The Raleigh Hotel
André Balazs's recently restored oceanfront Art Deco hotel in heart of South Beach.
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Hotel Coverage: The Raleigh Hotel
Will Rosewood Take Over Hotel de Crillon Paris?
When we reported just over a week ago on the arrival of Rosewood London later this year, we completely blanked on this technically being the return to the British capital for the group: before The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge was a St. Regis hotel, it was a Rosewood. With that...
March 15, 2013
SLS Hotels Heart Miami With New Brickell Hotel Announcement
SLS Hotels are really feeling Miami these days. Almost a year after opening the SLS South Beach and just a few months after snapping up The Raleigh, the boutique hotel chain from sbe and Sam Nazarian has just announced a third hotel for the area--SLS Brickell, an up and...
March 13, 2013
W SoBe Owner and SLS Master Finally Admit To Buying Miami’s Raleigh Hotel
Today, David Edelstein – owner of W South Beach – and Sam Nazarian – the wizard behind the sbe brand and owner of the new SLS Hotel South Beach announced plans to join ranks and buy Miami’s Raleigh Hotel. Now, when we chatted over this in August, no one...
December 21, 2012
Who is Running The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Now?
There's a reason we call our coverage of the Miami hotel scene Miami Hotel Mambo--things are always changing down there at a rapid pace. Like what's happened recently with The Raleigh Hotel.After hottie hotelier Andre Balazs gave up the property a few years ago, we found things to be...
August 22, 2012
More Hotel Hopping Stops for Your Art Basel Miami Datebook
So, you've got the W South Beach and Warhol at the InterContinental in your Art Basel itinerary. What's next? Right this way, for some more hotel-hopping highlights during Miami's big, bombastic art fair-party... Lords South Beach: 'Gay central headquarters for all the fabulous Basel boys and girls,' says a rep....
November 22, 2011
Miami Hotel Restaurant Mambo: Raleigh & W SoBe Get New Chefs
Solea, as the tabloids say, in happier times.Miami Spice is still offering its cheap eats through the end of September, but the latest hotel news in South Beach has us thinking ahead to next year's Spice--when two new restaurants will be in place at two of the most high-profile properties...
September 12, 2011
The Royal At The Raleigh Is a Mouthful of Deliciousness
Our view from the patio at The Royal.Ever since The Raleigh Hotel debuted its new restaurant last winter, we've found it a bit of a mouthful--try saying "The Royal at The Raleigh" three times fast. As it turns out, though, it's a delicious mouthful. We hit up The Royal at...
September 01, 2011
Five Hotel Restaurants We'd Hit Up for Miami Spice
Miami's two-month-long Restaurant Week-style promotion, Miami Spice, kicks off on Monday. Who cares if it's 90 degrees outside when you can score lunches for $22 and dinners for $35 at the city's best restos? Especially this year, when a slate of new hotel restaurants joins in the discounted fun for...
July 28, 2011
Which Hotels Do Miami Locals Love? You Might Be Surprised...
Forget all those fancy, glossy travel magazine awards--don't you want to know the inside scoop on the best hotels from the locals? The Miami New Times has just put out its annual Best of Miami list, and hotels are getting a lot of play. Since much of the dining and...
June 20, 2011
Teresa Giudice Goes Hotel Hopping in SOBO (Yes, SOBO)
Real Housewife of New Jersey Teresa Giudice has popped up on our radars more than once, last time for her antics at the Hard Rock Punta Cana. But this past weekend she was in Miami and we got to play a little game of Hotel Hopping Via Teresa's Twitter... Giudice...
May 26, 2011
The Raleigh Hotel is Still Standing After Lindsay Lohan Has Her Way With It
Lindsay Lohan is back, bitches! No, not back like with a career or anything but back to her hotel-hopping ways. Her latest victim visit happened at The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach on Saturday where she was seen looking worse for wear while smoking cigarettes by the pool. Girl...
May 24, 2011
Catch The Last of Art Basel Revelry On Sunday, When Rooms Rates Drop
You can stay at the Mondrian...on Sunday.It's Day 3 of the Art Basel Miami Beach Week of Crazy so please don't ask us to recount all the parties at hotels and who's been buying which pieces of art. What we can tell you is that it's not too late to...
