Last week was the grand opening party for the aloft Charleston Airport & Convention Center, and this Aloft decided to throw a party - and donate to a good cause.

We spoke to Brian Harris, the General Manager of the Aloft Charleston who said:

"We had well over 500 guests throughout the night, who all loved the hotel. A lot of people said it reminds them of being in New York City or Miami and is a nice change from the more traditional hotels that Charleston is known for."

So we've been closely keeping tabs on all the aloft openings throughout America (and, Canada) each one opening with a decent amount of fanfare, and some opening without any at all, but the aloft Charleston Airport and Convention Center is throwing a premier party which benefits a local AIDS group.
]]> AndrewC 2008-09-19T15:05:30-05:00 32.8725214 -80.016121 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/1/12544/61947 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/aloftsign.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Guess what kids? We have another aloft opening! This time, it's the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Aloft+Charleston+Airport+&+Convention+Center/ian/267885"><b>aloft Charleston Airport &amp; Convention Center</b></a>, which debuted on Thursday. <p> And did you hear?! Rooms have an urban-influenced design, loft-like ceilings, oversized windows, platform beds... <i>Zzzzzz</i>. <p> Are we boring you yet? You may have heard this all before, but that doesn't matter to Starwood and its attempt at world domination (even if the plan has been <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/31/155044/158/hotels/In_These_Dark_Times_An_Aloft_Hotel_Might_Be_Hard_But_Not_Too_Hard_To_Find">scaled back</a> a bit). And we've still got four more openings to go before the year is out. &nbsp;<p> Though after <b>aloft Philadelphia Airport</b> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/29/113759/475/hotels/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_to_Host_the_Opening_of_the_Aloft_Philadelphia">opens next Saturday</a>, we get a much-needed vacay from the aloft extravaganza. The fervor takes a break until October 1, when jennm 2008-08-01T14:09:36-05:00 32.8725214 -80.016121 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/