Stating in Miami-
We did not want to spend a lot of money on a hotel the night before, but I also do not like to stay in crappy hotels either. We ended up choosing the Hampton Inn Brickell/Downtown because it was reasonable and the reviews on Trip Advisor were pretty good. I have to say I was SUPER impressed with this hotel. The location was great..within walking distance to great restaurants and a short cab ride to the Port of Miami. The room was very nice, the lobby awesome and the bar even better. They offer a free breakfast too and a shuttle to the Port for $8pp. I think the room was about $170/night too...not too bad compared to some of the other hotels.
We got to the ship by 1pm and were probably checked in and in our room by 2pm. There was a short line to get processed, not too bad. By the time we had to do the safety drills we had 1/3 bags in our room.
Room-
We stayed in 2107, which is Concierge Class on the 12th floor. This was an awesome room with a balcony, and the balcony is bigger than other ones too. Awesome floor to be on since that is the same level is the pool and one floor up is Oceanview Buffet which has breakfast/lunch. Great location. We will always get a balcony from now on and will probably check out Aqua Class too. They got to it in Blu, which I heard was amazing. If you can afford a balcony, it is worth every penny.
The room was laid out very well and was pretty spacious. Very quiet too.