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00:00Woo-hoo!
00:02The Hammonds are here!
00:04Travel is in my blood.
00:06Let's go!
00:07This is the best!
00:08For years I worked as a tour rep,
00:10following in the footsteps of my dear lovely mob,
00:14a hard-working, no-nonsense travel agent.
00:17Thanks to her money-saving tips,
00:19we managed to budget our way to a place that totally captured our hearts.
00:23Look at this! Look at this!
00:24Florida!
00:26I love it!
00:28I was born for Little Havana.
00:30And now the Sunshine State is a big draw for me...
00:34Sorry, I stood on your foot.
00:35...and my son, Aidan.
00:38You see him, mate?
00:39Yeah.
00:41But with holiday prices rising...
00:43Oh, my goodness. I'm in heaven.
00:46...can you do Florida...
00:48...without breaking the bank?
00:50$4.99 for these.
00:53Oh, yes, Aidan!
00:55Help you, Mum.
00:56Otherwise, just get out.
00:58It's the best day of my life.
01:08I don't know about you, but when I think of Miami,
01:11one place shoots straight to the top of the list.
01:14Miami Beach.
01:16This seven-mile-long barrier island just off mainland Miami, dotted with pricey hotels and restaurants, is the coastal resort
01:25city of America.
01:27I'm a kid of the 80s, when Miami Vice was just about the coolest thing on telly.
01:32A forbidden treat that I sneakily would watch when Mum wasn't looking.
01:37And now, here I am.
01:39And for once, I don't have to fake my photos.
01:42The sand, the sea, the architecture.
01:45It's an influencer's paradise.
01:48Oh, can you believe we're on Miami Beach, Aidan?
01:51I know.
01:52How cool is this?
01:53It's really cool.
01:53I feel like Will Smith.
01:54We need to do, like, a music video or something like that.
01:57Do you know what I mean?
01:57Speedboat, you name it.
02:00Over 20 million tourists come to Miami Beach every year to live their best and probably most expensive lives,
02:08because prices are super hot here.
02:10You can burn through skyscrapers of cash in a flash.
02:14So, we really need to be careful.
02:16I'm worried, you know.
02:16That's what I like.
02:17I love it.
02:17A bit of money rolling around.
02:19I like that.
02:20Yeah, but aren't we on a budget, babes?
02:22Yeah, good point.
02:24We can't overspend here.
02:26So, to avoid that particular kind of Miami Vice, we need to engage beach bargain mode
02:31and turn our flip-flop frugality all the way to the max.
02:36Because this is going to be our biggest money-saving challenge yet.
02:40To find out what makes Miami Beach so iconic and to do it on a budget.
02:46So, what are we going to do? How are we going to get around and stuff?
02:49Hmm, I don't know.
02:50Actually, I do.
02:51I think I've got an idea.
02:52What's that?
02:52Follow me.
02:53Yeah.
02:54There are many ways you can get around here.
02:57The Minty do it in fantastically flash Megabucks motors.
03:01With supercar prices at around $1,500 a day, that's well out of our league.
03:07And Aidan's got more sense than money.
03:09We're on a bike, as it should.
03:12There we go.
03:14Ready?
03:14So, he's hiring a slightly less pricey set of wheels for the two of us.
03:19Miami Bikes.
03:21This is such a good idea, eh?
03:22I love it.
03:24Oh, this is the best.
03:27Mother and son.
03:29I love it.
03:29A little bit of bonding time.
03:30Yes, baby.
03:33Come on.
03:34Keep up, fam.
03:35Keep up.
03:38For less than the price of a double shot ice coconut latte with turmeric and oat milk,
03:43you can rent a bike for an hour here.
03:45If you're under 16, it's Florida's law to wear a cycle helmet.
03:49And this designated cycle superhighway is perfect for getting around.
03:54Everyone's doing all their exercise.
03:56Look.
03:56Roller skates.
03:57Yeah, I love it.
03:57Walking.
03:58And they've all got their tops off.
04:00Woo-hoo!
04:02I love Miami Beach!
04:07This massive stretch of eye-watering, expensive real estate is especially vulnerable to climate
04:13change and sea level rises.
