Affordable beachfront hotel with kitchens and free wifi miami beachfront built in the 1950s the new casablanca on the ocean is a longstanding beachfront hotel with budget conscious rates youll be a 3 mile cab ride from high end stores at bal harbour shops and a 15 minute drive from the center of the action on ocean drive in sobe easy come and go getting to the hotel is easy downtown miami and miami international airport are both about a 13 mile drive portmiami a hub for cruise ships