Among the list of the growing field of gay resorts and hotels, add Lords -- SOBE's newest gay friendly hotel. Renovated and re-designed Hotel Nash, a place most notable for it's "low key & low cost" atmosphere, has been transformed into a chic, sexy, and stylish resort.
The hotel boasts 53 bohemian influenced rooms with modern amentities, as well as studio styles ('Pads') and suites ('Pied-a-terres'), along with a penthouse. A collaboration between Lords, Out Magazine, ABSOLUT VODKA with charity ties among The Hetrick Martin Institue as well as The Point Foundation will certainly ensure a very engaging and fun-spirited hotel experience. Dining in the hotel will be done via the "Cha Cha Rooster", and for a more laid back and mingle-friendly atmosphere, the "Cha Cha Bar". For those who enjoy being poolside and sun bathing, "The Cha Cha Cabana" is a poolside, fully stocked, and fully staffed bar and restaurant. Cocktails, socializing with elites and a view of SOBE "spectacles" will take place on "The Porch". The hotel also offers "Stay-Naked" Dining which includes delivery services for visitors looking to keep the festivities indoors. The hotel has also teamed up with Crunch Fitness so that guest may work out in the Washington Ave facility during their stay at Lords. Furthermore, guest checking in will be greeted in the Lobby Lounge by a 9-foot tall fiberglass polar bear -- playful eh?
A 50,000-square-foot sports, lifestyle, and entertainment complex and 10,000-sqaure-foot NBA approved basketball court sounds like quite the playground, or vacation within a vacation. The JW Marriott Marquis in Miami is offering vacationers and locals alike just that -- a premier five star luxury hotel experience.
The new hotel, opening October 1, boasts a two-story entertainment facility featuring a high-tech media room, billiard room, Rik Rak Spa & Salon, as well as the Jim McLean Golf School (virtual golf facility with an indoor putting green), a virtual bowling room, and Met 2 Fitness -- a 4,500-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness center. In the unlikely event that you STILL aren't impressed, there is the 44-room Hotel Beaux Arts Miami, JW Marriot Marquis’ hotel-within-a-hotel (located above the main hotel), and French chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud's db Bistro Moderne.
With the success of Soho House in London, New York, Los Angeles and Berlin, the members only club finally makes its way to South Beach. The almost "too exclusive" club, Soho Beach House, is located on site of the historic Sovereign hotel, which has been redesigned and expanded to include a 16-story oceanfront tower. The beach house boast 50 rooms, a screening snug, 2 pools, a beach club, as well as a Cecconi's restaurant and an "expansive Cowshed spa". The spa caters to guest with several treatment rooms, as well as an active floor overlooking the oceanfront where members can arrange for yoga classes or a personal trainer.