HotelChatter - Stories about The Raleigh Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-12T09:48:03Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/18 Miami: More Hotel Hopping Stops for Your Art Basel Miami Datebook http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/21/21362/367 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Lords_Basel.jpg" class="top"><p>So, you've got the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/17/8732/7456/hotels/Miami_s_Most_Wonderful_Time_of_the_Year_is_Almost_Here"><strong>W South Beach</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/17/22037/788/hotels/Hang_With_Andy_Warhol_at_the_InterContinental_Miami"><strong>Warhol at the InterContinental</strong></a> 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...<p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4749"><strong>Lords South Beach</strong></a>: 'Gay central headquarters for all the fabulous Basel boys and girls,' says a rep. We love that this bright spot on the beach never takes itself too seriously. Their Basel fun kicks off next Tuesday with a private party featuring Amanda Lepore in the penthouse. Wednesday is the Gayletter.com party and Thursday there'll be music by Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters for a poolside all-nighter. Sunday? That's Detox (or 'cocktails to retox'), baby.<p><i>UPDATE: The Gayletter.com party will happen on MsRebecca 2011-11-22T10:35:02-05:00 Miami Beach: Miami Hotel Restaurant Mambo: Raleigh & W SoBe Get New Chefs http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/12/10717/1459 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/Solea.jpg" class="top"><p><i>Solea, as the tabloids say, in happier times.</i><p>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 in town.<p> We were waxing lyrical about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/1/95556/38305/hotels/The_Royal_At_The_Raleigh_Is_a_Mouthful_of_Deliciousness">The Royal</a> at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/18'> <strong>The Raleigh</strong></a>just last week--and it's only been there since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/17/101247/36/hotels/The_Raleigh_Will_Get_a_Hot_NYC_Chef_for_Its_New_Resto_And_Just_in_Time_for_Art_Basel_">last November</a>--but clearly our love is not enough to prevent change. Miami's most famous chef, Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine, is moving into the Raleigh, probably by the end of the year. <p> That's huge. But it's not the only restaurant revolving door spinning--the <i>Miami MsRebecca 2011-09-12T10:26:32-05:00 Miami Beach: The Royal At The Raleigh Is a Mouthful of Deliciousness http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/1/95556/38305

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 The Raleigh yesterday for a Miami Spice lunch and urge anyone within spitting distance of the hotel to follow suit before this resto promotion ends on September 30. We were eyeing up the menu here before Miami Spice even started, and it does not disappoint.

]]> MsRebecca 2011-09-01T14:01:39-05:00 Miami: Five Hotel Restaurants We'd Hit Up for Miami Spice http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/28/101950/544 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/MiamiSpice2011.jpg" class="top"><p>Miami's two-month-long Restaurant Week-style promotion, <a href="http://ilovemiamispice.com/"><strong>Miami Spice</strong></a>, 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?<p> Especially this year, when a slate of new hotel restaurants joins in the discounted fun for the first time. Here's our shortlist of <strong>Hotel Restaurants We'd Hit Up For Miami Spice</strong> and the dishes we've already earmarked to order. Miami Spice runs from August 1 through September 30, so start making those rezzies now...<p> <b>1. <a href="http://ilovemiamispice.com/participants/royal_raleigh.htm">The Royal</a> at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/18'>The Raleigh</a>:</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/17/101247/36/hotels/The_Raleigh_Will_Get_a_Hot_NYC_Chef_for_Its_New_Resto_And_Just_in_Time_for_Art_Basel_">Hot chef John DeLucie</a> has already checked out, but the poolside tables are still super pretty and the menu yummy. MsRebecca 2011-07-28T10:55:27-05:00 Miami: Which Hotels Do Miami Locals Love? You Might Be Surprised... http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/16/14931/4888 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/88479/NewYorkerBoutiqueHotel.jpg" class="top"><p>Forget all those fancy, glossy travel magazine awards--don't you want to know the inside scoop on the best hotels from the locals? <p>The <i>Miami New Times</i> has just put out its annual <a href="http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-06-16/news/best-of-miami-2011-the-rising/"><b>Best of Miami</b></a> list, and hotels are getting a lot of play.<p> Since much of the dining and nightlife of Miami goes on in inside hotel walls, this is not surprising in itself. What <i>is</i> surprising is which property was named <a href="http://www.miaminewtimes.com/bestof/2011/award/best-hotel-2827057/"><strong>Best Hotel</strong></a>: the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/1790'><strong>The New Yorker Hotel Miami</strong></a>. <p> Read the <i>New Times</i> reasoning, though, and you'll learn that the traditional motel-styled property has had a recent refresh, offers <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Free%20WiFi"><strong>Free WiFi</strong></a>, a free breakfast buffet, and has summer rates starting at jsb 2011-06-20T09:44:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/