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Miami Hotels Opening Report: The Regent South Beach

Where: 1458 Ocean Drive [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139

The Miami South Beach hotel scene is blowing up and it's not all about Nicky O. This week we are taking a look at some of the planned hotels for Miami which includes hotels for which construction has begun and hotels which still remain a pipe dream. If you have any tips about South Beach hotels that you wanna share with us, send 'em down.

We've heard a lot about the Regent South Beach which is set to open on Nov.27. Namely, this is the place men can enjoy their mancations, and where each guest can have Art Basel Art Ambassadors squire them around the famous art festival.

But there's much more. Located on Ocean Drive, the hotel features 80 condo-tel suites and:

secluded rooftop gardens, roman hot tubs and heartstopping ocean views as well as a full European spa and trend-setting restaurant/ lounge. Enjoy the Regent Experience of five-star luxury service standards and twenty-four hour concierge, valet and room service.

And luxury does seem to be the name of the game here. The hotel also plans to offer its guests a chance to use the Regent Pocket Butler program. Those staying in one of the 27 penthouse units will receive these pocket butlers upon check-in that allow guests to connect immediately with their real-life personal butler, Mercedez Benz chauffers, concierges and guest services.

The pocket butlers look like a mini-cellphone, are about the size of a credit card, are small enough to place on a keychain and works from anywhere in South Florida.

Other high-class notes about the hotel, the Table 8 restaurant will be helmed by celebrity chef Govind Armstrong and hello, it's a Regent Hotel ("That speaks volumes" so says the web site.) Other Regent Hotels you may have heard of--The Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. [Update: This is no longer a Regent property. It now belongs to the Four Seasons.]

Projected Opening Date: Nov. 27th.

What We Think:: Despite the fact that the hotel website is still pretty lame (no real photos, no place to book rooms) and that the hotel was set to open in October, we're going to take a chance on this one and say The Regent South Beach will open on time.

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