Delano Hotel
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| Location | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Owner | Morgans Hotel Group |
| Website | Delano Hotel |
The Delano Hotel is an upscale resort located at 1685 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida. The resort features 194 guest rooms, suites and lofts, and is located directly on the beach. Delano is now a part of the Morgans Hotel Group collection. The Delano is known for its whimsical, art-deco styling and its celebrity clientele. The lobby is a mecca for late-night minglers. In 2007, the Delano Hotel was ranked in the American Institute of Architects list of "America's Favorite Architecture".[1]
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[edit] History
Delano was first built in 1947. The original architect was Robert Swartburg. Its crowning tower is four-winged and is one of the tallest buildings in the area.
[edit] Design features
“Indoor/Outdoor Lobby” – first hotel in America with an indoor and outdoor lobby.[citation needed]
The Blue Door Restaurant and the Brasserie – It is under the direction of restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow and renowned chef Claude Troisgros.
The Blue Sea – located in the middle of the lobby.
The Rose Bar – A side lobby bar with a glowing bar.
“Water Salon” - conceived by Philippe Starck as his first exercise in pool design.[citation needed] The Delano features include underwater classical music, a continuous waterfall and furniture in the pool.
[edit] AFL Australian Football League nude photo scandal
A nude photograph depicted of AFL footballer and St Kilda Football Club captain Nick Riewoldt surfaced in December 2010. The photograph was taken by team-mate Sam Gilbert in 2009 at the Delano Hotel in Miami. The 16 year old girl who released the candid picture claimed she had taken the photograph herself at a Melbourne hotel, but was later proven wrong after the AFL discovered the decor in the photograph was, in fact, from the Delano Hotel.[2]
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Coordinates: 25°47′32″N 80°07′44″W / 25.792133°N 80.128758°W
