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The Villa Casa Casuarina
Miami Beach, Florida, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Standard Oil heir Alden Freeman built this Mediterranean Revival mansion in 1930, modeling it on the Alcázar de Colón in the Dominican Republic. Gianni Versace bought it in 1992 on a whim during a family trip, tore down the Art Deco hotel next door to build the Thousand Mosaic Pool of 24-karat gold tiles, and lived there until his 1997 murder on its front steps. The Nakash family bought the mansion at auction for $41.5 million in 2013 and reopened it in 2015 as a ten-suite hotel, restoring Versace's murals and antiques rather than erasing them.
- Neighborhood: South Beach
About The Villa Casa Casuarina
- Guests can book the actual bedrooms once used by Versace, his sister Donatella, and Madonna, who stayed here often in the 1990s.
- Gianni's, the on-site restaurant, occupies the space Versace once used as his own dining room.
Restaurants and bars
- Versace Mansion — Restaurant · Italian
- Gianni's At The Former Versace Mansion — Restaurant · Mediterranean
- Restaurant at Casa Casuarina — Restaurant · Italian
Amenities
- Events & Catering Department
- Event inquiries via RFP form
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