The so called Japanese courtyard at the Sanctuary SoBe. At the far end of it, there was an elevator with a malfunctioning door. It was apparently sentenced to death by opening and closing. Because it did so when I arrived and it still did so when I checked out. The concept sounded foolproof. It wasn’t. [...]
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La Pepica, Valencia, Spain ***
Posted in Europe, Restaurant, Spain, Valencia on Sep 19th, 2008
Fundado en 1898 Let’s make one thing clear right from the start: You don’t visit La Pepica for the food only. You visit it for the historic vibe and the chaos that can only exist in a Spanish restaurant the size of a aircraft hangar. Enter through the kitchen (no drama, at this place most [...]
Delano Hotel, Miami South Beach, FL *****
Posted in Florida, Hotel, Top rated, Top rated accommodation, USA on Jul 2nd, 2008
No, chairs and table were not thrown in the pool during party activities. They are a part of the “Water Salon” – Philippe Starck’s first excercise in pool design. White floors, white walls, white furniture… white everything at the Delano. If you are not shy, then make sure you occupy the chairs and the table [...]
Where did the room go? The first time I stayed at this hotel, I slept in a room called ”Jesus Christ Megastar”. Has it been renamed? Have ultra-conservative groups in the United States been putting pressure on the Pelican and forced it to change the name of this room or is there something I have [...]
This is the Diva of Ocean Drive. If you look ‘art déco’ up on Google, it won’t take you long before you’ll find Lawrence Murray Dixon. He’s the architect behind many of the classic art déco buildings in Miami South Beach. The Tides opened in 1936 and in no time it became the playground for [...]