04:15So they've spent millions raising roads and installing pumps here.
04:19But the expansion of bike lanes across Miami Beach is one of the most obvious signs that
04:24this place is taking its green credentials seriously.
04:28And since the cycling trails run right beside the beach, as well as burning off some calories,
04:33we're also getting a better view than we would in a $20 taxi ride.
04:38It's a good exercise.
04:39Yeah.
04:39It's a lot more affordable.
04:41Yeah.
04:42And you get to see all the sights.
04:44You really do.
04:45You also save yourself the price of parking, which, if you want a secure spot for your
04:51swanky motor, can be up to $100 an hour.
04:55Which is probably why so many locals choose to get around here under their own steam.
05:00That's why everyone looks so fit.
05:02Yeah.
05:03Whereas me in Birmingham.
05:05Getting a car everywhere.
05:07I can't remember the last time I was on a bike.
05:10But I know for sure the last time Aidan was on a bike, it had stabilisers on it.
05:16I'm loving it.
05:18Cycling along from one end to the other really helps you get a handle on the geography of
05:24a place.
05:24And by now, you know that that was one of my favourite subjects at school.
05:28Woohoo!
05:29Miami Beach is basically three beaches on an island.
05:33With the Atlantic Ocean on the east side and Biscayne Bay on the west.
05:38North Beach is where you find the kind of plush residential apartment where the movie stars
05:43would be right at home.
05:45Then you've got Mid Beach with its giant historic hotels.
05:49Where Goldfinger lost his card game and a Bond girl got covered in gold paint.
05:55And right at the bottom, you've got South Beach.
05:57The trendiest and most visited part of the island.
06:00So naturally, that's where we're going.
06:05Oh, I could get used to this.
06:06Yeah, that's safe.
06:07Shall we move to Miami?
06:08Yeah, let's move to Miami.
06:11Yeah.
06:12Let's master staying here on a budget first, shall we?
06:14Before we think about moving here.
06:18Mind you, it looks like there are plenty of hotels to choose from in South Beach.
06:23All of them well out of our price range.
06:25Because this is probably the most famous Mar in all of Miami.
06:31Hey, look where we are, man.
06:33Ocean Drive.
06:34Isn't it lovely?
06:35It's lovely.
06:36With its iconic pastel coloured Art Deco buildings and hotels.
06:41Ocean Drive is one of the most photographed streets in America.
06:45So when in South Beach...
06:48Oh, what are you doing, boy?
06:50Got the palm tree and everything.
06:52Isn't it nice?
06:53Shall we go and have a look?
06:53Yeah, let's go have a look.
06:55You might think this place has always been cool.
06:58But back in the 70s, South Beach had fallen into disrepair.
07:01Many of these famous Art Deco buildings had become cheap retirement homes for the elderly.
07:07Or just abandoned.
07:09The neighbourhood was known more for drugs and crime than for beauty and glamour.
07:14So to find out more about the complicated past lives of these iconic buildings,
07:19we're taking a tour with Mark Gordon from the Miami Design Preservation League.
07:24Should we start with this Leslie building?
07:26Tell us about that.
07:27Sure, we'll start with the Leslie.
07:28So the Leslie's a good example of what Art Deco buildings looked in the beginning.
07:33Art Deco buildings in Miami Beach typically are three by three.
07:38Okay, that means they're three sections and three storeys tall.
07:42Miami Beach code back then said that if a building was taller than three storeys tall,
07:47it would require an elevator.
07:48So they were building for the middle class and trying to keep expenses low.
07:52And then Art Deco is three part, tri part.
07:56So you walk in the center vertical and the rooms are on the right and the left.
08:00Then over the windows you have something, we call them eyebrows.
08:04But this time of day it keeps the sun out.
08:07And then they have a roof line and we call that a ziggurat.
08:11Now if you notice, if you move to the side, you can see that there's a swimming pool up there,
08:16there's a bar, there's cabanas, but you can't see it from the center
08:20because rules of preservation prevent that from happening.
08:24It's hard to believe it now.
08:26But 50 years ago, developers were determined to demolish the Art Deco buildings here
08:30until a forward thinking woman called Barbara Bayer Capitman came along.
