Andre Balazs

Tonic Relief

Public Spaces, Private Lives

Miami Beach's Art Deco hotel lobbies are really social laboratories

Swelter

Miami Beach's Art Deco hotel lobbies are really social laboratories

Toque on the Water

Bayside Grill is a fine place to chill

'Cane Cuisine

Fine foods for riding out the storm season

The Luxe Life

As the Great Hotel War of 2006 looms, South Beach's Delano tries a new tack: Magic

BEST HOTEL

The Raleigh

How Sweet It Was

Lido Spa's sale to a hip hotelier is not just the end of an era -- it's a death in the family

Fashion Week Swim 2010: KRELwear Goes Neon, Chloe Gets Sexy at W, Gansevoort Disappoints

Jipsy/NefariousGirl.comKRELwear show at Miami Splashion at LIV.Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim cannon balled into town last night, so expect another stream of parties, models, fashion and debauchery in the middle of our slowest season, during one of our country's greatest economic depressions. The f ... More >>

Reality-TV People Continue to Do Things in Miami

Oh look, a hotelier is allegedly dating a Bravo reality star. No, we're not talking about Baron Hilton and PC Peterson. According to Life & Style, André Balazs and Kelly Bensimon were seen "getting close" during fashion week. Balazs owns The Standard and The Raleigh and for years dated act ... More >>

Fancy Vending Machine Board Shorts Include Hidden Scavenger Hunt

​Does that headline make any sense to you? We're feeling a touch of the surreal today, so we went with that over "Standard Hotels Teams with Quicksilver," which is indeed what this is all about. André Balazs' Standard boutique hotel chain teamed up with Quicksilver, titan of the ma ... More >>

Andre Balazs Exits Miami with Sale of the Raleigh

​First the models began leaving South Beach, and now, almost predictably, so is painfully hip hotelier Andre Balazs. According to the Miami Herald, Balazs is set to sell the Raleigh, which the newspaper describes as "a favorite stop for celebrities and local hipsters." The sale will take ... More >>

Eismann Talks 'Bout The Pacific Time/Q/El Scorpion Deal

Jonathan Eismann speaks out on the Miami restaurant exchange program.The first thing restaurant genius Jonathan Eismann wants you to know is that Pacific Time will remain open throughout the summer. Some folks thought otherwise because of the big news that dropped in recent days: Jeffrey Chodorow an ... More >>

Score Sweet Miami-Themed Playlists From the Standard Hotel

​The Standard Miami's always had a little swag about it. Whenever we go there we know we'll be able to relax and let loose, and somehow just stepping through the doors of any of their four branches (Hollywood, Downtown LA, New York, or our very own Miami Beach spa) makes us feel slightly coole ... More >>

Party girl to Oscar winner: Sofia Coppola's journey to Somewhere.

​The Standard Miami's always had a little swag about it. Whenever we go there we know we'll be able to relax and let loose, and somehow just stepping through the doors of any of their four branches (Hollywood, Downtown LA, New York, or our very own Miami Beach spa) makes us feel slightly coole ... More >>