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Rosewood Resorts Bowing Out of Acqualina Hotel?

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October 22, 2007 at 4:06 PM | by | Comment (1)

A regular guest of the Acqualina Resort in Florida wrote into us saddened to hear that Rosewood Resorts was ending its management of the hotel. The hotel's website still states that it is a Rosewood Resort so this is not official news. But we thought we'd investigate anyways.

So we emailed a few of our sources to determine why Rosewood would no longer be managing the place, if this is indeed true. While no one could confirm the report, one source said that the Acqualina may have not fit in with the rest of the Rosewood Resort portfolio.

The hotel is way north of Miami Beach on a soulless stretch of Collins that feels more like a highway.

Our source also added that a few managers transferred out of the hotel to the Carlyle in NYC and to Rosewood properties in the Caribbean, a sign that this move may have been planned for a while.

Have your own thoughts to add about the Acqualina and Rosewood Resorts? Comment below.

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Re: Rosewood Resorts Bowing Out of Acqualina Hotel

The hotel is way north of Miami Beach on a soulless stretch of Collins that feels more like a highway.

That's about half right. The bad news for guests is that stretch of road is more like a busy thoroughfare with three lanes in each direction and lots of local type stores in strip malls. Personally, I never liked the area much.

The good news for hotels is that the area is definitely Miami Beach even if it's not South Beach. There are also other resorts there {the Trump Sonesta is a couple of block away} and more coming. It's an up and coming area {that I still won't like after it has long since up and come}.

But I'm not buying the "doesn't fit in with Rosewood" line for a minute. The hotel is beautiful. The spa {my specialty} is as nice as any you'll find and they consistently get good reviews on TripAdvisor. If Rosewood is pulling out, it's either because of money or because hotel ownership is doing something they find untenable -- and probably money related.

Follow the money -- that's where the answer always is.
Stan on October 22, 2007 at 11:17 PM #Permalink

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