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The Shortlist of Shiny New Hotels Coming to Miami
The forecast for 2012 in Miami? Hot as hell with a deluge of new and newly renovated hotels. In fact, there's been so much Miami Hotel Mambo-ing going on of late that we're getting dizzy. To help us all keep things straight, we created this Shortlist of Shiny New Hotels...
September 28, 2011
Thompson Hotels Return to South Beach by Snapping Up the Hotel Victor
When Thompson Hotels peaced out of the Sagamore Hotel in South Beach way back when, they got busy expanding their hotel collection elsewhere--New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago and even London. But now Jason Pomeranc and co. are strapping on their roller blades and coasting along Ocean Drive once...
September 21, 2011
Hyatt's 48-Hour Sale is On Right Now With Rooms for 25 Percent Off
Once again, Hyatt Hotels is putting on a big sale, offering 25 percent off room rates at 21 Hyatt hotels in the U.S. and the Caribbean. The 48 Hour Sale is good for stays booked March 31st using code R48HY. While the rates are 25 percent off, full pre-payment...
January 25, 2011
It's Almost Happy Hour! You'll Find Us In The Spa
The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa If you ask us, the only thing better than a spa treatment is a spa treatment with a cocktail in our hand. That’s why our skin has been positively radiant and our knots have all been worked out after discovering the latest trend in...
September 10, 2010
How to Stay in the Penthouse at Hotel Victor for Just $163
Miami hotels are rolling out the red carpet for the new "king", Lebron James, despite the fact that he is the most hated player in the NBA right now and definitely the most hated man in Cleveland. The latest hotel to bow down is now the Hotel Victor. Fortunately, this...
July 21, 2010
Hotels to Avoid When the Jersey Shore Comes to South Beach
Jonesin’ for a dose of Jersey Shore? Well, head south, my friends, because the next stop for Snooki and The Situation looks like South Beach. The show filming its second season in Miami makes so much sense that we’re surprised we didn’t see this coming long before Sammi and Ronnie’s...
February 16, 2010
Hotel Victor Brings Even More Italians to South Beach With New Menu at Vix
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...
January 19, 2010
Droppin' It Low at Hotel Victor's 'Frost Bite Thursdays'
Temperatures may be dipping in some parts of the country, but the scene is still steamy in South Beach, where Hotel Victor the forecast is always cool on Frost Bite Thursdays. Since its July launch, the weekly event’s been such a smashing success that the hotel recently added Garden...
November 12, 2009
It's Your Last Chance for Cheap-ish Rubdowns at Miami Hotels
August is Miami Spa Month and there are still a few days left to get pampered. Most of the deals are available only on weekdays, but Spa V at Hotel Victor is offering treatments through this weekend as well. The spa has four treatments for $99 which we know,...
August 26, 2009
Miami's Hotel Victor Still Offering Guests an $11,000 Soak in Evian Water
Had a long, sweaty day out prowling Collins Avenue while being buffeted by the salty air of South Beach? If you're headed back to your $6,000-a-night Penthouse Suite at Miami's Hotel Victor, an Evian bath can be ordered up and waiting. The experience, curated by the hotel's "Spa V" team...
May 28, 2008
The Best Hotel Infinity Pools
Alila Ubud, Bali Hotels Hotel infinity pools are our newest water lust. These swimming pools produce a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to infinity and beyond. These style pools are often very expensive and can cost over $100,000 to install. These pools are...
November 12, 2007
Janice Dickinson in Miami Terrorizing Hotels
Janice Dickinson is shooting the newest season of her reality show The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency down in Miami and in an effort to get some/any press, the former supermodel is terrorizing the hotel scene.First, she staged a photo appearance with panty shot on the steps at Casa Casuarina in...
October 01, 2007
Miami Guidebook Piggyback: The Hotel Victor Review
Travel writer Michael de Zayas is in Miami on an assignment--30 Miami hotels in 30 Miami nights. You will be able to find his detailed travel musings in Miami and Miami Beach books later this year. HotelChatter asked Michael to let us know his minute-by-minute thoughts on the Miami hotel...
January 19, 2007
Order a Gorgonzola and Pear Salad with a Ben Sherman Polo On The Side
Viaggi, a new cafe/boutique at the hip penguin-loving Hotel Victor on South Beach, is whetting the appetites of even those finnicky types who, like, don't eat.Combining the retail establishment and coffee shop concept, Viaggi is the gift shop that tastes like a meal. "It is a unique upscale cafe bistro...
