If you've been keeping up with your Miami hotel mambo, you'll know there's plenty of cool stuff happening at the freshly-renovated InterContinental Miami. In addition to some nifty touchscreen coffee tables in the lobby, plus a giant 19-story digital canvas on the hotel's exterior, we also discovered this gem in...
December 26, 2012
Whether you're driving into Miami or sailing out of it on a cruise ship, keep your eye to the skyline at night as the InterContinental Miami just celebrated the completion of a $30 million dollar renovation (remember those Venus Williams-designed suites?) by introducing a new light show on its...
December 12, 2012
You know those instances when you're in a hotel and you have some simple questions about the area you're staying in, but don't feel like dealing with some peppy concierge who's just going to draw a bunch of lines and circles on a paper map and regurgitate the same tired,...
December 05, 2012
Venus Williams is quietly positioning herself for the day she decides to retire her tennis racket. Her interior design company, V*Starr, has steadily gained recognition since its inception back in 2002, drawing praise from magazines like Family Circle, Luxury Living, and Homes of Color. Despite a relatively low-profile portfolio...
November 13, 2012
It's not often one can get inside a hotel's kitchen, much less influence what's going to be on the menu, so InterContinental Hotels' new Kitchen Passport program is a fun twist that lets non-cooks go behind the scenes. The program, which started this month, invites bloggers and online editors...
October 10, 2012
Some of last year's Basel-related public art, near the W South Beach and The Setai.Last week, we gave you some hot hotel-Art Basel event dates to jot down in your calendar. Today, we look at where you might be able to sleep, after all that gallery-hopping and partying. Of course,...
November 21, 2011
We never pictured Warhol as an InterContinental type (perhaps more of a Jane/Bowery/Gramercy Park Hotel denizen or even a St. Regis dude). But we were wrong because the superstar is checking into the Intercontinental Hotel Miami from November 30 through January 1. Yep, we're following up yesterday's initial list of...
November 18, 2011
A new-look room at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay.Miami is loving it some Heat right now, but that's not the only action going on downtown. A number of hotels in the area are polishing themselves up, with two big luxury properties undergoing the knife (and paintbrush) this summer, and another...
June 03, 2011
While the Indianapolis Colts are kicking it in Fort Lauderdale, it looks like the New Orleans Saints have decided to shack up at the Intercontinental Hotel overlooking Biscayne Bay. The team arrived at the hotel yesterday morning and received quite a surprise. Quarterback Drew Brees and other teammates that...
February 02, 2010
The Whitelaw Hotel, Miami Beach As you can imagine, most hotels in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are sold out for Super Bowl weekendor have ridonkulous rates around $1,000 a night. But there are still rooms available for less. Hard to believe, we know, but look what happened yesterday: the Jets...
January 18, 2010
It's not a very happy holiday for The EPIC Hotel which remains closed while the Miami-Dade Health department and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducts tests on the water system at the hotel. Last week, a press conference was held to clear the hotel in the death...
December 23, 2009
Whats the best thing about Monday? Easy: Monday night. After dragging ourselves through the always-difficult first day back at work, we suddenly remember that theres Monday Night Football ahead of us. The afternoon brightens, and we start plotting how were going to watch the game. On our own couch,...
November 09, 2009
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