Friday, May 3, 2013

Weekend Away: Bal Harbour, Miami Florida



Looking for a beach getaway with the WOW factor? High rise and high style, ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in the exclusive enclave of Bal Harbour, Florida delivers the ultimate "room with a view"

Elegant lobby

The best way to experience Miami is from a high-rise 

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa Miami Beach view

North-facing view from living room balcony

Suite Livingroom

Suite Livingroom

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

ONE Bar Harbour Resort & Spa is famous for its gorgeous bathrooms, all with freestanding bathtubs and glass showers overlooking the fabulous views. There is even a TV embedded in the vanity mirror 

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa sunset view over Biscayne Bay

Sunset view over Biscayne Bay

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

Breakfast outside on the hotel's waterfront patio

Bal Harbour Shops

The world-famous Bal Harbour Shops sets the standard for the luxury retail industry

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

Spa relaxation/mani-pedi room

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa

Cabana for the day with its own private hot tub in a garden setting beside the pool

 ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa Miami Beach view

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa beach view 

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa Miami Beach view moon over Miami

Moon over Miami

GETTING THERE / ARRIVE IN STYLE

The hotel can arrange transfers via Worldwide Transportation - A Chauffeur Driven Companywww.worldwidetransportation.com

The ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa is conveniently located within walking distance of the famous Bal Harbour Shops, 15 minutes from South Beach and Aventura Mall, 25 minutes from the Port of Miami, and 30 minutes from both the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports and Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades.

WHERE TO STAY

ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa
10295 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
Tel: (305) 455-5400
Website: www.oneluxuryhotels.com

WHERE TO DINE

Miami's dining scene offers everything from luxurious, five-star restaurants serving fine cuisine to casual lunch counters in Little Havana serving authentic Cuban sandwiches.

At the hotel: Mister Collins, Miami Beach's only oceanfront restaurant.

Locally, in Bal Harbour: Makoto (Japanese), La Goulue (French) and Carpaccio (Italian) at the Bal Harbour Shops. 

In Miami's Design District: Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, one of Miami's most popular restaurants, serving incredible freshly-caught fish, seafood and other dishes prepared from locally sourced ingredients.

WHERE TO SHOP

Bal Harbour Shops - This exquisite collection of designer boutiques and restaurants in a subtropical garden setting is a favorite playground for socialites, fashionistas and celebrities. 9700 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour.

MUST DO

At ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa, guests are attended to with 24-hour Concierge service, personal shoppers, and multi-lingual staff that can help accommodate requests that range from evening-out attire to private jet and yacht charters:

Art Deco Tours www.mdpl.org

Miami Skyline Seaplane Tour www.miamitours.us

Helicopter Tour TourHelicopter.com

Yacht Charters www.theadvantaged.com

MUST SEE

Art and design are everywhere in Miami from galleries and museums, to entire districts featuring art, architecture and design.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens - Completed in 1916 as a winter retreat for agricultural industrialist, James Deering. It is a European-inspired estate featuring 34 rooms with art and antiques spanning 2,000 years, creating the effect of a house lived in for centuries. The 10 acres of formal gardens along Biscayne Bay are embellished with fountains, sculptures and balustrades. Vizcaya is a National Historic Landmark.

Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocanomi.org

MIAMI'S BEST NIGHTLIFE

We didn't indulge in the nightlife, but here are some great suggestions from ONE Bal Harbour's concierge, Carlos, who can assist you with reservations:

LIV - Miami's hot nightclub, LIV at Fontainebleau Miami Beach offers a high energy, DJ-driven atmosphere, with the Miami nightclub scene's sexiest dancers.

Mokai - Popular velvet rope club where celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, Pharrel Williams, Adrian Grenier and Enrique Iglesias join the party crowd.

The legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach is the resort the Rat Pack frequented and where James Bond and Goldfinger played a game of gin rummy in a scene. After an extensive renovation, the iconic playground is back and more alluring than ever.

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