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The Ten Best Hostels in Miami

By India Amos
Aug 29, 2018

Move over, ritzy resorts. The hostel scene is alive and thriving in Miami. Famous for shared dorm rooms and alarmingly low prices, an abundance of budget-friendly accommodations offer visitors to the Magic City cheap options. From a tranquil home base in Little River to a pulsating pregame headquarters in South Beach, there's a hostel to accommodate each of Miami’s most potent aesthetics. Presented in alphabetical order, these are ten of the 305’s most memorable hostels.
Miami Startup Shoot My Travel Is Making Big Waves in International Tech

By Christian Portilla
Aug 27, 2018

Valerie Lopez remembers winning the most important competition of her life like it was yesterday. "It was one of the most nervous moments I've experienced. It was a high stage and purple lighting. You look up, and you see all these people staring at you. It was quite nerve-wrecking."
Sculpture Trail Adds Art and Color to Your Next Drive to the Keys

By Jesse Scott
Aug 14, 2018

Driving to the Florida Keys has always been beautiful. Now it's a lot artsier. In late July, the 81-mile Florida Keys Sculpture Trail made its debut. It comprises nine massive sculptures along Overseas Highway between Islamorada and Key West.
SLS Baha Mar in the Bahamas Offers Three Miami Dining Experiences

By Laine Doss
May 15, 2018

Less than an hour's flight from the Magic City, the SLS Baha Mar is a playground in the Bahamas that merges the colorful vibe of island life with some Miami-style dining experiences.
ResortPass Lets Locals Lounge at Miami's Five-Star Hotels Without Booking a Room

By Minhae Shim Roth
May 14, 2018

Life in Miami ain't always easy. Sometimes locals need a staycation in their own tropical city to reset. ResortPass, a tech startup based on the West Coast, is offering Miamians a way to get away for the day by letting them book a day pass to the pool, gym, or spa in various local luxury hotels.
How a Miami Beach Hotel Turned an Eyesore Into a Work of Art

By Jonathan Kendall
Apr 3, 2018

During the Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club's renovation, architects found an enterprising way to transform an undesirable view of rooftop machinery into an artistic feast for the eyes.
Miami Heat Fans Can Now Sleep Over at American Airlines Arena

By Ciara LaVelle
Mar 7, 2018

So you think you're the biggest Miami Heat fan in South Florida. You have season tickets. You have the whole team's jerseys, the hat, and the Dwyane Wade Fathead on your bedroom wall. Your license plate reads, "HEAT4EVA." But would you shell out $1,500 to spend a night at American Airlines Arena?
Miami's Seed Food & Wine Week Is Expanding to Los Angeles

By Hannah Sentenac
Feb 27, 2018

Seed Food & Wine Week, South Florida's annual plant-based extravaganza, is launching a weeklong fest on the West Coast. For the Los Angeles event, Seed is joining forces with Eat Drink Vegan, an über-popular daylong beer-and-food smorgasbord that's been happening in Pasadena, California, since 2009.
Why I Picked Up a Bag of Garbage Every Day for a Year After the 2016 Election

By Jesse Scott
Nov 8, 2017

A trashy, reflective one-year journey by a South Floridian results in less garbage on our streets.
American Express Lounge at Miami International Airport Gets an Upgrade

By Clarissa Buch
Nov 1, 2017

For frequent flyers, hopping onto a plane isn't as pleasant as it used to be. Large crowds and long lines, along with tight spaces and shrinking leg room, are enough to make many travelers rethink a trip.
New York's Katz's Deli Pastrami Comes to Harry’s Pizzeria

By Nicole Danna
Jun 27, 2017

If you've never had a chance to try the world-famous pastrami at Katz's Deli, there's good news: The New York City-based establishment is taking its meat to Miami.
M.I.A. Beer Company Plans Beer Cruise to Cuba Despite Trump Travel Restrictions

By David Minsky
Jun 21, 2017

M.I.A. Beer Company has partnered with Deb Fogarty of Be Well Travel and Norwegian Cruise Line for a four-day brews cruise from Miami to Cuba March 26, 2018.
David's Been Here Host David Hoffmann Explored Miami and Then the World

By Maria de Los Angeles
May 8, 2017

You can take the boy out of Miami, but you can’t take Miami out of the boy. David Hoffmann has spent most of the past decade visiting 1,000 cities in 68 countries. Even when he's back home, he turns a simple trip around the corner into an adventure. For Hoffmann, the element of discovery is everywhere, and though he’s been traveling, he hasn’t forgotten his roots.
Faena Hotel Miami Beach Offers New Year's Package for More Than $300,000

By Laine Doss
Dec 29, 2016

If you'd like to ring in 2017 without a pop star in attendance, consider the Faena Hotel Miami Beach's offer: A New Year's Like No Other. This weekend getaway comes with dinners, champagne, an oceanfront suite, and a hefty price tag. The starting rate for the package is a jaw-dropping $322,100.
The EazyO App Brings Food and Cocktails to Your Beach Chair

By Nicole Danna
Dec 22, 2016

Getting food and beverage service at the beach can feel like an impossible mission. Getting up from your towel to sprint across the hot sand for a cold drink is simply out of the question. That leaves flagging down one of the hotel servers that roam the beach across the vast landscape of chairs, umbrellas, and sunbathers at the pool. Sure, you could bring beer or water, but what if you really want a frozen rum runner? You're out of luck — until now.
Despite Increasing Fines, Airbnb Launches New Tour Program in Miami

By Lena Katz
Dec 19, 2016

Hotels might have precedent and city ordinance on their side, but peer-to-peer rental app Airbnb continues to make surprise wins with innovation. Just months after New Times reported that Airbnb and similar short-term rental services operating in Miami Beach had been hit with $1.6 million in fines since March, Airbnb announced that Miami...
Super 8 Hotels Trolls Art Basel With an Exhibit of Free Crappy Art

By Paige Rosenthal
Dec 1, 2016

Super 8 motel rooms aren't exactly known for their chic and modern decor. But the budget hotel brand is now undergoing a transformation, shedding its old skin and stepping into a fresher, sleeker design. It’s out with the old and in with the new, and visitors to the "Super 8 Innov8te" Art Basel show in Wynwood...
Miami Art Week 2016: The Ten Most Artistic Restaurants in Miami for Art Basel

By Maureen Aimee Mariano
Nov 28, 2016

Thanks to restaurants that have incorporated different forms of art into their eateries, visitors to Art Basel get a taste of Miami's skyrocketing food scene while embracing everything from lavish sculptures and hanging fixtures to graffitied walls and abstract paintings all in one venue. Although the options for places that unite gastronomy and art are eclectic to say the least, the bottom line remains the same: Offer a truly memorable multisensory dining experience for locals and visitors alike.
The Ten Best Hotels in Miami

By Lena Katz
Nov 3, 2016

Miami is blessed with a vast number of eminently hangout-able hotels. From the swanky jet-setter crash pads to the art deco icons that define South Beach to the sexy hideaways to the new crop of hipster hostels, the city is never short on swagged-out rooms and an anonymous bed to...
Geoffrey Zakarian to Open Point Royal Restaurant at the Diplomat Beach Resort

By Laine Doss
Oct 17, 2016

At the 2016 South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Geoffrey Zakarian mentioned he would open a restaurant at the Diplomat Beach Resort during a culinary demo. It seems fitting that the celebrity chef would announce details at this weekend's New York Wine & Food Festival. The chef, co-hosting a Rooftop...

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