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Miami Beach: Why One Guest Won't Be Staying at The Delano For Art Basel

juliana — 2009-11-19T12:37:44-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/delanohotelpool2.jpg" class="top"> But it looks so pretty!<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Delano+Hotel/local/16">The Delano</a> is on the list for Art Basel's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/12310/0614/hotels/Where_To_Stay_for_Art_Basel_Miami_Beach">preferred hotels</a> and if you're interested in staying there during the art fair it will cost you $825 a night, before tax. But given what happened there last year during Art Basel, one guest is not returning. A tipster wrote into us with her account of The Delano during Art Basel:<blockquote>My stay at the Delano in '08 was anything but posh. Two mornings in a row I woke up to no hot water, to make matter worse I was at Art Basel for work. The hotel said a pipe burst and after I complained they took 50% off one night. They

Miami Beach: Where To Stay for Art Basel Miami Beach

MsRebecca — 2009-11-09T14:04:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/artbasel.jpg" class="top"> 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 youre an art geek or just like crashing artist parties, its time to start thinking about where youll stay in Miami for this years show, which takes place December 36. With artworks by over 2,000 artists on display, Art Basel events will be held all over town, from South Beach to the Design District, where many of the artist studios are located. But the center of all the public exhibitions and events is the Miami Beach Convention Center, towards the north of South Beachs Art Deco district. All this means there are

Miami Beach: The Roof Caves In at The Fontainebleau

juliana — 2009-06-08T08:37:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fontainebleau_roof.jpg" class="top">UPDATE: A Fontainebleu rep tells us that contrary to early reports, LIV and Blade sushi were NOT totalled but rather just closed that evening as a safety precaution. All of the Fontainbleau outlets were open and fully operational the next day. Over the weekend, a rough bunch of storms swept through Miami Beach and did some may-jah damage to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fontainebleau+Resort/local/998">The Fontainebleau Hotel</a>, which opened only seven months ago after nearly $1 billion renovations were finally completed. While South Florida has been dealing with heavy rains for several days, the storm that blew in brought along with it hail, something maybe those renos didn't account for. According to <a href="http://southflorida.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/article/the-fontainebleau-is-flooded/1231439/content">Metromix South Florida</a>, parts of the roof in

Miami Beach: Are There Secret Tunnels at The Delano and The Fontainebleau Hotels?

juliana — 2009-05-22T10:59:15-05:00

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach

We were just casually flipping through a recent issue of Us Weekly when we spotted this item about George Clooney and his new ~~waitress~~...er girlfriend.

The source says Clooney is trying to keep the romance under wraps by using secret tunnels at the Delano and Fontainebleau hotels.

Say what? Secret tunnels? Secret entrances maybe but aren't tunnels impossible in South Beach? Because otherwise you would be underwater, right? Yet there might be some secret tunnels in town. Apparently, they were once used to hide American Idol contestants. Anybody got any more scoop about these "tunnels"? Let us know.

[Photo: ChrisGold]

Miami Beach: Late Night Grub Now Available at The Delano

juliana — 2009-04-08T15:04:53-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/delanolatenite.jpg" class="top"> We've all been there. Late night in a hotel room. Maybe alone. Maybe with someone else. And the urge to stuff your face is getting harder and harder to resist. But room service seems so extravagant, especially when you are a drunken mess. Not to mention it could get extremely messy. Never fear. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Delano+Hotel/local/16">The Delano Hotel</a> in South Beach has come to the rescue. A new "mini-French" bistro, Plat Beau has opened in the hotel's Blue Door lounge. It's open from 11:30am but keeps going with a special late menu from 11 to 2pm during the week and until 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturday. God does love the drunks! From the <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/story/989708.html">Miami Herald</a>:<blockquote> Choose