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Where Saints and Colts Fans Can Find Last-Minute Super Bowl Hotel Rooms

January 24, 2010 at 11:51 PM | by MsRebecca | 2 Comments

Now that the N.F.C. and A.F.C. Champions have been decided (congrats to The Saints and The Colts), you really want to go to the Super Bowl, right? But with just two weeks until the big game, are there any hotel rooms left in Miami? Why, yes! Here are three Super Bowl packages for the last-minute football fan heading south.

Jetsetter
The private-sale travel site announced a super package just days before Championship Weekend, and the sale opened at noon EST on Sunday. There are four different levels available, depending on the game tickets you want. All four include three nights at the The Standard but only the most expensive package includes two tickets to the Playboy Super Bowl party at the Sagamore.

These packages are expensive starting at $2,167 for the Mezzanine Level package which includes two mezz level tickets to the Big Game for a total of $6,501. The Club Level & Parties is $19,500. Yup, partying with Playmates is not cheap.

The sale ends on Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST. You need to be a Jetsetter member to purchase, but you can sign up here.

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You Can Still Find Hotel Rooms for the Super Bowl For Under $300

Where: fl, United States
January 18, 2010 at 12:52 PM | by MsRebecca | 1 Comment

The Whitelaw Hotel, Miami Beach

As you can imagine, most hotels in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are sold out for Super Bowl weekend—or have ridonkulous rates around $1,000 a night. But there are still rooms available for less. Hard to believe, we know, but look what happened yesterday: the Jets beat the Chargers! Anything can happen!

There are a few catches, of course, the first being that you’ll have to stay at least four nights to secure a room in most places. Generally, this means from Thursday, February 4 to Monday, February 8.

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Where to Get Super Bowl XLIV Hotel Rooms in Miami (and Fort Lauderdale)

Where: fl, United States
January 5, 2010 at 11:30 AM | by MsRebecca | 14 Comments

Know of a hotel room open for Super Bowl? Tell us where right here.

Can you believe the Jets made the playoffs? Insane! And while it seems like anything could happen, the chances of them making it all the way to the Super Bowl on February 2nd are about as good as your chances of finding an affordable hotel room in Miami or Fort Lauderdale that weekend.

Hotels in both cities (Landshark Stadium is in the middle of the two) are seriously sold out on February 6 and 7, but if you’re a die-hard fan who just has to get to SoFla for all the Super Bowl madness, here are a few options for getting some shut-eye.

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We Go Comparison Shopping On Jetsetter.com

December 21, 2009 at 4:39 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Wanna join Jetsetter.com? You're in luck! HotelChatter has a special invite link for you precious readers. Go here to register for Jetsetter.com. Happy deal hunting!

Here at HotelChatter and Jaunted, we have been quite enthralled Jetsetter, an invite-only luxury travel deals site. We once described it as sample sale site for luxury travel. Not that this world is short of internet deals site but we were piqued by the idea of a site that catered solely to cool, luxury hotels--you know, the kinds we often write about here.

Then today, we received an early Christmas present from one of our friends inviting us to join Jetsetter.com and as a holiday bonus, we would automatically get a $50 credit in our account to put towards booking travel on JetSetter.com.

Nothing spurs us to try new things than some travel credits so we decided to put JetSetter's hotel sales to the test.

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New Year, New Hotel Gimmick: $20.10 Rate at Miami's Hotel Urbano

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 2500 Brickell Avenue [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33129
November 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM | by Heidi Atwal | 1 Comment

Miami's soon-to-be-opened Hotel Urbano is pushing a Grand Opening gimmick that ranks low in creativity but high on the savings-o-meter.

Originally slated to open in October, as we reported, its unveiling will now take place in late December, just in time to receive an onslaught of travelers in the new year.

The themed deal offers guests who book two or more nights in January 2010 a rate of $20.10 for their first night. That's good enough for those who want to kick off 2010 in a snow-free climate, but just remember--the hotel is located in Brickell which is downtown Miami as opposed to Miami Beach and its party scene. But with regular room rates ranging from $115-230 per night, you're pocketing a lot of cash and should have plenty of cab fare to get back-and-forth with no problem.

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Need Fashion Tape or Tweezers? Consult The EPIC Hotel's 'Forgot It? We've Got It' List

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 270 Biscayne Blvd Way [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33131
August 26, 2009 at 6:01 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

As more and more airlines start charging more and more money to check passenger bags, the chances that you forgot to pack some very-necessary toiletries into that quart-sized plastic bag to stuff into your carry-on suitcase, so you can avoid the ridiculous $20 fees, are probably going to increase as well.

That's why we're loving the EPIC Hotel's "Forgot It? We Got It!" list of complimentary and for sale toiletry items. What's free? Toothbrush, toothpaste, fashion tape, straightening irons, humidifiers, some other female products and a new quart-sized plastic bag for the flight home.

What's for sale? $2 tweezers, $2 nail polish remover wipes, $4 contact lens solution and $3 deodorant. For anyone who's ever been late to a meeting and forgot to pack deodorant and a hairbrush (that's what we forget the most!) $5 seems to be a reasonable charge to pay for a quick fix, especially if that straightening iron is free. All you have to do is dial-up the front desk.

