http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:45:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/125 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/1/1365/76846 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/gvoortbed.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>It's lights out for The Gansevoort in Miami Beach</i><p>Nearly two years after the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gansevoort+Miami+Beach/local/125"><b>Gansevoort South/Miami Beach</b></a> actually ceased to be a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/194652/377/hotels/It_s_Official_Gansevoort_Hotel_Group_No_Longer_Managing_Gansevoort_South">Gansevoort Hotel</a>, we've now got word that the hotel has changed its name and will also get started on some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/4/122541/235/hotels/The_Gansevoort_Miami_Beach_is_Neglecting_Some_of_Its_Hotel_Rooms">much-needed</a> renovations.<p>Miami-based tipster <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DeeTCL/statuses/164438952739225600">@DeeTCL</a> tells us the hotel is no longer bank-owned, that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood capital">Starwood Capital</a> (not Starwood of the W Hotels) has moved in and that the hotel is going by the name, <b>The Perry</b>. Renovations will start soon and will be done in two years. However, despite Starwood's involvement, Coral Hospitality will remain on board as the management company. Already, the Gansevoort's website seems to be defunct while the juliana 2012-02-01T13:17:31-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/4/122541/235 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/gvoortbustedview.JPG" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gansevoort+Miami+Beach/local/125"><b>The Gansevoort Miami Beach</b></a> underwent some managerial woes nearly <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/194652/377/hotels/It_s_Official_Gansevoort_Hotel_Group_No_Longer_Managing_Gansevoort_South">two years ago</a> and it looks like the scuffle has started to affect the hotel rooms.<p>A HotelChatter reader sent us this note along with the following photos about the sad state of the rooms, particularly <b>room 536</b>. They write: <blockquote><p>I just got back from the Gansevoort in Miami Beach. After some research, I found your article which may explain why our rooms were in such sad shape. While the public areas of the hotel are beautiful, the room seemed to be one of the forgotten ones. The balcony was pretty shoddy looking (see photos), a handle to the shower controls was constantly falling off. One of juliana 2011-10-04T14:05:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/9/234541/1552 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/dallasmiamigame6hotels.jpg" class="top"><p> Done and done. The Dallas Mavericks got down to business last night beating the Miami Heat and taking the lead in the NBA Finals series 3-2. Now the ballers head back to Miami to play again on Sunday night. Will Dallas win it or will Miami come back and force a Game 7? We won't know until we go and if we go, well, we're gonna need a hotel room. Fortunately, the options are plentiful.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Epic+Hotel+and+Residences/local/1291"><b>The EPIC Hotel</b></a>, a Kimpton Hotel, is offering a Miami Heat package that includes a $100 dinner credit at the Area 31 restaurant; breakfast for two; taxi transfer to and from the arena (for those with tix); daily morning coffee and tea juliana 2011-06-10T08:13:36-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/24/145443/017 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/88479/WarrenTricomi.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Warren Tricomi at W South Beach</i><p>Baby, it's hot outside. Summer hasn't even officially begun but the humidity is rising and hair is frizzing all over Miami. If the hairdryer is a girl's best friend in sweaty weather, then these Miami hotels should be on your BFF list. <p> Not every hotel spa includes a salon, so we've combed the city (har, har!) to bring you this list of <strong>Miami Hotels With Blow Outs on the Menu</strong>.<p> &#183; <strong>Warren Tricomi Salon</strong> at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+South+Beach/local/126"><strong>W South Beach</strong></a>: The salon is down on the ground level but nothing says glam quite like an <b>in-room blow out</b> from a Tricomi stylist, $150. <p> &#183; <strong>Elemis Spa</strong> at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Loews+Miami+Beach+Hotel/local/3047"><strong>Loews Miami Beach</strong></a>: Shampoo jsb 2011-05-25T09:23:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/19/93738/8559 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Cutler_GansMIA.jpg" class="top"><p>While most of the hotel news mentioning the word 'Gansevoort' lately has revolved around NYC's still-pretty-new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gansevoort+Park+Avenue/local/1664"><b>Gansevoort Park</b></a>, we have been curious about how things were faring at the no-longer-a-Gansevoort-Hotel-Group hotel, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Gansevoort+South/local/125"><b>Gansevoort Miami Beach</a></b>. Now operated by Coral Hospitality, the 'new' Gansevoort is much like the 'old' Gansevoort South, amenity-wise at least.<p> Since the hotel maintains the Gansevoort name, it is no surprise that the 'G' logo is still found all over the rooms here. But new management did not mean a complete clearing of house when it comes to amenities and services--on the contrary, many of the attractions of the hotel are still in place, including the <b>Cutler Salon</b>--and these Cutler amenities in the MsRebecca 2011-01-19T10:17:22-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/