VIEW FROM THE BLEAU SALES NEWSLETTER SPRING 2014
It was great seeing so many of you at Fontainebleau enjoying all the hotel has to offer during the past months. This winter we have seen Fontainebleau top the South Florida Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s top hotels. Lapis Spa, Hakkasan and Scarpetta all received the Forbes Travel Guide Four Star Award. USA Today featured an article on hotels where bold design will enhance your stay and Fontainebleau made the world’s top 9. Since launching our Instagram account in June 2012, Fontainebleau has become the #1 single hotel with the most followers on Instagram, currently at 21,857, and statigram currently has Fontainebleau listed at #8 on Top Brands in the category of tourism. Media from around the world covered the Sports Illustrated launch of its 50th anniversary issue here at Fontainebleau in February, as well as the recent premier in March of Rio2, with Anne Hathaway, Andy Garcia, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Kristin Chenoweth, Jemaine Clement, Carlos Saldanha and Rodrigo Santoro all celebrating on the BleauLive Stage! We continue 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 guests. Thank you for your continued support. As always, we look forward to seeing you on your next trip to Fontainebleau!
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
Greetings from Fontainebleau Miami Beach!
I N F O R M AT I O N
5% rebate to Master Account on all Room and Banquet F&B Revenue | June 5% rebate to Master Account on all Room Revenue | July & August Minimum 200 rooms on peak. Not applicable to currently booked groups. Banquet F&B charged to Master Account must be booked and consumed in June. Subject to availability and black out dates apply. Contact Fontainebleau Miami Beach at 305-535-3255
CLIENT BRANDING Fontainebleau’s unique branding opportunities offer your company the ability to create multiple platforms to create brand awareness. We know that exposure is crucial to success, which is why we’re dedicated to meeting and exceeding all of your signage, sponsorship and brand building needs. To build your perfect brand package, contact Roselaine Bienaime at 305-535-3247 or rbienaime@fontainebleau.com
BLEAULIVE Fontainebleau has been a destination for entertainment since opening in 1954. Fontainebleau’s BleauLive immersive guest experience continues the tradition of entertaining. Upcoming performances include: The Neighbourhood | April 25, 2014 Flo Rida | May 9, 2014 iHeartRADIO | June 27 - 29, 2014
SPECIAL TOP CHEF DINNER WITH NINA COMPTON & SHIRLEY CHUNG Top Chef Season 11 Finalists Nina Compton and Shirley Chung pair up once again and deliver a five course prix-fixe menu at famed AAA Four Diamond award winner Scarpetta. At the end of the evening each guest will receive a signed commemorative menu from the duo themselves! Saturday, May 17, 2014 | $150++ per person | Optional wine pairing available
RETAIL MUST HAVES
Fontainebleau Bowtie | $39
Treat your guests to Fontainebleau’s distinctively designed products. Our team of skilled personal shoppers and graphic designers are available to help you find the perfect customized gifts. Call upon our retail team to select something special for your VIP guests or choose a corporate gift or memento for the team. Tell us what you need and leave the production details to us. To place an order or for more information contact Robin Gamm-Sweigert at 305-807-4924 or rsweigert@fontainebleau.com.
MEET JACKIE PAYANO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GROUP SALES
MEET LOUIS GONZALEZ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GROUP SALES
Over her 15 years in the hospitality industry, Jackie has held numerous sales roles, most recently as a Director of National Accounts at Fontainebleau. Previously she served as National Sales Manager at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla. She began her career with Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, climbing the ranks from front desk agent to Sales Manager at the Sheraton in Edison, N.J., and later opening the Sheraton Overland Park, KS. A Chicago Cubs fan, she named her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel after
Louis Gonzalez has been with Fontainebleau for five years starting out his career with us as Director of National Accounts for the Northeast Market. In 2013, Louis was promoted to Assistant Director of Group Sales. “Louis has been a key revenue contributor for the past four years and has used his exceptional sales skills to grow our business in the northeast, one of our most demanding markets,” said Scott Flexman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Wrigley Field. “Jackie has been one of our top producing Directors of National Accounts over the past six years,” said Flexman. “Her outstanding sales and technology knowledge will continue to benefit our sales team and we’re positive her leadership ability and excellent sales skills will keep our team’s productivity moving upward.”
A 25-year industry veteran, Louis began his career in banquets and catering/convention services. Prior to Fontainebleau Louis held the Director of National Accounts position at Boca Raton Resort and Senior Sales Manager at Marriott International’s Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami. Louis is a native to New York City and he loves traveling to the market often “to get his fix of the world’s greatest city.”
MEET KEVIN BRYANT DIRECTOR OF SALES & REVENUE MANAGEMENT Kevin Bryant joined Fontainebleau as Director of Revenue Management in 2007, becoming a key member of a sales team with more than 16 years of hospitality experience. In his new role, Kevin is responsible for maximizing the revenue profitability of the hotel by strategically managing the booking of guest rooms and meeting space. He directs a team comprised of both group and leisure sales, and oversees and supports the revenue management team and an offsite reservations center. Since reopening in 2008, Fontainebleau has established itself as a leader in occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room,” said Scott Flexman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Kevin has been a key contributor to that and will continue to help Fontainebleau with further brand growth and development. Previously, Kevin was Director of Revenue Management at the Boca Resort & Club in Boca Raton, FL; and Revenue Manager at Registry Resort in Naples. FL. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ball State University. Kevin is an avid world traveler and has been to 28 countries, and counting.
