VIEW FROM THE BLEAU OWNER NEWSLETTER APRIL 2014
It was great seeing so many of you bring your families to Fontainebleau and enjoy all the hotel has to offer during the past months. For those of you participating in the rental program, I’m delighted to inform you the economic forecast calls for another strong year. With the start of spring, the Condominium and Owner Services Team continues to concentrate efforts on improvements that create a fresh and vibrant feel to the hotel, and build upon customer service levels for the satisfaction of our unit owners and their guests. We hope you will join us for Mother’s or Father’s Day, with an assortment of indulgent experiences and items from Fontainebleau to enjoy. The iconic hotel is offering numerous inspired gifts, luxurious spa experiences, dining offerings and memorable moments, to thank Moms and Dads for everything they do. Find out more about the upcoming specials for Mom in the following pages of the newsletter and be sure to check back with us at fontainebleau.com for Father’s Day events and offers. Explore the new and enhanced owner website at Fontainebleau.com/Owners for all the latest information on the Owners reservation system, Owners Benefit Program, important forms and more. Thank you for your continued support. As always, we look forward to seeing you on your next trip to Fontainebleau! Sincerely,
German Cabieses, LCAM Director of Condo-Hotel Operations
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Dear Fontainebleau Unit Owners,
INFORMATION RESERVATION REQUESTS We continue to do our best to accommodate all reservation requests. Ensure all reservation requests are made at least 90 days in advance. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we can no longer accept reservations for the following dates*: April 17 - 19, 2014 May 25, 2014 July 4, 5, 2014 August 30, 31, 2014 September 1, 2014 December 3 - 6, 27 - 31, 2014 *Additional dates may be added. Reservations requested within 90 days of arrival date will be declined. OWNER BENEFIT PROGRAM Your Owner Benefit Program ID card makes it easy to charge purchases around the hotel and gives you speedy access to The Gym. As a Fontainebleau Unit Owner, when using your Owner Benefit account you receive 25% savings on guestrooms, 20% savings at Vida, La Côte, Solo and Fresh, 15% savings on catering events and at The Shops at Fontainebleau, excluding Timeless. At our Signature restaurants, you are entitled to 20% savings Sunday - Thursday and 10% savings Friday & Saturday. A variety of spa specials for your enjoyment change each quarter as well as offers on pool beds, cabanas and more. If you have not signed up, please do so in Owner Services. STAY CURRENT We want to know important dates, such as birthdays and anniversaries. Please make sure your mailing address, email and contact information is up-to-date in our records to ensure speedy communication. Contact Owner Services at 305-535-3299 with any new information. The Condo Office secure fax line is 305-675-0617. GIFT & RELAX Give the gift of glamour with a Fontainebleau or Lapis Spa gift card. Gift cards are the perfect way to celebrate Mother’s or Father’s Day or wish someone a Happy Birthday or Anniversary. The cards are redeemable for shopping, dining, spa and glamorous nights away. To order gift cards online go to fontainebleau.com/giftcards. In person, purchase at all retail outlets, restaurants and Lapis Spa at Fontainebleau. BLEAULIVE Upcoming BleauLive performances include: The Neighbourhood | April 25, 2014 Flo Rida | May 9, 2014 iHeartRADIO | June 27 - 29, 2014 Contact Owner Services to purchase at 305-535-3299
to delight and surprise, to be anything but the stuff you’d see in any other hotel. Fontainebleau today follows Lapidus’ precedent by incorporating “cool and hot” examples of contemporary art as a part of its radical departure from the ordinary, and to entertain and educate. Each work of art you see in Fontainebleau is unique, original, and site-specific. All the work has been integrated into the resort’s total architecture and design to create a completely curated environment. The most recent addition to Fontainebleau’s growing art collection is Maarten Baas’ Grandmother Clock from The Real Time Series, 2013. The clock is viewable across from the Chateau Front Desk to the right of the entrance to Morris & Co. The aesthetic tensions and convergences between old and new technology continues to fascinate designers, and increasingly, there’s a melding of the two paradigms in the world of collectible design, challenging notions of what is physical and what is virtual, and how they fit together. Analog technologies – those that operate on physical properties such as voltage and time – are being combined with digital technologies, which work on systems of binary code. There are distinct emotional connections to both: analog technologies inspire nostalgia, a sort of warmth, and digital types conjure efficiency, what might be described as a cold exactitude. Maarten Baas is one of the designers working to marry the two in a way that explores new design possibilities. Maarten’s clocks, which exist at the border of video art and functional design, have featured sweepers moving dirt, “hands” around a face with their brooms, and an analogue “digital” clock app for smartphones. This new edition of his Grandmother Clock – which digitally relays a real grandmother drawing the hands onto the face – quaintly depicts the power of simulation.
