The Fountainbleau Resort ~ Miami Beach

“If you create a stage and it is grand, everyone who enters will play their part.” Morris Lapidus, architect.

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach or the Fontainebleau Hotel is one of the most historically and architecturally significant hotels on Miami Beach. Opened in 1954 and designed by Morris Lapidus, it was considered the most luxurious hotel on Miami Beach, and is thought to be the most significant building of Lapidus's career.
The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is situated on oceanfront Collins Avenue in the heart of Millionaire's Row and is currently owned by Fontainebleau Resorts. Fronting the Atlantic Ocean, the 1504-room resort’s most distinguishing features include two new towers; 11 restaurants; 4 venues, including a nightclub, poolside bar, lobby bar, and lounge; a 40,000-square-foot spa with mineral-rich water therapies and co-ed swimming pools; and oceanfront poolscape featuring a free-form pool shaped as a re-interpretation of Lapidus’ signature bow-tie design.

The Fontainebleau is the title subject of a song written by Neil Young and performed by the Stills-Young Band on their 1976 album Long May You Run, which was recorded at the hotel.
The hotel closed a large part of its property in 2006, though one building remained open to hotel guests, and the furnishings were available for sale. The hotel closed a large part of its property in 2006, though one building remained open to hotel guests, and the furnishings were available for sale. The expanded hotel and its new condominium buildings re-opened in November 2008.
Fontainebleau’s grand re-opening marked the end of a two year transformation. Special care was taken to preserve many of the original design elements including the "Staircase to Nowhere."
On December 22, 2008, the Fontainebleau was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Source: Wikipedia