Delano

Epitomizing Miami Beach style and glamour, the legendary Delano overlooks the ocean in the heart of South Beach. The Philippe Starck–designed hotel features an impressive indoor-outdoor lobby draped with sheer white curtains and an expansive pool with underwater music and dedicated areas for relaxation and meditation. Decorated with all-white furnishings, the ultramodern accommodations include guest rooms, suites, lofts, and poolside bungalows.

The hotel provides a complete destination for elite business meetings and incentive trips. Executive boardrooms, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, accommodate up to 20 delegates. For unforgettable social events, meeting planners can count on the hotel's sophisticated restaurants, spacious terrace, and rooftop solarium. The beach, fitness center, spa, and chic lounges contribute just a few of the perks. Just a short walk away, guests can enjoy more of South Beach's most sought-after attractions.

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Subscribe - RSS Feed Delano became an instant icon when it opened its doors to its soaring and unforgettably beautiful lobby framed by cascading white drapes in1995, and ushered in a new era for South Beach, Miami, as a cool destination. Morgans Hotel Group celebrates this success and demonstrates its continuing commitment to raise the bar of the hotel experience with a new guestroom design at Delano that debuted in December 2006 during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Tim Andreas, longtime architecture and design collaborator for Morgans Hotel Group and founder of the design group Banjo, has enhanced and updated the original white-on-white guestrooms in thoughtful and luxurious ways. A subtly expanded color palette, rich textures and ethereal visual effects bring a further layer of casual opulence to spaces of singular beauty and indulgence.

Inspired by the signature green apple that was placed in the original rooms, Andreas has used strategic splashes of green to connect the interiors organically with Delano's famous orchard and hedgerow. The desktop is in moss-green Connemara marble, creating a striking, bookmatched pattern when reflected in the new wall of mirrors. Green also features in the graphic tonal handfelted rug with an apple-green border, reinterpreted from the neo-classical. Softening the edges of technology, the large, flat-screen TV is suspended in front of an etched mirror, which causes the satin-silver edge of the TV to dematerialize and the screen appear to "float" in the ghost of a frame. A dramatic, split-leafed Monstera plant and a white bathroom in hand-selected Carrera Statuario marble provide the final lush elements of this fresh, romantic retreat.

The highly acclaimed Delano introduced a new industry standard - the self-contained resort with its "Indoor/Outdoor Lobby" to offer a seamless flow between interior and exterior spaces. An oasis of calm, the new Delano guestroom captures the essence of South Beach, one of luxury and ease.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1995, Morgans Hotel Group fashioned a new industry standard when they opened Delano in Miami Beach - an entirely new and original kind of Urban Resort. Set directly on the beach on Collins Avenue in the heart of
one of America's most exciting and energized gateway cities, Delano is a worldclass, self-contained destination.

From the start, Delano presented a unique balancing act - a place of restful calm set directly in the middle of a vibrant city bursting with non-stop nightlife, energy, and youthful exuberance. Conceived by Morgans Hotel Group and designed by Philippe Starck as an homage to the American spirit of family and an elegantly pure and honest response to the era of "over-design," the 16-story landmark hotel offers an understated mix of quiet quality, value and tranquility - along with Morgans Hotel Group's trademark cutting-edge modern sensibility, excitement and style.

With the first "Indoor/Outdoor Lobby" in America, Delano also offers a further refinement of both the idea of "Hotel as Theater" and the art of "Lobby Socializing" that Morgans Hotel Group first pioneered at Royalton in New York. Where
nightclubs were the center of social activity in the 70's, as restaurants were in the 80's, hotel lobbies are the definitive social hub of the 90's and into the next millennium. Delano's indoor/outdoor space takes this concept to an entirely
new plateau.

In 1998, Morgans Hotel Group completed significant additions to this hotel, expanding Delano's original concepts taking the hotel to a whole new level altogether.

In 2006, Morgans Hotel Group celebrated the success of Delano and continued its commitment to raise the bar of the hotel experience with a new guestroom design by Tim Andreas, of Banjo.

Further refining the art of "lobby socializing" and the "hotel as theater" concept, Delano's indoor/outdoor lobby comprises a series of nine beautifully conceived areas that are distinct in form and function that together create the feel of an interwoven "village." In a totally original manipulation of space that blurs all "normal" distinctions, the lobby offers a seamless separation between the indoors and outdoors. In Delano's lobby, the first of its kind in America, guests find both a center of activity and an escape - a cool haven. In place of formally defined, restricted, uniform spaces that are bright and overly air-conditioned, are instead more natural areas offering soothing relief from the outdoors.

Delano's Indoor/Outdoor Lobby Includes: Blue Door Restaurant, under the direction of acclaimed restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow, offers a distinctive and compelling dining choice. Reaching for a new level of quality and authenticity, renowned French Chef Claude Troisgros presents a new menu showcasing his fresh French-Tropical cuisine with new flavors and presentation along side the signature favorites that have pleased patrons since their debut in 1995. Morgans Hotel Group has added refined new design touches such as, custom white leather chesterfield style curved banquettes and sofas, custom floor lamps with engraved mirror stands and a pierced diamond pattern on polished nickel shades with gold reflective interiors. New white pearl candelabra and votive holders with hand blown frosted crystal votive globes strung with strands of Swarovski pearls create an ice palace sensation within the purely elegant dining room.

Blue Door was awarded an "Exceptional" Four Star rating by the Miami Herald in 2004, for the second time in a row, and rated #9 "Most Popular Restaurant" in South Florida by the 2006 Zagat Survey as well as "Top French", "Top Room" and
"Top Décor", "Top People Watching" and "Top Breakfast".

