Whats Out: Chocolates on your pillow Whats In: Over the top, fun and experiential turn-down services Everyone loves coming back to their room after a nice dinner out to find that little chocolate sitting on their pillow, right? If you like that, though, youre going to love this. Some...
June 14, 2013
Just the other day, we were planning out an upcoming trip through Arizona, and we decided to browse some hotel reviews on TripAdvisor; specifically, places in Tucson. But just as we were about to scroll down through the list of results, we noticed a row of boxes at the top...
May 16, 2012
This might be the perfect place for Rebecca Black's follow up to her mocked hit smash single, "Friday." Over Easter weekend, the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa in Tucson opened their new Blur Lounge, a teens-only place where kids can socialize with each other and try out...
May 03, 2011
The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa may be smack-dab in the Sonoran Desert, but the hotel isn't letting the arid climate stop it from ushering the holidays with a winter wonderland complete with a 30-foot tree, sledding and ice skating. The hotel will open Arctic Pass, an...
December 10, 2009
Guh, did you see 'Away We Go' with John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph? It looked promising and Garden-State-esque, and it definitely delivered lots of cute moments with generous shots of John Krasinski's face, backed by some pretty acoustic music and a whole lot of scenery changes. The movie...
July 28, 2009
Memorial Day is only two Mondays away (May 25th), so it's hot time you start doing your research to figure out where you're going for the long weekend that is, if you happen to be so fortunate as to have the day off. The always fam-friendly JW Marriott...
May 11, 2009
Hollywood can have its celebrities-gone-wild antics. In Tucson, Arizona, family-friendly Nickelodeon celebrities rule the scene, with A-listers SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer hanging out with guests at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa. In the footsteps of other Marriott-Nickelodeon partnerships, Starr Pass is now offering a...
April 30, 2009
Don't feel like dressing up as the Easter bunny this April? Not interested in hiding chocolate all over the house while desperately hoping the dog doesn't find it before you children do? Having second thoughts about cleaning up the house to host the in-laws? Our advice: go spend Easter...
March 30, 2009
By now, you may have noticed that there are a number of hotels hopping on board with this year's Earth Hour with more and more joining in on the movement as the March 28th great turn-off approaches. For those still unfamiliar with the Earth Hour initiative: it is,...
March 24, 2009
Ok, so maybe it's not Tampa but surely the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson is going to be a warmer spot to watch the Super Bowl than wherever you are right now, right? In any case, if you're pulling for the Cardinals (or would like to be...
January 27, 2009
While we've been obsessing over some of the holiday cocktails hotels have been offering, we shouldn't neglect the year-round offerings of other resort. Especially when it comes to our favorite poison--Tequila.The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Ariz. has dedicated every afternoon to tequila. Every afternoon, guests are invited...
December 23, 2008
[Ed. Note: This is the Bad Rate in our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature. This rate was valid on February 6, 2007 and is subject to change. Enjoy.]We're not big fans of huge chain hotels when it comes to a place to get away to on Valentine's Day. The romance factor...
February 06, 2007
The New York Times has checked out the J.W. Marriott Star Pass Resort and Spa in Tuscon, Ariz. and they liked what they saw...for the most part. Tucson, surrounded by a serene desert landscape, is a city that lends itself to resorts. It has several, but the first in...
January 02, 2006
We don't know who issued the edict that every hotel website must have background music, probably some former RazorFish or RedSky wonk, but we curse this edict almost every day. You see, we spend a great deal of time on hotel webistes, and almost to a URL, these sites...
January 11, 2005
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