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Some useful Information for your next South Florida vacation rental
South Florida vacation rental and American
Express
You'll find American Express offices in downtown Miami at 100 N. Biscayne Blvd.
(tel. 305/358-7350; open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm); 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour (tel. 305/865-5959; open Mon-Sat
10am-6pm); and 32 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables (tel. 305/446-3381; open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 10am-4pm).
To report lost or stolen traveler's checks, call tel. 800/221-7282.
South Florida vacation rental and Area Code
The original area code for Miami and all
of Dade County was 305. That is still the code for older phone numbers, but all phone numbers assigned
since July 1998 have the area code 786 (SUN). For all local calls, even if you're just calling across the
street, you must dial the area code (305 or 786) first. Even though the Keys still share the Dade County
area code of 305, calls to there from Miami are considered long distance and must be preceded by 1-305.
(Within the Keys, simply dial the seven-digit number.) The area code for Fort Lauderdale is 954; for Palm
Beach, Boca Raton, Vero Beach, and Port St. Lucie, it's 561.
South Florida vacation rental and Business Hours
Banking hours vary, but most banks
are open weekdays from 9am to 3pm. Several stay open until 5pm or so at least 1 day during the week, and
most banks feature automated teller machines (ATMs) for 24-hour banking. Most stores are open daily from
10am to 6pm; however, there are many exceptions. As far as business offices are concerned, Miami is
generally a 9-to-5 town.
South Florida vacation rental and Curfew
Although not strictly enforced, there is an
alleged curfew in effect for minors after 11pm on weeknights and midnight on weekends in all of Miami-Dade
County. After those hours, children under 17 cannot be out on the streets or driving unless accompanied by
a parent or on their way to work. Somehow, however, they still manage to sneak out and congregate in
popular areas such as Coconut Grove and South Beach.
South Florida vacation rental and Dentists
A&E Dental Associates, 11400 N. Kendall
Dr., Mega Bank Building (tel. 305/271-7777), offers round-the-clock care and accepts MasterCard and Visa.
South Florida vacation rental and Doctors
In an emergency, call an ambulance by
dialing tel. 911 (a free call) from any phone. The Dade County Medical Association sponsors a Physician
Referral Service (tel. 305/324-8717), weekdays from 9am to 5pm. Health South Doctors' Hospital, 5000
University Dr., Coral Gables (tel. 305/666-2111), is a 285-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour
physician-staffed emergency department.
South Florida vacation rental and Emergencies
To reach the police, ambulance, or
fire department, dial tel. 911 from any phone. No coins are needed. Emergency hot lines include Crisis
Intervention (tel. 305/358-HELP or 305/358-4357) and the Poison Information Center (tel. 800/222-1222).
South Florida vacation rental and Eyeglasses
Pearle Vision Center, 7901 Biscayne
Blvd. (tel. 305/754-5144), can usually fill prescriptions in about an hour.
South Florida vacation rental and Internet Access
Internet access is available at
Kafka's Cyber Cafe, 1464 Washington Ave., South Beach (tel. 305/673-9669), the South Beach Internet Cafe,
1106 Collins Ave. (tel. 305/532-4331), and, no joke, the swanky all-in-one Mobil Station, at 2500 NW 87th
Ave., Doral (tel. 305/477-2501).
South Florida vacation rental and Laundry/Dry Cleaning
For dry cleaning, self-service
machines, and a wash-and-fold service by the pound, call All Laundry Service, 5701 NW 7th St.
(tel. 305/261-8175); it's open daily from 7am to 10pm. Clean Machine Laundry, 226 12th St., South
Beach (tel. 305/534-9429), is convenient to South Beach's Art Deco hotels and is open 24 hours a day.
Coral Gables Laundry & Dry Cleaning, 250 Minorca Ave., Coral Gables (tel. 305/446-6458), has been dry
cleaning, altering, and laundering since 1930. It offers a lifesaving same-day service and is open
weekdays from 7am to 7pm and Saturday from 8am to 3pm.
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