December 03, 2010
6 Miami Hotels For Thanksgiving Brunch and Dinner
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
The Raleigh Will Get a Hot NYC Chef for Its New Resto (And Just in Time for Art Basel)
While most folks are focused on Thanksgiving travel and meals, down in Miami the focus is already on Art Basel Miami Beach, the art fair that comes to town from December 2–5. And all those collectors and scenesters accustomed to the buzzy dining scene in New York will be happy...
November 17, 2010
Where To Find Free Hotel WiFi In Miami
The StandardWe've just returned from one of our favorite activities: hotel-hopping in Miami. Unfortunately, along the way we encountered one of our least favorite things--paying for hotel WiFi. We know there are some hotels both on South Beach and in Downtown Miami that offer free WiFi, but in our experience...
September 23, 2010
How is The Raleigh Now That Andre Balazs Has Checked Out?
On Friday we told you about the chill pool scene and abundance of toilet paper in the pool restrooms at The Raleigh. But what else did we notice about the hotel in the absence of Standard Man, Andre Balazs? The short answer is: nothing bad, but nothing that wowed...
May 24, 2010
The Pool Restrooms at The Raleigh Are Papered Up the Wazoo
Is there anything worse than using a restroom and finding the toilet roll totally bare? Well, you don't have to worry if you're hanging by the pool at The Raleigh. Andre Balazs may no longer be in the house, but you will find plenty of toilet paper right where...
May 21, 2010
Maxim is Giving Away Tix to Their Super Bowl Party at the Raleigh Hotel
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...
January 13, 2010
Where To Stay for Art Basel Miami Beach
Thanksgiving may be just around the corner, but so is one of the most pivotal dates on the Miami social calendar: Art Basel. So if you’re an art geek or just like crashing artist parties, it’s time to start thinking about where you’ll stay in Miami for this year’s...
November 09, 2009
The Raleigh Hotel Gets Dumped By Andre Balazs
The Raleigh Hotel in South Beach probably won't be getting any more visits from its hunky hotelier, Andre Balazs. The Miami Herald reports that Balazs is close to selling the hotel in favor of doing more Standard-brand positioning. And the sale is nearly done: The New York hotelier behind...
September 14, 2009
Overheard at Art Basel: Andre Balazs Talking About His "Shack"
Blogger All Purpose Dark kindly sent over the link to her party report from Art Basel. And she got some good scoop. Starting off with what she overheard sexy hotelier Andre Balazs saying at the Raleigh Hotel for Kelly Klein's book party. Highlight: Overhearing Balazs say to someone: "You can...
December 05, 2008
Art Basel Inspires The Standard and The Raleigh's Towel Art
Rejoice: we have found the perfect holiday gift that you can distribute to that artsy sister of yours, your hotel-geek friends and your "practical gifts only" mother. Though today's HotelChatter holiday shopping recommendations were not half as fun to spend time researching as the collection of items we picked...
December 04, 2008
The Raleigh Has Ocean View Rooms and Perks for $225 a Night
Welcome to Room Rate Drop Watch where we chronicle the plummeting prices at hotels that once commanded top dollar rates. These are often found in big cities with seemingly more hotel rooms than visitors like Las Vegas. But sometimes you can get lucky in the city of your choice. Seen...
November 12, 2008
Halloween Hotels :: Scandal at The Raleigh
Watergate, Monicagate, The Keating Five, Iran-Contra, Kennedy, Palin, oh, that list does go on, doesn't it? The Raleigh Hotel is hosting a hilarious, inappropriately appropriate "Scandal!!" soiree on Halloween night, only days before the national election. And their invite is salaciously creative and fun. Come to the hotel penthouse...
October 22, 2008
Hoteliers and Designers Gear Up for The HD Boutique Show
Maybe it's your job to order peonies for the lobby flower arrangement, or perhaps you're a big shot hotelier, or is it just that you have a thing for comparing hotel carpeting; in any case, the hospitality tradeshow HD Boutique runs September 17-18 in Miami and it will be heaven...
September 12, 2008
The Raleigh Hotel Says You Can Be Chic and Green At The Same Time
Surround yourself in art-deco luxury while you pat yourself on the back for being green - and saving some green. The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach is offering a last chance for summer fun rate of $175 (for an ocean view room!), a $20 gas rebate, and use of their...