08:35With unstoppable determination, she led the charge to save the Art Deco district
08:40from becoming just another square mile of high rise hotels.
08:44Her campaign to make this area the first 20th century neighborhood
08:48on America's National Register of Historic Places helped preserve 800 distinctive buildings
08:55and saved Miami Beach's soul.
08:58And because of Barbara, people like Mark carry the torch today,
09:02keeping these beauties standing tall.
09:05Now there is a need to preserve these buildings though, isn't there?
09:08There is a need and that's what our organization does.
09:11And all the money we raise at our museum, our welcome center,
09:14from fundraisers goes towards preservation.
09:17You can tell you've got a real passion for it, it's lovely.
09:20This is what I think about when I think about a Miami building, this type of building.
09:23It's lovely, it's beautiful, but tell me a little bit about this one.
09:25This one's matching my outfit.
09:26The Carlisle Hotel is pretty famous, so that's what I call the second generation of Art Deco buildings.
09:31So if you notice that building has more curves, we call it streamlined modern.
09:36The Carlisle's famous because that's where the movie The Birdcage was filmed.
09:41And that's another great way to become iconic, isn't it?
09:44Just grab yourself a starring role on the big screen.
09:47When South Beach started showing up in movies, pop videos and fashion shoots in the 80s and 90s,
09:53it went from a bit dodgy to full-on glam.
09:57Artists, designers and photographers flocked here.
09:59And then came Gianni Versace, buying his famous mansion and sprinkling a bit of high-end chic over the whole
10:07place.
10:08His murder in 1997 was a brutal reminder of the area's darker days.
10:13But now, it's all part of the South Beach story.
10:18Glam, grit and a little bit of everything else in between.
10:22These vibrant buildings are firmly embedded in popular culture now.
10:27But amazingly, they weren't vibrant at all to begin with.
10:30They were all painted white and the colours were only added later for a bit of Miami glam.
10:38Because back in the old days, white paint was A, reflected the sun and B, white was the cheapest paint.
10:45Well, let's talk about this white building. It's owned by someone really famous, isn't it?
10:49Very famous, yeah.
10:50That building's called the Cordozas and it's owned by Gloria and Amelia Estefan.
10:55She bought it, he and her husband bought it in 1992.
10:58She grew up here and she had always been in love with that hotel.
11:03Wow.
11:03Until they recently did a $15 million renovation of the building.
11:09Now, that's what I call an expensive architectural facelift.
11:15Nice car. Look at that.
11:16But he slowed right down. Did you get that a lot?
11:18Yeah, we get that a lot and most of the time they don't own the cars.
11:22Do they?
11:22They rent the Lamborghinis and the Ferraris from these places to look like they're rich
11:27and then they turn them back in.
11:29You're joking.
11:30No.
11:31Probably the largest amount of high-end rental car places in the country.
11:36People just want to pretend there's somebody else coming for long weekends.
11:41There's a lot of pretending going on here in Miami Beach.
11:45Pretending to be rich. Pretending to be cool.
11:48Pretending to be fit and healthy.
11:50Oh, well, actually, I don't think this lot is pretending.
11:53This looks pretty genuine to me.
11:55Genuinely ridiculous.
11:57Because it's the middle of the day. It's blazing hot.
12:00Humidity is 100%.
12:02And I'm not kidding.
12:03I'm working up a sweat just standing here watching this.
12:06Phew.
12:09Lovely work, boys. Lovely work.
12:11This is Loomis Park, where fitness meets fashion under a flaming hot sun.
12:16It's where the Beach Body Ready locals hang out. Literally.
12:21There's all sorts here.
12:23From bodybuilders pumping iron.
12:25To athletic tight striking impossible poses.
12:28To tree climbers.
12:29To skateboarders.
12:30To meditators.
12:32And even the odd tourists brave enough.
12:34Or should that be stupid enough to join you.
12:39All right, Matt.
12:40So, tell me a little bit about this slacklining.
12:42How would you do this?
12:43So, to get to that.
12:44Yeah.
12:44You want to start here.
12:45Okay.
12:46This is the gear board, right?
12:47First thing you do, stand here.
12:49You want to look at something that's not moving.
12:51Okay.
