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Now What's Your Excuse? Westin Rolls Out New Guest-Approved Fitness Studios

MsRebecca — 2012-02-09T09:30:02-05:00

Now it's almost mid-February, you may have forgotten all about those pesky little things called New Year's Resolutions. Especially if they involve sweating up a storm. But Westin Hotels hasn't!

Westin Hotels & Resorts is transforming the fitness centers at each of its 186 hotels around the world, based on research into what guests want in a hotel gym. The new design means new equipment, more floor space for stretching, yoga and other mat-based work, and something called blue-light therapy.

New York: Westin Times Square and Jersey City Promise US Open Packages For Tennis Fans

juliana — 2010-08-06T09:26:36-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/usopenmatch.jpg" class="top"> The first round of the <a href="http://www.usopen.org/2010_Schedule/2010_Schedule/">US Open</a> kicks off on August 30 and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/westin hotels">Westin Hotels</a> wants you to be there to catch of all the back and forth action. The Starwood brand is the official sponsor of both the men's and women's tournament and where there is a sponsorship, there is a hotel package. However, the Westin only has two major properties in the NYC Metro area--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+New+York+Times+Square/local/63">Westin Times Square</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+Jersey+City%2C+Newport/local/1250">Westin Jersey City</a>. So your choices are a bit limited if you want your US Open experience to be Westinized. Nevertheless, at the Westin Times Square they are offering a "Stay and Watch the Pros Play" package that includes a great

Jersey City: Westin Jersey City Wants to See Your Big, Teresa Giudice-style Jersey Hair

JetSetCD — 2010-07-21T15:57:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Giudiceflip.jpg" class="top"> Once upon a time, the member of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" making all the headlines was Danielle Staub, aka the "Prostitution Whore." These days, after news of bankruptcy proceedings and anti-semitic comments made by her daughter, it's Teresa Giudice getting all the attention. She's probably best known as the one who called Staub a "prostitution whore" and, in a rage, flipped a table. Well it turns out that Miss Thang is not only getting attention for herself, but also a New Jersey hotelthe <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+Jersey+City,+Newport/local/1250">Westin Jersey City-Newport</a>, to be exact. On the newest episode of the reality show, airing Monday July 26, we will get to see Giudice's 10th Anniversary dinner in the Presidential Suite

NJ: W Hoboken and Westin Jersey City Get Closer to Opening

AndrewC — 2008-12-29T15:23:00-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/8580/WHobokenWestinJerseyCity.jpg" class="top"> If all goes well, Jerseyans will have two spanking new Starwood Hotels to hang out at in the New Year. <a href="http://thelifevicarious.typepad.com/the_life_vicarious/2008/12/hoboken-bridges-the-gap-to-jersey-city-and-finally-opens-their-w-hotel.html">The Life Vicarious blog</a> tipped us off with that latest news on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Hotel+Hoboken/local/753">W Hoboken</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Westin+Jersey+City%2C+Newport/local/1250">Westin Jersey City.</a> The Westin Jersey City is due to open on February 15th, 2009, and we aren't the only ones to find that an odd date. From The Life Vicarious: <blockquote> Considering Valentine's Day is the night before and a Saturday, it seems like a giant misstep, regardless they're taking reservations now. </blockquote> Meanwhile, over at the W Hoboken, the hotel is still <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/7/215622/064/hotels/More_on_the_W_Hoboken_and_its_Mood_Curtains_">on track</a> for a February 26th opening and room will

This Week in Hotel Delays :: Starwood Hotels Not Immune to Delays

AndrewC — 2008-10-09T11:54:30-05:00

We always enjoy, and well, it drives us crazy at times too, watching hotel opening dates slowly but surely get pushed back. Some hotel operators are infamous for it, and some manage to keep it on the DL.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is one of the companies that try to keep it on the DL but since some of their locations have such high visibility, it's impossible to not notice. After the jump, we run down some of the good and the bad in the Starwood portfolio as it pertains to hotel openings and delays.