The New South Beach Mondrian Style

South Beach’s new Mondrian condo-hotel made its debut during 2008 Art Basel after its $200 million renovation.
The 17-story building offers 335 hotel residences including studios, one and two-bedroom condos and tower suites.
British singer, Craig David, is the proud owner of one of the Mondrian’s tower suites. Dutch designer, Marcel Wanders was the visionary [...]

Avoiding Scams and Fraud when Renting Vacation Rentals in Miami Beach

The internet is a very convenient invention but it also comes with nuisances such as fraud. A large number of fraud attempts take place on the internet and have made their way into travel news.
Vacationers, beware! It should be easy to identify and avoid fraud if you carefully abide by travel tips.

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Vacation Rentals and the Better Business Bureau

The Better Business Bureau is a service that was created to help consumers get to know the companies they are doing business with.
Most American companies are part of this huge database. Consumers may file complaints against companies and the BBB compiles a report that gives the business a grade as good as A+ or below.
The [...]

Miami Beach Vacation Rentals Ordinance

The City of Miami Beach ordinance has been fighting the allowance of vacation rentals of single family homes for the past 8 years.
The city finally decided to discontinue the renting of “party homes”, villas rented by operators for 1 or 2 nights for an organized commercial event.
The events were disturbing neighbors so the City of [...]

Miami Beach vacation rentals for vacationers having special eating needs

Miami attracts tourists from all over the world with different eating habits. Therefore, tourists come with all sorts of different needs and requirements. There are Miami Beach vacation rentals that are specifically adapted to accommodate them.
Being a hard core vegetarian or eating kosher is not complicated for tourists anymore.
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Epic Hotel, New Condo- Hotel in Miami

The Epic Hotel just opened in Downtown Miami on Monday, December 15th. The high-rise consists of 411 hotel rooms and 360 condo units. It is positioned as a cool South Beach style boutique property. Find vacation rentals in Miami in Epic or similar properties.

Bike Friendly Miami

Miami is taking steps to become a bike-friendly city.
City leaders recently approved a plan that strives to achieve that by 2012. Get ready to get those dusty bikes out of your garage or rent a bike in Miami and start practicing.
You may not forget how to ride a bike but you definitely get rusty.
Commission Chairman [...]

Miami Beach Vacation Rentals and Observance of Jewish Laws

Strict observant Jewish vacationers face several constraints when traveling. Often, hotels are not a good lodging option for several reasons:
Observant Jews follow a strict kosher diet that only allows them to eat in Kosher restaurants or at home if cooking with kosher pans and kosher ingredients.
Observant Jewish vacationers often have strict clothing restrictions that forbid [...]

Miami Beach Vacation Rentals and Kashrus

Kashrus are the rules that observant Jews follow regarding eating. They buy their food from kosher grocery stores and eat at kosher restaurants (there are plenty Miami kosher restaurants due to its big Jewish community.) Therefore, proximity to kosher retail stores and restaurants is a must for strict observant Jews.

Kosher restaurants and grocery stores can be [...]

How to select a Miami Beach vacation rental agency – Miami Travel Information

The internet welcomes new websites everyday. Vacationers looking for travel information or a vacation rental website should make sure that they ultimately rent from a legitimate and professional agency. There is travel information you can look into for indicators of a good company. First, find out how many years the vacation rental agency has been [...]