MAARTEN BAAS 1978, Arnsberg, Germany Grandmother Clock from The Real Time Series, 2013 Brass and digital equipment 78.7 x 28.4 x 15.4 inches Limited edition of 8 + 4 AP
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Everything architect Morris Lapidus designed or placed in Fontainebleau was meant
TIPS & SPECIALS FROM LAPIS
JOSIE FERIA OF LAPIS SPA GIVES YOU 11 REASONS WHY COCONUT OIL IS THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY CURE Coconut oil cures pretty much any beauty woe one could possibly face—be it in the tropics or elsewhere. Thanks to its natural antibacterial and antifungal properties and high fatty acid content, coconut oil is a crazy effective—and cost effective—way to treat and improve skin, hair and nails. For an intensive dry hair treatment work into wet hair, cover with a shower cap and leave on for up to 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo as usual. Use it as all-over moisturizing body oil. Feria says coconut oil works especially well as a treatment for dry elbows. Massage onto cuticles to eliminate dryness and stimulate nail growth. Rub onto feet to hydrate and condition skin. Bonus: it also fights athlete’s foot and low-level fungus. Dab onto lips in place of lip balm. You’ll likely find it’s more nourishing! Got frizz? Just add a small amount into your hair for instant control. Use it as a makeup remover for the entire face. It’s non-irritating—even on the eyes! For a highly exfoliating body scrub, mix with sea or rock salt. If you’ve got sensitive skin, Feria recommends using sugar instead. Soothe itch and irritation caused by poison ivy, oak or sumac. To stimulate hair growth, massage coconut oil into your scalp. Apply it daily to the skin to help prevent stretch marks during pregnancy.
ENJOY OWNER BENEFITS AT LAPIS SPA Did you know as an Owner you receive 15% savings on Lapis Spa and Salon services? From April 15 to July 15, Lapis Spa offers an additional 5% savings on any 80 or 100 minute massage or Bleau Ocean Luxury treatment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, for a total savings of 20%. Note: To receive savings, you must charge services to your Owner Account.
The hotel proudly presents the return of Cellar 1954, a Wine Series by Fontainebleau. Paying homage to the inception of Fontainebleau Miami Beach in 1954, the monthly event effortlessly pairs the world’s most prestigious wines and winemakers with the award winning cuisine of Fontainebleau ’s signature restaurants. Upcoming evenings for 2014 include: NUMANTHIA | April 24 hosted by Manuel Louzada CHÂTEAU MARGAUX | May 7 hosted by Kenneth Killion PALI WINE CO | June 4 hosted by Aaron Walker
DASSAI SAKE BREWERY | October 2 LEWIS CELLARS | October 21 hosted by Dennis Bell GIACOMO BORGOGNO E FIGLI November 18
MAY IS BURGER MONTH AT MICHAEL MINA 74 No American Bistro would be complete without a juicy burger and Chef Mina has created a variety of inventive selections of freshly ground burgers cooked over a wood-fired grill, for Burger Month. Each week throughout the month of May, Chef Mina will feature his re-interpretation of the mouthwatering American classic such as the Puebla Burger with Spanish influences and flavors, and the Rossini Burger with foie gras, black truffles and port wine demi-glaze. Don’t’ miss out! Stop by and celebrate Burger Month and bite into one of the new, tasty burgers at Michael Mina 74 tonight!
