HotelChatter - Tag: Michael de Zayas

Miami: Gasp! 'Extra Pounds' Seen at the Fontainbleau Suites in South Beach

pbb — 2007-03-26T09:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/fontainebleau_suites.jpg" class="imgborder"/>How 'bout that: The New York Times must've cast an eye or two on our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Michael%20de%20Zayas">coverage of Miami Hotels</a>. (Thanks for reading, <a href="http://www.nytco.com/company-directors-asulzbergerjr.html">Pinch</a>!) This week, writer Mary Billard <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/travel/25check.1.html?ref=travel">checked into</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fontainebleau+Resort/ian/112918">The Fontainebleau Suites</a>. So how did Mary enjoy staying in the Suites while the rest of the hotel is under renovation? Eh:<blockquote>This is the anti-South Beach. Short on celebrities, hot bodies and buzz. Instead, people with a few extra pounds, as well as families. On the plus side, no pulsing bass from a sound system outside your window at night, a hazard at chic hotels with nighttime lounge areas by the pool.</blockquote>The rest of the review lacks about as much pizzaz as the hotel

Miami Beach: HotelChatter Question: "I Need A Hotel For My July Destination Wedding in Miami?"

markj — 2007-02-15T12:27:55-05:00

Hi HotelChatter:
I am looking for a hotel for about 40 rooms in July for my destination wedding...The reception is at a restaurant on Lincoln Road.
What would he recommend within the 150-200 price range - best accommodations for the buck? No large chain hotels please. Also walking friendly.
Age group from 2 years to 65 years old...
Please share any insight - its like looking for a needle in a haystack.

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Miami Beach: Miami Guidebook Piggyback: The Regent South Beach Review

Michael de Zayas — 2007-01-16T10:04:18-05:00

<![CDATA[Travel writer Michael de Zayas is in Miami on an assignment--30 Miami hotels in 30 Miami nights. You will be able to find his detailed travel musings in Miami and Miami Beach books later this year. HotelChatter asked Michael to let us know his minute-by-minute thoughts on the Miami hotel scene during his guide book mission, which he will be doing over the next two weeks. During the fortnight, Michael will share with us every bed, maid, drink, pool, henhouse and outhouse that comprise the Grove, Gables, Sunny Isles, North Beach, South Beach and the Key Biscayne hotel scene in 2007. If you wish to ask him a question during his jaunt, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">shoot it our way</a>.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/regesobe_1.jpg" class="imgborder"/>From the

Coral Gables: Miami Guidebook Piggyback: The Biltmore Review

Michael de Zayas — 2007-01-12T15:26:45-05:00

<![CDATA[Travel writer Michael de Zayas is in Miami on an assignment--30 Miami hotels in 30 Miami nights. You will be able to find his detailed travel musings in Miami and Miami Beach books later this year. HotelChatter asked Michael to let us know his minute-by-minute thoughts on the Miami hotel scene during his guide book mission, which he will be doing over the next two weeks. During the fortnight, Michael will share with us every bed, maid, drink, pool, henhouse and outhouse that comprise the Grove, Gables, Sunny Isles, North Beach, South Beach and the Key Biscayne hotel scene in 2007. If you wish to ask him a question during his jaunt, <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">shoot it our way</a>.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/bmore_front.jpg" class="imgborder"/>It's time

Miami Beach: Miami Guidebook Piggyback: The Fontainebleau Review

Michael de Zayas — 2007-01-11T12:52:25-05:00