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June 16, 2008

South Beach bargain

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A press release just arrived in my inbox and I'm not sure what intrigued me more: the picture or the deal.

As you see, the Whitelaw Hotel - which is at 808 Collins Ave. - is advertising a summer special of $69 for stays Sunday through Thursday and $99 Friday and Saturday. Bookings must be made through the South Beach Group. And presumably neither the girl nor the gun is involved.

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June 2, 2008

Sneaking into hotels

This weekend I visited a friend who lives near one of Florida's great hotels, and frequently enjoys the amenities. He told me a few months ago that he had just spent a pleasant afternoon in the hotel garden reading Edmund Spenser's The Fairie Queene.

I assumed that he had taken out some sort of membership given to local residents that allowed him onto the property. But no, he just walks in. The other day, one of the employees called him "chief." He recently presented some complaints to the concierge.

The key, he said, is to get a towel. If you walk around with a towel, everyone assumes you belong. You're unapproachable, untouchable, as long as you've got a towel.

Something to keep in mind as hotel rates rise. Though, of course, he always goes home to sleep in the evening.

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TOM SWICK
Swick has been the travel editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel since 1989. He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania because there was no hospital in Phillipsburg, N.J. (so he began his life by crossing a border)...

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