The InterContinental Miami is a luxury hotel in Downtown Miami, Florida. Opened in 1983, it is owned by Strategic Hotels & Resorts and operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts as part of its InterContinental portfolio.
| InterContinental Miami | |
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 The InterContinental as seen from Bayfront Park in 2010. | |
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| Hotel chain | InterContinental |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 100 Chopin Plaza Miami, Florida United States |
| Coordinates | 25°46′21″N 80°11′07″W / 25.772419°N 80.185373°W |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Opening | 1982 |
| Owner | Strategic Hotels & Resorts |
| Management | IHG Hotels & Resorts |
| Height | |
| Roof | 366 ft (111.6 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Lifts/elevators | 10 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 653 |
History
editDesigned in 1982 by noted architect Pietro Belluschi. it was opened in 1983 as the Pavilion Hotel, as part of developer Theodore Gould's waterfront Miami Centre project.[1] However it was subject to foreclosure in 1985 which led to InterContinental being selected to manage it. They were granted a long-term management contract the following year when it was renamed the Intercontinental Miami.[2][3]
In 2009, the hotel began $30 million in renovations to better-complete with other downtown hotels, which were completed in 2012. The renovations included redecorated rooms with more technological features, presidential and executive suites designed by Venus Williams' agency V Starr, the new Richard Sandoval restaurant Toro Toro, and an exterior lighting system consisting of a new entrance with customizable multi-color lamps, and a 19-storey "digital canvas" of LED light bars on the sides of the building that can be used to play animations.[4][5][6] The "digital canvas" launched with an animation featuring a silhouette of a dancing woman.[6]
Gallery
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The InterContinental in Downtown Miami on New Year's Eve, 2008-2009. Mr. Neon rises to the top one minute before midnight. -
InterContinental front view -
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bank Forecloses on Gould's Miami Center". The Miami Herald. 28 Jul 1984. pp. 1, 10.
- ^ ""New" Hotel". The Miami News. 11 Mar 1986. p. 17.
- ^ "Pavillon Hotel going to InterContinental". The Miami News. 2021-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "'Digital canvas' lets landmark Miami hotel go high-tech". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Art Basel Gets Suites by Venus Williams at the InterContinental Miami". Interior Design. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ a b "InterContinental Replaces Its Dancing Lady, The Modern-Day Coppertone Girl". WLRN. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2024-03-15.