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Miami Hotel Deals @ Gansevoort South

imageGansevoort South, the sexy southern version of Hotel Gansevoort in New York's Meatpacking District, is breaking out some great package deals to entice you to come on down and hang by the (gorgeous) pool. There's the "Naughty But Nice" package, which includes such niceties as a bottle of champagne with chocolate covered strawberries, two monogrammed bathrobes and a "mile high intimacy kit" -- a feather tickler, a "personal massager," and three condoms. Though I'm not sure what the "mile high" is in reference to, the "personal massager" sounds like a good deal.

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Industry Insiders: Antonio Misuraca, Ultimate Host

Industry Insiders: Antonio Misuraca, Ultimate Host Miami nightlife baron Antonio Misuraca on recession-proof nightlife, club doormen as neurosurgeons, and revering both Bill Clinton and the Pope.

What is your weekly schedule? I am one of the local promoters here in South Beach. And the nights I do are as follows: Monday night at Bed’s "Secret Society," which has been going for about seven years. It’s like an R&B and hip-hop party. Wednesday night at The Forge, which is like an international night and has been going for about 15 years; Thursday night at the Gansevoort roof deck, I do a party called "Plunge"; Friday night at Set, which is like a house music night. It has been going for about three years. My latest is "Vanity Night" at LIV in the Fontainebleau Hotel. We just launched that, and— to me— it’s a success.

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Industry Insiders: Cedric Adegnika, Jet Setter

Industry Insiders: Cedric Adegnika, Jet Setter Cedric Adegnika, the doorman and VIP host at Set, brings fame to clubs, sees the future, then does downward facing dog.

How would you describe your profession? My job is to bring fame to night clubs.

Which establishments do you frequent? Sardinia. It's an Italian restaurant whose most important aspect is the ambiance and the home-like feeling, plus customized service and of course good, healthy food. Vita, a restaurant/lounge with great service and a friendly, warm atmosphere. A place where you can have dinner and stay to have drinks and party till the end of the night. And Set has the best-looking crowd and European jet-setters.

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Miami: Top 5 Dance Clubs in South Beach

imagePretend you’re Latin, unless, of course, you are. In which case, behave accordingly.

1. Aerobar - Imagine dancing to electro-techno mixes inside a futuristic airport. No cover.
2. Mansion - True mega club -- obligatory stop on the SoBe nocturnal tour. Impromptu and planned celeb appearances.
3. Mokai - Better known as the de facto VIP lounge of South Beach. Looks like a lounge, but after one $16 martini, all you gots to do is dance.

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Industry Insiders: Michael Achenbaum, Haute Hotelier

Industry Insiders: Michael Achenbaum, Haute Hotelier Michael Achenbaum of the Hotel Gansevoort puts down The Law, emerges a towering hotel titan, and reveals what’s in the works for Park Ave.

Point of Origin: I grew up on Long Island and went to the University of Michigan. Then I went to NYU for graduate school for a JD and MBA for law business. When I was in school here and in Michigan, I began to concentrate on children's charities. I worked at a Japanese bank and Bear Stearns doing commercial mortgages -- an industry that's just falling apart right now, and the residential component is now affecting the commercial component. I left to go and work with my father in commercial development as he had his own construction company. Prior to my involvement, my father was responsible for developing thousands of apartments and several million square feet of office space. After I joined the company, we decided to take a few projects in a different direction, including high-end hotels, and we ended up picking up the property that would eventually become the Gansevoort.

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