Welcome To Hotel Victor What Are Your Desires For The Stay?
That is what Hotel Victor's new "vibe manager" promises to ask every guest upon arrival.
We were all set to write up a sarcastic take on Hotel Victor's "vibe manager" position. We thought, how silly, an over-the-top attempt by and out of touch corporation to remain relevant. Hyatt, the corporation behind Hotel Victor, was heading straight for an embarrassing tumble, we were sure of it.
Then we found an article on Hotel Victor with an accompanying photo of Victoria Prado, Hotel Victor's "vibe manager", and thought to ourselves, "the 'vibe manager' is hot?" Our whole take was ruined. We are so shallow. Suddenly, we felt that this vibe manager thing could work. A beautiful woman fulfilling your every desire at a swank new Ocean Drive hotel. Jacques Garcia designed the interior, and he is French, so he must be good. A giant jellyfish aquarium in the lobby, cigar menus, ocean view suites, and oh yes, Turkish steam baths (damn you Balazs!), all made us think, ya know this just might work.
Did you know Cadbury Schweppes owns SoBe? See, these big corporations co-opt the independents all the time. In any event, time will tell if Hotel Victor will work, as usual it will depend upon service and location. However, we are certainly glad Hotel Victor didn't hire someone as ridiculous looking as the title of "vibe manager" suggests. We were thinking male, fourty-ish, open Hawaiin shirt exposing gratuitous chest hair, flip flops, and shiny white teeth. "Hey, what's happenin', I am your vibe manager Vic. Kinda trippy that I have the same name as the hotel, isn't it? Want to go to the bar and share a Peña Colada?" Guess we can put those nightmares to rest for good.
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