MEET THE SALES TEAM
SUMMER EXCLUSIVE GROUP SAVINGS
NEW ADDITION TO THE ART FONTAINEBLEAU COLLECTION
Coconut oil cures pretty much any beauty woe one could possibly face—be it in the tropics or
and surprise, to be anything but the stuff you’d see in any other hotel. Fontainebleau today
elsewhere. Thanks to its natural antibacterial and antifungal properties and high fatty acid content,
follows Lapidus’ precedent by incorporating “cool and hot” examples of contemporary art as a
coconut oil is a crazy effective—and cost effective—way to treat and improve skin, hair and nails.
part of its radical departure from the ordinary, and to entertain and educate. Each work of art
For an intensive dry hair treatment work into wet hair, cover with a shower cap and leave on for
you see in Fontainebleau is unique, original, and site-specific. All the work has been integrated
Everything architect Morris Lapidus designed or placed in Fontainebleau was meant to delight
up to 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo as usual.
into the resort’s total architecture and design to create a completely curated environment.
Use it as all-over moisturizing body oil. Feria says coconut oil works especially well as a treatment
The most recent addition to Fontainebleau’s growing art collection is Maarten Baas’ Grandmother
for dry elbows.
Clock from The Real Time Series, 2013. The clock is viewable across from the Chateau Front Desk
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.
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.
Soothe itch and irritation caused by poison ivy, oak or sumac.
Maarten Baas is one of the designers working to marry the two in a way that explores new
To stimulate hair growth, massage coconut oil into your scalp.
design, have featured sweepers moving dirt,
Apply it daily to the skin to help prevent stretch marks during pregnancy.
design possibilities. Maarten’s clocks, which exist at the border of video art and functional “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
A RT O F 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
JOSIE FERIA OF LAPIS SPA GIVES YOU 11 REASONS WHY COCONUT OIL IS THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY CURE
FONTAINEBLEAU HONORS MOTHER’S DAY
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:
FB STEAKHOUSE | 6 - 11 PM
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX | May 7 hosted by Kenneth Killion
LEWIS CELLARS | October 21 hosted by Dennis Bell
PALI WINE COMPANY | June 4 hosted by Aaron Walker
GIACOMO BORGOGNO E FIGLI | November 18
DASSAI SAKE BREWERY | October 2
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
MAY IS BURGER MONTH AT MICHAEL MINA 74
Enjoy classics, favorites, action stations including Vida’s signature meat and fish rotisserie,
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!
limitless Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas.
mouthwatering sushi and raw bar selections, a sweet spread of tempting desserts and $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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H A P P E N I N G S AT F O N TA I N E B L E A U
CELLAR 1954 WINE SERIES IS BACK
GOINGS ON IN AND AROUND MIAMI BEACH
APRIL 1 - MAY 31, 2014
MAY 11, 2014
JUNE 27 - 29, 2014
MIAMI DANCE FESTIVAL
SCARPETTA MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH
BLEAULIVE PRESENTS | IHEART RADIO
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VIDA MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH
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FB STEAKHOUSE SPECIAL PRIX-FIXE MENU APRIL 24, 2014
LAPIS SPA MOTHER’S DAY SPECIALS
JULY 1 - AUGUST 31, 2014
CELLAR 1954 WINE & DINNER SERIES
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MIAMI SPA MONTH WWW.MIAMISPAMONTH.COM
NUMANTHIA WWW.FONTAINEBLEAU.COM APRIL 25, 2014
MAY 13 - 18. 2014 BLUE MAN GROUP
JULY 10 - 27, 2014
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XXIX INTERNATIONAL HISPANIC THEATRE FESTIVAL OF MIAMI
BLEAULIVE PRESENTS | THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WWW.BLEAULIVE.COM
MAY 15 - 17, 2014
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LA CÔTE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON DINNER APRIL 25 - 27, 2014
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JUNE 1 - 30, 2014 MIAMI FILM MONTH
APRIL 27, 2014
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AIDS WALK MIAMI WWW.AIDSWALKMIAMI.ORG
JUNE 4, 2014 CELLAR 1954 WINE & DINNER SERIES
MAY 1 - 31, 2014
PALI WINE COMPANY
BURGER MONTH AT MICHAEL MINA 74
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GUMBALL 3000 INTERNATIONAL SUPERCAR RALLY
MIAMI MUSUEM MONTH
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WWW.MIAMIMUSEUMMONTH.COM JUNE 12 - 14, 2014 MAY 7, 2014 CELLAR 1954 WINE & DINNER SERIES CHÂTEAU MARGAUX WWW.FONTAINEBLEAU.COM MAY 9, 2014 BLEAULIVE PRESENTS | FLO RIDA WWW.BLEAULIVE.COM
JULY 10 - 12, 2014 LA CÔTE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON DINNER
MIAMI RUM RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
LA CÔTE ONCE IN A BLUE MOON DINNER WWW.FONTAINEBLEAU.COM JUNE 14, 2014 BIKE & WALKING TOURS IN HONOR OF COCONUT GROVE’S 140TH ANNIVERSARY WWW.ROYALPALMTOURSOFMIAMI.COM
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