12:52Let's try it.
12:52He's out of trouble.
12:53I don't know how I'm going to be.
12:54I don't know what my balance is like.
12:55Tap behind you.
12:56Yeah.
12:57Perfect.
12:58Oh.
12:59This is great.
13:00It's going to build up the balance and stability.
13:01It's actually quite hard.
13:03You've got to really concentrate.
13:05But this isn't just about fitness.
13:08This is about being seen.
13:10So, although it feels like a fitness class on the surface of the sun,
13:13you've got to look cool doing it.
13:15Which means Aidan needs to bring his A-game here.
13:19I'm better on my left foot slightly.
13:21Yeah, I think I'm a little bit better.
13:22I feel more comfortable on my left foot.
13:25I may not look it, but I feel it.
13:28Like any decent gym, there's a range of equipment that you can use
13:31and loads of expert help on hand if you need it.
13:35But best of all, this whole Miami Muscle Beach experience
13:38is not going to strain our budget to breaking point.
13:42In fact, if we worked hard, we'd be gaining pounds here.
13:46It's a good gym here.
13:47So, how much does it cost to become a member?
13:48It's actually free.
13:49It's free to be here?
13:50Yeah.
13:51Oh, wow.
13:52It's a lot different in the UK.
13:53In the UK, this would be about 40 quid.
13:55$40 to be a member here.
13:57Yeah, no.
13:58We're lucky to have this.
13:59Yeah.
13:59So, it's just on the beach and anyone can come down?
14:01Yeah.
14:01Actually, I think you're ready to get onto this.
14:03I was just going to say, am I ready for this?
14:05Let's do it.
14:05I want to give it a go.
14:07While Aidan takes his skills up a level...
14:10OK, I'm up.
14:11There you go.
14:12Time for me to exercise my vocal chords.
14:16Ten more.
14:17Ten.
14:18Nine.
14:19Eight.
14:20Seven.
14:21Six.
14:22Five.
14:23Four.
14:24Three.
14:25Two.
14:27One.
14:27Yes, well done, guys.
14:29Well done.
14:30I'm impressed.
14:32There's a lot of impressive physique here.
14:35And there's Big Tony.
14:36Hi, Big Tony.
14:37Yes!
14:41You can see why they call him Big Tony.
14:45But perhaps the most impressive of all is this guy.
14:48His name is Robert Kraft.
14:50But he's better known round these parts as Raven.
14:53And he's basically a living, breathing South Beach icon.
14:58Because, so the legend goes, he's been doing daily workouts on Miami Beach since January 1st, 1975.
15:07Tell me what goes on on Miami Beach.
15:10It's like a three-ring circus.
15:11You look one way, you see a skateboard and a dog.
15:14Another, you see a bikini.
15:17Then you see a person talking to himself.
15:19There's always something going on here.
15:20So, tell me a little bit about your raging.
15:22I come here every day, do my pull-ups, my chin-ups, my asymmetric hang, push-ups, arm stretches.
15:29And then I ride my bike home and I do my run.
15:32And do you ever miss a day, Raven?
15:34Never miss a day.
15:35In how many years?
15:3649 years and eight months.
15:37Wow, you are dedicated.
15:39Every single day.
15:40Do you ever go on holiday?
15:41Every day's vacation.
15:42This is your way.
15:43Everyone wants to be here.
15:44Yeah.
15:45As well as his daily workout, Raven runs along Miami Beach for eight miles every day.
15:51And in that time, he's clocked up over 125,000 miles.
15:56That's like running around the world five times.
15:59If I was a beginner, what would you suggest I did to get into this sort of thing?
16:03I would say, well, for running, I would just say walking.
16:06Then add miles.
16:07And for the weights, you just use light weights and then you make them heavier.
16:11If you're doing push-ups, you do a small amount and you just add to it.
16:15Same with the pull-ups, everything.
16:16How big a part is fitness for the Miami Beach lifestyle?
16:20Well, it should be the biggest part of all.
16:23Some people like the party part.
16:25But for me, this is all about fitness.
16:28And what is more conducive?
16:30To be on the sand, have these bars, have the weights, have other people doing the same thing.
16:34We inspire each other.
