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Starwood To Cram in More Westin Hotels Before 2010
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If you're into Westin Hotels and white tea scents then you'll be happy to know that Starwood Hotels plans on opening six Westin Hotels before the year is out. The WSJ reports:
The company, based in White Plains, N.Y., will cut the ribbon on two new Westins--one near the Washington Dulles Airport and the other in Orlando--on Thursday. The rest, built from the ground up, will open in China and India by the end of the year.
Mickey Mouse and Westin? That sounds so dirty. And so good.
But there's already a Westin in Orlando near Disney World called The Westin Imagine Orlando. The newest Orlando hotel is actually the Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North. Yeah, it's a mouthful. The hotel, which opened on November 12, is located in the center of Florida's High Tech Corridor and while corporate offices for companies like Allstate, Mitsubishi, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Scholastic are within a few miles away, Disney World and more fun attractions are about 40 minutes away. (Room rates start at $159 a night.)
So Starwood might be cramming in the rest of their Westins for 2009 but they are kind of ho-hum hotels.
Next year, Westin will plan on opening 12 more hotels in more exotic locations like Mexico, Canada, Greece and Japan. And we fully expect the signature white tea scent to be wafting throughout every one of them.
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Disney's Dolphin Hotel Shows Guests the Magical World of Bus Stops
You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.
When superstar athletes win big championship games, the TV cameras always (infamously) ask them, "Where are you going?" and said champions always answer, "I'm going to Disney World!". But they may rethink their answer if they ever see the view from the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando.
HotelChatter Flickr Pool, member Teruterubouzu writes in:
Our standard room had a lovely view -- of the bus stop. We didn't get a magical upgrade to a balcony room with resort view this time around. That said, it was recently refurbished, very conveniently located and we got a great room rate.
Still, that bus stop sees some action. Like every 15 minutes when guests pile on and ride off to the Disney Resorts. On the bright side, we guess this room view helps that you know exactly when the bus is coming. Rates start at $149 a night.
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Pattern Overload in the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek's Rooms
As we near the Oct. 1 drop date on Orlando’s mammoth Hilton Bonnet Creek development, we thought we’d zoom in on what we know about arguably the most important element for guests—the rooms. Yes, all 1,000 of them.
Hilton Bonnet Creek will offer four room varieties, with deluxe rooms and three types of suites: parlor, presidential, and executive. Deluxe guest rooms are a whopping 414 square feet, which includes a seating area and marble bathroom. The marketing material also claims a “contemporary sophisticated décor,” but to be honest, that picture isn’t striking us as the most posh aesthetic we’ve ever seen. Contemporary, sure, but is anyone else a little dizzy from pattern overload, from the carpet to the curtains to the chair to the bedding? Yikes. (We like the trellis pillow though.)
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Hilton Confuses Us by Opening a New Hilton Orlando that's Not Bonnet Creek
While we wait for Hilton’s mammoth Bonnet Creek development to welcome its first guests Oct. 1, another new Hilton Orlando opened shop last week, which we had forgotten all about. Confusing! (Seriously, who opens two hotels with pretty much the same name, during a recession?)
This Hilton Orlando is the more “serious” property, with a covered open-air walkway to the Orange County Convention Center and a host of supersize features: 1,400 guest rooms (counting 53 suites), 175,000 square feet of meeting space, seven dining options, and rec amenities designed to help weary biz professionals wind down, including a resort pool, quiet pool, whirlpools, cabanas, lazy river, 15,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, jogging track, and basketball/tennis/volleyball/bocce ball courts.
Introductory rates for the Hilton Orlando Convention Center start at just $129, a significant difference from Bonnet Creek’s $179 intro rates. Maybe we can keep the two straight after all.
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Win a Free Night at the Soon-to-Open Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Earlier this month we reported that Hilton’s Bonnet Creek development is on schedule to open Oct. 1, and that Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek — one half of the mammoth development — was offering a free night for its first 90 Facebook fans. Good news!
The hotel is making good on its promise to offer more specials exclusive to FB fans and has extended the free-night promotion. Between now and opening day, the hotel will periodically give away free nights to Facebook fans. Once you become a fan you’re automatically entered into the raffle. Free nights can be redeemed on stays Oct. 1 through Nov. 30.
Just make sure you check your Facebook inbox frequently, which is where you'll be notified if you're a winner. You’ll have seven days to claim your prize. And once you stay, be sure to send us photos and let us know how it goes!
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A Massive Hilton Is On Its Way to Orlando
The Hilton gang are obviously quite determined to push forward and open new hotels at the moment (let's not mention the D word that rhymes with, uh, Zenizen), and here comes another one: the Hilton Orlando is set for a grand opening on September 12.
This'll be a 1400-room Hilton targeting both vacationers and business travelers, with attractions like Sea World and Disney World nearby, and the Orange County Convention Center right next door. In fact, Hilton's particularly proud that theirs will be the "very first hotel" with a covered walkway leading to the convention center.
