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Hotel pick: Arlo Wynwood
Restaurant pick: KYU (Wynwood)
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## Why these picks

**The key decision is sleeping in Wynwood, not South Beach.** You're in South Beach for one afternoon of calls, but both the client dinner and the workshop are in Wynwood. If you stay in Wynwood, you only cross the causeway (MacArthur or Julia Tuttle, 15–25 min, often longer at rush hour) once, in the evening. You avoid the risky trip: getting from the beach to the mainland on a weekday morning right before you have to present.

### Hotel: Arlo Wynwood (2217 NW Miami Ct)
- It's in the middle of Wynwood, so the workshop is likely a short walk or a 5-minute ride away. That makes for a calm morning and an easy early setup.
- It's modern and suits business travel: reliable Wi‑Fi, workspace in the room, and a lobby and rooftop bar that work for a backup meeting or a nightcap with the client.
- After dinner in Wynwood you can walk back, with no late-night Uber back to the beach.

**Suggested Thursday plan**
1. Land around 2pm and go **straight to your friend's South Beach office** for calls. From MIA that's about 25–35 min. Take your bag with you, or drop it at the Arlo on the way if you have a buffer. The hotel is roughly on the route.
2. Finish calls, then Uber to the Arlo (about 20–30 min at evening rush), check in and freshen up.
3. Walk to dinner. Workshop morning: coffee, then a short walk to the venue.

**Alternatives**
- *If you'd rather stay by your friend's office:* The Goodtime Hotel (South Beach). It's fun and well located, but you'd be commuting over the causeway on workshop morning. Leave at least 45 minutes.
- *If the Arlo is booked:* Moxy Miami Wynwood (cheaper, more social feel), or a hotel in Midtown or Edgewater a few minutes north or east of Wynwood.

### Restaurant: KYU (251 NW 25th St, Wynwood)
- It's a well-known Wynwood spot for wood-fired, Asian-inspired shared plates (the roasted cauliflower and Thai fried chicken are the usual orders). Shared plates keep a client dinner conversational.
- It works for either format: drinks at the bar or a full dinner. The atmosphere is lively but you can still talk, and it's walking distance from the Arlo and likely from the workshop venue.
- Being in the client's neighborhood makes it easy for them to get there.

**Backups nearby:** Uchi Miami (upscale sushi, across the street on NW 25th St), Doya (Aegean meze and a good wine list), or Maty's in Midtown (Peruvian, if you want something more distinctive).

## Assumptions and things to verify
- I assumed you fly into **MIA** on a weekday, and the dinner is a small group (2–6 people) the night before the workshop.
- I couldn't check live availability, hours or prices. **Book KYU (or a backup) as soon as you know the headcount**, because Thursday nights in Wynwood fill up. Confirm the Arlo has a room for your dates.
- If the client's office or the workshop venue is actually in Edgewater or Midtown rather than central Wynwood, these picks still work. Everything is within about 5–10 minutes.
- Plan to finish dinner early (about 9:30pm) so you're fresh for the morning session.