16:36What has fitness done for you?
16:38It saved my life.
16:40It's my saviour.
16:41Really?
16:41Oh, I came back from Nashville an angry young man when I was 19 years old.
16:47I was searching for something and I started running and working out.
16:50It calmed me down, first mentally, and after a while physically, then it becomes a spiritual thing.
16:57I think you've sold it to everyone.
17:00Raven's transformation pretty much mirrors the transformation of Loomis Park itself.
17:05Like the rest of South Beach, it was a place most people avoided in 1975.
17:10But just like the bodybuilders who come here, Loomis Park has transformed itself.
17:16It's bulked up and chilled out.
17:18And now it's a place where men and women of all ages and abilities can work out.
17:22So the time for talking is over.
17:25Time for the Hammernator to deliver.
17:29Raven, let's do some work, mate.
17:30Come on.
17:31Give me ten.
17:33Ten?
17:33I'll do ten with you.
17:34Come on, bub.
17:36One.
17:36One.
17:37Two.
17:38Three.
17:39Four.
17:40Five.
17:41Six.
17:42Seven.
17:43Eight.
17:43Nine.
17:44Ten.
17:45The thing is, you can do this for free in your own house as well, can't you?
17:48You could, you could.
17:49But it's so much nicer, it's nicer on the sand.
17:51It's warm.
17:52It's nice and soft.
17:52It's warm.
17:53It almost gives you a little bounce.
17:54And a nice soft landing if you fall.
17:57So, time to see if Aidan's got his balancing act sorted on the slap line.
18:03Maybe you're a natural.
18:05Yes, Aidan.
18:07I don't know how I'm going to get dazzled up there.
18:09Okay.
18:10Maybe go backwards.
18:12Maybe go backwards, okay.
18:13Well done, Aidan.
18:15There you go.
18:18Do it again, do it again.
18:20Again.
18:20It's your turn.
18:21I will have a go.
18:23I will have a go.
18:24No problem, bab.
18:25I'm buzzing.
18:26So, without any practice whatsoever, I'm taking on the high line.
18:31Although, high might be a slight saturation here.
18:36Nice.
18:37I'm not on the floor.
18:38I'm so heavy.
18:41I'm just walking.
18:42Remember, you want to dance your knees.
18:43Yes.
18:46And now to dismount with style, elegance and panache.
18:52Oh, that's enough.
18:56That's enough.
18:57I enjoyed it though.
18:59It was good, isn't it?
18:59I didn't even need the training, did I?
19:02The thing I'm really enjoying about this place, apart from the fact that it's free, is that
19:06it's not intimidating at all.
19:08There's lots of smiling going on and a lot of encouragement.
19:11No.
19:12That's not happening.
19:13Go, go, go, go.
19:14And a sense of whatever you want to do, you can actually give it a go.
19:18Yay!
19:18Go on.
19:19Nice, Mum.
19:20Go on.
19:21Go on.
19:24It's so hard.
19:27Yes.
19:30Go on, do it again, Mum.
19:30So good.
19:32Do it again, Mum.
19:32That's enough.
19:33On top of that, some of the skills and acrobatics on show here are the sorts of things I'd pay
19:40money to see.
19:40Oh, my gosh.
19:42Oh, my God.
19:43Look at him.
19:43Yes.
19:44That is crazy.
19:46Well done.
19:47Well done.
19:49I think we might have to clock up a few more sessions yet before we match some of these
19:53guys.
19:53You'll go.
19:56Do you want to try something?
19:58Not really.
20:02Go on.
20:03See if you can do it.
20:04I don't know what.
20:05You just swing.
20:05I can swing on it.
20:11Go on.
20:12Yes, son.
20:13Yes.
20:14Yes, baby.
20:17Hey, Mum.
20:19It's actually so hard.
20:20Well done.
20:21All that's left to do now is the obligatory pose, but me and Aidan are keeping our tops on.
20:27Modesty is the word here.
20:29I don't want to put the others to shame.
20:30Do you know what I mean?
20:31Modesty.
20:33Wee!
20:39Our mission to max out Miami Beach without maxing out our money has gone well so far,
20:45but now comes the biggest challenge of all, somewhere to stay.