If you're there for fun, you'll probably want to make use of the two pools, "lazy river", and six restaurants on site. Business people can look out for the 24-hour business center, and WiFi and wired internet throughout the whole hotel complex.
Grand opening might be set for September 12, but they're taking bookings starting from September 1. Rooms are still available for that very first night, starting at $99 for a double ($119 if you add breakfast). If you want to upgrade to an executive floor, you'll need to add $40 to those rates.
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Loews Portofino Hotel Will Serve You Green Eggs and Ham
Didn't get a chance to celebrate what would have been Dr. Seuss' 105th Birthday last week? There's still a way to pay tribute to your favorite children's book author at the Loews Portofino Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
The hotel unveiled its Dr. Seuss Suites over the summer which come with a king bedroom for Mom and Pop and a kids' room with two twin beds and plenty of Dr. Seuss decor. And recently, the hotel used the suites to host a Read Across America event with children from a local elementary school (pictured above.)
Now the hotel has created a Dr. Seuss package which includes a three-night stay, a breakfast of green eggs and ham in Trattoria del Porto for two daily, a special children's welcome amenity, a set of four Dr. Seuss books, and a set of four mini Dr. Seuss themed plush characters plus a souvenir Cat in the Hat photo frame.
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Is Pop Century the Best of the Disney Pack, Man?
We've stayed at the likes of Gleneagles, as well as a fabulous little hostel in Tarifa, but no hotel has managed to provide us with as much fun as a stay at a Disney World resort.
While we haven't stayed here ourselves, it seems from TripAdvisor reviews that there's few better places to stay in Orlando than at Pop Century Resort, which is sort of like I Love The 80's (and in the case of some rooms, 90's) in hotel form.
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Thanksgiving in Your Hotel Room is Not as Depressing as it Sounds
The image of someone eating Thanksgiving dinner alone in a hotel room sounds like something straight out of a movie montage before the resolution, or maybe something off of a site like Sad Guys on Trading Floors. But! Not so depressing when someone is eating Thanksgiving not alone in a hotel room — and not slaving over a hot stove because someone else cooked the food is not so depressing at all, either.
Sometimes you (and your fam) just can't get home for the holidays. Accordingly, the brand new Westin Imagine Orlando is offering an in-room Thanksgiving dinner package for you and your people.
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HotelChatter Reader Deals :: Quikbook Top Cities Sale
Quikbook Top Cities Sale
15-35% Off Hotels in NYC, Miami, Chicago and Orlando
For four days only (through 5:00 pm on October 3rd), Quikbook is offering rooms at a group of hotels in Miami, Orlando, Chicago and NYC at killer prices.
Here were our faves:
· Score a room at the Hudson in NYC for $246.
· If you're headed to Disney World, a room at the Gaylord Palms can get down to $166.
· In the mood for Chi-town? Try The Belden Stratford at Lincoln Park for only $144.
· And if Miami strikes your fancy as the weather gets colder wherever you are now, you can snag a room at Gansevoort South (if you dare) for $236.
For the complete list of hotels, more info about the sale and reservations, go here.
Have a hotel deal you think we should consider? Or have a destination and date where you want us to check for hotel rooms and rates for you? No guarantees on either, but you can try your luck by hitting us here: tips@hotelchatter.com. Please include "For Reader Deals" in the subject heading.
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HotelChatter Reader Deals :: Endless Summer in Orlando
Endless Summer in Orlando
Various Vacation Deals
If you are the type of parent that actually gets sad when the kids go back to school you can still have one more family vacation with them. And you don't even have to deal with the drama that is Disney World.
The city of Orlando has kicked off its Endless Summer promotions which include such deals as "Stay 2 Nights, Get the 3rd Night Free," "Stay 3 Nights, Get the 4th Night Free," "Buy 1 Ticket, Get the 2nd Free" and "Purchase 1 Round of Golf, Get the 2nd Round Free." Several area hotels are participating including the JW Marriott and the Loews Orlando Hotels.
And if you can't fit in a getaway before school starts then maybe you can swing another time in the fall as the deals are good until November 15.
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Hotel News Briefs :: The Mona Lisa is Now Open For Business
There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.
· Mona Lisa Suite Hotel Opens in Celebration, FL: An all-suite hotel named after Da Vinci's famous portrait sitter has opened in Celebration FL aka near Orlando. The hotel is offering 30 percent off room rates through the end of the year. [MarketWatch]
· Barack Obama Lands in Hawaii: And the Kahala Hotel is there to greet him. Over 500 people who paid $2,300 dollars a ticket will attend a fundraiser for Obama at the hotel.[KHON]
· "Maid In Manhattan" Going to Small Screen: J.Lo wants to turn her movie, Maid in Manhattan, about a luxury hotel housekeeper, into a TV series. Ay dios mio. [E! Online]
· W Hoboken Architect Talks: For design hounds, this article is all about the W Hoboken. Good news for guests: almost all rooms will have spectacular views. [Wallpaper]
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