September 09, 2008
Bring Your Aquaboobies to Aquabooty Summer Sessions at the Raleigh
The word "Aquabooty" may make you giggle, but name of the party the name is as unforgettable as the Aquabooty experience. Called the "quasi-underground traveling club night" of Miami, the organization is known for its kickass dance music, high-energy guest DJ's and cool attitude. On every third Saturday this...
June 24, 2008
The Raleigh Hotel Will Be the Scene of Yet Another Fashion Show
We've already discussed the The Raleigh Hotel's penchant for fashion shows and it looks like the trend will continue.Andre Balazs's South Beach property will host the opening show of IMG Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, which is all about swimwear, on July 17. Interestingly, the fashion line that will walk down...
June 20, 2008
Chanel's Cruise Fashion Line Debuts at The Raleigh
Andre Balazs has always been about fashion and art. Where there is Andre Balazs the man (whose ex-wife runs a modeling agency) and Andre Balazs the hotels, there follows models and modelizers. Also, Art Basel parties and Spiegelworld. Now you can add fashion shows to the mix too.WWD has...
May 19, 2008
HotelChatter Reader Deals: Last Chance at Spring Getaways
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals Spring Fling in Santa Fe$168 a night The El Dorado Hotel and Spa is offering a...
March 27, 2008
Spring Breakers Rally at the Raleigh with Victoria's Secret
Speaking of hotel swag....We are totally perplexed by this recent partnership of The Raleigh Hotel and Victoria's Secret's PINK line--the more casual sleepwear/loungewear collection from the mass-produced lingerie store.Today the hotel is hosting "Spring Break 08 Rally at the Raleigh" in which people show up from 1 to 5pm in...
March 12, 2008
Guard Your iPods at the Raleigh Hotel
We love The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach so we were pretty disheartened to hear from a recent guest who claims their iPod was stolen from their room.Hotel Maven Texan44 recounts what happened: Lock all belongings up when you leave the room... My boyfriend and I had an overall pleasant...
February 13, 2008
New Years Eve Hotels: Miami Beach's High, Very High and Kinda Low Options
Miami Beach is another popular New Years Eve destination but the prices here are beyond extravagant. Still, if the hotels throw a party with celebrities and champange, the guests will come. Here are some options we thought worthy of mentioning.Lenny Kravitz's Florida Room is an instant hit at the Delano...
December 21, 2007
AB on AB: Andre Balazs' Thoughts on Art Basel
Now that Art Basel has been put to bed, it's time for everyone to dissect this year's fair. Was it good? Was it bad? Has it jumped the shark? Is it now just full of poseurs or tourists in fanny packs as Fast Company mentioned?The answer is probably yes. Even...
December 17, 2007
Art Basel News: Raleigh Hotel Hosting Paper Magazine Party Tonight
Art Basel will kick into full-gear this week. Here is just some of the latest news about the art fair. As always, if you have a hotel room, or are throwing an art party at a hotel or wanna gossip about what happened at what party, then keep us informed....
December 04, 2007
Art Basel News: Andre Balazs to Kick-Off Art Basel With T Magazine
The New York Times Style magazine, T, will be down in Art Basel tomorrow night. T magazine is using the fair to celebrate the launch of its online component with a cocktail party at The Raleigh Hotel. T editor Stefano Tonchi, features director/online director Horacio Silva and famed hotelier Andre...
December 03, 2007
Art Basel News: Hotels That Heart Art
Once the Regent Hotel South Beach, now the Vincci Hotel.In continuing our coverage of Art Basel the upcoming art fair in Miami Beach, we are listing some of the events happening at hotels next week. If you are hosting an art event at a hotel or even better, if you...
November 29, 2007
HotelChatter Reader Deals: Everything is Bigger in Texas
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals 12.07.07 - 12.09.07Gild Hall NYC *Hotel Opening*$309/Night Be among the first in Pomeranc's newest lair. 01.01.08...
November 15, 2007
Andre Balazs Looking to Sell Some of His Hotels
The NY Daily News reported today that hotelier Andre Balazs is looking to unload some of his hotels such as the Hotel QT:The celeb-friendly hotelier would keep The Mercer in SoHo and would continue to manage and operate all his hotels under the proposed deal. "We want to take the...
