The Only 4 Hotels You Should Stay In Miami

 Tired of the cold and looking for a little getaway? Well look no further because in less than three hours you could be on a beach in Miami enjoying the rays and having the time of your life. Planning a trip can be a little stressful but don’t worry we got you covered, so all you have to do is remember to pack your bathing suit. Here’s a list of four of the most luxurious hotels that will make your trip one to remember.

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Faena Hotel Miami Beach

 This high-end hotel overlooks the gorgeous Miami Beach and is only two miles from the Miami Beach Golf Club and six miles from the birds and animals at Jungle Island zoo. Faena Hotel is “a place unlike any other” and is was one of Forbes top five star hotel within its first year of opening. As described by Alan Faena this hotel was created for “a new paradigm of the Miami lifestyle, one where design, refined hospitality, and culture converge.” Amenities include 3 polished restaurants, a pair of hip bars and an ornate cabaret theater, plus a chic spa, a beautifully decorated outdoor pool and a fitness room. Faena Hotel is for sure an experience worth the trip and it’s one of the coolest and most exclusive hotels in Miami.

Pelican Hotel Miami

The Pelican is the first hotel created by Italian fashion giant Renzo Rosso owner of Diesel. Located in the heart of the famous “Deco District” in Miami Beach, the Pelican is one of Miami’s finest hotels. The Pelican takes pride in their attention to detail which allows them to maintain the title of one of the greats. The Art Deco hotel has become a hit with the fashion, music and publishing set for its intriguing decor. Every one of the 29 rooms is completely different from the other which allows its guests to experience something different. Amenities include happy hour, free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast, and is pet-friendly. With its whimsical nature, the Pelican Hotel is a quirky, surreal, state-of-the-art hotel that is sure to bring the childish side out of everyone.

Washington Park Hotel

Located in the heart of South Beach just two blocks from Miami Beach's most pristine powder-sand beaches and a half mile from Lincoln Road and the SoFi District, the Washington Park Hotel is a collection of four landmarked Art Deco hotels. The Washington Park Hotel is a hotel reimagined and is respectfully updated with a modern design sensibility and a unified boutique hotel concept. Amenities include a pool, hot yoga, a fitness center, access to the TUK TUK (shuttle), and martone bikes to explore the island. Washington Park Hotel is much more than just a hotel but strives for it to be more of place to interact with people and have a space of connections between people. “Our guests are individuals with unique needs, but we see more than that; we see an evolving community of thinkers and doers, of people choosing to explore life fully.”

The Standard Spa

Miami can be quite the party scene and if you aren’t really a party-goer than, The Standard Spa Hotel is a perfect fit for a relaxing getaway. The Standard Spa reimagines the modern spa experience and believes that every guest should go home feeling better, calmer and more grounded…”the ideal cure for this topsy-turvy world.” The Standard is a hydrotherapy paradise, complimentary to hotel guests, there’s a Turkish-style hammam, aroma steam room, Roman waterfall hot tub, Finnish sauna, arctic plunge, treatment baths, mud lounge, and an infinity pool. Last, but not least, guests are invited to partake in treatments from experts specializing in everything from nails and skincare to massage and acupuncture. Sounds like the perfect escape.

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5 Ways Technology Is Impacting Picky Millennials

By Peter Minkoff

There is no denying that the millennial generation is a wild and peculiar bunch, one that embraces the moniker of digital natives even though some were born before the digital revolution, and one that tends to be described as highly picky at times. From the way they take care of themselves in terms of health and fitness, to their ability to resign from a company at the slightest whiff of inequality or injustice, handling and managing millennials is a tough challenge.

Particularly, the millennial bunch are a tech-driven group. Technology has become an inextricable part of the millennial lifestyle over the years, impacting the way they live, laugh, and work on a daily basis. Let’s take a look at how technology is impacting picky millennials and how you can turn this information into actionable insights.

The way they make important life decisions

Unlike their parents and grandparents, millennials have completely integrated technology into their everyday life. Consequently, this has made technology an inextricable part of the millennial’s decision-making process in every regard, for better or worse. Mainly, millennials are using technology to obtain information that will influence their every decision, from asking Alexa if they need an umbrella to searching for online reviews of employers they’re interested in.

This is good, this means that millennials are hungry for information that will allow them to make a data-driven decision, a quality that becomes increasingly important for a generation that has stepped into parenthood itself. The ability to base every decision on the instant availability of nuanced information has the potential to create a more sustainable and secure environment for the entire family.

The way they communicate at work and beyond

Workplace communication has evolved greatly over the decades, and nowadays it looks nothing like the communication structures you would have seen in the office environments of the 20th century. Change is oftentimes good, and for the millennial, revolutionizing workplace communication definitely was a necessity. However, it’s important to note that innovative communication methods can create a rift between the generations in a company.

Concretely, millennials thrive on real-time chats and messaging apps, as well as continuous video communication that allows them to collaborate with their colleagues efficiently and effectively. While this is a good thing for the overall productivity of a company, it does mean that business leaders need to invest in training and educating the older generations in the company to allow them to catch up and assimilate themselves into the new environment.

Influencing the learning process

The availability and accessibility of the world’s complete knowledge base has created a generation that cherishes a desire for lifelong education and growth. Quite simply, millennials need and want to learn throughout their lives in order to discover themselves, and pass the knowledge on to their children. Seeing as how millennials are now the parent generation as well, technology becomes an even more important part of their life.

Education has migrated into the digital realm, and nowadays you will see millennial parents using online methods to educate their children, such as online English tutoring or any other form of digital education, as knowledge is widely available no matter the subject or the location. This means that millennials and their children are increasingly learning through the internet, which for all its benefits requires caution, as there is a need to obtain knowledge through credible sources only.

