Hey everyone, looking to seek some help for some good parties AND reasonably priced hotels to stay in for a night in Miami Beach, preferably that Saturday night (May 25). Heading down to Florida from here in NY for that weekend with 3 friends.

Where can I look for day parties/night parties/nightclub parties during that weekend? Or can someone lead me in the right direction to take 3 friends who have never really been to any EDM shows.

Also, looking to stay for that night only. If anyone can recommend any hotels that are reasonably priced, talking 2-300$, that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for any suggestions!

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Originally posted by j0kr187 Hey everyone, looking to seek some help for some good parties AND reasonably priced hotels to stay in for a night in Miami Beach, preferably that Saturday night (May 25). Heading down to Florida from here in NY for that weekend with 3 friends. Where can I look for day parties/night parties/nightclub parties during that weekend? Or can someone lead me in the right direction to take 3 friends who have never really been to any EDM shows. Also, looking to stay for that night only. If anyone can recommend any hotels that are reasonably priced, talking 2-300$, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any suggestions!

This is a shitty time to go to Miami unless you love the hip-hop scene. Space might have something good though, they had Marco Carola play a marathon set last year for Memorial Day weekend. SoBe will be a mess though. If you wanna see house music, it's not the right time. Sorry to burst your bubble but you couldn't have picked a worse weekend!

BUT, if you are down with foregoing SoBe, stay at a nice hotel in Brickell (near downtown Miami). There's a lot of cool shit in Brickell -- restaurants, bars, cafes, mini-festivals during the day, etc. Kinda like a Miami version of Greenwich Village, if that makes any sense. Cool, hip, lots of stuff to do, young people, etc. Space will definitely have a good party, but lineups aren't announced that far off. Gryphon at the Hard Rock in Hollywood might have a good show that night too. You can still have a great weekend, but like I said, avoid SoBe -- it's gonna be thugged out. If you want the SoBe EDM experience, I'd suggest rescheduling for the Fourth of July. There's gonna be pool parties, a bunch of high-profile shows, etc.

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Originally posted by ucforange This is a shitty time to go to Miami unless you love the hip-hop scene. Space might have something good though, they had Marco Carola play a marathon set last year for Memorial Day weekend. SoBe will be a mess though. If you wanna see house music, it's not the right time. Sorry to burst your bubble but you couldn't have picked a worse weekend! BUT, if you are down with foregoing SoBe, stay at a nice hotel in Brickell (near downtown Miami) and hit up Space. Lineups aren't announced that far off but I'm sure they'll have a good party going that night. Gryphon at the Hard Rock in Hollywood might have a good show that night too. You can still have a great weekend, but like I said, avoid SoBe -- it's gonna be thugged out. There's a lot of cool shit in Brickell -- restaurants, bars, cafes, mini-festivals during the day, etc. Kinda like a Miami version of Greenwich Village, if that makes any sense. Cool, hip, lots of stuff to do, young people, etc.

Thanks for the reply. This will be the only weekend my friends and I can go down there. Parents have moved down to Orlando and they needed me to drive the car down since they flew, so I'm using this trip as a nice vacation to Orlando/Ft. Lauderdale & Miami. I will definitely keep an eye on Space. I'd love to take my friends there.

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Originally posted by j0kr187 Thanks for the reply. This will be the only weekend my friends and I can go down there. Parents have moved down to Orlando and they needed me to drive the car down since they flew, so I'm using this trip as a nice vacation to Orlando/Ft. Lauderdale & Miami. I will definitely keep an eye on Space. I'd love to take my friends there.

Also gotta say that be careful with bringing non-"EDM"/house music people to a place like Space. It's very "sceney" and a lot of "normal" people just flat out don't like it. Places like Mansion and Story are safer bets. But you know your friends best so if you think they're down then go for it. Just saying from past experience. Nothing worse then getting to Space at 12:30, all pumped for a great night/morning/afternoon of underground house music only to find out that the peeps you brought aren't feeling it at all. It sucks.

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Originally posted by ucforange Also gotta say that be careful with bringing non-"EDM"/house music people to a place like Space. It's very "sceney" and a lot of "normal" people just flat out don't like it.

I'm curious by what you mean by this?

yeah I'd skip SoBe - do Ft. Lauderdale or even the keys...

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Originally posted by OrangestO I'm curious by what you mean by this?

What do you think it means? Club Space is not for everyone. Many people that are not accustomed to partying in such a manner don't like it. Some do, some don't. It can be an overwhelming experience to some people and of course the music isn't for everybody.

Rule 1 about Miami: Never go to Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.

Just be careful, there are gun fights during Urban Beach Week every year in Miami.

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Originally posted by ucforange What do you think it means? Club Space is not for everyone. Many people that are not accustomed to partying in such a manner don't like it. Some do, some don't. It can be an overwhelming experience to some people and of course the music isn't for everybody.

Music is one thing. But it seems to me like you are implying more, hence my question. If you're going out to party, you're going out to party. The music plays a big part in that, but how you put it it seems like there's other variables in this equation. I'm curious what exactly.

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Originally posted by OrangestO Music is one thing. But it seems to me like you are implying more, hence my question. If you're going out to party, you're going out to party. The music plays a big part in that, but how you put it it seems like there's other variables in this equation. I'm curious what exactly.

i'm guessing the fact that Space gets an 'eclectic' mix of regulars there.... for someone used to a club like LIV and just looking for girls in short dresses they might not enjoy it.

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Originally posted by j0kr187 Hey everyone, looking to seek some help for some good parties AND reasonably priced hotels to stay in for a night in Miami Beach, preferably that Saturday night (May 25). Heading down to Florida from here in NY for that weekend with 3 friends. Where can I look for day parties/night parties/nightclub parties during that weekend? Or can someone lead me in the right direction to take 3 friends who have never really been to any EDM shows. Also, looking to stay for that night only. If anyone can recommend any hotels that are reasonably priced, talking 2-300$, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any suggestions!

Do NOT attend an erick morillo or eric prydz event if they happen to be in town. Morillo od's on coke and no shows gigs, while prydz drinks to the point he pisses himself, makes incoherent comments on the mic and plays the same song three times in a row before getting escorted out!


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Originally posted by Cool1g i'm guessing the fact that Space gets an 'eclectic' mix of regulars there.... for someone used to a club like LIV and just looking for girls in short dresses they might not enjoy it.

Eclectic is good, especially for "non-EDM fans" as he alluded to. At least for me it was when I first jumped into the scene.

Maybe the whole "non-EDM fans" is subject to what that exactly means when making such statements (interpretation). I just find it very broad and general to make such a statement unless you're going to make specific allegations.