November 13, 2007
Step Right Up: Get Your Raleigh Hotel Room for Spiegelworld
The Raleigh Hotel is offering a special room and show package to the Spiegelworld show when it arrives in Miami this December. If you don't know what Spiegelworld is, well it's kind of like Cirque du Soleil but definitely more for adults. Here's how the NYC-based performance show is described:...
November 06, 2007
Hard Rock's Website Turns It Up a Notch
A reader who just happens to work as a new media specialist let us know that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has unveiled a new website that includes constant streaming of music, an RSS feed and links to Digg and Del.icio.us sites. But the big change is video that...
October 08, 2007
Now We Know Where To Swim in South Beach
If you're ready for a swim in South Beach, contributor Doug at Miami Beach 411 has got the inside goss on some of the best South Beach hotel swimming pools. The Raleigh Hotel pool topped the list for friendly staff and a cool waterfall, while The Palms South Beach...
September 05, 2007
The Miami Hotel Mambo :: Off-Season Happenings in South Beach
Miami is gonna get a lot more crowded than this!Lately, a lot of you having been emailing us with Miami tips and questions. Plus we ourselves have picked up on some news about hotel tidbits in South Beach, like the shark tank at the upcoming Gansevoort South.Anyways, much like our...
July 19, 2007
South Beach Hotel Rates Head South
Heading to Miami this time of year involves an element of throwing caution to the wind. Wind as in those high gusts associated with a tropical storm or hurricane. Of course historically the big whoppers tend not to whip up until later in the summer. Nonetheless, South Beach hotels are...
June 19, 2007
Britney Spears Dips Into Raleigh Hotel Pool
Britney Spears took her 15-minute lip-synching show to Miami over the weekend and apparently, that 15 minutes must be hard work because Brit Brit hit up the Raleigh Hotel for a late night swim with some friends. We have to say, she looks a lot better than the last time...
May 21, 2007
Best Hotel WiFi Spot: The Raleigh Miami
These days everyone is looking for four bar, non-complicated, hotel WiFi when they check in. Sure there are a bunch of hotel WiFi lists out there, but they are quickly out of date and unreliable. This week, as a lead up to our popular annual hotel WiFi report, we...
April 26, 2007
The Raleigh Hotel's Killer View
This morning's Killer View of the Sheraton Delfina was a so-so one, but luckily a reader has sent us this shot from the Raleigh Hotel in Miami.See what tipster Brody writes after the jump. ...
April 19, 2007
André Balazs Dark Hotel Secret
Looks like asking you folks to join the HotelChatter Flickr Pool yesterday did us some good. We got a bunch of new photos which we plan on posting this week, starting with this set from Flickr member Lucifer Bumps. So c'mon in and get your hotel photos published.When we think...
March 07, 2007
HotelChatter's Rocking New Year's Eve: Miami Beach
Since we're still a little tapped out from Art Basel, we leave it to our friendly neighbors to the North at Canada.com have wrapped up the celebrity bashes that will be going on at South Beach, starting with Jessica Alba hosting the New Year's Eve party at the The Setai...
December 14, 2006
Art Basel Party Wrap-Up: Kenny Scharf at the Raleigh Hotel
The Miami art show, Art Basel, has ended its weeklong celebration and now its time for all the hotel party reports to start rolling in. Today, we had a couple emails about pop artist Kenny Scarf's Astral Uber Cadillac party held at the Raleigh Hotel last Thursday. Apparently, the party...
December 11, 2006
More Art Basel Parties at the Raleigh Hotel
So apparently, some folks don't want you to know about all the special hotel events that are going on during Art Basel. Not sure why. We thought it went without saying that you had to be invited to actually get into these parties. Either way we aren't going to...
November 30, 2006
What the Raleigh Hotel Has in Store for Art Basel
Update: We just got this email: I am the communications director for Deitch Projects and I just received the listing on your website for an event that we are hosting with the Raleigh Hotel for Art Basel Miami Beach. This event is not a public event it is by...
November 29, 2006
Drinking and Swimming: Raleigh Hotel
Summertime might be too hot to head to Miami, but on the other hand with the pool bar at the Raleigh Hotel, there's a sophisticated way to stay cool.During the day, there is an option of topless sunbathing, and at night the poolside cabanas turn into mini-art galleries with work...
June 09, 2006
Room with a Killer View: Raleigh Hotel
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with...
April 13, 2006
Rehab Love at the Raleigh?
