Local Blogger hassled at The Raleigh.

http://sexandthebeach.blogspot.com/2008 ... caper.html


This made me laugh.

I couldn't agree more. The Raleigh is a historic Collins Avenue property with great class appeal -- sophisticated, yet casual. It's more expensive, to be sure, than hanging out at Flamingo Park with a bottle of Mad Dog, but heck, when you "do" hotel on Collins Avenue, you're paying for the fantasy of genteel grace, even if it means farting Krugerrands out of your ass.

LOL @ bloggers.

[Ryan]

The best blogs are the ones with the least whining.

Oy vay! Raleigh, darling: why so much tough love? Please, we adore you! Next time you have some high-falutin' I'm-too-sexy-for-mere-mortals show come into town, do me a favor, don't spoil our sweet mojitos with a bunch of sourpuss faces and passive aggressive security measures. I bet Carl Fisher is rolling in his grave right now!

Besides, you never know if those wacky locals who patronize hotel lounges are up to their asses in social media. Heck, one of them could be a forum editor whose opinion is trusted by thousands of readers worldwide!

I think that means you, Pod. We don't have a huge readership yet but it's "thousands".

And correction: Carl Fisher would have approved of inconveniencing a few locals for some wealthy tourists. That kind of stunt was his thing exactly.

Typical South Beach BS.

Why do Andre Balaz, Ian Schrager, The Opium Group and the rest of the usual suspects in the South Beach Hotel and nightlife industries insist on treating their customers in such a condescending and abusive manner?

The hospitality industry on South Beach has become the anti-hospitality industry.

7,000,000 visitors come to Miami each year. They are expecting South Beach to be the glamorous model driven lifestyle that they see in the media.

Instead they're met with indifference, hostility, condescension and thuggish behavior.

The next time they and their friends plan a vacation they're more likely to go to Vegas where the mega hotels take customer service seriously.

Why does the South Beach tourism industry believe that the systematic abuse of paying customers is a best business practice?

Why does the South Beach tourism industry believe that the systematic abuse of paying customers is a best business practice?

Because it has worked for 70 years?

I think that means you, Pod. We don't have a huge readership yet but it's "thousands".

I don't think Ms. MBB knows me. If she does, I'm sorry, I'm sure the first impression I gave off was pretty bad.

She's a forum mod/contributor at 411.

that blog is pretty lame.

ohhhhh south beach, i love you i hate you i love you i hate you i blah blah blah

that blog is pretty lame.

ohhhhh south beach, i love you i hate you i love you i hate you i blah blah blah

You know what I hate? Those south beach locals who live on Ocean Drive and insist on gloating over everyone else about how good they have it.

that blog is pretty lame.

ohhhhh south beach, i love you i hate you i love you i hate you i blah blah blah

Actually, that made me laugh my ass off ... mind if I borrow it for the blog?

Pod, I don't know you, but I never got a bad impression, no worries.

Cheers to all,

Manola Blablablanik