20:50Recently, a perfect storm of construction slowdowns, rising energy costs and inflation has sent hotel
20:57prices here through the roof.
20:59Miami Beach room rates have risen by over 50%, and if you want to be right on the beach, it's
21:05even pricier.
21:06A basic room in the Fontainebleau in the off-season will set you back over £300 a night.
21:13But I've discovered you don't have to blow your budget to stay close to the beach and
21:18still stop over in style.
21:20Well, where we're staying tonight, Aidan, you're going to absolutely love it.
21:24Why is that?
21:25Well, because a very famous Leonardo DiCaprio stayed here.
21:29Really?
21:29Yeah, really.
21:30So if it's good enough for Leo, it's good enough for the Hammonds.
21:33Come on, Pam.
21:36Thank you, darling.
21:37You're very welcome.
21:38Hello.
21:39Hi there.
21:40Checking in for the Hammonds.
21:42Hammonds.
21:43All right.
21:43This place is in North Beach, the quieter, more laid-back cousin of South Beach.
21:49Here, the vibe is more chilled and less flash.
21:51It's more about relaxing in nature with wide, open green spaces and beachfront paths.
21:58But don't be fooled.
21:59It still comes with those classic Miami price tags for its chic beachfront hotels and condos.
22:05So it's not exactly a bargain hunter's paradise.
22:09We're just a ten-minute walk from the beach.
22:11So Aidan is convinced that the only way to stay here cheaply is to share a room.
22:17The room will be located 2201.
22:20Oh, lovely.
22:21But there's no way I'm putting up with his snoring.
22:24So we've got a room each.
22:262204.
22:27Thank you very much.
22:28Yeah.
22:29But there is a little twist.
22:31I forgot to tell you.
22:32Yeah?
22:32This is actually a hostel.
22:34Really?
22:34It is.
22:35So we're not sharing a room?
22:36No, we're not sharing.
22:39Hostelling's had a serious makeover here.
22:42With places like this making budget travel a bit posh.
22:46It's not just for backpackers anymore.
22:48Families, groups of mates, even business travellers are all checking into hostels.
22:53Looking for that sweet spot of affordability and comfort.
22:57Oh, look at the pool.
22:59It's lovely.
23:00How nice is this?
23:01Might have a swim later.
23:03It actually is really nice.
23:04With private rooms, cool communal spaces and even the odd celeb dropping by.
23:09Hostels are attracting people who want to save some pennies without missing out on that Miami beach vibe.
23:15You know what?
23:16I actually can't wait to see the rooms.
23:17Really?
23:18Oh, you're going to love it, darling.
23:19Look great online, put it that way.
23:21Yeah.
23:21But this is affordable luxury.
23:23Really?
23:24You can keep costs really low here by sharing rooms.
23:28But if you book well in advance, you can get a great deal on a room of your own.
23:36You can't believe this is a hostel.
23:39Nice.
23:40How nice is this?
23:42Shuffleboard.
23:43Nice.
23:43Oh, stop it.
23:44It's absolutely stunning.
23:46Nice deal as well.
23:46Lovely.
23:47Let's go have a look at your room.
23:48Look at your little fridge.
23:49Look at this.
23:51Oh, my God, it's so nice.
23:53No snacks.
23:55Of course, if you book your Miami Beach stay at the most cost-effective times of the year,
24:00you'll save even more money.
24:02The summer months are too hot and sticky for many, and peak hurricane season too.
24:07So it's worth double checking all the weather forecasts and weather warnings before you book your Florida break.
24:15Oh, nice.
24:16Oh, God, look how big my room is.
24:18I've got like a little living room.
24:20Your room's more like an adult room.
24:22I've got the playful room.
24:23You've got the baby room.
24:24Look at your bed.
24:25Nice.
24:25I can't believe this is a hostel.
24:27Look at my bed.
24:29Do you know what?
24:30Lovely.
24:30I don't want to share with you guys.
24:32I'm going to be fine in here.
24:33I can see the river.
24:34Look how beautiful the view is.
24:35Look, I've got a kitchen.
24:37Oh, stop it.
24:38Look at this.
24:40Lovely.
24:41Can you watch TV here?
