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Miami Beach Convention Center is an indoor arena and currently the largest convention center in the Miami area able to hold about 12,000 people. It hosts the annual South Florida Auto Show, Art Basel, and many other popular conventions. Hotels close to the Miami Beach Convention Center is the Lincoln Arms Suites South Beach: just one block from the beach and across the street from the convention center with apartment-style accommodations such as a kitchenette, a lovely outdoor courtyard, and a free shuttle service that runs every hour to the Miami Int'l Airport and the Pestana South Beach: a boutique hotel with a central courtyard, an outdoor swimming pool, and a cafe and bistro. Other notable hotels within walking distance to not just the convention center, but to all things south beach and shopping, includes the Riviera Hotel South Beach with free airport shuttle service and a pool oasis with cabanas, The Shelborne South Beach with oceanfront views and an ArtDeco flair, and the Surfcomber a Kimpton Hotel with direct beach access and an outdoor Olympic size pool. Miami for any newcomer or frequent visitor has so much to offer year round.