Guests and the media continue to discover the timeless appeal of Fontainebleau. Celebrated Living named Fonatainebleau to their Top Twenty Family Resorts list. The 2013 South Florida Business Journal ranked Fontainebleau number one in their article on the Top 25 Hotels. Lapis Spa was awarded a place on Conde Nast Traveler’s Top US Hotel Spas 2013 Reader’s Poll and received Forbes 2013 Global Star Awards—Four Star Rating. The Knot Wedding Network selected Fontainebleau Miami Beach as a recipient of The Knot Best of Weddings 2013—Fontainebleau was voted number one in the Miami market. Our signature restaurants Hakkasan and Scarpetta continue to shine, each receiving Forbes 2013 Global Star Awards—Four Star Rating. Southern Living highlighted the unique and yummy doughnuts available at our chocolate and patisserie shop, Solo. A recent article from the June 2013 HOTELS Magazine issue highlighted the success of Fontainebleau Instagram and called the hotel out as the property that’s “blazing the trail on Instagram.” We are excited to report our Instagram has accrued more than 9,000 followers and we just topped 100,000 fans on Facebook. Our BleauLive concert series offering one-of-a-kind “money can’t buy experiences”, melding artist integration with a hotel vacation, continues to wow guests. Mother’s Day weekend Grammy nominated, multi-platinum pop singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen entertained us. After a concert on NBC’s Today Show for the reopening of the Jersey Shore, the band FUN. visited us for an intimate performance at LIV, and the iHeartRADIO Ultimate Pool Party in June brought 3,000 elated guests to the hotel for a phenomenal weekend of entertainment. The CW broadcast the weekend event July 15 to a record number of viewers. If you missed it, The CW will rebroadcast the show on July 26 at 8 PM. Choose a destination with a spectacular blend of Golden Era glamour and modern luxury. Collaborate with our Team Members to exceed the limits and achieve what meetings are meant to do — connect. See you here soon,
Scott Flexman Vice President of Sales & Marketing
G R E E T I N G S F R O M F O N TA I N E B L E A U
Summer greetings from Fontainebleau Miami Beach!
INFORMATION CBS SUNDAY MORNING
HAVE ANY SHORT TERM MEETINGS WE CAN HELP WITH?
Fontainebleau was honored recently to be a part of a story on the CBS Sunday Morning
Consider Fontainebleau for any of your October, November or December conference needs.
Show May 19, 2013. The feature was devoted to Miami celebrity, architecture, design and
Contact Scott Flexman at 305-535-3222 or sflexman@fontainebleau.com.
fashion and Fontainebleau symbolized the ideal location for host Charles Osgood and his CBS crew. Arriving to beautiful weather, Osgood introduced segments at the “Staircase to Nowhere,” Lapis Circle, Arkadia Pool and Chateau Tower. CBS Sunday Morning is the number one Sunday morning news show for adults 24-54, averaging 4.3 million viewers. A video clip of the show can be requested through your sales director.
GIFT & GADGETS Our team of skilled personal shoppers and graphic designers are available to help you find the perfect customized gifts for your guests and VIP’s. From elegant to fun, traditional to unique, allow us to assist with your corporate and personal gifting plans. Contact Robin Gamm-Sweigert at 305-695-6575. Always a perfect option is the gift of Fontainebleau or Lapis Spa. Gift cards are the p erfect way to honor employees, drive performance, thank loyal clients, and motivate and inspire your team. Online go to fontainebleau.com/giftcards. In person, purchase a t Morris & Co. or Lapis Spa, Fontainebleau.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR KNOWLEDGE Our sales professionals understand the intricate planning of the perfect meeting. Fontainebleau is already experiencing strong demand for 2013-2015 programs. Take advantage of the expert knowledge of our team and allow them to find the precise s olution for your meeting by calling 305-535-3255 to discuss alternate options and great v alue dates that fit your groups needs. Fontainebleau has been a destination for entertainment since opening in 1954. Fontainebleau’s BleauLive immersive guest experience continues the tradition of entertaining. The Summer/Fall line-up includes performances by:
NEW SECURE KEY ACCESS FOR ALL TOWERS
Tune in Friday, July 26, 8 - 10 PM for the re-broadcast of the Fontainebleau BleauLive iHeartRADIO
As of Monday, July 8, 2013, all guests require a room key card to access each of Fontainebleau’s
Ultimate Pool Party. Austin Mahone | Sunday, July 28, 2013 Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams | Sunday, September 1, 2013 The Band Perry | Sunday, October 13, 2013 Visit bleaulive.com for details.
