• I booked one night at the former Versace Mansion-turned-hotel in Miami's South Beach neighborhood. • I stayed in the Villa Casa Casuarina's Aurora Suite for $864, the cheapest option when I booked. • My posh suite and a gilded pool made me feel like I was an A-lister like Kim Kardashian.

I'm not typically one for fancy things, but my stay at the Versace Mansion brought out a posh side of me I didn't know existed.

I spent one lavish night inside Gianni Versace's former home, now the luxury boutique hotel Villa Casa Casuarina, in October 2021. I booked the least expensive room available for about $860.

I felt like a pampered VIP guest from check-in to check-out.

The Spanish-style home, named Casa Casuarina when it was built in the 1930s, was a hot spot for the original owner's bohe

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