October 16th, 2007, by Mary Winston Nicklin
The Regent Bal Harbour: Unprecedented Luxury Arrives in North Miami Beach
When the new Regent Bal Harbour opens its doors in January, it will be the first hotel in a half-century to be built in glamorous Bal Harbour, the shopping and people-watching mecca in North Miami Beach. As upscale and chic as its surroundings, the exclusive hotel promises to up the lux factor with its vibrant modern design and stunning museum quality art collection. Located on a pristine white sand beach, the hotel affords inspiring views of the Atlantic, Intracoastal Waterway, and Miami’s bright lights. Expect to find sublime guest rooms, accessible via private elevators to ensure privacy, with terraces, 52-inch plasma screen TVs, Anichini linens, and free-standing bathtubs set before 10-foot floor-to-ceiling windows. Other perks at the Regent Bal Harbour: the expansive infinity-edge pool, poolside cabanas with private Roman hot tubs, fully-equipped fitness center, water sports, and private cars to whisk you away for a day of shopping. While you relax on the 750-foot private beach, attendants will provide sunscreen, portable DVD players and iPods, iced towels and beverages. But perhaps what we are most excited about is the Guerlain Spa, the first of its kind in the U.S. South Florida’s new ultra-chic destination is now accepting reservations for its January 2, 2008 opening. Special opening rates for Superior Bay View Rooms start at $475 a night from January 2 -April 30, 2008.
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Another luxury resort hotel that will make way in South Florida is St. Regis Resorts & Residences, Bal Harbour.
Directly across from the famed Bal Harbour shops, this five-star property’s three all-glass towers will rise 27 stories above 9 acres of lushly landscaped gardens and 1,000 ft of pristine white sand on the edge of the Atlantic.
Some amenities include their signiture white-glove Butler service, a 15,000 square-foot Remede Spa, and serene gardens peppered with sculpures, decorative fountains, as well as a premier selection of artwork by world-renowned artists.
www.stregisresidences.com/balharbour