TONIGHT WE ARE HEADED TO THE BEACH.
SOUTH BEACH, TO BE EXACT.
SPARKLING BLUE WATER.
PALM TREE-LINED STREETS.
CAFES AND CLUBS AND INVITING RHYTHM 24 HOURS A DAY.
MIAMI, A FEAST FOR THE SENSES.
WORLD WHERE LIVE AND LET LIVE IS THE MANTRA.
WELCOME TO MIAMI.
ONE OF FLORIDA’S MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS.
A QUICK NONSTOP FLIGHT FROM BOSTON BRINGS YOU TO WARM BEACHES, LATIN AND CUBAN CULTURE, ART DECO ARCHITECTURE AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WATCHING.
MAKING IT A GREAT WINTER GETAWAY.
AND FOR MANY OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS, MIAMI IS HOME.
A 45 MINUTE RIDE ABOARD THE THRILLER SPEEDBOAT ADVENTURE IS SIGHTSEEING MIAMI VICE -- MIAMI LIFESTYLE.
>> YOU GUYS READY TO GO FAST?
HERE WE GO.
SHAYNA: PAK CAPTAIN KNOWS THE RIGHT SPOTS TO SLOW DOWN FOR POTENTIAL STAR SIGHTING.
>> THIS THREE-STORY MANSION BELONGS TO A PUERTO RICAN SUPERSTAR.
CAN ANYBODY GUESS WHO IT IS?
RICKY MARTIN.
SHAYNA: THIS OFF SHORE EXCURSION OFFERS GAWKERS A UNIQUE LOOK AT SOME OF MIAMI’S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND EXPENSIVE HOMES.
>> THIS HOME IS ON THE MARKET FOR $62 MILLION.
A TWO-STORY WHITE MANSION.
SHAYNA: FROM WILL SMITH’S SUMMER HOME TO GLORIA STTE IVANKA’S TROPICAL PARADISE, THIS SHOWCASES THE CITY’S STAR POWER.
BACK ON LAND, CELEBRITY OF A MORE SCANDALOUS KIND ON OCEAN DRIVE.
HOME TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST PHOTOGRAPHED PLACES.
>> GIANNI VERSACE G WAS MURDERED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
SHAYNA: THE SITE OF THE INFAMOUS HIGH SOCIETY MURDER THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD IN 1997.
GIANNI VERSACE ACHIEVE, DESIGNER TO THE STARS, WAS GUNNED DOWN ON THE STEPS OF HIS ORNATE SOUTH BEACH MANSION.
AFTER HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY SOLD THE PROPERTY AND IT IS NOW A BOUTIQUE HOTEL CALLED VILLA HASEK HAS ARENA.
NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS THE FASHION ICON WALKED THE HALLS.
>> IT IS UNDERSTOOD -- IT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY HIS -- ALL OF THE NUANCES ARE HIM.
SHAYNA: HE SPENT MORE THAN $30 MILLION RENOVATING THE OCEANFRONT HOME.
THE HOTELS GENERAL MANAGER GUIDED US THROUGH A RARE TOUR OF THE GROUNDS.
ONLY GUESTS OF THE HOTEL’S 10 SUITES ARE ALLOWED IN.
>> BUT WE HAVE HERE ARE THE FAMOUS 24 KARAT MOSAIC POOL.
IT GETS ITS NAME BECAUSE AMONGST THEM ARE THOUSANDS OF 24 CARAT TILES INLAID.
ONE OF THE KIND -- IT IS A ONE OF A KIND PLACE.
HERE IS THE COURTYARD AREA.
SHAYNA: HE LIVED TO ENTERTAIN FRIENDS.
THESE GUESTROOMS, NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE DESIGNER LIVED HERE.
>> THIS ROOM WE ARE IN NOW IS THE IS OR A SUITE.
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE ECLECTIC PATTERNS THAT HE BROUGHT INTO ALL OF HIS DESIGNS.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE AURORA SUITE.
IT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LIGHT THAT COMES IN FROM THE POOL AREA AND ALL OF THE GOLDS IN OTHER COLOR SEE INCORPORATED IN HERE.
REALLY TAKES IN THE SUN.
THIS IS WHERE HIS GUESTS STAYED.
HE EVEN DEFINED THE ROOMS -- HE EVEN DESIGNED THE ROOMS WITH HIS FRIENDS IN MIND.
YOU HAVE CHERUBS WITH HIS FRIENDS FACES.
SHAYNA: THE CROWN JEWEL.
>> WE ARE HERE IN THE OBSERVATORY.
THIS IS WHERE HE SPENT A LOT OF HIS TIME.
HE HAD A VERY KEEN INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY.
HE USED TO SIT HERE FOR HOURS WITH HIS TELESCOPE, HIS ENTIRE CONE ROTATED.
HE COULD POINT THE OPENING IN ANY DIRECTION.
IT IS SPECTACULAR.
IT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN ENJOY.
IT REALLY IS A STEP BACK TO SEE WHAT WAS A VISION BY SOMEBODY WHO REALLY HAD A UNIQUE MISSION ON LIFE.
SHAYNA: A NEARBY COLLINS AVENUE, A DIFFERENT GUEST EXPERIENCE AT THE LOEWS MIAMI BEACH HOTEL.
>> WE ARE LOCATED ON THE HEART OF SOUTH BEACH.
A BLOCK FROM LINCOLN ROAD.
YOU CAN LITERALLY HAVE A COCKTAIL ON THE BEACH, GO SHOPPING, GO TO MUSEUMS.
PLENTY TO SEE, PLENTY TO DO.
SHAYNA: DANNY PEREZ AND HIS DAD WORK IN THE HOTEL.
THEN HE IS A CONCIERGE.
MARIANA, A BELL MAN, HAS WORKED AT THE HOTEL SINCE DAY 120 YEARS AGO.
THE DYNAMIC DUO PRIDE THEMSELVES ON TREATING GUESTS LIKE FAMILY.
>> WE HAVE A REPEATING GUEST FROM THE FIRST YEAR.
THEY RECOMMEND TO OTHERS COULD THEY BRING MORE PEOPLE WITH THEM.
SHAYNA: WHAT IS IT LIKE WORKING WITH YOUR DAD?
>> HE IS STILL THE BOSS.
IT’S FUNNY, EOPLE SAY, THIS IS MY SON.
HE GOES, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT IS YOUR SON?
HE IS 6’3", I’M THREE FOOT SIX.
SHAYNA: DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE EXTRA EYES ON HERE BECAUSE YOUR DAD IS HERE?
>> I SEE HIM ROAMING AROUND.
IT’S TRUE.
ESPECIALLY HE HAD ME >> ON THE STRAIGHT LINE.
I’M STILL LEARNING.
SHAYNA: THE TO THINK OF THE HOTEL AS A SECOND HOME.
>> WE HAVE GREAT SERVICE, RENOVATED THE PROPERTY THREE YEARS AGO FROM OUR POOL DECK T