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HotelChatter - Fl http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T05:57:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ The Loews Miami Beach Gets a Facelift To Keep Up With Hot New Neighbors http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/23/111853/77 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/loewsrenorooms.jpg" class="top"> Image is everything in South Beach. And keeping up with the hot new things requires maintenance. So, with all those swank new hotels opening up further up the beachthe <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+South+Beach/local/126">W South Beach</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Gansevoort+South+::+Paradiso+Miami/local/125">Gansevoort South</a>, et. al.one of Miami Beachs stalwart oceanfront hotels, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Loews+Miami+Beach+Hotel/ian/150417">Loews Miami Beach</a>, is getting a facelift. A $50 million facelift at that. The Loews has been a Miami Beach landmark for 10 years now, so its probably time for a bit of a spruce up. As one of the chains most visible properties, the hotels renovations were a priority for Loews Chairman and CEO, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jonathan tisch">Jonathan Tisch</a>. It was Tisch who asked for a more dramatic, open, and MsRebecca 2009-11-23T12:10:12-05:00 New Year, New Hotel Gimmick: $20.10 Rate at Miami's Hotel Urbano http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/83411/450 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/32083/hotelurbano.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Miami%20Hotels">Miami</a>'s soon-to-be-opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Urbano/ian/326150">Hotel Urbano</a> is pushing a Grand Opening gimmick that ranks low in creativity but high on the savings-o-meter. Originally slated to open in October, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/20/102631/862/hotels/Downtown_Miami_Slated_to_Welcome_Another_New_Hotel_This_Fall">as we reported</a>, its unveiling will now take place in late December, just in time to receive an onslaught of travelers in the new year. The themed deal offers guests who book two or more nights in January 2010 a rate of $20.10 for their first night. That's good enough for those who want to kick off 2010 in a snow-free climate, but just remember--the hotel is located in Brickell which is downtown Miami as opposed to Miami Beach and its party scene. But with regular room rates Heidi Atwal 2009-11-20T09:36:13-05:00 Barry Sternlicht Surfaces With Molly Sims On His Arm at The Postcard Inn http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/124256/91 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Barry_and_Molly.jpg" class="top"> Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, celebrates the opening of Postcard Inn on The Beach in St. Pete Beach, FL with model/actress Molly Sims. We're not sure what's happening with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/1 hotels">1 Hotels</a> but it looks like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/barry sternlicht">Barry Sternlicht</a> has set his sights on more low-key projects. Last weekend, he showed up for the opening of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Postcard+Inn+on+The+Beach/local/1573">Postcard Inn on The Beach</a> which is a joint venture between him and Stephen Hanson, the founder of BR Guest Restaurants. Looking good BS! It doesn't look like the recession has aged you one bit. As you can see, Molly Sims was there to celebrate the opening but she was also celebrate her juliana 2009-11-19T14:59:30-05:00 Why One Guest Won't Be Staying at The Delano For Art Basel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/185956/94 <![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/delanohotelpool2.jpg" class="top"> But it looks so pretty!<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Delano+Hotel/local/16">The Delano</a> is on the list for Art Basel's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/9/12310/0614/hotels/Where_To_Stay_for_Art_Basel_Miami_Beach">preferred hotels</a> and if you're interested in staying there during the art fair it will cost you $825 a night, before tax. But given what happened there last year during Art Basel, one guest is not returning. A tipster wrote into us with her account of The Delano during Art Basel:<blockquote>My stay at the Delano in '08 was anything but posh. Two mornings in a row I woke up to no hot water, to make matter worse I was at Art Basel for work. The hotel said a pipe burst and after I complained they took 50% off one night. They juliana 2009-11-19T12:37:44-05:00 Digital Nomad Lobbies: WiFi By The Beach At W FLL http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/165846/80 <![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/w_fll_pool.jpg"> There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel wifi report</a> times they are a changin'. Hotel: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Fort+Lauderdale/local/1396">W Fort Lauderdale</a> Location Layout: There are three main lobby, or living room levels and the pool/patio area. The property is vast, which is great for a digital nomad because you can tuck yourself away and bother no one. Outlets: Peppered around the lobby. Get this, at Steak 954, the onsite restaurant they actually offered to move me with a seat near markj 2009-11-18T17:00:37-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/