On our last day in Miami we visited the famous Biltmore-Miami hotel which offers tours on Sundays http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Gables_Biltm
It is one of the “jazz era” hotels built by the renowned New York architects Schultze and Weaver who also built the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York among several others. During its heyday there were special trains named “Biltmore Special” that brought northeastern guests to the hotel.
Quite a few years ago we visited Miami and went to Coral Gables. We couldn’t help noticing this tall structure that we were drawn to, but we were quickly turned back by a security guy in a suit and tie. That was during the time that the Biltmore was empty and in disrepair, but fortunately it has been saved and now operates as a hotel once again and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. Only three percent of historical buildings qualify for that designation.
We had a knowledgeable guide and were very fortunate that on the day we were there the 15th floor suite was unoccupied. The guide had carded elevator access to the three bedroom suite on the fifteenth floor. The views to the south looking over the golf course and to the north towards Miami were spectacular. No point in asking the nightly rate of the suite!
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