Yesterday, our cold hard cynical self could not/would not believe that a new hot hotel like the The Gansevoort Southwould ever offer rooms for $99 a night in addition to discounts at its new Philippe restaurant and its Cutler Salon.
But OMG, it's totally real!
A hotel's rep got back to us with this:
There are a limited number of basic rooms in the $99 room category, so when those run out the next available rate is $195. Guests can call the hotel and mention the $99 deal and book it that way and will be notified of the next best rate if all of the $99 rooms have been sold.
Keep reading for more low-down on how to get the deal.
The Gansevoort South has been open for nearly three months now but an email just arrived in our inbox announcing $99 room rates (based on availability of course) as a way to celebrate the hotel's opening and the opening of the Philippe Chow restaurant and the Cutler Hair Salon.
Aside from the low off-season rate, the hotel is also offering guests 15 percent off when dining at Philippe and 25 percent off Cutler services during its first month open.
However, don't be so quick to book just yet. The email itself was a little blurry, so we're still not sure if this is actually an honest promotion or if the Gansevoort is a victim of some clever spam. Plus, $99 even for Miami in the off-season is as serious steal.
We did look for those low rates this summer but managed to only find a steady rate of $195 in July for a deluxe double. August increased to about $235.
We have an email in to the hotel to determine exactly if this is a real deal or not and if it's legit, how to go about and get a $99 room rate. So Stay Tuned!
Canyon Ranch Spas are the kinds of places we try to head for when our body needs a vacation even more than our brain does: these places are detox heaven. And soon there'll be one more, when the Canyon Ranch Miami Beach opens up later this year.
Canyon Ranch Miami says it'll be taking reservations from July 15 for stays starting from October. Their website's currently giving "2008 Sample Rates" for the various rooms which start from $300 a night and go much, much higher, and given that curious use of "sample" we're guessing these rates are not quite fixed yet.
Surely not to be outdone by the Raleigh Hotel which is hosting Miami's Swimwear Fashion Week, The Standard Miami was the setting for a W Magazine photo shoot entitled "Summer Camp" by Bruce Weber featuring hot designers and models like Kate Moss, Daria Werbowy and Lara Stone.
The Standard website is even promoting the photo shoot where the girls roll around on Standard beds, lounge on a stack of pool chairs, parade around half-naked near a massage table, and other very interesting poses.
Let's just say there's a lot of (artistic) boobies and butt...you know, just your average summer camp experience.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama recently spent a night at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach which we had no idea was even open!
Currently the hotel is still under-going it's billion-dollar makeover and will officially debut in September, to be followed shortly thereafter by the sexy ladies of Victoria's Secret.
Yet even though the hotel's reps are saying the opening is not until the fall, guests can actually book rooms in the Tower Suites and the Serranto Tower with rates starting at $212 a night.
We're guessing Obama ponied up the $853 nightly rate for a 2BR suite with an ocean view. Or at least his campaign did.
As for the cute kid, he's being referred to as one of "America's young future leaders." Is that a boatload of pressure or what?
The word "Aquabooty" may make you giggle, but name of the party the name is as unforgettable as the Aquabooty experience. Called the "quasi-underground traveling club night" of Miami, the organization is known for its kickass dance music, high-energy guest DJ's and cool attitude.
On every third Saturday this summer, Aquabooty will be at the Raleigh Hotel partying by the pool (bring your swimsuit and your Aqua-boobies!), then they'll be moving up to a smaller soiree in a penthouse when the sun goes down.
We're hearing all sorts of whispers that the hot Miami Beach restaurant, Social at the Sagamore Hotel is closing down.
The Jeffrey Chodorow restaurant opened inside the hotel nearly two years ago and promptly became a hot spot for the young, rich and fabulous in Miami.
But the grapevine is rumbling about differences yet again with the Sagamore's owner Martin Taplin, who also feuded with Thompson Hotels when they were managing the hotel. There's also been some rumblings on Chowhound that the restaurant has not been doing well as of late and that they have already let go several staffers.
Supposedly, breakfast and lunch service have been closed. Indeed when we tried OpenTable.com to make a lunch reservation, we were unable to do so. Dinner service is still on but we're hearing that it won't be for much longer, like less than a month.
Get your hot dogs, sunscreen and beer guts ready: Independence Day is just two weeks away! If you're headed to a big city for some fireworks fun, we'll be taking a look at hotels with prime fireworks views. Have a favorite hotel for gawking at bombs bursting in air? Send it our way.
We've hit all the major Fourth of July hotspots in the Northeast, but for those of you looking to catch fireworks on the beach, we suggest heading down to Miami.
There's always a stuff going on in the city so there are going to be fireworks all over the place, but we recommend you make the swanky new Regent Bal Harbouryour temporary headquarters for the Fourth of July weekend.
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