{"id":938,"date":"2026-05-24T19:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:31:24","slug":"iconic-biltmore-hotel-builds-on-history-and-family-to-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=938","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Biltmore Hotel builds on history and family to make a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sofia Araya is a marketing coordinator at the 271-room luxury Biltmore Hotel, one of nearly 700 full- and part-time employees who serve guests from around the world. After graduating with degrees in hospitality from Florida International University and working at another area hotel, she started at the Biltmore in late March.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=936\">Overnight car burglary in Pinecrest ends with chase and crash in Broward, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis property is iconic,\u201d she said of the century-old property. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to be here, and I feel a sense of pride I was able to become a part of this iconic hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=935\">Man dies after shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade, Sheriff\u2019s Office says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Those feelings are echoed all around the hotel\u2019s workforce, which rallied this year to lift the Biltmore to the No. 1 position in the South Florida Sun Sentinel\u2019s Top Workplaces annual competition for large companies. (This year, 198 companies of all sizes were surveyed, and 170 qualified as a top workplace. Those classified as large companies have 400 or more employees.)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=934\">Proud Boys leader expects \u2018tens of millions\u2019 from Trump\u2019s anti-weaponization fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Read the full story at Sun-Sentinel.com.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables blends a century of history with family-driven hospitality, employee growth programs and high-end events for guests worldwide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coral-gables"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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