January 14th, 2016 7:47 PM by Nour Ailan
Aloft South Beach will officially open May 28, representatives from the hotel announced this week.
The 235-room hotel was built on the foundation of the historic Ankara Motel at 2360 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach and was expected to open Feb. 26. But construction delays pushed its grand opening back, said Spokeswoman Raven McMillan.
JMH Development, Madden Real Estate Ventures and Starwood Hotels & Resorts were behind the effort to create the modern hotel, which features nine-foot ceilings in its "loft-like" rooms — some as big as 350 square feet — with balconies and views of the city. Other amenities include a 1,500-square-foot indoor meeting space, a 5,000-square-foot outdoor event space, blue tooth-enabled door locks and a 24-hour gym.
Continental Miami, an Asian eatery by restaurateur Stephen Starr, will also open at the hotel serving food from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.