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Hampton Inn Miami-Brickell is Now Open, From $129 a Night

Where: 50 SW 12th Street [map], Miami, FL, United States, 33130

We knew that the Hampton Inn & Suites Miami-Brickell Downtown was going for the green, aiming for LEED-certification status. But, as this shot of one of the newcomer's guest room shows, the hotel thinks pink, too.

We kinda like those hot pink accents--and they are certainly timely since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month--but we wonder how the straight-laced suits who bunk here while in downtown Miami on biz will like them?

One thing they will like in these cash-strapped times is the Hampton Inn Brickell's opening rates--which are as low as $129 a night this Friday.

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Hampton Inn Brickell Will Open October 15 (And is Going For The Green)

Where: 50 SW 12 Street [map], Miami, FL, United States, 33130

Downtown Miami will soon get its newest hotel to play with, when the Hampton Inn & Suites - Miami/Downtown-Brickell opens, along with its mouthful of a name, in October.

We hear the hotel will have a soft opening next month, but according to the hotel's page on the Hampton Inn site, you can start making reservations from October 15.

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Downtown Miami To Get Another High-Rise Hotel... A Hampton Inn

Where: 50 SW 12 Street [map], Miami , FL, United States, 33130

While most of the new hotel action in Miami has been taking place (or about to) on the beach, another hot area of town is preparing for a new hotel, too: Brickell, in downtown.

Much ado was made about Brickell with the openings of the EPIC and Viceroy hotels--and the area is now filled with young professionals living in condos with bay views and hotel-like amenities. But the latest addition to the 'hood this fall will be a Hampton Inn.

That's good news for people who want to stay downtown without paying $300 a night. Developer of the property, Bernie Wolfson, tells GlobeSt.com that rates will be in the $100-$150 range.

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All We Want for Christmas is a Vacation at The Tides

Where: 1220 Ocean Drive [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33130

The holidays are just 82 days away! So what are you going to get for that person in your life who has everything? (Or nothing, depending on how they fared during this financial crisis.)

How about a hotel-package-as-gift, available from the Tides South Beach? They've crafted three for you to choose from--"Suite Indulgence," "Rendezvous for Romance" and "Bed & Breakfast"--which all come with round-the-clock butler service and--natch--a hefty price tag. (Rates start at $1,200 and are good through 2009.)

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How Does Miami's Catalina Stack Up?

Where: 1732 Collins Ave [map], Miami, fl, United States, 33130

A recent visitor to the new South Beach Catalina, Mike Derham, tells Gridskipper what he thinks of Catalina. Here is part of his review:

The whole thing is done up in the generic minimalist modern that most hotels here are decorated with. The advertised "bamboo garden" is claustrophobic- it's the kind of place Chinese prisoners would get half an hour of exercise a day. The rooms have about a foot of space around the edge of the beds- what you see in the publicity shot is what you get. The beds are Tempurpedic (I can't spell space-age materials), which is very comfortable. The bathrooms are small, but the shower head is in the ceiling, which I am partial to.

The recap? Catalina is so-so, but new. In the end we still end up gravitating towards the pool scene hotels, but there is a new building opening in March that could add to the mix at Catalina..

Stay tuned.

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