http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T05:35:48Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/24/133336/812 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/RegBalHarbHotelPic.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/regent%20hotels"><b>The Regent Hotels</b></a> has a problem picking and sticking with hotels. Today, tipsters sent us word that the hotel management company has effectively stopped managing the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>The Regent Bal Harbour</b></a> in Florida. The hotel will now be known as The Bal Harbour Hotel. <p>The Regent brand dismissal is actually due to the bankruptcy of the hotel's owner, WCI Communities. Regent Hotels has put forth this statement: <blockquote><p>Regent Hotels & Resorts is proud of its tenure managing The Regent Bal Harbour since its opening, having achieved strong positioning in the South Florida luxury hotel market. For example, the hotel was ranked by Travel + Leisure magazine among "15 hotels to watch" in the most recent "World's juliana 2009-06-24T13:36:05-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/10/235329/045 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/balharbourate.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>The long-awaited <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>Regent Bal Harbour</b></a> (which was supposed to open on New Year's Day then in February) has finally opened this week. <p>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 vacation plans.<p>For instance, we looked at dates for today March 11 through March 13 figuring that weekday rates might be a little lower. Nope. The hotel is offering opening rates for a Premier Deluxe Room at $775 a night. However, you do get a panoramic view of both the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay along with several high-tech room amenities.<p>A lower categories of rooms--the Superior rooms--were found juliana 2008-03-11T09:15:01-05:00 25.899025 -80.123416 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/24/8591/93835 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/RegBalHarbHotelPic.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Sources have assured us that Miami's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>The Regent Bal Harbour</b></a>, first scheduled to open January 2, then February 1, is really, truly, opening <b>March 1</b>. 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 a few opening rates available for bay-view Superior Rooms, panoramic Premier Deluxe Rooms and ocean-view Deluxe Spa Rooms--in some cases as much as $100 off regular room rates.<p> Why all the fuss? Well, The Regent Bal Harbour is said to be the first major property to open in Miami's famed Bal Harbour Village in nearly half a century. Plus, the hotel also was supposed to be the jennm 2008-01-24T12:31:20-05:00 25.899025 -80.123416 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/3/81227/24396 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/RegBalHarbHotelPic.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>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 <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>Regent Bal Harbour</b></a> having a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/11/0117/39347/hotels/Hotel+Opening+Rates%3A+Regent+Bal+Harbour+Plans+New+Year%27s+Debut">New Year debut</a> for a few months now--anticipating just how relaxing that Guerlain Spa was going to feel--and dumbly believing that their promised January 2 open date would take place.</p><p>Alas, January 2 has now come and gone, and you can no longer make online reservations for January. These days the website says (in small print, after you try to make a booking) that the Regent Bal Harbour is amandak 2008-01-03T11:04:22-05:00 25.899025 -80.123416 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/13/7351/74071 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/BalHarbour2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Lovers of luxury take note: there's a new spa a'coming. Down in Florida, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>Regent Bal Harbour</b></a> is about to get a "new generation" Guerlain Spa, which should be opening ready for the winter season of 2007. </p><p>Next to the Bal Harbour Shops in North Miami Beach, the Spa will be open both to hotel guests and outside visitors, but it's designed to keep it all private anyway, so it doesn't matter who else is there - each of the 15 treatment rooms even has its own ensuite bathroom, so you don't need to socialize at all. But if you want to, then you can relax on the waterfront terrace before your treatment, and afterwards get amandak 2007-08-13T09:24:00-05:00 25.899025 -80.123416 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/