The ultra-luxe 89-room hotel designed by internationally-renowned, Paris-based decorator Jacques Garcia –– Hotel Victor just opened for business on Ocean Drive –– themed with jellyfish tanks in its restaurant, a large show kitchen with celeb theatrical chef James Wierzelewski, an arabesque-shaped terrace pool, and a sexy basement V Spa. Standing next to Casa Casuarina of…
I just got this info and am tempted to use some of my miles to fly down for the weekend to this Miami event presented by FOOD & WINE Magazine. It’s a national, star-studded, four-day weekend (Feb. 21-24) destination event showcasing the talents of the world’s most renowned wine and spirits producers, chefs and culinary…
Just saw this 3-night deal on IgoUgo.com — two pools, spa, great Florida weather, air fare from NY and hotel — all for $352. Amenities include: Two restored 1930s art deco hotels and two new towers, both with poolside bars, beachside lounge chairs, radio headsets and cool facial towels, and a poolside restaurant with ocean…
OK, everyone knows that Miami is hot for fashionable travel. South Beach is even hotter. But Arrive Miami, a one-year-old boutique on 16th Street is white hot. First, it features a slogan, “The Art of Travel Design and Life.” And second, it has a clean, white interior that offers all the hottest designer labels like…
According to the folks at WhizbangBlog.com, Nicky Hilton may soon be launching her own chain of boutique hotels. The site says, “The hotel heiress huddled at Social Miami in South Beach with promoter Ingrid Casares and interior decorator Faye Resnick. Hilton’s manager, Paul Fisher, confirmed that Nicky and her partners were looking at locations in…
During a recent cruise on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner, I indulged in a new level of luxury and leisure. The individualized, upscale, six-star accommodations managed to raise the bar, for me personally, to a much higher threshold as we coasted through the Caribbean. This was my second cruise on the line and it has…
This must be the season for wine festivals. We told you about the one next week in Sausalito. Now, on the opposite coast is Miami’s Fifth Annual South Beach Food & Wine Festival from February 24-26. This one is called “decadence decanted” and “one of the country’s premier culinary extravaganzas, with a star-studded lineup of…