Looking for a post cruise hotel in Miami that allows early check-in (say noon at the latest) and has a shuttle to the airport (and preferably from the cruiseship port).
Has anyone found a hotel like this. Virtually all the hotels have a check-in time of 3PM (way too late for us). In your experience are they flexible about this ? We would prefer to check-in at about 11AM but noon would be OK.

I think that most hotels will allow you to check in early under certain circumstances if they have a room available. Even if they don't, they will typically allow you to leave your luggage there, have lunch, and come back when a room is ready.

I'm not sure which, if any, hotels have shuttle services to both the airport and cruise terminal, however.

You will not find a hotel with a check in that early unless the hotel has a 7AM checkout.

Statia is correct. It depends on whether the room is ready as to when you can check in.

On the flip side, if a room isn't ready, they may make you wait until after 3PM. In Palm Springs at the Marriot, I once had to wait until 7PM for my room.

I suggest you find a hotel with a shuttle and then start inquiring as to whether or not you can check in early.

As has been stated, no hotel has a check-in that early simply because they can't make people LEAVE at 7 or 8 a.m. and turn the rooms around. All hotels will check you in IF a room is vacant the night before. IF.

If you REALLY want an early check-in, book the room the night before and have the front desk "check you in" a day early so it's ready for immediate occupancy when you arrive. I worked in hotels for several years and this was occasionally done. Maybe you can use Priceline and save so much that the extra night isn't of monetary significance.

A lot of times when we book a hotel, we will request an early check-in.
Although they always say they'll put it in the computer, but can't guarantee, we've never had a problem and our room is always ready.
If the rooms are booked or there's a problem, they'll tell you when you make the request. Also, if you want a check-in that early, be sure to specify the time you want to check in.

Keep in mind that if you check in much earlier than standard checkin time, you get the first room(s) cleaned - not necessarily good rooms, but you get them because they're ready and you're waiting, and often it's not likely they're gonna change you later if you don't like it.