It could be a perfect match. Both are rehabbed wild childs. Both have kids. Both still have nasty smoking habits and accents and both of them have ended up vacationing in Miami. That's right, Kate Moss and Colin Farrell are rumoured to have met and clicked at the Raleigh Hotel...
March 27, 2006
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
Sofia the Scavenger
NY Post's Page Six is reporting that "Lost in Translation" director Sofia Coppola displayed very bad social behavior as she was raiding the goodie bags handed out at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach this past weekend during a Swarovski party. When dinner finished and all the guests had...
December 05, 2005
Raleigh Hotel: Comment Card
Hotelier André Balazs invites guests to send him comments about the Raleigh, and while we love snail mail and all, we just figured this way was faster-- Things That Rock About Your Hotel-- · The pool scene · The property wide free WiFi · The flat screen televisions · ...
November 28, 2005
Raleigh Hotel: Pool Scene
Last year we reviewed the Raleigh Hotel pool scene. Since that time OJ dropped by, which obviously means it was time to check back in on the scene. Thankfully, the Juice did not steal all the sophistication out of the Raleigh pool scene. The Raleigh hosts a Sunday beach...
November 28, 2005
Raleigh Hotel: Gauntlet Girls?
Just admit it, you can't wait for MTV's Gauntlet 2 to premiere. Being a "reality star" is now an actual occupation a growing number of people put on their tax returns. We have no idea if Veronica Portillo and Rachel Robinson will appear on the new Gauntlet, but what...
November 28, 2005
Inside The Room: Raleigh Hotel 712
[Photo Shoot by HotelChatter] Hotel: Hotel Raleigh Floor: 7th Floor Room Number: 712 Current Price: $239 a night Square Footage: 275 SQ FT Highlights:The pool scene is second to none. Question: No clock? That seems odd, not everyone is here oblivious to time, ya know? On the other hand...
November 28, 2005
Raleigh Hotel: Room With A View
Our "King" room promised a "City View", and it did not fail to disappoint. Here is the view from room 712. Miami Beach looks amazingly good for a town that is only about a month removed from the devastation of Hurricane Wilma. The Raleigh also offers plenty of ocean...
November 28, 2005
Raleigh Hotel: Don't Like Our Ride?
So maybe our Chevrolet Alero doesn't stack up to the Hummer's and Maybach's that roam Collins Avenue, however, despite our pedestrian wheels, we were still expecting decent valet service. When we pulled up to the Raleigh Hotel in our car there wasn't a valet or a doorman in sight....
November 28, 2005
Worst...Hotel...Ehva
The NY Post points out a couple recent big time bad experiences at some big name hotelier hotels down on South Beach. Andre Balazs: Andre Balazs-Thurman must be glowing from the fancy write-up on his new Standard Miami hotel in this month's Travel + Leisure, but a spy suggests...
October 12, 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
Miami Beach Hotel Scene: The Raleigh
We are big fans of the Raleigh. Andre Balazs has created one of our favorite SoBe hotels. That doesn't mean there is nowhere else to stay by the beach, there are plenty of cool places. However, the solitude of the pool area, complete with fireplace, hammocks, and big giant...
August 24, 2005
OJ's Raleigh Hotel Party Photos
As we told you last week, OJ has been partying like its 1994 down at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach. Looks like chicks still dig the Juice--well at least these attention starved strippers seem to. Poor, poor André Balazs--this has gotta be exactly the kind of publicity you...
June 20, 2005
What Do You Do When OJ Shows Up At Your Swank Hotel?
According to New York Daily News: The disgraced gridiron star took time out from his round-the-clock investigation to party with two beauties Sunday night at Miami Beach's Raleigh Hotel. Host Tommy Pooch, seeming less than thrilled with the Juice's presence, stuck him in a cabana far from the door....
June 14, 2005
Miami Wallpaper* Pullout
We went to Borders last week and pulled a Wallpaper* magazine off the rack, innocent enough so far, right? Hmm, some sort of Miami Navigator pull out, we thought, let's buy it. Walked up to the cash register with a five dollar bill only to have the clerk embarrassingly say,...
