Hotels within Starwood's Luxury Collection banner have always been the creme-de-la-creme of hotels; these are hotels that make the Sheraton & St Regis look like an EconoLodge. In other words, they are hotels that want to join with Starwood, yet still have their own highly respected reputation and don't want to put Westin on the side of their 100 year old limestone building.
This weekend, Starwood re-launched the Luxury Collection's website, giving the brand a new look and feel - replacing the old-fashioned look with a modern, sophisticated feel that still exudes luxury. They even fancied up the name a bit - by adding "Hotels & Resorts". In fact while viewing the site, we felt we should be wearing a suit and tie, smoking a pipe and petting a small dog.
Earlier this week The Joule, part of the Starwood Luxury Collection opened up in the historic 1920's Dallas National Bank Building in Dallas Texas, after undergoing a massive renovation.
Originally expected to be called "Hotel Elan", the name Joule was picked as a tribute to the unit of measurement that is used to calculate energy, the Joule (1J = 1N * m for those who need a refresher - our apologies to those who just experienced high school science class flashbacks.)
Department Store Fashionistas, if you aren't brave enough to stay at the Ace Hotel in Portland, Oregon then there might be something a little more your style coming soon.
The Nines is set to open this fall on the top nine floors of the historic 100-year-old Meier & Frank building which now houses the city's Macy's department store. Aha. We see the inspiration for the hotel name: Dressed to the nines.
Time for more ritzy South Florida resorts. The all-suite-slash-condotel Resort at Singer Island has opened up with a fairly legit opening rate: From $215 a night all summer long, with a minimum two-night stay.
With at least 800 square feet of space per suite, this is pretty nice bang for the buck. You'll also find kitchen appliances and butler service at the ready. As is often the case at high-end properties, you'll have to pay for WiFi. But at least you can use it on the terrace attached to every suite.
Sounds nicer than some other North Palm Beach hotels we've heard about!
Where: United States
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by AndrewC