24:42I'd like to live here.
24:43This is actually nicer than my house.
24:47What's in there?
24:48The bathroom is everything.
24:50I love it.
24:52Do you know what?
24:52We should do more affordable things in general.
24:56The only thing that concerns me is that, like most things in life, if a hostel seems too
25:01good to be true, it usually is.
25:04Do you reckon people are going to come in and just start sleeping in my room with me?
25:10As the night goes on, they'll be like opening the door.
25:12I'll be like, hello.
25:14I think all this money saving in Miami Beach is slightly going to my head now.
25:19And now I've got a feeling this was Leonardo DiCaprio's room.
25:23It's like we're sleeping together.
25:26You and Leonardo.
25:27Hello.
25:28So, time for me to reveal to Aidan the actual cost of this place.
25:33How much is it going to set us back?
25:35Well, you'll be surprised.
25:36Across the road, same view, see the river, everything, right?
25:41$420 a night to stay in that hotel.
25:43OK.
25:44Your room?
25:45Yeah.
25:46$113.
25:46That's really good.
25:47And you can also get rooms at $20 if you share with someone else.
25:51Not bad at all.
25:52It's all right, isn't it?
25:52It's really good.
25:53We've got a bargain base.
25:54We absolutely smashed it.
25:57And now, time to reveal the ultimate twist.
26:00A little secret that I've been keeping from Aidan.
26:03We could save a little bit more money.
26:05How could we do that?
26:06We could work for the actual hostel.
26:08What, like cleaning dishes?
26:10No, not cleaning dishes.
26:12Well, basically, your job.
26:14If you could DJ for one hour...
26:16Yeah.
26:16..given one hour of your DJing skills,
26:19basically, you'll get your room for free.
26:21So, if I DJ for an hour...
26:22Yeah.
26:22I work.
26:23Yeah.
26:24I get it for free.
26:25Literally.
26:26That's actually not that bad.
26:27You're free.
26:27Yeah.
26:28Right, then, let's do it.
26:29I'm ready.
26:29Yes, Aidan.
26:30Yes, Aidan.
26:31I can't wait to have a little done.
26:35But before Aidan hits the decks,
26:37we've got some time for a little sundowner by the pool
26:40to reflect on our Miami Beach experiences.
26:44Is Miami Beach iconic?
26:46Of course it is.
26:47I'd say so.
26:48It's been the most iconic day of my life.
26:50I mean, look at what we've done today.
26:51No traffic.
26:52Bikes.
26:53The bikes were absolutely brilliant.
26:54Yeah.
26:54And really quite affordable, to be fair.
26:57They were.
26:57The Art Deco buildings, which were just incredible.
27:00And we got that free tour.
27:01Yeah.
27:01So he literally told us the history of the Art Deco buildings.
27:04We learnt everything.
27:05And then finally, the gym.
27:07Free gym.
27:07I know.
27:08Literally did have to pay.
27:09And we made so many friends.
27:10I know.
27:11You're still sweating.
27:12I am still sweating.
27:13What are you trying to say?
27:14I'm sticky.
27:15Is that what you're trying to say?
27:17No.
27:17And then this, it's been the best, best day.
27:21It really has.
27:22Oh Babs, you've got a DJ set to do.
27:25I forgot about that.
27:26I was really loving it here.
27:27Go on.
27:28I've got to go do that DJ set.
27:29Yeah you have.
27:30See you in a bit.
27:30Enjoy darling.
27:32This is going to top my night off.
27:36Incredibly, we really have done Miami Beach
27:38without splashing the cash.
27:41In the water.
27:44You up?
27:44Ready?
27:45No.
27:45You alright?
27:47Aidan's first love, apart from me, and chicken tenders of course,
27:51is music.
27:54This is his first gig on the other side of the pond.
27:58And it makes me feel even better than it's covering the entire
28:01cost of his accommodation for the night.
28:05Go on my son.
28:17We'll see you next time.
28:19You guys once again.
28:24We'll see you next time.
28:24Anyway,
28:25We will see you next time.
28:27Go on.
28:28What's next fromAB Alison to being a person's guy?
28:38Coach of Men on the only alcohol reuse.