FONTAINEBLEAU HONORS MOTHER’S DAY FB STEAKHOUSE | 6 - 11 PM FB Steakhouse, willl offer a four course prix-fixe menu just for Mom on Mother’s Day priced at $85++ per person. Other menu items include fresh seafood, specialty cuts of meat and 500-plus wines from around the world. SCARPETTA’S ITALIAN INSPIRED MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH | 11 AM - 3 PM Celebrate Mother’s Day Italian style at famed AAA Four Diamond award winner Scarpetta. Chef Nina Compton and her team have composed an inspired menu of soulful regional fare and indulgent desserts. Includes Bloody Mary’s, Bellinis & Mimosas. $85++ per adult, half off per child under 12, 4 and under free. VIDA | 11 AM - 4 PM Enjoy classics, favorites, action stations including Vida’s signature meat and fish rotisserie, mouthwatering sushi and raw bar selections, a sweet spread of tempting desserts and limitless Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas. $65++ per adult, half off per child under 12, 4 and under free. SWEET TREATS AT SOLO Spoil Mom with delectable treats from Solo, Fontainebleau’s chi-chi patisserie shop. Our master chefs have created custom goodies specifically for the holiday including Chocolate Madeline’s, Raspberry Glace, Raspberry Pink Macaroons with Jivara Ganache, and Strawberry Danish as well as Mother’s Day cupcakes and more to honor Mom.
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CELLAR 1954 WINE SERIES IS BACK
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JUDITH RIPKA NOW AT TIMELESS Timeless is pleased to announce the award winning designs of Judith Ripka, combining luxury and casual elegance to create jewelry of understated sophistication for women of impeccable taste, appropriate for all the roles a woman plays in her life. Ripka’s jewelry inspires those who appreciate style, design and uncompromising quality. “When a woman is wearing my jewelry, I want her to feel as if she is wrapped in one of life’s greatest luxuries,” states Judith. Born and raised in New York, Judith’s earliest memories are of playing in her mother’s jewelry box and accessorizing her clothing by tying a heart charm to her belt, hanging a pin off a chain or transforming a necklace into a belt and weaving it through the belt loops of her jeans. Some of Judith’s friends played with dolls, others played sports, Judith accessorized. Designing jewelry is part of Judith’s DNA, and Judith always knew that she would be a jewelry designer. In 1977 Judith launched her first 18k gold collection. Judith’s organic eye for design and color interpretation has helped her clients understand that fashion is about style and creating a total look – including accessories. Beyond the clothes, jewelry is integral to a woman’s wardrobing and provides the finishing touch to any outfit. Each piece of jewelry is designed to complement each other, to present an entire ensemble based upon certain constant design features, so that pieces designed 20 years ago are relevant and can be worn with the designs of today. Judith Ripka prides itself on using only the finest diamonds, colored precious gemstones, pearls and unique one-of-a-kind stones, sourced throughout the world by Judith herself. Stop by and view her latest collection at Timeless off the Chateau Lobby.
It is a great pleasure to take the opportunity to highlight Owner Services Agent Charlynne Perretta. Charlynne began her career at Fontainebleau in 2005 as a Hotel Front Desk Agent and was later promoted to become the first Team Member in the Owner Services Department. Since joining the team she has flawlessly taken ownership of all owner reservations, processing check-ins and check outs and making sure all owner units are ready and inspected prior to the arrival of our valued guests and you, our Owners. In addition, she has developed and became the point of contact for all Owner Concierge Service inquiries. Charlynne’s expertise in Opera has set her apart from others and she now trains incoming Team Members. As Charlynne always says “ I receive a special sense of satisfaction from seeing our Owners, families and guests enjoy their stay with us here at the hotel. It is a pleasure to assist them.” Charlynne works well with her team and other Team Members around the hotel and is always willing to assist with anything put before her. The Condo-Hotel Operations is fortunate to have someone like Charlynne. Be sure to stop by and say hello to her next time you are visiting us.
Charlynne Perretta
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GOINGS ON IN AND AROUND MIAMI BEACH
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