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Miami Beach: POTUS Hotel Hopping Hits the Fontainebleau in Miami

MsRebecca — 2009-10-27T11:59:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/FbleauObama.jpg" class="top"> Miamis <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fontainebleau+Resort/local/998">Fontainebleau Resort</a> is no stranger to celebs, from Frank Sinatra to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/20/0279/0446/hotels/Dennis_Rodman_Continues_To_Be_The_Worst_Hotel_Guest_in_Miami">Dennis Rodman</a>. But last night the revamped resort got a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/25/153128/654/hotels/Barack_Obama_Stops_In_at_the_Ritzy_Fontainebleau_in_Miami">return visit</a> from the most famous person on the planet: POTUS.President Obama has been on a bit of a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/21/82030/525/hotels/POTUS_Dresses_Down_Wall_Street_at_Mandarin_Oriental">hotel tour</a> lately, doing his Democratic Party fund-raising at a series of fancy dinners across the country. Last night, his arrival at one of these events was marked with protests as about 200 people carrying placards lined Collins Avenue across from the Fontainebleau. Inside, around 450 people paid between $500 and $15,000 a head to hear POTUS talk, raising an estimated $1.5 million all up. (Were guessing thats just a little over

Miami Beach: Dennis Rodman Continues To Be The Worst Hotel Guest in Miami

juliana — 2009-10-20T08:48:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/rodmanagain.jpg" class="top"> What is it about hotels that makes <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/dennis%20rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> act like a serious perv? The bad ex-baller has now been accused of groping a woman at the LIV nightclub at Miami's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fontainebleau+Resort/local/998">Fontainebleau Hotel</a>. In the past year alone, he has also been accused of inappropriately groping gals at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/11/1542/08627/hotels/Dennis_Rodman_Strikes_Again_This_Time_at_Gansevoort_South">Gansevoort South</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/7/84934/31086/hotels/Dennis_Rodman_Gets_a_Bit_Too_Handsy_at_London_WeHo">The London West Hollywood</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/28/9348/51220/hotels/Dennis_Rodman_Sued_by_Hard_Rock_Las_Vegas_Employee">The Hard Rock Las Vegas</a> and another Los Angeles-area hotel.This time at LIV, the alleged victim said that Rodman approached her, whispered in her ear and then touched her inappropriately. The woman notified security officers who then called the police. While a friend of Rodman says the club's surveillance video will exonerate the friend, the police are

Miami Beach: Victoria's Secret Trades Fontainebleau For Gansevoort South

MsRebecca — 2009-10-09T10:28:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/GansSouth_ext.jpg" class="top"> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+South+Beach/local/126">W South Beach</a> may be the newest hotel in Miami, but that doesnt mean it gets all of the buzz on the beach. Case in point: tomorrow, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Gansevoort+South+%3A%3A+Paradiso+Miami/local/125">Gansevoort South</a> is hosting a casting event for Victorias Secret models. Aspiring Angels should show up at the hotel between 810 a.m., with an <a href="http://www.vsallaccess.com/">entry form</a>, ID, swimwear, and high heels. (No lingerie or visible logosplease, this is a classy contest!) Entrants must be 1830 years of age, 58 or taller in bare feet, and come ready to rock the catwalk for the VS panel of experts. Castings were held at Yankee Stadium in New York last weekend, and two more will followat the <a

Miami Beach: Kanye, John Legend and Consequence Do 'Whatever You Want' at The Fontainebleau

juliana — 2009-10-01T08:55:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RpBWb12j0dc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RpBWb12j0dc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>A tipster sent us this video saying, "Pretty good song but really bad video shot at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fontainebleau+Resort/local/998">Fontainebleau.</a>" I'ma let you finish, but normally we'd say any video with John Legend in it, has to be good. But this music video for Consequence's song, "Whatever You Want," featuring Kanye and John Legend makes Pit Bull's video for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/13/141925/247/hotels/Pitbull_Films_Hotel_Room_Service_Video_at_Miami_s_EPIC_Hotel">"Hotel Room Service"</a> (filmed at the EPIC Hotel) look like an Emmy-winner. The boys don't even make good use of the Fontainebleau property. There are some pool scenes and some LIV nightclub shots but really it's just girls in trying-to-be-sexy one-piece bathing suits and extra long ponytails gyrating

Miami Beach: More Financial Blues for The Fontainebleau

MsRebecca — 2009-09-17T16:48:08-05:00

You’ve probably already heard that the still-under-construction Fontainebleau Las Vegas went bankrupt. (Although the Miami Herald reports that the property’s lawyers won an additional three weeks in bankruptcy protection this week, as they try to sell the sucker off.)

But what about the Fontainebleau Miami? Well, things aren’t quite so sunny in SoFla either. While the former Rat Pack playground was re-launched with grand Victoria’s Secret-fanfare last year, it appears that the Soffer family who owns the landmark hotel might have overdone it with the $500 million they spent on renovations.