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Hotel Miami Beach nce known as the “ Queen of Collins Avenue ,” the Saxony Hotel is breathing new life as Faena Hotel Miami Beach . Described as both an invention and reinvention , Alan Faena reimagined the hotel as a tribute to 1950s ’ Art Deco and Old Hollywood glamour .
Faena , an Argentine fashion designer turned hotelier and real estate developer , hopes to have similar success in Miami Beach as he did with the Faena District in the Puerto Madero neighborhood of Buenos Aires , which is considered some of the most valuable real estate in Argentina ' s capital city and home to the first Faena Hotel .
“ When you have the chance to create something like this , it ’ s a big responsibility because you ’ re creating a legacy , a place not only for us today , but for the Miami Beach of the future ,” says Faena of what he claims to be a more than US $ 1 billion project . “ Our aim is to keep the identity of the place , of the past , of the old families and the old mentalities of the people who were here before us who created the city , while also creating this urban alchemy for the future of Miami .”
Faena Miami Beach includes 169 guestrooms and suites as well as 13 penthouse residences spanning the top two floors of the property . Hardwood floors are found throughout the accommodations as well as “ Faena Red ” velvet and cool blue tiled
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