Luxury Travel Advisor - July 2008 - (Page 24) DESTINATIONS SEE AND BE SEEN at the new Gansevoort South’s hip pool deck. Gansevoort South BY ANNE-SOPHIE GUÉRIN South Beach, FL Believe the hype. On a recent visit to South Beach, Luxury Travel Advisor checked out the brand-new Gansevoort South Hotel, Spa and Residences (www.gansevoortsouth.com) and found that it lives up to the buzz surrounding its late-March opening. This is the first brand extension of Manhattan’s sexy Gansevoort Hotel, a favorite celebrity haunt in the vibrant Meatpacking district, with future hotel openings to follow for the Gansevoort Hotel Group. (We hear that the Park Avenue outpost will open in 2009, and another hotel is slated for downtown Los Angeles.) Straddling an entire block of Collins Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets, Gansevoort South wows hipsters with the only rooftop pool in Miami—quite the scene. This area of South Beach promises to be the next big thing in the city—the W South Beach is under construction right next door—establishing the Gansevoort brand as one that seeks out “up and coming” neighborhoods for its stylish hotels. Situ- ated on what was once the site of Roney Plaza, the East Coast’s largest resort, the hotel’s art deco building will now be home to designer boutiques INCA and Big Drop, along with Manhattan’s noted Cutler hair salon, a Café Bustelo retail store and an office branch for Wilhelmina Models. Gansevoort South is managed by Michael Lindenbaum (mlinden baum@gansevoortsouth.com; 305-604-1000). When we visited, Gansevoort South had just opened its doors to guests, and some facilities weren’t quite finished, including the DavidBartonGym + Spa (the flagship of the popular gym from the national fitness icon), the ballroom and dining establishments. But we were delighted by this urban lifestyle resort from the moment we stepped into its lobby. It’s obvious that architect Stephen B. Jacobs and interior designer Andi Pepper had a good time in styling Gansevoort South. The lobby is playful and colorful with white leather chairs perched on plush carpet and chess and backgammon games ready to be played. Running the length of the lobby, a 50-foot 24 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | July 2008 http://www.gansevoortsouth.com
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