Blue Sea, is an Asian Sea Bar that features the next wave in inspired Asian fusion cuisine creatively expands upon Delano's famed Eat In Kitchen. Offering a caviar and oyster bar, and an extensive selection of innovative sushi and seafood in the evening, Blue Sea provides a casual, comfortable setting conveniently located In the middle of the lobby.

Rose Bar, an originally conceived, new kind of "Floating Bar," with fully upholstered rose-colored walls, custom Venetian chandeliers, and roving service.

Six different Indoor and Outdoor Food and Beverage Areas, serving excellent and innovative cuisine, under the direction of restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow and renowned Chef Claude Troisgros.

International Collection of Furniture and Objects, spanning over a century and the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia; an eclectic and sophisticated collection, either custom-made or purchased in top design houses or European
flea markets, combining Philippe Starck's original creations, such as crystal chandeliers, garden and pool furniture, and "outside furniture for the inside" and "inside furniture for the outside"; with works from such renowned European artists
of yesterday and today as Antonio Gaudi, Man Ray, Charles and Ray Eames, Salvador Dali and Mark Newson. In keeping with Delano's emphasis on honesty of design, only natural materials have been used.

"Water Salon" that reinvents the swimming pool; conceived by Philippe Starck as his first exercise in pool design and recalling Ancient Roman Baths, it required 17 city and state ordinances and is composed of several different areas for floating, meditating, sleeping and even eating. Other features include underwater classical music, a continuous waterfall and furniture in the pool. A "lyrical" place for more spiritual refuge than exertion, the water salon represents a total departure in pool design.

Orchard and Landscaped Garden Area for use both during the day and the evening, consisting of hundreds of different flowers and mature vines and plants, as well as eighty 50-foot Washingtonian Palm Trees. The area offers a transitional space between the indoors and the outdoors, in effect an "indoor room outside" where guests can get relief from the outside without actually stepping inside.

There are a series of surrealistic "vignettes," including a Starck designed oversized chess board, an antique metal bed, a marble picnic table and a refreshing outdoor shower spray.

Agua Located on the hotel's roof, the renowned Agua Bathhouse is a serenely beautiful and peaceful space that offers state-ofthe-art spa treatments aimed at rejuvenating the body, mind and spirit. Housed in a pristine white setting with an enormous private terrace and 360-degree views, Agua is the ultimate sanctuary.

The Florida Room is a modern-day piano lounge inspired by a classic period of South Floridian glamour created by Morgans Hotel Group and Kravitz Design. From the custom furnishings to the over thirty exclusively handcrafted specialty cocktails imbued with a Cuban/Latin feel, The Florida Room is an intimate speakeasy that evokes a bygone era while being a thoroughly fresh addition to Miami Beach and the iconic Delano.

GUEST ACCOMMODATIONS
Tim Andreas, of Banjo, has enhanced and updated the original white-on-white guestrooms in thoughtful and luxurious ways throughout the 195 guest rooms, lofts, suites and duplex poolside bungalows. Inspired by the signature green apple that was placed in the original rooms, Andreas used strategic splashes of green to connect the new interiors organically with Delano's famous orchard and hedgerow. The desktops are in moss-green.

Connemara marble, creating a striking, bookmatched pattern when reflected in the new wall of mirrors. Green also features in the graphic tonal hand-felted rug with an apple-green border, reinterpreted from the neo-classical. Softening the edges of technology, the large, flat-screen TV's are suspended in front of etched mirrors, causing the satin-silver edge of the TV's to dematerialize and the screens to appear to "float" in the ghost of a frame. Dramatic, split-leafed Monstera plants and white bathrooms in hand-selected Carrera Statuario marble provide the final lush elements of these fresh, romantic retreats. Playful, witty, surprising and elegant, the rooms now feature an increased sense of luxury and comfort, and an accent on "barefoot chic."

GUEST SERVICES
Delano provides King-Sized Beds; Color, Flat-Screen Television with full cable access, including HBO, MTV, VH 1, CNN and Movies on Demand; Non Smoking Rooms; In-Room Entertainment Center, including AM/FM Radio and Compact Disc Player; State of- the-Art Telecommunications System with Two Telephone Lines with Conference and Speaker capability; Private Telephone Number direct to each room; Fax Machine; Portable Telephone and Computer upon Request; Data Port Connections for Modem/Fax Hookups; Wireless High Speed Internet Access; Full Kitchens with Refreshments; Fresh Flowers; Turn-Down Service; Newspapers delivered to the door; On-site Parking; 24-hour Room Service; and 24-hour Concierge.

EXECUTIVE SERVICES
Full-service Business Center; Multi-Service Meeting Spaces; Executive Board Rooms; State-of-the-Art Visual equipment; Productions Rooms; Wardrobe Rooms; Make-up Rooms and Casting Rooms.

RESERVATIONS AND RATE INFORMATION
Delano
1685 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Reservations: 800 555 5001
TeIephone: 305 672 2000
Facsimile: 305 532 0099
Website: www.morganshotelgroup.com

About Morgans Hotel Group
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) operates and owns, or has an ownership interest in, Morgans, Royalton and Hudson in New York, Delano and The Shore Club in Miami, Mondrian in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Clift in San Francisco, and Sanderson and St Martins Lane in London. MHG and an equity partner also own the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and related assets. MHG has other property transactions in various stages of completion, including projects in Miami Beach, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; SoHo, New York; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Palm Springs, California. For more information please visit www.morganshotelgroup.com.