four towers. This new practice will significantly enhance safety, security and privacy at the resort. Owners and Guests will not be able to access any floor without a room key. When the room key is inserted into the reader in any elevator, it gives you access to all guest floors, regardless of what tower you are staying in. If you are already on a guest floor and wish to come down, you can go to the lobby and mezzanine floors without inserting your room key. However, if you wish to go to a different guest floor, your room key must be inserted in the elevator key reader again.
We’ve all been there; you travel for hours, you’re hopelessly tired when you reach your destination, you finally get to your hotel, crawl into bed, turn off the light and... you lie there wide awake for what seems like eternity. Why is it that traveling offers up so many sleepless nights? Josie Feria, Director of Operations at Lapis Spa, says the explanation is simple. “The most important factors to getting a good night’s sleep stem from having a regular routine
OMAKASE DINNER DEBUTES AT BLADE SUSHI
and being in familiar surroundings, which when you are traveling are both thrown off,” Feria
Blade celebrates the Japanese tradition of Omakase (“To Entrust”) with a special eight
says. “When you add in the likelihood of overindulging and acclimating to time changes it
course dinner. Master Sushi Chef Deden selects and prepares a series of original sushi
makes it even more difficult to wind down at the end of the day.” With these facts in mind,
plates and specialty rolls Omakase style. Enjoy a progression of mouthwatering dishes
Feria has come up with 10 tips to help you sleep better on the road.
of the freshest fish, vegetables, tempura and Chef Deden’s imaginative specialty rolls,
1. A few days prior, adjust the clocks to reflect the time at your destination
6. Take advantage of the bathtub
2. Drink plenty of water
7. Turn off all electronics 30 minutes prior to sleep
3. Relax with a massage once there
8. Stay true to your at-home ritual
4. Don’t overeat before bed
9. Quiet the mind, count your breath
5. Dim the lights
10. Wake slowly, peacefully
with flavor combinations that surprise and delight. Daily | $95 per person Reservations are highly recommended
LAPIS SPA SPECIAL MIAMI SPA MONTH | JULY 1 - AUGUST 31 $99 TREATMENTS | 50 MINUTES SWEDISH HOT STONES ROCK BAMBOO FUSION MOMMY’S BLISS MASSAGE CLASSIC EUROPEAN FACIAL REFUEL FACIAL FOR MEN COUPLE’S MASSAGE SPECIAL | $258
MIAMI SPICE
LAPIS SALON SPECIAL Receive 20% off any two salon services. Must be taken by the same guest on the same day. Valid Tuesday - Thursday.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach is the premier venue for Miami Spice, the annual restaurant
THE GYM SPECIAL Receive 20% off any personal training session. Valid Tuesday - Thursday.
Spice vegetarian option.
*Offers cannot be combined with any other discounts or offers. Does not include tax and service charge. Additional owner disount does not apply to above quarterly specials.