October 05, 2006
Baby Tiger Terrorized by Sagamore's Boring Party
WWJPD?: What would Jason Pomeranc Do about a live tiger at his former hotel, The Sagamore in Miami Beach? A tipster lets us know that the hotel has abandoned its Pomerancian minimalist cool and has crammed every inch with restaurant and bar seating. But even worse, the hotel has entered...
May 05, 2006
Checking in on Miami Wrap-Up
This is why we love Miami. They sell bikinis made out of candy. While you contemplate that one, here's the full list of our Miami hotel coverage from this week: · Checking in on Miami: Mayfair Hotel and Spa · Checking in on Miami: Casa Casuarina · Checking in on...
March 03, 2006
Checking in on Miami: Hotel Victor
It's been more than a year since the Penguin Gate of 2005 marked the beginning of Hotel Victor. and even though we stayed overin December, we just can't get enough. Upon arriving we noticed three sorority-type chicks up on the pool roof, facing the balcony. All three bottle-blondes were lying...
March 01, 2006
Mischa and Cisco make-up with MJ at Hotel Victor
Contrary to recent reports, Mischa Barton and her rocker/Kimberly Stewart cast-off boyfriend Cisco Adler, may not be headed for the altar after-all. The NY Post reports that the two got into a screaming match at the Hotel Victor in Miami on New Year's Eve. Our source says Adler flipped out...
January 05, 2006
2005 Awards: Best Hotel Opening
HotelChatter 2005 Award :: Best Hotel Opening There were a bevy of buzzworthy hotel openings this year, but nothing beat Hotel Victor's February opening in South Beach. A vibe manager, bitching celebs, and penguingate had us calling Hotel Victor the new "Riot Hyatt". ...
December 30, 2005
HotelChatter's Top Six Miami Beach Hotels 2005
We put together a list of our top six Miami Beach hotels. How did we come up with these six hotels? Simple, your experiences + our experiences + current hotel buzz level. We tried to pick hotels that were interesting, in different areas of SoBe, and offered different price...
December 06, 2005
Viewlicious: Inside Hotel Victor
[Photo Shoot by HotelChatter] Hotel: Hotel Victor Floor: 4th Room Type: Very Victor Highlights: Luxury in the middle of Ocean Drive chaos. Brand new tricked out rooms with jellyfish lamps. Missed Connections: Victoria: we think we saw you. Sitting behind your desire desk, looking oh so helpful--managing the vibe....
December 02, 2005
Miami's Hotel MTV Round-Up for the Web Reader
Sick of this whole VMA South Beach hotel round-up yet? Think you can escape it because you don't actually read online? Think again. Just try to avoid this list of clickable pithy titles. You cynical son of blizatch. · Hotel Nash: The Low Key Approach · Hotel Victor is Bipolar · Still...
August 25, 2005
The Many Faces of Hotel Victor
Hotel Victor is one of those divisive hotels. Some frequent SoBe travelers and boutique hotel connoisseurs and PETA supporters hate it. Why? Well, Penguin Gate aside, mostly because deep down it is a Hyatt, which goes against the whole independent hotel theory, but the haters also claim poor service,...
August 25, 2005
Hotel MTV Coming To SoBE
Crack open your chilled Kabbalah water the VMA's are comin' back to SoBe, and this time it's personal. Last year's VMA award week was a complete hotel clusterf*** involving Kabbalah water, humidifiers, and Maybachs. This year MTV is upping the anti by creating "Hotel MTV" out of the Doubletree...
August 04, 2005
NY Times on Hotel Victor
The New York Times hit up South Beach to ponder the existence of the Hotel Victor aka the Penguin Party House. Since we here at Hotel Chatter have written about the Hotel Victor since what seems like the beginning of time, from P. Diddy's opening bash to Jet Set...
May 26, 2005
Jet Set Lara Visits Hotel Victor
Jet Set Lara, an International Escort who blogs about travel from time to time, recently stayed at the instantly infamous Hotel Victor. So what did she think? Lara didn't care much for Victor's exterior, but liked what decorator Jacques Garcia did inside the Vic. She goes on to say:...
March 14, 2005
Hotel Victor Miami: Early Word
Ok, so it has been what, about a week since the penguin faux pas down in South Beach? A week is enough time to move on to the real question of whether or not Hotel Victor is worth the trip, right? Well, the reports are starting to trickle in...
