We had been home for a few weeks and my birthday was imminent, so it seemed reasonable for a one night stay with dinner at Faena Hotel in Miami Beach. I booked a partial ocean view and a couples massage to round it all out. This hotel is a gem. There are a set of 8 large panels as you enter the foyer. Each painting is 15 feet tall and 8 feet wide and exquisitely detailed. Everywhere we went there was art and beautiful creations.
This is one of the eight panels in the entryway
Talk about heartburn
Happy skull
Who is the king bee
Passion flowers like we have in our backyard
We arrived at noon and since the room was not yet available we went up to the spa right away. It was a bit blustery outside but we sat out there under an overhang anyway. We had a tasty snack from room service while watching patrons head back and forth to the beach. Of course they had to pass the 3 million dollar Golden Mastodon on their way. We sat up on the third floor and could see the beach and the dome of the restaurant. A small shower finally let loose and we watched all of the folks retreat from the beach. Perfect timing for us as our masseuses were ready. The couples massage room was a beauty. There were murals with exotic birds and reptiles painted all over each wall. We had singing bowls placed on out nexus points and we could feel the vibrations right through to our chakras.
Hmmm, anyone leave a large set of herbivore bones covered in gold leaf?
The dome of Pao out dining location for the evening to the right
The stairs are behind this tall wall and the restaurant roof just beyond
These funky plants were blowing in the breeze
Mr. Miami!!!
A tiled bench around the "Tree of Life"
Real GOLD there in that tile
These shots are but small details from the entire bench
Orchids and Ibis
