InterContinental Miami

Coordinates: 25°46′21″N 80°11′07″W / 25.772419°N 80.185373°W / 25.772419; -80.185373
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InterContinental Miami
The InterContinental as seen from Bayfront Park
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Hotel chainInterContinental
General information
TypeHotel
Location100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, Florida
United States
Coordinates25°46′21″N 80°11′07″W / 25.772419°N 80.185373°W / 25.772419; -80.185373
Completed1982
Opening1982
OwnerStrategic Hotels & Resorts
ManagementIHG Hotels & Resorts
Height
Roof366 ft (111.6 m)
Technical details
Floor count34
Lifts/elevators10
Other information
Number of rooms653

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.

History[edit]

Designed 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 a new 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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bank Forecloses on Gould's Miami Center". The Miami Herald. 28 Jul 1984. pp. 1, 10.
  2. ^ ""New" Hotel". The Miami News. 11 Mar 1986. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Pavillon Hotel going to InterContinental". The Miami News. 2021-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. ^ "'Digital canvas' lets landmark Miami hotel go high-tech". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ "Art Basel Gets Suites by Venus Williams at the InterContinental Miami". Interior Design. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  6. ^ a b "InterContinental Replaces Its Dancing Lady, The Modern-Day Coppertone Girl". WLRN. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2024-03-15.