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Now That The James Royal Palm Is Arriving Next Door, Loews Miami Beach Needs To Spruce Itself Up

MsRebecca — 2012-02-13T09:35:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/LoewsNewCabanas.JPG" class="top">With all the hawt hotels and re-brandings <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Miami%20Hotel%20Mambo">going on</a> in Miami, we can totally understand why a more established hotel like <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/3047'>Loews Miami Beach</a> would feel the pressure to keep with the Joneses. Make that The Jameses. <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/948'>The James Royal Palm</a> is moving in right next door to the Loews at the end of the year and it looks like the stalwart is preparing for the hot, young newcomer with some glam new additions of its ownlike new cabanas. Loews has recently undergone a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/23/111853/77/hotels/The_Loews_Miami_Beach_Gets_a_Facelift_To_Keep_Up_With_Hot_New_Neighbors">big renovation</a> (new lobby, refreshed guest rooms, an ice-cream parlor and boutique), but when we saw this construction in the hotel's backyard the other day, we realized that the hotel

Everything Takes a Bit Longer in Miami, Including the Opening of Element

MsRebecca — 2012-02-10T09:00:21-05:00

If there's one thing that Miami and hotel openings have in common it's that they both make you wait longer than you'd like. Especially when you need to get permits from City officials to open your doors.

Which is all to say: we're not surprised that Element Miami is still a few weeks away and not already open as we thought it might be by now.

The hotel's website is saying Opening February 16--but taking reservations from March 1. A rep for Element tells us it's safe to say it will be open in 'late February.' And the earliest night we could find a room is March 11, for $159 a night.

An Ace Hotel is Not Coming to Miami (We Don't Think)

juliana — 2012-02-06T15:44:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/indiancreekhotel.jpg" class="top"> A recent blog post on design site, <a href="http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/ace-hotel-miami-color-rooms.html">PSFK</a> had our hearts aflutter with this headline, "Ace Hotel Miami Tests Whether Or Not Room Color Effects Your Mood" but when we clicked to read the story, it was actually about a color project at the <a href="">Ace Hotel Palm Springs</a>. Not sure why PSFK messed up the headline but we started to wonder if an Ace Hotel really was coming to Miami.That curiosity lead us to this post from <a href="http://miamirankings.com/?p=1374">Miami Rankings</a> which had some good scoop: <blockquote>We arent getting an Ace Hotel here in Miami but the <a href="http://www.indiancreekhotel.com/index.cfm">Indian Creek Hotel</a> on South Beach is going to be renovated and reopening as an upscale hostel (note

Showering at SLS South Beach Will Make You Pretty in Pink

MsRebecca — 2012-02-02T11:00:01-05:00

With the opening of The SLS Hotel at South Beach coming up in April, we're officially in stalking mode.

Don't worry, we're not creeping around the construction site, a bunch of roses and unrequited love notes in hand. But we are checking out the hotel's website and Facebook page religiously, anxiously awaiting any new crumb of a detail or sneak peek of what's to come in one of the most anticipated hotels of the year.

This week, our devotion was rewarded: look at the pretty-in-pink renderings of the guest bathrooms that were just posted!

Gansevoort Miami Beach Finally Drops The Gansevoort and is Now Known as The Perry

juliana — 2012-02-01T13:17:31-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/gvoortbed.jpg" class="top"> It's lights out for The Gansevoort in Miami BeachNearly two years after the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gansevoort+Miami+Beach/local/125">Gansevoort South/Miami Beach</a> actually ceased to be a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/194652/377/hotels/It_s_Official_Gansevoort_Hotel_Group_No_Longer_Managing_Gansevoort_South">Gansevoort Hotel</a>, we've now got word that the hotel has changed its name and will also get started on some <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/4/122541/235/hotels/The_Gansevoort_Miami_Beach_is_Neglecting_Some_of_Its_Hotel_Rooms">much-needed</a> renovations.Miami-based tipster <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DeeTCL/statuses/164438952739225600">@DeeTCL</a> tells us the hotel is no longer bank-owned, that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood capital">Starwood Capital</a> (not Starwood of the W Hotels) has moved in and that the hotel is going by the name, The Perry. Renovations will start soon and will be done in two years. However, despite Starwood's involvement, Coral Hospitality will remain on board as the management company. Already, the Gansevoort's website seems to be defunct while the