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Is Warren Sapp Vying for Dennis Rodman's Spot as Worst Hotel Guest Ever?

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1901 Collins Ave [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
February 8, 2010 at 9:08 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

While celebs were seen all over town at South Beach's hottest hotels (even its troubled ones, it wasn't a party for everyone at the Super Bowl this weekend.

Former NFL player and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Warren Sapp was arrested this weekend for allegedly choking a woman in his hotel room at The Shore Club. In other words, he pulled a Dennis Rodman.

According to the NYPost:

Sapp entered hours later, pulled her out of bed and tried to get her out of the room, according to the complaint. The complaint says he yelled at the woman about men she had been hanging out with and men listed in her cell phone.

The woman told police Sapp choked her, threw her down on a couch, then picked her up by her shirt and neck and threw her down again - injuring her leg.

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Gansevoort South Strikes Back at New Owners and Management

February 5, 2010 at 2:28 PM | by juliana | 3 Comments

Times are hard for the Gansevoort South in Miami Beach. At least behind the scenes. Back in December, it was announced that Gansevoort was having trouble meeting its mortgage payments with the lender Credit Suisse who in turn was going to put the hotel on the auction block on January 28.

But now it looks like Credit Suisse is the new owner of the hotel and they want to remove the Gansevoort management group from the hotel but still keep the name, Gansevoort.

Of course, the Gansevoort Hotel Group isn't going to take this lying down. The group filed a suit today against Column Financial, an affiliate of Credit Suisse, arguing that Column does not have the right to terminate their management contract nor can they hire an inadequate management company to run a hotel using the Gansevoort name.

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The Catalina Hotel Sides with Coors Light for the Super Bowl

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1732 Collins Avenue [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
February 5, 2010 at 9:06 AM | by MsRebecca | 3 Comments

The game itself may take place up in Davie, but South Beach is becoming quite the Super Bowl battleground. Hours after learning that The Surfcomber Hotel was re-naming itself The Bud Light Hotel, we discovered that The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club was fighting back on behalf of Coors Light.

As the official beer sponsor of the Super Bowl, Coors couldn’t let Bud Light get away with all the attention on this block of Collins Avenue, so they started wrapping the exterior of The Catalina with Coors signs. This was how it looked when work began yesterday, and more signs were going up last night.

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HotelChatter’s 2010 Celebrity Hotel Report Card

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1300 Ocean Dr. [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
February 4, 2010 at 3:32 PM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

Celebrities are known for demanding the very best (and bringing out the very worst) in hotels around the world. This week we’ve been uncovering a few of the most outrageous requests divas like J-Lo and Justin Timberlake have made during recent hotel stays.

So it only makes sense that some of these needy nabobs think they can go into the hotel business for themselves. And sure, sometimes it works out (see Gloria Estefan below). But other times? Not so much (see Jay-Z).

We thought it would be interesting to update our Celebrity Hotel Report Card. Especially given the news that set the blogosphere atwitter last week: that Posh Spice was offered $40 million to design a hotel in Dubai!

For more about which celebrities are looking to conquer the hospitality industry, read on!

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Doubletree Surfcomber is Now Known as The Bud Light Hotel South Beach

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1717 Collins Ave. [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
February 4, 2010 at 1:43 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Need proof that Miami hotels really love the Super Bowl Consider this: The Doubletree Surfcomber Hotel in Miami Beach is now going by the name, The Bud Light Hotel South Beach and it's even got its own website! As predicted, every inch of the hotel will be decked out with Bud Light gear. And of course, there will be buckets of Bud Light by your bedside.

Every last detail has been thoughtfully carried out by Doubletree Surfcomber Hotel team along with Bud Light executives to create this one-of-a-kind hotel experience for the ultimate Bud Light fan. Everything from the hotel marquee and the welcome mat at the front entrance to the towels and mints in the property’s 186 guestrooms has been retrofitted with the Bud Light Hotel logo, according to hotel general manager George Isaac.

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The Catalina Hotel Promises 'Most Affordable' Way to Party for the Super Bowl

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1732 Collins Avenue [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
February 4, 2010 at 9:01 AM | by MsRebecca | 2 Comments

If you're looking for a party in South Beach, The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club always has you covered. So it's no surprise that the hotel is going hog-wild for the Super Bowl. They're billing their celebrations as "The Most Affordable Three-Day Super Bowl Event on South Beach," and it all kicks off today.

Here's the schedule ...

Tonight Live rock from Streetkind and an appearance by club girls, the GoldRush Babes. 8–11 p.m.

Friday More Streetkind, more GoldRush Babes (this time signing their calendars), and from 10–midnight, a cocktail party hosted by the Lingerie Football League.

Saturday Streetkind and the GoldRush Babes again, from 8–11 p.m.

