In the middle of a residential neighborhood in Key West, there is a place that is so magical that to call it a restaurant seems like an insult. When you walk in, you immediately understand why it is called Blue Heaven.  [...]

Businesses on South Beach are recovering from the festive, but controversial, weekend that sends many of the locals out of town, and many of the tourists to jail. [...]

Not so long ago, the South Beach Hostel was considered party central for the South of Fifth set.  But lately, it’s completely changed its tune.  What’s different about its new incarnation…and will it take? Find out here! [...]

When considering an escape from civilization to an island retreat in Florida, most people would set their sights on the Keys, Marco Island, Sanibel or Captiva.  But few would expect to find one in landlocked Central Florida.  Hontoon Island may be one of the region’s best kept secrets. [...]

My wife has spent the last 10 years providing expert travel advice and customer service.  So, who does the Miami Herald newspaper call when they need a quote from a local business owner in the hospitality industry? They call Michelle, of course. [...]

By the time we showed up at the Doubletree in Coconut Grove, we were ready to tear each other’s clothes off. We hurriedly checked in, made out in the elevator, and dashed down the hallway to our room. We opened the door and our room looked like it had been occupied by Motley Crue the night before. [...]

My boyfriend Josh and I are both Met fans, so we decided a spring training game in Port St. Lucie would be a perfect spring break activity. We decided to stay for two days and booked a hotel room. “Hotel,” though, is a grandiose term for roach-infested shoebox. [...]

Vacations are supposed to be the highlights of relationships. A time when you and your significant other get to leave the stresses of everyday life behind and just be with each other in a romantic, fun setting. But what happens when the people running that setting are completely incompetent, and add more stress to your life than your boss, your kids and your dogs combined?

OK, you researched the destination, bought all the guidebooks, and purchased your tickets. Everything is set to have a vacation of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? Well, as you probably know, vacations don’t always go quite the way you planned. [...]

I knew I was onto something when I told Angie that I was staying at the Clevelander Hotel and she shrieked. “You’re staying at the Clevelander!? You don’t know how hard I tried to get a room there this weekend.” And then when I later told her that I had been upgraded to the Rock Star Suite, she could have strangled me. [...]