We never pictured Warhol as an InterContinental type (perhaps more of a Jane/Bowery/Gramercy Park Hotel denizen or even a St. Regis dude). But we were wrong because the superstar is checking into the Intercontinental Hotel Miami from November 30 through January 1.

Yep, we're following up yesterday's initial list of Art Basel Miami Beach hotel happenings with a standalone item today—because, well, it's Andy Warhol, people. And thanks to Andy, we're all of a sudden looking at the IC Miami through a much cooler lens.

The hotel has been a fixture downtown for 25 years and is on the receiving end of some new renovations.

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And we don't mean Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, either. We're talking, of course, about Art Basel Miami Beach.

The bustling art fair and all its satellite events, exhibitions and packed-to-the-rafters parties takes place December 1–4, although the fun begins a few days before that, with the glam gallerist gang getting into town right after Turkey Day weekend.

As always, hotels are a hot-bed of Basel activity. This isn't the definitive guide, as venues are still finalizing their event deets, but here's a sampling of what's happening. We'll have more info on Basel happenings soon--as well as a last-minute room-rate check for the late-to-the-party art fans among you.

]]> MsRebecca 2011-11-17T09:19:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/6/1314/30879 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/willryman_roses.jpg" class="top"><p>Miami's biggest annual event, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/art basel hotels"><b>Art Basel</b></a>, isn't happening for another two months but preparations are already underway in Miami hotels as the art extravaganza approaches. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sagamore/local/3"><b>The Sagamore</b></a>, which bills itself as the Art Hotel, has just announced that artist <a href="http://willryman.com/">Will Ryman's</a> 65th Street installation will be set up on Sunday, November 27. The installation is actually a 20-ft. high colossal rose bed that will "bloom" on the hotel's beachfront. Ryman's towering sculptures have been on display <a href="http://willryman.com/installations.php">in NYC</a> before but now the roses will get to soak up the Miami sunshine. Except not for long. The display is only lasting through December 4. <p>Thinking about getting a room for when the installation juliana 2011-10-06T13:57:12-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/