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Halloween may be a crisp, fall-weather kinda holiday but that doesn't mean South Beach doesn't get into it big-time. After all, it involves slutty costumes and getting drunk and those are two things the beach knows back to front and back again.

If festive cocktails and mingling with monsters is what you're after, your best bets for spending Halloween in Miami is to head to one of the South Beach Group hotels--these boutique party palaces have decorated their lobbies and are offering Halloween guests a slew of 'treats'...

]]> MsRebecca 2011-10-25T14:30:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/8/85118/80256

We don't tend to think of South Beach as a wine tasting sort of place--at least not in the summer. But tomorrow night, a wine tasting is exactly what's going down at the Catalina Hotel. The idea? Sample as many wines as possible for the chance to win incentives that will bring you back to the Catalina.

Also: the hotel and its Maxines Bistro & Bar needs help settling on the list of summer lines they'll be serving--so guests at Friday night's soiree will be asked to rate what they taste.

]]> jsb 2011-06-09T09:03:37-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/28/103640/29 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/southbeachnewyearseve.jpg" class="top"><p> Yesterday we noticed that room rates in New York City for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/new year's eve hotels"><b>New Year's Eve</b></a> were still rather doable, even finding three hotels under $250 for the weekend. <p>But when we looked today at the hotel rates for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/miami beach"><b>Miami Beach</b></a>, things were far less do-able. Yes, we know that Miami Beach has fewer hotels than NYC but these prices are steep! We tried our best to find fun hotels near the action for somewhat doable prices. Still, you better round-up your best friends, acquaintances, Twitter followers, Facebook fans, Jersey Shore housemates, whathaveyou to split the room costs here.<p>We searched <a href="http://hotelrates.hotelchatter.com">HotelRates.HotelChatter.com</a> for December 31-January 2nd (because we don't expect you to shake juliana 2010-12-28T14:25:59-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/28/8321/94080

OMFG, it's almost here. The second series of the Jersey Shore debuts on MTV tomorrow night. And if you can't be in Seaside Heights with the crew, the next best thing has to be partying in South Beach, just like the cast did in this next installment.

Unfortunately for massive Sitch-and-Snookers fans, the Metropole Hotel scrapped its plans to rent out the Jersey Shore Suite (guess all that GTL'ing doesn't leave guidos and guidettes much cash for fat digs, after all). But! Its sister hotel, The Catalina is hosting a huge Jersey Shore 2 Viewing Party tomorrow night, and you're invited.

]]> MsRebecca 2010-07-28T10:04:23-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/6/16494/40691 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/jerseyshorecatalina.jpg" class="top"><p> The day has finally come--the cast of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jersey shore hotels"><b>Jersey Shore</b></a> has arrived in Miami to begin shooting their second season. And while last season took place in various bars and clubs and one boardwalk-facing <s>STD factory</s> house of Seaside Heights, this season will inevitably involve Miami hotels. <p>The other month, we told you where to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/121447/031/hotels/Hotels_to_Avoid_When_the_Jersey_Shore_Comes_to_South_Beach"><b>avoid running into the cast</b></a> during your next trip to Miami and we rightfully predicted <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Catalina+Hotel/local/512"><b>The Catalina</b></a> would be one of these spots. We just didn't know it would be this fast! <p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/jersey_beach_ljWsRqefU6786HZmvfkrHJ">Page Six</a> reports that while our husband Paul McCartney walked down the street unnoticed, <b>Snooki</b> and crew were escorted into the Catalina "under a shroud juliana 2010-04-06T16:52:57-05:00 25.7931320 -80.129958 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/