean

Hotels near Miami Port

HOTEL MIAMI SOUTH BEACH-
National Hotel - winner winner chicken dinner (above pic from Nation Hotel website)
Dining: Tamara- Mediterranean MENU

Other Hotels in the research process:

Hotel Victor on Ocean Drive (owned by Hyatt) would be a killer place to stay
unfortunately, it's 400 bones a night.. but super schwank. If we were staying 2 nights, I'd have a discount. google street map view

Bentley- 1k per night
opera suites - sounds horrible from reviews
Delano Hotel - sweet, but $555 per night!
Clay Hotel $145 for VIP1 queen with balcony- but 4-5 blocks off the beach. South Beach is muy expensive - especially for the renovated so called boutique hotels.
We've been joking about the HOJO.. but I'm thinking seriously ..
HOJO miami beach - surfside $150 - 5 miles north
Best Western Oceanfront Suites - Miami Beach - $160 5 miles north
Loraine Hotel $150 for a regular shithole
Indian Creek $150 nicest reviews out of all of them. not in South beach but right at north of it.
Catalina Hotel $270 for a reg room in living color.
National Hotel $270
loews not available that night. looks spendy anyway
townhouse hotel schwank thinly adorned. $175. looks like a shit hole with a fresh coat of paint

Carlton Hotel - $219 king $229 superior king