Albion Hotel Miami Beach Florida

Albion  
1650 James Ave. At Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL, 33139

Property Description
The Albion Hotel first opened in 1939 to widespread critical acclaim. Igor Polevitsky, the creator of this sleek property, was a Bauhaus devotee credited with the invention of Nautical Art Deco architecture. Among Polevitsky's other projects is the legendary Hotel Nacional in Havana. After decades of decline, The Albion served as the grungy local headquarters for Abbie Hoffman and Students for a Democratic Society during the 1972 Democratic National Conveion in Miami. Rubbel Hotels purchased the property in early 1996 and began a yearlong 10 million renovation by award-winning avant garde Ecuadorian architect Carlos Zapata. In 1997, the restored masterpiece opened on Valentine's Day to renewed acclaim. A lushly landscaped courtyard; 60-foot swimming pool; fitness center; sand-covered sun deck; vertical pond in lobby; valet parking; fax and copy service; help desk/concierge services; daily manager's cocktail reception; complimentary coffee served daily from 6:00 untill 10:00 a.m. and complimentary personalized business cards.

Location Information
The Albion Hotel is located one block from the Atlantic Ocean, in the heart of South Beach's Art Deco District. It is conveniently situated at the corner of the Lincoln Road shopping mall, home to the Balanchine-influenced Miami City Ballet, the popular New World Symphony and a wide array of Miami's chicest restaurants, boutiques and art galleries. The Jackie Gleason Theater and the Miami Beach Convention Center are just three blocks away and the Miami Interantional Airport is jsut 12 miles west.

Room Information
Penthouse Suites features solaria for nude sunbathing and open-air dinner parties; 10 Art Deco Single rooms; 65 Art Deco King rooms; 4 Double Queen rooms; 4 Junior Suites; 2 1-Bedroom Suites; 4 Production/Wardrobe Rooms. King-sized beds; custom-designed Carlos Zapata furnishings; minibar; 24-hour room service; two-line phones with dataports, direct dialing, voice mail and direct line; remote control AM-FM stereo with cassette deck and CD player; remote control cable television, VCR and movie library upon request; full-length mirror; iron and ironing board; bathrobes; organic cucumber essence bathroom essentials; hair dryer; good-night notes and Chupa Chups lollipops at turn-down.