The Eden Roc Miami Beach is a resort hotel at 4525 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida. The building contains the Nobu Hotel Miami Beach. It was designed by Morris Lapidus in the Miami Modern style, and was completed in 1955–56. Renovated in 2008, the hotel has 621 guest rooms, including 96 suites.[1] It was built on the site of the Warner Estate following litigation over development rights to the site and to the neighboring Firestone Estate, which became the Fontainebleau Hotel.[2]
Morris Lapidus designed the Eden Roc for a site immediately to the north of his Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel built in 1954. The hotel was designed for Harry Mufson, who was a then-estranged former partner of Fontainebleau owner, Ben Novack, who together had previously created another Miami Beach landmark hotel (the design of which Lapidus did not initiate, grant completed) located about a half-mile to the south, the Sans Souci (which opened in 1949). The Eden Roc site had previously been the Warner Estate, owned by Albert Warner of the Warner Brothers. Mufson told Lapidus "I don't want any of the French stuff you used at the Fontainebleau. That's for kids."[3] Novack was infuriated at both Lapidus and Mufson for building the Eden Roc, then considered one of the most elegant and luxurious hotels of its time, and retaliated in 1961 by building a blank 14-story North Tower as a "spite wall" on the Fontainebleau property to shade the Eden Roc's pool. All rooms faced south, and the side facing the Eden Roc consisted of an unpainted and unsightly "eye sore," in which the sole window, an oceanside penthouse on the north side, belonged to Novack, which he created for the purpose of "keeping an eye on" Harry and his guests at the Eden Roc. Mufson sued Novack in what would become one of the most acrimonious, personal legal architectural battles in Miami Beach history.[4][5][6]
Hotel crest and sign
At the Eden Roc, Lapidus avoided the sweeping curves of the Fontainebleau, choosing instead a more formal composition reminiscent of earlier Miami Beach hotels.[5] The hotel is surmounted by a large finned enclosure bearing the hotel's signs. An addition on the south side of the Eden Roc property was built to cover the spite wall and new pools were built in unshaded locations.[6]
The hotel was named after the Eden Roc pavilion at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France. The hotel housed the Cafe Pompei, a supper club that offered entertainment with dinner. The Mona Lisa Room was an intimate formal dining room, and Harry's American Bar was the hotel's nightclub (not named after the hotel owner, Harry Mufson, but rather a famous bar – considered by many an institution – in Venice, Italy, and a name Morris Lapidus borrowed for the storied nightclub within the Eden Roc).[3]
Recent historyEdit
The hotel was restored in 1997 by architects Spillis Candela and Partners[5]. In 2005, Marriott International began operating the hotel under its Renaissance Hotels & Resorts brand as the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach[6], after performing a 200$ Million 18-month renovation and expansion led by Nichols Architects. Completed in 2008, the expansion created the new 21-story Ocean Tower, and was awarded for the historic preservation of the hotel.[7][8]
Due to disagreements between Marriott and the owners, which resulted in numerous lawsuits,[9] the fifty-year contract was cut short, and the hotel left Marriott on July 11, 2013.[10]
In 2016, a portion of the hotel, including 206 guest rooms and the hotel's bar and restaurants, was converted to the Nobu Hotel Miami Beach, a "hotel-within-a-hotel".[11] The Eden Roc now has 415 remaining rooms.
The lobby, before its conversion in 2016 to Bar Nobu
In popular cultureEdit
The musical group Steely Dan mentions "a tower room at Eden Roc" as a symbol of luxury in its song "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)," on the album Can't Buy a Thrill (1972).
Eden Roc was also featured in back to back episodes of I Love Lucy, entitled "Deep Sea Fishing" and "Desert Island" in 1956.
The hotel was also a shooting location for the music video to Bailando by Belgian eurodance band Paradisio, with the iconic crest being seen multiple time throughout the video.
^"Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates Wins Award for Eden Roc". Hospitality Design. 19 November 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Eden Roc Completes $200 million Renovation and Expansion". Hotel Executive. 7 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Marriott International to Depart the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach July 11".
^Eden Roc no longer a renaissance Miami Herald[dead link]
^"A Sneak Peek Inside Miami's New Nobu Hotel". 19 August 2016.
