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Built in 1954, the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach underwent a $500 million restoration in August 2008 and plans are under way for a major overhaul of the pool area. (Barbara P. Fernandez/The New York Times file)
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Built in 1954, the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach underwent a $500 million restoration in August 2008 and plans are under way for a major overhaul of the pool area. (Barbara P. Fernandez/The New York Times file)
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Victoria’s Secret models have stripped down to their lingerie here. Cardi B performed on New Year’s Eve. LIV, one of the most popular nightclubs in the country, beckons the big-spending partyers. In an earlier era, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball were regulars.

Since it opened in 1954, in a region known for hype cycles, for boom and bust, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach has rolled with the times by adding and renovating. Now, it’s time for another major overhaul, one that will add a water park with 11 slides to the pool area, according to the Miami Herald.

Miami Beach’s most famous landmark wants to appeal to a group not often associated with South Florida luxury hotels: children. And it plans to do that by renovating the outdoor pool deck and adding water slides and other features that’ll keep kids engaged all day. The area will be separate from the other pools but serve as the heart of a more family-friendly Fontainebleau.

Read more and see the plans on MiamiHerald.com.

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