My hotels of Miami Beach !!!

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I am going back way back and take you along with me to a time that was and never will be the same,me think, I have been coming to the Miami Florida USA area since july 1972 when came to visit my aunt from New Jersey USA , It has been a huge ride over the years, and even partake on the art deco beach scene in south beach Miami Beach , I came in my roller coaster days and stayed in hotels away from the family for more fun lol !! These came to me on old postcards and decided to do a post in my blog on them, Things have indeed change a lot my last stop by there was on 2009! Of course, this post will be in my black and white series, no pictures, Therefore, here is my take on my hotels of Miami Beach !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Ritz Plaza (closed) 1701 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. The 12 floor/62 meter hotel was the tallest building in the city for 30 years  It is located in the Miami Beach Architectural District  The Grossinger family expanded from their Catskill resort into Miami Beach in 1939. The Art Deco tower was designed by architect L. Murray Dixon and opened as the Grossinger Beach Hotel. It was the first air-conditioned hotel on Miami Beach. The hotel was used by the U.S. Army during WWII to accommodate high-ranking officers. The property re-opened in 1946 as the Ritz Plaza. In 1989, the hotel was purchased by Ignacio Contreras and Manuel Llerandi and restored to its Art Deco roots, reopening in February 1990.  (when I stayed), In 2004 immediately closed for a planned reconstruction as a luxury boutique hotel, but numerous plans stalled and the building remained closed through 2010. In May 2012, it opened as the SLS Hotel South Beach.

The Richmond Oceanfront Hotel (closed 2022) 1757 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach,Theis one of the large Art Deco hotels by the sea of ​​a different period in Miami. Owned and managed by a family since 1941, with access to Ocean Drive, with the beach located a few steps from the hotel gateway, Bulldozers and construction cranes ate away at the back-end of the Richmond Hotel  in 2022 It will be newly rebuilt as original with 60 hotel suites ,17-story, 175-foot condominium called the Rosewood Residences Miami Beach will sit behind it. It will house 44 residences. The project will be completed by 2025.

The Shore Club Hotel (closed since 2020) 1901 Collins Avenue 4 stars 309 rooms is 650 meters from 14th street it offers access to the beach and 2 outdoor pools as well as a Skybar disco available on weekends. The historic Shore Club hotel, completed in 1949, is being preserved and reinvented as a boutique five-star resort on 3.5 acres by Auberge Resorts Collection. Along with this beachfront mansion, which is known simply as the Beach House, the resort will feature a hotel, a new 20-story tower with 44 residences, and Cromwell House, which will have six residences, including a penthouse with a private pool The buildings are all surrounded by a lush botanical garden, Demolition has begun and delivery is expected in 2027,

Delano Hotel (closed since March 2020) 17th Street entrance, 1685 Collins Ave, reopened as Hotel Delano South Beach 5 stars 194 rooms. The Delano was known for its whimsical, art deco styling and its celebrity clientele, and its pool was one of the few hotel pools in Miami Beach where female toplessness was allowed. It was built in 1947 . The hotel was originally utilized for military housing. The then four-winged art deco tower of the Delano was the tallest building in Miami Beach. The 1994 renovations were designed by Philippe Starck. The hotel was named after US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Today, it embraces two distinct concepts: the classic Delano and the freshly minted Maison Delano, debuting its inaugural Parisian location this April 2 024. At the Delano Miami, you can go to the movies, play volleyball, swim, sleep, have treatments at the Agua spa, and eat everything from sushi to lobster ravioli. And every space within the hotel is its sphere. The Blue Door restaurant, which Madonna co-owned,was a hotspot. She celebrated her 37th birthday there with a party attended by Donatella Versace.

The Sea View Hotel 9909 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour, (not in Miami Beach) is a deluxe European style, full-service beachfront Hotel  220 rooms recently renovated and fitted out . It opened in 1948, The oceanfront Sea View is a nostalgic step back in time and predates Bal Harbour Shops, which opened in 1965. 220 newly renovated guestrooms have private balconies with terraces and views of the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. Junior Suites include a kitchenette, while one- and two-bedroom suites expand to full kitchens.

For reference the Miami Beach Visitor Center tourist office: https://www.miamibeachvisitorcenter.com/

There you go folks, always fun when reminicent of the good ‘old days of the sunshine State, and especially its hub of Miami Beach, Always remembered for the good times had and well do not know when back really, Again, hope you enjoy this post on my hotels of Miami Beach as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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