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The Eden Roc Miami Beach is a resort hotel at 4525 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach Florida The building contains the Nobu Hotel Miami Beach It was designed by Morris Lapidus in the Miami Modern style and was completed in 1955 56 Renovated in 2008 the hotel has 621 guest rooms including 96 suites 1 It was built on the site of the Warner Estate following litigation over development rights to the site and to the neighboring Firestone Estate which became the Fontainebleau Hotel 2 Eden Roc Miami Beach Contents 1 Design 2 Recent history 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksDesign EditMorris Lapidus designed the Eden Roc for a site immediately to the north of his Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel built in 1954 The hotel was designed for Harry Mufson who was a then estranged former partner of Fontainebleau owner Ben Novack who together had previously created another Miami Beach landmark hotel the design of which Lapidus did not initiate grant completed located about a half mile to the south the Sans Souci which opened in 1949 The Eden Roc site had previously been the Warner Estate owned by Albert Warner of the Warner Brothers Mufson told Lapidus I don t want any of the French stuff you used at the Fontainebleau That s for kids 3 Novack was infuriated at both Lapidus and Mufson for building the Eden Roc then considered one of the most elegant and luxurious hotels of its time and retaliated in 1961 by building a blank 14 story North Tower as a spite wall on the Fontainebleau property to shade the Eden Roc s pool All rooms faced south and the side facing the Eden Roc consisted of an unpainted and unsightly eye sore in which the sole window an oceanside penthouse on the north side belonged to Novack which he created for the purpose of keeping an eye on Harry and his guests at the Eden Roc Mufson sued Novack in what would become one of the most acrimonious personal legal architectural battles in Miami Beach history 4 5 6 nbsp Hotel crest and signAt the Eden Roc Lapidus avoided the sweeping curves of the Fontainebleau choosing instead a more formal composition reminiscent of earlier Miami Beach hotels 5 The hotel is surmounted by a large finned enclosure bearing the hotel s signs An addition on the south side of the Eden Roc property was built to cover the spite wall and new pools were built in unshaded locations 6 The hotel was named after the Eden Roc pavilion at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes France The hotel housed the Cafe Pompei a supper club that offered entertainment with dinner The Mona Lisa Room was an intimate formal dining room and Harry s American Bar was the hotel s nightclub not named after the hotel owner Harry Mufson but rather a famous bar considered by many an institution in Venice Italy and a name Morris Lapidus borrowed for the storied nightclub within the Eden Roc 3 Recent history EditThe hotel was restored in 1997 by architects Spillis Candela and Partners 5 In 2005 Marriott International began operating the hotel under its Renaissance Hotels amp Resorts brand as the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach 6 after performing a 200 Million 18 month renovation and expansion led by Nichols Architects Completed in 2008 the expansion created the new 21 story Ocean Tower and was awarded for the historic preservation of the hotel 7 8 Due to disagreements between Marriott and the owners which resulted in numerous lawsuits 9 the fifty year contract was cut short and the hotel left Marriott on July 11 2013 10 In 2016 a portion of the hotel including 206 guest rooms and the hotel s bar and restaurants was converted to the Nobu Hotel Miami Beach a hotel within a hotel 11 The Eden Roc now has 415 remaining rooms nbsp The lobby before its conversion in 2016 to Bar NobuIn popular culture EditThe musical group Steely Dan mentions a tower room at Eden Roc as a symbol of luxury in its song Brooklyn Owes the Charmer Under Me on the album Can t Buy a Thrill 1972 Eden Roc was also featured in back to back episodes of I Love Lucy entitled Deep Sea Fishing and Desert Island in 1956 The hotel was also a shooting location for the music video to Bailando by Belgian eurodance band Paradisio with the iconic crest being seen multiple time throughout the video References Edit Eden Roc Miami Beach Cvent Supplier Network Retrieved 9 February 2014 Beach to Fight Ruling over Firestone Estate Miami News September 3 1948 Retrieved 13 November 2012 a b Eden Roc History Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach Archived from the original on 5 November 2012 Retrieved 13 November 2012 personal Mufson family archives Richard Mufson and the book The Eden Roc Story a b c Shulman Allan T Robinson Randall C Jr Donnelly James F 2010 Miami Architecture University Press of Florida pp 319 320 a b c Shulman Robinson Donnelly p 318 Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe amp Associates Wins Award for Eden Roc Hospitality Design 19 November 2009 Retrieved October 20 2023 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Eden Roc Completes 200 million Renovation and Expansion Hotel Executive 7 November 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Marriott International to Depart the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach July 11 Eden Roc no longer a renaissance Miami Herald dead link A Sneak Peek Inside Miami s New Nobu Hotel 19 August 2016 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eden Roc Miami Beach Eden Roc Miami Beach official website Nobu Hotel Miami Beach official website25 49 10 47 N 80 07 20 34 W 25 8195750 N 80 1223167 W 25 8195750 80 1223167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel amp oldid 1181113402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
