Remember when South Beach had a Regent? Yes, we're talking a Regent Hotels Regent, although this was over five years ago, an eternity in the Miami Hotel Mambo game. If not, you may instead remember the Regent Bal Harbour--also no longer around. (A quick history lesson before we get to...
August 01, 2012
Driving from Bal Harbour to Key Biscayne--where the Sony Ericsson Open takes place from next week through early April--takes around 35 minutes. Unless traffic is a killer. But by yacht? Well, we don't know for sure because Google Maps isn't offering the boat icon for its directions yet. What we...
March 18, 2011
This Thanksgiving, forget about spending hours shopping, the day cooking in the kitchen and then the evening doing sinks full of dishes. There are a number of Miami hotels that will serve up the traditional meal, with no fuss or mess for you. Check out our six Thanksgiving hotel picks...
November 19, 2010
Watch out, Soho Beach House, you're not the only new members-only club to hit the Miami hotel scene this fall. ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa is also getting into the exclusivity game with the debut of its Beach Club in early November. While membership applications for Soho House properties...
August 11, 2010
Wanna join Jetsetter.com? You're in luck! HotelChatter has a special invite link for you precious readers. Go here to register for Jetsetter.com. Happy deal hunting! Here at HotelChatter and Jaunted, we have been quite enthralled Jetsetter, an invite-only luxury travel deals site. We once described it as sample sale...
December 21, 2009
Heading south for the winter but not so keen on contracting Legionnaires Disease? Obviously, youll want to steer clear of downtown Miamidespite its hot new hood tag, thats where one guest died and two others fell ill with the Medieval-sounding sickness at the EPIC Hotel. But on the other...
December 15, 2009
The Regent Hotels has a problem picking and sticking with hotels. Today, tipsters sent us word that the hotel management company has effectively stopped managing the The Regent Bal Harbour in Florida. The hotel will now be known as The Bal Harbour Hotel. The Regent brand dismissal is actually...
June 24, 2009
The recently-opened super-luxe Regent Bal Harbour -- whose opening rates of $775 made us shake in our Louboutins (or Louboutin knockoffs, as the case may be) -- is tryin' to throw us a bone on airfare, presumably so we can spend more money on our room or even all...
August 15, 2008
Get your hot dogs, sunscreen and beer guts ready: Independence Day is just two weeks away! If you're headed to a big city for some fireworks fun, we'll be taking a look at hotels with prime fireworks views. Have a favorite hotel for gawking at bombs bursting in air? Send...
June 23, 2008
The long-awaited Regent Bal Harbour (which was supposed to open on New Year's Day then in February) has finally opened this week. And guess what? Those of you who are watching your disposable income, in these worrisome days of a possible recession, will probably rule this hotel out of your...
March 11, 2008
Sources have assured us that Miami's The Regent Bal Harbour, first scheduled to open January 2, then February 1, is really, truly, opening March 1. Indeed, we were able to make an online booking for the hotel's opening weekend (not so when we last checked in January). There even are...
January 24, 2008
Never, ever plan your vacation around a hotel that promises it's going to open right at the start of said vacation. Our experience here tells us more and more that very few hotels hit their opening day. We've been excited about the Regent Bal Harbour having a New Year...
January 03, 2008
Some good news for hotel spa lovers. The highly-anticipated Guerlain Spa at the Regent Bal Harbour is set to open to both hotel guests and outside visitors on the same day as the new hotel's debut. The website is now taking reservations starting January 2, with nightly rates starting at...
September 11, 2007
Lovers of luxury take note: there's a new spa a'coming. Down in Florida, the Regent Bal Harbour is about to get a "new generation" Guerlain Spa, which should be opening ready for the winter season of 2007. Next to the Bal Harbour Shops in North Miami Beach, the Spa...
August 13, 2007
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