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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Getting around at busy MIA

 

jwooldridge@MiamiHerald.com

Coffee: Between Versailles and Starbucks, you can get truly decent coffee inside security. Starbucks is located at concourses D and H; Versailles outlets are located on concourses D, F and H.

ATMs: Automated service kiosks -- including ATMs, pay phones and a mail box -- are at the entrances to concourses C and G. A Bank of America branch is located on the fourth level at the north end of the airport, along with a post office.

WiFi: MIA now has it, but it isn't free. (A business decision in tight times, said MIA technology officials.) Cost: $6.95 per hour. Band capacity for streaming video is on the way.

Retail therapy: You can now grab a book at Borders, gadgets at Brookstone, a great-looking tropical shirt and Timberland shoes at Havana Shirt Shop, earrings at Taxco Sterling, surf duds at RonJon Surf Shop, any type of brush you can imagine at the Brush Company, a Montblanc pen at the Prestige shop. Most new shops are located outside security near Concourse G.

Grab a nab: Miami International Airport Hotel, located outside security at Concourse E, offers day rooms for $95 plus tax on a first-come first-serve basis; overnight rooms can be reserved in advance at varying rates. Alternative: The salon at Concourse G has two comfy Jetsonesque sleep pods that play brain-wave relaxation sounds for 50 cents per minute.

Salon: And yes, MIA now has one, near Concourse G. Manicures, pedicures, facials, waxes and massage (chair and table) are available at typical airport spa prices: $35 for a pedicure, $25 for a manicure, $15 for a 10-minute chair massage and $75 for a 40-minute table massage. Open 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.; 305-876-0011.

Wrap it up: Commercial shrink-wrap services are located at concourses D/E, G and in the South Terminal outside J/H.

Medical services: A medical facility is coming to the area near Concourse H, with on-duty medical personnel and a small pharmacy. The clinic should open within the next six months.

Rental cars: All rental cars are off-campus. Shuttle buses pick up at the lower (arrivals) level.

Baggage storage: A storeroom is located at Concourse E on the second (departures) level; ID is required to use the service. Prices vary by baggage size. 305-869-1193.

Chapel: Located on Concourse E, on the second level.

Local info: Visitor info booths are now located near concourse E and in the South Terminal outside concourses H/J.

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