HotelChatter - Tag: Miami Beach Hotel Reviews

Miami Beach: Vincci South Beach, formerly The Regent, Now Goes By De Soleil

juliana — 2008-01-14T14:10:40-05:00

This hotel property has probably done the most complicated Miami Hotel Mambo we've seen yet.

The hotel opened last year as The Regent South Beach but over the summer the Regent changed into the Vinnci South Beach.

But that change didn't last long. The folks over at Perfect Escapes let us know that the hotel is now being called The De Soleil South Beach Hotel. The hotel is now a member of the Preferred Boutique Hotel group and there's a Table 8 restaurant on the property. It also looks like all the amenities and features have remained the same. But we just hope that this is the last name change for a while.

Miami Beach: Snapshot :: One Remote Makes All Your Dreams Come True

juliana — 2007-12-05T15:50:42-05:00

This is a shot of the remote control at the Angler's Boutique Resort Hotel which we wrote about earlier. We felt it was important to give you a close-up of the remote (and the iPod dock next to it) which turns on the TV, selects whether you want basic TV or cable, turns on the DVD player and allows you to order a movie from the in-room risque movie list. We half expected this remote to flush the toilets, draw the blinds, turn down the air and give us a back massage. Now, wouldn't that be nice?

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· Inside the Angler's Boutique Resort Hotel [HotelChatter]

Miami Beach: 'Top Chefs' Cut It Up at the Fontainebleau Resort

juliana — 2007-06-20T13:04:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/topchef3_1.jpg" class="imgborder"/>We were traveling last week so we had to miss the premiere of one of our newest fave shows ever, Top Chef. But yesterday, we hunkered down in front of our TiVo and caught up on all that we missed (Entourage, Flight of the Conchords and Lauer's interview with the dreamy Princes of Wales included.)The first two seasons of Top Chef took place in Los Angeles but for the third season, the show was moved to Miami and guess where the first meeting of the contestants took place? Gianni Versace's former residence-turned-exclusive-hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Casa+Casuarina/local/654">Casa Casuarina</a>. And that's not all, the contestants are being put up in the Penthouse suite of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fontainebleau+Resort/ian/112918">Fontainebleau Resort and Tower</a> on Collins

Miami Beach: Hotel Opening Rates :: Rooms Half-Off at the new Angler's Boutique Resort

juliana — 2007-06-12T16:45:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/anglers_openingrates.png" class="imgborder"/><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Angler%27s+Boutique+Resort/local/642">The Angler's Boutique Resort</a> kicks off their soft opening tomorrow in South Beach with half-off the regular room rates until November. We just checked a studio room with a terrace (435 sq.ft) for the weekend of June 22-24 and the going rates were $200 a night. Want a room with a direct pool access? That's $225 a night. And a room with two double beds, a balcony and a pool view is $290 a night. As we reported a while back, the hotel is opening in phases. This is Phase One. Phase Two and Three are expected to be completed by October/November.Also of Note: On May 31st, the hotel said their soft opening would be in two

Miami Beach: Snapshot: Ritz-Carlton's Tanning Butler Is Still Hot

juliana — 2007-06-12T15:50:02-05:00

Speaking of hotel butlers, we came across this snapshot of the Ritz-Carlton South Beach Tanning Butler Malcolm, who we were first introduced to back in December in our Miami Guidebook series. This shot however was taken last August probably before Malcolm got his cool Chanel sunglasses and his deepened tan.

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