The recently-opened super-luxe Regent Bal Harbour -- whose opening rates of $775 made us shake in our Louboutins (or Louboutin knockoffs, as the case may be) -- is tryin' to throw us a bone on airfare, presumably so we can spend more money on our room or even all the fantastic shopping in the Bal Harbour area once we arrive.

See all the breakdowns after the jump. ]]> Jenna 2008-08-15T09:45:10-05:00 25.8990250 -80.123416 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/131211/573 <![CDATA[<p><i>Get your hot dogs, sunscreen and beer guts ready: Independence Day is just two weeks away! If you're headed to a big city for some fireworks fun, we'll be taking a look at hotels with prime fireworks views. Have a favorite hotel for gawking at bombs bursting in air? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send it our way</b></a>.</i><p> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/balharbour.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>We've hit all the major Fourth of July hotspots in the Northeast, but for those of you looking to catch fireworks on the beach, we suggest heading down to Miami. <p>There's always a stuff going on in the city so there are going to be fireworks <a href="http://miami.about.com/od/familyactivities/a/fourth.htm">all over the place</a>, but we recommend you make the swanky new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Regent+Bal+Harbour/local/754"><b>Regent Bal Harbour</b></a>your Jenna 2008-06-23T13:22:43-05:00 25.899025 -80.123416 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 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/