HOTELS

As Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida, a Miami Beach hotel group announced that they are taking in hurricane evacuees for a discounted rate.

Thousands of Afghan refugees are living in temporary accommodation in UK hotels, costing £1m a day.

Of course, it depends on when you book and how savvy you are at tracking airfare deals, but scoring a great deal on a flight these days certainly isn’t impossible.

According to TripAdvisor’s new category, The Most Saved Hotels, two South Florida hotels are among the top four most saved on Tripadvisor. Havana Cabana at Key West not only topped the list for the U.S., it also topped the list globally. Fourth on the list is The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach.

Tripadvisor has just released its highly-coveted annual Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for Hotels for 2021, and not one, but four South Florida hotels made the cut.

Meet Como Como and Mezcalista, the two new dining and drinking venues that have made their debut at the newly opened Moxy South Beach.

Some hotels and restaurants continue to limit capacity because they don't have the staff to serve customers.

Some hotels and restaurants continue to limit capacity because they don't have the staff to serve customers.

Two South Florida hotels -- White Elephant Palm Beach and Little Palm Island Resort & Spa -- were named among the world's best new hotels for 2021.

Little Palm Island Resort in Little Torch Key has made Condé Nast Traveler’s 25th annual “Hot List” for the year of 2021.

Many hotels and rental properties lost thousands when forced to close last spring.

An uptick in crime in and around downtown hotels during the coronavirus pandemic has city officials concerned, saying several people have taken advantage of low room rates to throw large parties in rooms. Now, one Near North hotel faces a public nuisance charge.

DOWNTOWN MIAMI, Fla. – Miami’s skyline seems to resemble those of major metropolitan cities like New York and Chicago more and more each year, and now, it’s about to include the tallest building south of The Big Apple itself. Five-star hotel brand Waldorf Astoria is coming to The Magic City in the foreseeable future, marking the debut of Waldorf Astoria in the Miami market. Located at 300 Biscayne Boulevard, the Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami will rise 100 stories and 1,049 feet above Biscayne Bay as the tallest residential building south of New York City. Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami (Courtesy of ArX Solutions)The tower will consist of 360 private residences, as well as 205 guestrooms and suites within the five-star hotel. Ad“The unique nature of this project largely comes from not only creating an iconic building, but a distinguished sculpture that would permanently alter Miami’s skyline with height and design never seen before,” says Ott.

New York City's well-known Italian sandwich shop, Regina's Grocery, opened its first Florida location at Urbanica the Meridian Hotel today, July 15. Originating on New York's Lower East Side, Reginas Grocery is the brainchild of Grandinetti and his mother, for whom the restaurant is named. Reginas will serve meatball, eggplant, and chicken parm sandwiches alongside a "family tree" of signature options named for Grandinetti relatives. The deli will also sell Regina's homemade sauces and spreads, imported grocery items, and to-go picnic baskets. Reginas Grocery.