(plus tax, gratuity and beverages) with optional w ine flights for an additional cost.
showcase featuring the best of Miami cuisine at great savings. G otham Steak, Hakkasan and Scarpetta – will take part along with La Côte which will be debuting a special Miami Throughout August and September Gotham Steak, Hakkasan, Scarpetta, and La Côte will feature three course meals at $39 for dinner and $23 for Dim Sum lunch at Hakkasan
H A P P E N I N G S AT F O N TA I N E B L E A U
N E W S F R O M F O N TA I N E B L E A U
10 TIPS TO BETTER SLEEP BY JOSIE FERIA AS FEATURED IN EXAMINER.COM
TRÉSOR LOBBY RENOVATION
transformation will be final in October, with the arrival of a new chandelier. Recently, the lobby
SHOPS SPOTLIGHT
received two new pieces of art. JOHANNES, 2012 by Arturo Herrera A mixed media collage with felt, employing various printmaking techniques
COLORFUL BALL, 2011, by Donald Baechler Screenprint in 40 colors Donald Baechler is a celebrated and
Arturo Herrera is a Venezuelan visual artist
internationally recognized Contemporary
who exhibits internationally, known for his
artist. His work is usually rendered in a
melding of cartoons and collage. His work
style that combines both innocence and
taps into the viewer’s unconscious—often
sophistication. His artistic talent was largely
intertwining fragments of cartoon characters
influenced by visits to the Wadsworth
with abstract shapes and partially obscured
Antheneum Museum of Art in Hartford,
images that evoke memory and recollection.
CT, and by works by famous artists such as
Using techniques of fragmentation, splicing,
Andy Warhol. Baechler’s method involves
and re-contextualization, Herrera’s work
the use of vivid, exuberant colors to create
is provocative and open-ended. In his felt
energetic images. He greatly contributed
works, he cuts shapes from a piece of felt
to the Neo-Expressionist movement by
and pins the felt to the wall so that it hangs
incorporating Pop imagery, symbols, and
as a tangled form, resembling the drips and
commercial icons into his pieces. Most of
splatters of a Jackson Pollock painting. Herrera
his worldly images are recorded on slides;
lives and works in New York and Berlin,
this wide collection of compelling paintings
Germany.
and graphic works can be viewed at his studio in lower Manhattan. Baechler lives close to his studio in New York City.
A RT O F F O N TA I N E B L E A U
Fontainebleau is proud to announce the Trésor lobby renovation is nearly complete. The
GOINGS ON IN AND AROUND MIAMI BEACH
JULY 20 - 23, 2013
AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
SWIMSHOW & LINGERIESHOW
MIAMI HOME DESIGN & REMODELING SHOW
305-596-7889
305-667-9299
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JULY 25, 2013
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
TASTE OF THE NATION MIAMI
ROBIN THICKE & PHARRELL WILLIAMS
312-805-3515
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WWW.NOKIDHUNGRY.ORG
SEPTEMBER 12 - 15, 2013
JULY 27, 2013
1ST ANNUAL MIAMI FASHION FILM FESTIVAL
SUMMER CABARET CONCERT SERIES
786-408-3278
305-235-1668 EXT 233
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
JULY 28, 2013
NATIONAL RED BULL FLUGTAG
AUSTIN MAHONE
305-461-2700
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JULY 31 - AUGUST 25, 2013
SEPTEMBER 25 - 29, 2013
SLAVA’S SNOW SHOW
DISNEY ON ICE
305-2949-6722
1-800-745-3000
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AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
MIAMI SPICE MONTH
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY - CONCERT FOR KIDS
305-5539-3000
305-673-3331
WWW.ILOVEMIAMISPICE.COM
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AUGUST 6 -7, 2013
OCTOBER 1 - 31, 2013
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP
MIAMI ATTRACTIONS MONTH
SOCCER TOURNAMENT
305-539-3000
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AUGUST 17 - 24, 2013
OCTOBER 2 - 4, 2013
BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF MIAMI
FESTIVAL MIAMI 2013 - 30TH ANNIVERSARY
305-600-3347
305-284-4940
WWW.BRAZILIANFILMFESTIVAL.COM
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AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
OCTOBER 13, 2013
XVIII INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL OF MIAMI
THE BAND PERRY
305-548-7711
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