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Aloft Announces New Smart Check-In Program

juliana — 2010-02-18T14:10:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/aloftkeycard2.jpg" class="top"> We're not a huge fan of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft hotels">Aloft Hotel</a> experience but we are intrigued by the announcement today that Aloft Hotels will be using a new check-in service that allows guest to bypass the front desk and head directly to their rooms. Here's how the press release describes the new Smart Check-In: <blockquote>Through the pilot, currently being tested at the Aloft hotel in Lexington, MA, select Starwood Preferred Guest® members who opt to participate in the program, which runs on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, receive an enhanced SPG / Aloft-branded RFID keycard. On the day of a planned stay, a text message is sent to the guests mobile device with their room number at

Starwood Offers Up to 50% Off Regular RatesBut You Have to Book Soon

MsRebecca — 2009-11-06T16:49:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src=" http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/WbyNov10.jpg" class="top"> Put this on your weekend to do list: think about where you might like to spend the holidays or a winter getaway. If your answer is a Starwood property, and youre ready to charge what will be a non-refundable rate now, you could save yourself some serious holiday cocktail cash. Until November 10next Tuesdayyou can score up to 50% off the regular rates at a slew of Starwood properties. And while there are blackout dates, there are still some hotels with availability for the holidays. Even better, when you use one of the Starwood propertys online booking pages for this promotion, it will tell you which holidays are still available under the deal at most hotels,

Best Hotel Video Tour:: Inside Aloft Hotels

HotelChatter — 2008-12-31T09:00:40-05:00

<![CDATA[ <embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1709855825&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> <img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/2008_awards_hc.jpg"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20video%20tours">Best Hotel Video Tour: Aloft Hotels</a> In 2008, we were able to visit many hotels far and wide to round out our video collection from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/15/16253/938/hotels/Inside_The_Rosewood_Mayakoba">Mexico</a> to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/24/23584/024/hotels/Inside_The_Ritz_Carlton_Marina_del_Rey">Los Angeles</a> to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/16/16250/852/hotels/Inside_The_Moreno_Hotel">Buenos Aires</a> to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/25/11486/9980/hotels/Inside_the_Baglioni_Hotel_in_London">London</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/8/125323/375/hotels/The_Leonardo_Hotel_in_Munich_Has_Nice_Rooms_But_You_Can_Do_Better">Munich</a>. To pick a best hotel video tour was actually really hard to do. But the ones from our trips inside Aloft Hotels had the most impact.That's because this year, the anticipation of the most hyped hotel in all of history ended when we first entered the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">Aloft Hotels</a>. We first toured the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/213622/966/hotels/Finally_The_Aloft_Hype_Ends_as_We_Go_Inside_Aloft_Rancho_Cucamonga">Aloft Rancho Cucamonga</a>, just outside of Los Angeles. We

Aloft For The Holidays Might Be The Best Deal

juliana — 2008-12-09T16:45:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hc_reader_deals.jpg" class="imgborder"> Aloft For The Holidays From $<a href="http://www.alofthotels.com">99 a night</a>If you're planning to do some traveling during the holidays and are going to be in random suburban areas of Philly, Boston or Minneapolis, then an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aloft%20hotels">Aloft Hotel</a> might be your best bet. That's because the three Aloft in these areas are offering 50 percent off multiple stays. To be more direct, Aloft says "Stay one night and the next is 50% off." The deal is offered Thursdays through Sundays, with Sunday nights earning you 1,000 bonus Starpoints in the SPG program through the end of 2008.And this deal is a present for holiday travelers in Boston and Minnapolis because you can use this offer any day of the week

Lexington: Inside Aloft Lexington :: Now We Get It

markj — 2008-08-07T12:15:06-05:00

Aloft was probably the most over hyped hotel brand, ever, so needless to say we were all a little asick of aloft long before they opened a hotel. However, visiting the aloft Lexington changed all that.