Virtuoso® Welcomes Metropolitan By COMO, Miami Beach To Its Prestigious Preview Program

Newest Addition to COMO Hotels and Resorts Offers Exclusive Benefits for Virtuoso Travelers

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Mar 10, 2014, 12:16 ET

NEW YORK, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- International luxury travel network Virtuoso® welcomes Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach into its illustrious portfolio of Preview properties. Opening in the exclusive area of South Beach on March 3, the brand's first U.S. property will offer value-added amenities exclusively for guests who reserve their stay through a Virtuoso travel advisor before April 30 for travel through December 31, 2014. Included in the package are:

Room upgrade based on availability
Complimentary full buffet breakfast daily for two
Early check-in and late check-out based on availability
$100 resort credit
Complimentary usage of a rooftop cabana daybed for one day
One COMO Shambhala specialty juice in the Urban Escape spa
A COMO Shambhala gift bag

The hotel occupies an original 1930's Art Deco building located in the heart of the city's fashionable Historic District. Featuring direct beach access, a private swimming pool, and a rooftop COMO Shambhala Urban Escape spa with a COMO Shambhala juice bar, the Metropolitan is a haven of relaxation among the buzzing Miami scene. The spa has four treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy pool and an outdoor yoga terrace with views of the city and Atlantic Ocean.

"The Metropolitan is a welcomed addition to our program, offering Virtuoso clients COMO's superb Balinese-inspired service and spa in the heart of bustling Miami Beach," said Albert Herrera, Virtuoso's senior vice president of Global Product Partnerships.

The hotel has 74 rooms and suites, including Metropolitan Rooms, featuring balconies overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Pancoast, and a penthouse COMO Suite, featuring large separate kitchen and dining areas. Celebrated Italian designer Paola Navone combined elements of the Art Deco period with urban modernism, evident through the use of pastel pinks, sea foam greens, marble, and metal accents. Each room features king-size beds, bathrooms featuring a rainfall shower, IPTV interactive television and COMO Shambhala bathroom amenities.

It will also be home to the Traymore Restaurant, with dishes featuring local seafood and a range of classic American and Mediterranean dishes, as well as the Traymore Bar, home to Miami Beach's first Gin Club serving a wide variety of artisanal cocktails. Poolside cabanas are also available exclusively for hotel guests to dine among the palm trees at the pool's edge. Also available for breakfast, the COMO Shambhala Cuisine menu sources organic local produce and features dishes that are rich in living enzymes, vitamins and minerals.

Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach joins an impressive roster of new hotels accepted into Virtuoso's Preview Program, including Portrait Firenze and Rosewood London. With an exclusive partnership during its first year of operations, the Metropolitan will benefit from Virtuoso's networking opportunities, advisor education programs, marketing initiatives and sales support. As a result, clients of Virtuoso travel advisors receive benefits unavailable elsewhere. Preview is part of Virtuoso's renowned Hotels & Resorts Program, now in its 22^nd year. The program includes 983 of the world's best properties in 100 countries, vetted by the network's luxury travel advisors.

To be connected to a Virtuoso-affiliated travel advisor to reserve a stay at Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach, contact Virtuoso at 855-570-3830 or visit www.virtuoso.com.

About Virtuoso

Virtuoso^® is the industry's leading luxury travel network. This by-invitation-only organization comprises 335 agencies with more than 7,200 elite travel specialists in 20 countries in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, as well as over 1,700 of the world's best travel providers and premier destinations. The network's member agencies generate over $12.5 billion annually in travel sales, making the group the most powerful in the luxury travel segment. Their relationships with the finest travel companies provide the network's affluent clientele with exclusive amenities, rare experiences and privileged access. For more information, visit www.virtuoso.com. To view Virtuoso's latest videos, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/VirtuosoTraveler.

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