Redefining the concept of work-life balance

In the old, pre-digital days when technology wasn’t as widely adopted as it is today, there was a distinct line separating the professional and personal lives of an individual. You would punch in your time card in the morning, and punch out in the afternoon, forgetting all about your job until the next day.

Nowadays, though, this line has become blurred or even nonexistent as the continuous connectivity makes it easier for millennials to carry their work with them throughout the day, effectively redefining the traditional work-life balance concept.

How, when, and where they work

Speaking of work, technology has also become an inextricable park of the modern workplace, but it has also granted the millennial employee the ability to dictate when, where, and how they do their job. Remote work is becoming increasingly popular across the commercial realm, as both the millennial workforce and its employers stand to benefit from a more flexible arrangement. The millennial gets the freedom they need to thrive while the employer is able to cut extraneous overhead expenses and optimize payroll over the long term.

Final thoughts

The millennial generation is often described as picky and entitled when in reality, they are simply changing traditional doctrines and disrupting the old way of life. With the technological revolution well under way, the only thing employers and business leaders can do is to appeal to the millennial generation and capitalize on their unique, tech-driven habits.

5 Creative Alternative Housing Options

There was a time when most homes were built similarly with one goal in mind: living in comfort. As the population continues to boom and many natural resources become increasingly scarce, it's become crucial to find alternative housing options. With a larger population and fewer resources, we need to find ways to house everybody without taking up too much space or unnecessarily wasting resources, and there are lots of great ideas out there. Check out these five great alternative housing ideas for tips on living your best life without following the norm or negatively impacting the environment.

1. Tiny Houses

If you've never seen a tiny house before, you're missing out. These miniature houses are designed to give you everything you need for basic living and nothing more—and they're small enough that you can put them nearly anywhere. You can find plans to build a tiny house online or you can pay somebody to build one to your specs. The best part is, you don't need a lot of land for your tiny house so you can put it pretty much anywhere.

2. Mobile Living

To some people, there's nothing better than the idea of being able to pack up and go anywhere at any time, and that's exactly what you get with an RV. Living in an RV is a great way to save a little bit of money on housing and give yourself an easy way to travel. Since you don't have to worry about taking care of your home while you're away, you can take your RV pretty much anywhere without having to spend too much money. In fact, as long as you can pay for gas, food and a place to park your RV, you're good to go.

When looking at rv trailers for sale, make sure to consider the size and amenities you need for comfortable living. Plus, you can always customize your RV to make it feel more like home.

3. Steel Buildings

Most people think wood when they think of a traditional home, but getting away from that mentality is an important step in conserving natural resources. Deforestation is a real problem all over, so save some trees with a SteelMaster Buildings Quonset hut. These huts are designed to last for years regardless of weather, so you won't have to spend a ton of money on repairs after every storm. Plus, you can customize your Quonset hut in any way you'd like, so there's truly no limit to its capabilities.

4. Shipping Containers

One of the best ways to find a good home for yourself without impacting the environment is to use recycled materials to build your home. Shipping container homes are becoming increasingly popular because of the insane durability and potential for customization that the containers have. Whether you want to use multiple containers to create a larger home or use one customized container as your living quarters, shipping containers are great. Plus, you can find customizable pre-built containers online.

5. Outbuildings

If you have land but you don't have a home built yet—or if you want to add a pseudo guest house to your property—outbuildings are a great solution. You can find pre-fab outbuildingsin just about any style you can imagine, including some really nice cabin and barn styles. Add some modern amenities and spruce the building up with some paint and you've got a nice little temporary home or a place for your guests to stay when they visit. If you want to take this concept even further with a structure that is both visually captivating and structurally superior, viking domes offer an incredible way to create a high-end, weather-resistant sanctuary on your land.

While simply purchasing a nice home for a decent chunk of change is the easiest route, it's not the best way to go if you're looking to save money or find a unique house. Alternative housing isn't just a good way to reduce your impact on the environment, it's a good way to get great housing for less—and who doesn't love saving money?

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Williamsburg's Austin Nichols House Reaches $100 Million In Sales

The sales for The Serhant Team repped Austin Nichols House at 184 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg has just reached $100 million in sales since the team started selling the property 12 months ago. Since the L train reversal was announced in January, The Serhant Team has sold over $35,000,000. The popular property has been receiving 3-4 offers a week and just filed for a 5% pricing increase across the board which NO other building in the area is doing.

 Originally conceived by Cass Gilbert in the early 20th century, Austin Nichols House has been re-imagined by Morris Adjmi and embodies preeminent design, along with offering authentic loft living as a testament to the neighborhood’s history and culture. Ideally positioned on the North Brooklyn waterfront, these unique homes range from studio to three bedrooms, and feature high beamed loft ceilings, tobacco smoked oak flooring, concrete columns, and unrivaled Manhattan skyline views.

Amenities include a state of the art fitness center complete with water views, onsite parking, 24/7 doorman, , a fully landscaped second floor Zen garden and lush third floor courtyard spanning the entire interior core of the building,  screening room, lounge area equipped with a full catering kitchen, children’s playroom, business center, fully sound proofed jam room, outdoor fireplace and a roof deck are all maintained with the help of a full time staff and live in resident manager.

The Austin Nichols House is prominently positioned on the North Brooklyn Waterfront, overlooking the largest stretch of the East River, and offering direct access to the East River Ferry, North 5th Street Pier and the East River State Park. The development team is comprised of Kushner Companies and LIVWRK.

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