ABOUT  ·   RESIDENTIAL PORTFOLIO   ·   COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIO  ·   SHOWHOUSES   ·    PRESS   ·   THE FRANKLIN REPORT  ·  HOME

Click on image to enlarge.

ABITARE MIAMI May 2000 Miami News Beach House Bal Harbour When asked by Rubell to do a "contemporary" conversion of a 1950's hotel that would create an informal, comfortable and relaxing environment "that felt like a sprawling luxurious seaside home", Scott Sanders (with Polo Ralph Lauren design team)--rejected the traditional, over-formal lobby in favour of cosier public spaces furnished with 18/19th century pieces and Japanese objects, adding a general emporium, a bar something like a decadent art collector's inner sanctum, and an ocean-view restaurant who's chef, Sheila Lukins, is also a famous author of home cookery books.  The 170 bedrooms and 10 suites are wood-paneled and exceptionally spacious, combining the home comfort of Ralph Lauren furnishings with careful detailing (there are vases to put collected sea shells in) and isolation-dispelling communications technology (fax, internet and e-mail access, cordless phone, play station, stereo system).   To combine work and pleasure the hotel offers a business centre and meeting rooms, but most spectacularly, relaxation aids that include a large beach, an ocean-inspired garden, a grove with hammocks, and an Olympic-size pool surrounded by date palms.

Return to Press page

27 WEST 24TH STREET, SUITE 803  NEW YORK NY 10010   ·   TEL 212 343 8298  ·   FAX 212 343 8299  ·   info@scottsandersllc.com