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5 Hotels in Miami That Are Still Available for Art Basel

The Viceroy Miami

Down in Miami, the holidays extend beyond this week with the annual Art Basel Miami Beach festivities kicking off on December 1. But if you've left your booking a little late or only just woken up thinking, 'Yeah, I'd love to buy some art!', where can you stay?

Rooms are filling up fast--the W South Beach, The Palms Hotel and Spa and even the Courtyard By Marriott South Beach are all sold out via Art Basel's official travel agent--but if you have some cash in your pocket, you can still find a place to rest your head between fair-hopping and partying.

Here are five options and what they'll set you back if you book today:

Viceroy Miami: This downtown hotel actually seems like a good deal if you arrive on the early side of Art Basel next week (y'know, to set up your easel). It's $175 a night Nov. 28–30 through Turon Travel, and $285 a night from Dec 1–5. Bonus: decor will get you in an arty mood.

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You Can Check Into Charlie Sheen's Sadism Suite But Call 911 to Check Out

Where: 5th Ave at 59th Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10019

Normally, we'd consider it heavenly if someone paid for us to stay in a suite at The Plaza for a few nights but for Charlie Sheen's call girl, Capri Anderson, it turned out to be utter hell.

Appearing on Good Morning America today, Capri tells the morning show that she is suing the messed up "Two and a Half Men" actor for threatening to kill her. The NY Post reports:

In the suit, she repeats the allegations of Sheen's bad behavior, which were first reported yesterday. She says he grabbed her neck with both hands and hurled a lamp at her, which grazed her arm. After Sheen grabbed what may have been a letter opener, Anderson locked herself in the bathroom while Sheen allegedly bashed the door, saying "let me in."

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7 Last-Minute Black Friday and Cyber Monday Hotel Deals

The best days of the year are almost here. Forget Thanksgiving and the holidays, we're talking about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It's the most wonderful time of the year for bargain shoppers. We've culled together some last-minute hotel deals that'll ensure your holiday is even merrier. Just get ready to book them, since they'll go faster than a big-screen TV on super sale at Best Buy on Black Friday.

Check out our seven Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals after the jump.

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It's Certainly Central: New York Central Now Open at Grand Hyatt at Grand Central

Where: 109 East 42nd Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10017

So often hotels and restaurants get too cute with their names (remember when the Distrikt Hotel was going to call its restaurant Kollage?

But others keep it simple--like the good old Grand Hyatt New York, which is now home to New York Central. Not the train station that shares the hotel's address, but a brand new restaurant helmed by this gent, Chef Christian Ragano. (Foodies may also like to know that Ragano is joined by head pastry chef Katzie Hamilton, formerly of The Breslin at the Ace Hotel New York.)

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Got the Munchies for a Hotel Room? Then Spend a Night at The Food Hotel

Where: Langendorfer Straße 155-157, Neuwid, Germany, 56564

A food snob's dream hotel is probably a place where after indulging in a seven-course tasting menu from one of the world's best chef, they could just roll themselves into an elevator and head up to a spacious hotel room (and order some room service.)

But for someone who's got the munchies instead, their dream hotel might just be an actual hotel inspired by a supermarket.

In Neuwid, Germany, The Food Hotel has opened with lobby furniture that looks like soup cans, tables and cushions in the guestrooms that are shaped like biscuits and theme rooms inspired by supermarket food and drinks. Oh and the hotel's logo is a barcode.

Thirty six of Germany's biggest supermarket names teamed up with the hotel to create rooms designed around their product however they wanted. Reuters reports:

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Oh, So That's What That Smell Is...

It's our weekly wrap-up, Suite-Hostel where we round-up the best and the worst hotel news of the week. Get it? Hopefully, your weekend is more suite than hostel but whatever happens, we want to know about your recent hotel experiences! So send 'em to us!

SUITE:
	Inside the eco-retreat at Playa Viva
	The Secret to W's Custom Room Scent
	Dining at Scarpetta at Montage Beverly Hills ALSO: The Cutest Hotel Coffee Drink
HOSTEL:
	Horrific Explosion at Mexico Resort Kills 7
	The Situation dirties up the Beverly Wilshire
	Staging a paparrazzi shot at a cheap motel ALSO: David Arquette cheats on the Roosevelt.

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The Holidays In A Glass: The Velvet Spice at Andaz 5th Ave's bar downstairs

Where: 485 5th Avenue [map], New York, NY, United States, 10017

Do you need a little Dutch courage to pump you up for Thanksgiving travel next week? If you're in New York, you may want to consider this concoction which helped us get a head start on the festive spirits recently. It looks like the holidays, smells like the holidays and tastes like the holidays (what, yours don't taste like cocktails?).

The Velvet Spice is just one of a number of cocktails we sampled at Andaz 5th Avenue's bar downstairs, but it was one of our favorites.

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The W Downtown is Now Only $199 a Night on Travelzoo

Where: 123 Washington Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10006

The only difficulty we had in putting together The 12 Best Hotels in NYC for this holiday season was trying to keep the costs down but if you're still keen on an NYC getaway, there are some lower rates just around the corner.

At the W Downtown, room rates drop to $199 a night on Travelzoo from December 16-26, again from January 2-9 and pretty much all weekends in both January and February. (We found the rate in place for the weekend of January 14.)

The deal is blacked out December 17 and 18 and you must book by November 24 using the code TZOO11. But considering that room rates for next week were averaging about $480 when we last looked, this is a deal you will want to gift for yourself. Don't wait for Santy Claus!

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At Swissôtel The Howard in London, It's Never Too Early for Christmas Tea

Where: 12 Temple Place, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 2PR

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas everywhere we go. And with Christmas decorations comes Christmas cocktails, Christmas menus and of course Christmas afternoon tea. The five star Swissôtel The Howard, London got in there first with their Christmas afternoon tea starting as early as Nov 15th.

The hotel recently won the National Baking Industry Award 2010 for its TLSee Afternoon Tea so we guess it’s got to be worth a trip.

The festive afternoon tea will have shortbreads in the shape of miniature Christmas trees, reindeers and candy canes, traditional Mince pies, Cinnamon Cup cakes and the usual scones and sarnies. As Christmas is the time of giving the hotel will also be offering a free TLSee mug to every guest who orders a cup of mulled wine.

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Guess The Brand New Hotel Spa (Which You Will Be Seeing More Of)

Happy Friday! We've got yet another rousing rendition of our very fave game Guess The Hotel, often imitated, never duplicated (we repeat, never). This time we're focusing on a brand-new spa concept that's been chatted about before on the pages of HotelChatter.

We're thinking you guys probably know this one already but just be nice and play along with us anyways. Then put your guesses in comments below!

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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 after the jump.

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Up Close and Personal with The Peninsula New York's New BMW MINI Clubmans

Where: 700 5th Avenue [map], New York, NY, United States, 10019

So...who wants to unwrap that big red bow and hop in for a spin? You can, for free, but only if you're calling a suite at the The Peninsula New York, The Peninsula Chicago or The Peninsula Hong Kong your temporary home during stays in those cities. The new cars will be available to suite guests for complimentary use three hours daily, starting now. Perfect timing for holiday shopping, of course.

Last night, Peninsula Hotels unveiled these custom BMW MINI S Clubmans at the NY and Chicago properties, and we hung out in the middle of a New York City street to have a closer look. You kind of have to get up close and personal to notice the details; the MINI Clubmans have been fitted with special touches like door sills illuminated with The Peninsula name, a cold refreshment fridge in the trunk, iPod connections and a luggage box on the roof, with a design pattern evoking Louis Vuitton.

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