50 Hours in Miami
Fly’s Eye Dome, Palm Court, Miami Design District
Podcast: Miami Melanie Strieder Architect
Ultra in March, iii Point in October, Love Burn in February and Art Basel and Design Miami in December, Miami is one of my favorite vacation destinations.
Hotel: Faena Hotel @faena Filled with art and right on the ocean, you can’t go wrong with Faena Hotel, a luxury hotel brand from Argentina. $1000/night
Feana Hotel
1 Hotel Miami Beach @1hotel.southbeach $600/night Oceanfront luxury hotel known for its wellness programs
1 Hotel Miami Beach
Friday
Friday Art: 12 hand painted murals at the Lobby at Faena
Murals at Faena Hotel Lobby
Golden Mammoth, Damien Hirst's iconic sculpture, by the pool at Faena Hotel
Golden Mammoth, Feana Hotel
Friday Brunch: Smith & Wollensky at South Pointe Park. This waterfront restaurant is the perfect spot to watch cruiseship set sail from the southern tip of Miami Beach.
Smith & Wollensky
Friday Dinner: Pao, Asian fusion at Faena Hotel
Pao, Feana Hotel
Friday Live Music: The Living Room at Feana Hotel
The Living Room at Feana Hotel
Saturday
Saturday Cafe: Dior Cafe, second of the Dior Flagship in Design District @miamidesigndistrict.
Dior Cafe, Miami Design District
Saturday Shopping: You may spend a whole day at Miami Design District, which is filled with flagships of luxury brands. Each flagship store is housed in a cutting edge stand alone structure that leave you in awe.
Louis Vuitton, Miami Design District
Saturday Brunch: Sofia at Design District @sofiamiamidd
Sofia, Design District
Saturday Dinner: Contessa @contessaristorante, Italian Cuisine at Design District.
Contessa, Italian Cuisine
Saturday Cocktail: Sexy Fish Miami @sexyfishmiami, Brickell. It’s a flashy resaturant known for spending millions on its over the top bathrooms, especially men’s bathroom.
Sexy Fish Miami
Saturday Performance: Cabernet at Faena Theatre @faenatheater.
Cabernet at Feana Theatre
Sunday
Sunday Cafe: Pura Vida @puravidamiami is a chain cafe in Miami that’s favored by the locals.
Pura Vida Miami
Sunday Brunch: Verde at PAMM, this cafe inside the art museum with a panoramic view of biscayne bay.
Verde at PAMM
Sunday Afternoon: Vizcaya @vizcaya_museum It’s truly a piece of architectural gem. Iron Men 3 was filmed here. It’s also a popular wedding photoshoots location. Located in Coral Gables which is about an hour away from Miami Beach.
Vizcaya
Sunday Dinner: Joia Beach @joiabeach is the perfect waterfront restaurant to catch a sunset.
Joia Beach