January 27, 2005
Top Five Hottest Hotel Pool Scenes In South Beach
Top Five Hottest Hotel Pool Scenes In South Beach 2004 [Publisher's Note: Our very own Miami Vice, Gabe, takes on the South Beach hotel pool scene. This story is followed by individual stories on each hotel that made the list. Enjoy.] While attending the University of Miami, I'd often cut...
December 13, 2004
Miami's Top Hotel Pool Scene: #4 The Raleigh
The Raleigh's pool is filled with giant inner tubes for your carefree floating pleasure. And as we all know, inner tubes are almost as cool as topless women. "Almost" being the operative word in that last sentence. If this column were titled "Top 5 hotels in South Beach...
December 13, 2004
Zen Out on Miami Beach at the Raleigh Hotel
Partake in the all-night every night international party scene, but then retreat to the elegant art deco hideaway on the sands of Miami's south beach. One of the great hotels from the formative years, the Raleigh, with its olympic size pool, has been totally refurbished by famed hip hotelier,...
May 03, 2004
Partner Reviews: The Raleigh Hotel
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Named one of the top ten hotel bars of the world by Details magazine, this little gem is tucked away mid-lobby in Miami Beach's Raleigh Hotel.
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Tony loves this offbeat and slightly dysfunctional refuge. Talk to Crispy, the concierge. He knows just about everything about Miami. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain. -
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Don Draper would be proud. A relic & symbol of Miami's art deco era, Raleigh is a beautiful, classic gem with a jaw droopingly luxurious pool. The crowd that flocks here is just as avant-Garda too. -
Must try the Ivan! Xante, sprite, lime! Oh and 4$ cocktails foyer happy hour at the martini bar! -
One of our favorite MB hotels to chill and get away from it all.. -
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The most classic deco hotel in town. The pool is probably the most beautiful in Miami. And lunch al fresco is a fun afternoon moment. -
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No better setting in SoBe or Miami, great food, great drinks, efficient friendly staff, cool Martini Bar, great scene. Escape from obnoxious mega hotels eating up South Beach.
Terrible Customer Service
Although the hotel has many great features (lovely wait staff, fun pool, etc) the customer service provided by the hotel management was terrible. The room we stayed in was nice and had great features, nice tv, ipod dock, etc. However nothing worked. The TV was broken, the minibar was locked and did not keep anything cold and the air conditioning unit (in the ceiling of the closet) dripped dirty water on all of our clothes. I had a brand new dress(price tag still attached) destroyed in the process and I had to argue with the manager to have it replaced. He agreed to credit the value of the dress off of room charges but when we checked out the value was less than promised and they refused to give us the value which had been agreed upon. I will never stay at this hotel again and would not recommend it to anyone.
Fabulous Hotel
The Raleigh is one of my fave hotels. It knocks other beach hotels out cold! The food is great and you can take your time and chill while eating. No rude waiters hovering around and making you feel uncomfortable. The rooms are really cool with all the high-tech stuff you need. Nice, quiet hotel with a very discrete staff. The pool is unbelievable. It's probably one of the best in the USA. Everyone here looks chic. You feel like you're a guest in a Manor. Each staff member treats you like a special guest. I can never get enough of the Raleigh!
The New Chez Walters restaurant has an excellent Miami Spice Menu, Beautiful Pool
Breakfast and Lunch at the Chez Walters is among the best things in Miami Beach, Brunch on Sundays next to the most beautiful and truly an Oscar winning Pool is my favorite. The food is great with flavors for every taste along with the best tropical cocktails like the famous mojitos and frozen drinks, no to mention having a mimosa next to pool area. The service is very good and overall the Raleigh is the only real Art Deco Hotel / Restaurant left, classy and chic. Highly recommended!
Great On A Sunday
The outdoor bar at Hotel Raleigh offers something for everyone. Went on a Sunday with one of my friends and was told locals frequent on Sundays. The bar is chic chic but, still laid-back enough to escape a grand snob factor. There is something for everyone with multiple areas: a deck area, pool area, and beach/sand area with a bonfire going. People are laid-back yet trendy and drinks are average-priced. I can't begin to describe the awesome vibe that is present. Definately a great place to go and hang out.
Cool Pool/Hot Bar
Can't miss here. Everything's perfect. The rooms are comfy.The lobby is funky and the meals are quite tasty. You can linger with your drinks, without being bothered by annoying employees. Baby, this place is something else. Even if you're a local, stop by. It's like nothing else on South Beach.
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