The Fontainebleau Ditches Blade, Adds New Lounge Called Arkadia

November 1, 2010 at 11:08 AM | by MsRebecca | Comments (0)

It's only fitting that with LeBron James in town, Miami sets itself the task of polishing up its nightlife. And the King himself was in the house for the grand opening of Arkadia, the new lounge at the Fontainebleau.

The brand new "ultra-lounge and pool experience" (we'll get to the pool in a sec) had a private opening party about a week ago, where A-Rod, Edward Norton & Elle Macpherson all joined James to get the bottle service rollin'. Now, Arkadia has officially opened to the public this past weekend.

While it comes from the same operators who run LIV and LIV Sun Life, Arkadia is a more intimate affair, with 25 tables and space for just over 300 people.

The decadent looking room was designed by Francois Frossard, who custom-made those Chesterfield-style sofas and peppered the DJ booth with mirrors. Patrons can expect house music galore, and, according to Miami.com:

The speakers in this place even have grills, so we expect a lot of ladies holding on and dancing to the beats.

Um, oh-kay.

Now, about that pool. Apparently at some point during the evening, the Arkadia festivities will move to the small swimming pool space outside. (Which you may recognize if you ever dined at Blade restaurant--which used to be in the Arkadia space.)

The Arkadia pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.--and the lounge section closed--Monday through Wednesday. Then, Thursday through Sunday, the pool stays open until 11 p.m. and the club is open 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Except on Thursday, when it opens at 10.)

[Photo: Seth Browarnik / Red Eye Productions ]

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