Miami Travel Blog

The Four Seasons Miami, the local outpost of the hotel chain known for offering uncomprimising luxury to executives and international travelers—elegant rooms, personalized service and top-tier amenities—is offering guests who stay two nights a third night free. Located in the city’s central...

Plum TV, a cable television station that produces luxury lifestyle programming, has launched a new magazine called Plum Miami, a print spin-off of its local content. Targeting affluent residents of Miami Beach and the rest of South Florida, the glossy’s 240-page premiere issue features actress...

On the heels of his divorce from Camille Donatacci, the 41-year-old former Playboy model and dancer best known for starring in ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ Kelsey Grammer, the 55-year-old star of TV sitcom ‘Fraser,’ recently vacationed in South Beach with his his fiancee...

Miami Beach is a city well known for top-notch tourist amenities, including some of the country’s best hotels, resorts and spas. But not every place is so highly-thought-of. In fact, one local lodging house recently achieved the dubious distinction of being named one of the “Top 10 Dirtiest...

In my most recent weekly “Getting Away” column covering second-home destinations for The Record newspaper (a 200,000-circulation daily in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City), I profiled South Beach as a vacation home spot. In the article, I recommended staying at The Beacon, one of...

Mention the Ritz-Carlton and discounts are the last thing you think of. After all, stays at the high-end hotel chain’s properties don’t come cheap. But even the Ritz’s high level of comfort, style and elegance can be had at a relative bargain. The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami,...

Award-winning chef and restauranteur Daniel Boulud, who owns mini-empire of dining establishments stretching from New York to Las Vegas to Singapore, has opened a local branch of his popular DB Bistro Moderne restaurant at the JW Marriott Marquis, a luxury hotel in downtown Miami. Under the direction...

The Historical Fontainebleau Miami Built as the most opulent hotel on Miami Beach back in 1954, Fontainebleau Hotel attracted vacationers from across the country and around the world. Now, almost sixty years later, Fontainebleau Miami is still in its prime.  She just recently received four top awards...

The Century This award winning hotel is like a trip back in time with gleaming hardwood floors, white walls, and marble baths. Right in the heart of South Beach, you’ll sleep well at this great value, Art Deco icon. Chesterfield This three star designer hotel features decor inspired by the African...

Every December, Miami Beach plays welcoming host to one of the biggest contemporary art parties of the year. Art Basel Miami is North America’s sister event to Art Basel Switzerland, inaugurated in 1970. Launched in 2002, the Miami event has since surpassed its European counterpart in scope, reputation...