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Hotel Victor Brings Even More Italians to South Beach With New Menu at Vix

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1144 Ocean Drive [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33139
January 19, 2010 at 9:27 AM | by MsRebecca | 0 Comments

Has the world gone Italian-American mad? And do we have Jersey Shore to thank? We’re not sure if JWoww or The Situation have hit up South Beach yet, but we bet they’d be pleased to hear this slice of restaurant news—Vix at the Hotel Victor has ditched its Indian-influenced menu and gone Italian.

According to Eater Miami, Vix introduced a new Italian menu last week, but so far the only reaction they’ve heard are that some folks weren’t too happy about the change. While the old menu featured tandoori sauces and naan bread, it wasn’t full-on Indian—one Yelper described it as “that quasi Mediterranean/Asia/local SoBe fusion that seems to only work in certain restaurants. (And it did here.)”

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Maxim is Giving Away Tix to Their Super Bowl Party at the Raleigh Hotel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1775 Collins Avenue [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33139
January 13, 2010 at 9:40 AM | by MsRebecca | 1 Comment

Miami hotel rooms for the Super Bowl may be harder to find than a woman who hasn’t slept with Tiger Woods, but the kind souls at Maxim magazine are here to help. They’re giving away roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, and—forget the game—two VIP tickets to the annual Maxim Party at The Raleigh.

Along with the Playboy party going down at the nearby Sagamore, this is one of the most sought-after tickets in town—even magazine staffers have had trouble getting past the velvet rope in previous years. And the contest, sponsored by Samsung, may be one of the few ways to get yourself a room for the weekend without blowing through next month’s rent.

Currently, rooms at the Raleigh for Super Bowl weekend start at a whopping $950 a night.

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Playboy's Plans for the Sagamore Start With The Super Bowl

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1671 Collins Ave [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33139
January 11, 2010 at 10:59 AM | by MsRebecca | 1 Comment

With just three weeks until the Super Bowl, party planning becomes priority number one for Miami’s hotels. One of the hottest tickets year-in, year-out is the Playboy party, and this year you’ll find the bunnies, the linebackers and the celebs at The Sagamore. Which is very interesting considering the rumors that it will soon become a Playboy Hotel …

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STK at Gansevoort South To Finally Open Its Doors Tonight

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 2399 Collins Ave [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33139
January 6, 2010 at 2:42 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

Approximately two years ago in February 2008, we were able to get a sneak peek tour of the Gansevoort South. Among the guestrooms and the rooftop pool and bar we were also informed of the hotel's soon-to-open STK Restaurant, a spin-off of the NYC and LA hotspots.

Little did we know then that this would be one of the longest awaited hotel restaurant openings ever.

But the day has finally come and STK Miami is set to open tonight. FOR REALZY. Eater reports:

After serving 'friends and family' mock dinners to industry types and whatnot (whatnot meaning celebs like Fergie and Josh Duhamel who fed each other Mini Big Macs to prove all was well in their world) , rumors of STK Miami's existence have not been greatly exaggerated after all. The sleek steakhouse featuring the cuisine of executive chef Todd Mark Miller, is officially open to the public tomorrow, Wednesday. It's been a long time coming.

We are currently taking bets on how long it will take the cast of Miami Social to show up and get sauced. And we're not talking about steak sauces.

Below a timeline of the STK Opening.

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The Nation's Most Expensive New Year's Eve Package Includes Hotel Stay and 'New Boobs'

December 28, 2009 at 10:48 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

NOTE to PR People: Anytime you put the word "boobs" in the headline of a press release, we're gonna pay attention. But this press release is so cracked out, we can't even take it seriously.

Apparently, some plastic surgeon named Dr. Stephen Greenberg will be holding a press conference in front of the W South Beach any minute now to announce "The Nation's Most Expensive New Year's Eve Package" at $100,000 which will include tickets to Lady Gaga, John Legend and Brody Jenner's New Year's Eve concerts (WTF? Brody Jenner performs?) along with first class tickets from NYC to Miami, a month-long stay at a penthouse hotel in South Beach and a set of new boobs.

Yes, new boobs. No, we're not making this up. Here's the press release:

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Can Lady Gaga Save The Fontainebleau in Miami?

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December 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Admit it. 2010 was all about Lady Gaga and it seems only fitting that her New Year's Eve concert at Miami's Fontainebleau Resort is officially the hottest New Year's Eve party in America, according to NewYearsEve.com. Page Six reports:

Gaga, who's said to be getting about $300,000 for the show, has already sold north of $1 million in tickets on the site. Andrew Fox, the site's founder, tells us there are only a few $25,000 tables left and some general admission seats at $425. "I'm in awe of the fact that Lady Gaga will make the Fontainebleau the hottest ticket in America on New Year's Eve," he said.

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