March 10, 2005
Serena Williams In a Tub At The Vic
Let's see, $100,000 to P.Diddy for hosting duties, at least that much for Tara Reid's rental car insurance binder, thousands of dollars for snout taped penguins, and now an undisclosed sum to get Serena Williams in a bath tub? We would really like to get a hold of the...
February 28, 2005
P.Diddy's Penguin Gate At The Vic Continues
The plot thickens... According to the New York Post, while six scared penguins were snout taped for display purposes at the Hotel Victor opening party, P.Diddy was busy cashing in. Appears the hotel shelled out nearly $100G for Diddy to host the party and crash at their new pad...
February 25, 2005
P. Diddy's Penguin Party Piques PETA
This Hotel Victor opening just keeps getting better. According to the Miami Herald, last weekends Hotel Victor opening party, which we earlier told you included Victoria Prado and a circus-style motorcycle wheel of death, also included a six pack of scared, cowering penguins. Loud music, strobe lights, rings of...
February 25, 2005
Miami Hotel Scene: The Vic Off And Running
Looks like giving Hotel Victor the benefit of the doubt may have been the right move. Just found out they are open, have a "jellyfish" theme, a circus-style motorcycle wheel of death, AND Victoria Prado. This property is well on its way. Gridskipper's ear to the ground in Miami...
February 17, 2005
Welcome To Hotel Victor What Are Your Desires For The Stay?
That is what Hotel Victor's new "vibe manager" promises to ask every guest upon arrival. We were all set to write up a sarcastic take on Hotel Victor's "vibe manager" position. We thought, how silly, an over-the-top attempt by and out of touch corporation to remain relevant. Hyatt, the...
January 11, 2005
Hotel Victor: Vibe Central
USA Today reports that Victoria Prado, formerly of London's fashionable Metropolitan Hotel and one-time general manager of Miami Beach's Townhouse Hotel, is taking on a new job assignment: Vibe Manager. Hotel Victor, a new 91-room hotel opening in stylish and happening South Beach, will depend on Prado to keep...
November 12, 2004
Partner Reviews: Hotel Victor
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Be careful, specials can't be combined. Either lunch special OR 2 for 1 drinks! -
Carefully where you park out front and if police ask you to move be sure to listen!! -
Lovely outside sitting:-) SOBEFOODTOURS.COM -
Great interiors & great Concierge services! SOBEFOODTOURS.COM
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Best hotel on the ocean drive!!! -
The pool is warm and inviting. Swim in it. -
Fantastic room and great South Beach location! Didn't try the food or drinks. Don't miss the jellyfish aquarium! -
Get a room with a balcony. -
Gorgeous hotel spacious double room overlooking pool. Bar is OK with good bartenders. Room service was a bit skimpy & pricey. An $11 plate of 4 mediocre crostini turned into $23 after all the fees :( -
Awesome hotwings!! -
Really nice place where to be! Go to admire the jellyfish aquarium between hall and restaurant... -
I recommend upgrading to a room with a balcony overlooking the pool/ocean. Amazing views. -
Michaele Salahi loves this place! -Michaele Salahi, Real Housewives of DC -
An amazing level of service when having a conference. The rooms are sensational. Highly recommend. -
Loved this place. Sexy rooms, great pool area, increadible location on Ocean Dr. Don't miss their seafood eggs benedict ... it is the perfect way to start a day in South Beach. -
Horrible drinks.need more alcohol, less sugar & food needs a little more refinemnt & some sig dishes not salemanship @BICE cafe. As far as the HOTEL VICTOR its top of the line great location, finishe -
Great Customer Service I must say....
WORLD'S BEST CHOCOLATE MARTINI!!!!
When I visited the Hotel Victor awhile back with friends I decided to order the Chocolate Martini at the bar. It was amazing! Couldn't stop drinking them all night! IT WAS IN A COOL TRIANGLE SHAPED BOTTLE WITH CHOCOLATE INFUSED VODKA! ALCHEMY VODKA ROCKS....AND SO DOES THE CHOCOLATE MARTINI! YOU MUST HAVE IT!
New Years Eve 2008
I just learned that Adrian Grenier is going to host the New Years 2008 party at Hotel Victor. It is sure to be the hottest, sexiest party on the beach! Good job guys!! To get tickets, I saw that SobeNewYears dot com is selling them - can't wait...
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