Now if only there were a Pitbull stain eraser for sale at the hotel.

[Photo: HotelChatter's MsRebecca.]

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NFL Drops Mandarin Oriental for Super Bowl

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 500 Brickell Key Drive [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33131
August 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM | by MsRebecca | 0 Comments

Football season hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but already NFL execs are scaling back the Super Bowl splurge. The Miami Herald reports that the league recently dropped 17 hotels in Miami and Miami Beach for the February 7 event. The Mandarin Oriental on Brickell is the only property being sacked actually named in the article, while the Doubletree Grand downtown was named as one of the hotels whose reservation numbers were cut significantly.

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Inside the EPIC Hotel (Home of that Rooftop Pool)

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 270 Biscayne Blvd Way [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33131
August 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM | by MsRebecca | 3 Comments

Yes, indeedy, those pools from yesterday’s Guess The Hotel game are on the 16th-floor terrace of the EPIC Hotel in downtown Miami.

Last week, we had the chance to see if all those good reviews for the EPIC were warranted and we have to say, the EPIC hotel does indeed have a lot of amenities that will make hotel guests very happy.

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Downtown Miami Slated to Welcome Another New Hotel This Fall

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 2500 South Brickell Ave. [map], Miami, fl, United States
May 20, 2009 at 10:53 AM | by KatieK | 2 Comments

Hmmm. We get it. Miami is hot (EPIC, even!). But is it, like, four-new-hotels-during-a-recession hot? That one, we suppose, only time will tell. Indeed, another aspiring downtown Miami “it” spot, the Hotel Urbano on Brickell, is slated to open in October, with construction currently underway.

Managed by Portfolio Hotels & Resorts, the Hotel Urbano is being marketed as a boutique hotel with 65 guest rooms. Designed by Marcie DeLaRosa (who’s handiwork can be seen at a smattering of hotels around the country), rooms will feature walk-in showers “with water conscious shower heads” and most will have balconies. Hotel amenities include a “tropical, free form outdoor pool and deck” (think private cabanas, alfresco dining), a fitness room, three meeting rooms, and an “innovative full-service restaurant serving South Florida cuisine with a Cuban twist” plus pool lounge.

If we sound skeptical, that’s just our economy-awareness speaking. Best wishes and crossed fingers for the new hotel, of course — we’ll be keeping an eye on the place.

[Rendering: Portfolio Hotels]

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The Kardashians Will Be Cleavin' at the Clevelander Tomorrow

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1020 Ocean Dr. [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33139
May 19, 2009 at 8:56 AM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Ah, yes, the Clevelander: it has been revamped and totally made over, making every effort to position itself as the epicenter of the Miami party scene with its recently-reopened rooms and nightlife venues (and a bit of brand new nightlife options as well).

As the Miami hotel kicked off its new life quite appropriately with an all-weekend party a few weeks ago — which we knew would be booze-i-ful and which we assumed would be filled with tons o'cleave (hey, Clevelander, Miami, the Cleve, some cleave; you can see how we arrived at that conclusion.) And now it has invited the cleaviest trio of all to celebrate the opening of something of theirs: the Kardashian sisters, who are opening, apparently, a Miami location of their boutique.

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NYT Wants to Hoist the Viceroy Miami Onto the Beach

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 485 Brickell Ave [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33131
May 18, 2009 at 9:26 AM | by KatieK | 0 Comments

“The Viceroy has what should be a magic Miami combination,” writes the NYT in this week’s “Check In, Check Out” review — save, mind you, the location. (“The complex is in downtown Miami, which probably seemed like a good idea a few years ago when everyone was throwing up splashy buildings in the area,” the NYT grouses.)

We’d have to agree. Though our own extensive coverage of the Viceroy Miami has doted on what the NYT calls “designer cachet” as well as the friendly service, we’ve also maintained that the spot is better suited for folks who don’t mind ditching the South Beach scene.

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Fontainebleau Miami Calls Takebacks On the Whole 'Sexy' Thing

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 4441 Collins Ave [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33140
May 6, 2009 at 3:39 PM | by Jenna | 2 Comments

Whoops! Looks like someone wants to go back and revamp the ol' sexpot image and start looking a bit more fam-friendly! And that someone is not Denise Richards.

According to the Miami Herald, our old-new friend the Fontainebleau Resort— who, might we remind you, re-opened after a billion-dollar renovation with, oh, you know, half naked lingerie models (the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show) — wants to de-sexify and reposition itself as more of a family destination. Huh.

Says the Herald:

When the hotel opened, the marketing campaign ''was to play hot and sexy,'' said Howard Karawan, chief operating officer of Fontainebleau Resorts. ``Coming out of the winter, we knew that wasn't going to work. We had to go for family.''

The switch is dramatic. After spending $5 million on the Victoria's Secret bash, the Fontainebleau has all but halted the advertising campaign that melded perfectly with it: a series of black-and-white images of a sultry, nearly naked woman positioned next to the Fontainebleau logo.

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