You know what? It's getting cold outside. Go somewhere warm. Might we suggest... L.A.?
Well, Starwood suggests you hit up L.A. -- and they feel so passionately about luring you out there that they're offering a third night for free if you book two nights at the Sheraton Downtown L.A.
Get going because the offer is only valid until October 31st. The hotel just got a makeover, the location is fab, and rates start at $199. Ditch your autumn scarves and take a long weekend; just remember to use promo code Z3H. Reservations can be made here or by calling Starwood directly at 866-716-8130.
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Our expectations were set particularly high when we recently found ourselves staying in a newly revamped executive suite at the Sheraton Perth in Western Australia.
After all, a AUD $20 million renovation shouldn't just be a step up; it should pay for the whole flight up.
In this case, it got us our own elevator banks to the executive level floors -- always a nice touch -- as well as a brand-spankin' new, oversized room with a comfy bed (the kind that invites you to climb in for an illicit mid-day tryst or solo, with a hangover) and spa-style bathroom with separate shower and deep soaking tubs. But for anyone who travels regularly, especially for business, those features are the new norm. What really tickled us pink was the free WiFi that we all-too-easily connected to...for a day.
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.
· Marriotts Are Getting Wii!: ZOMG! Marriott has teamed up with Nintendo to release a special version of the Wii gaming system, which will now be featured (along with a selection of 20 games) at the Renaissance New York Times Square and 5 other Marriott and Renaissance properties. Can we please see a photo of Bill playing? [CNET]
· Hotel Attempts to Convert Guestroom to Walk-In Fridge: A Holiday Inn in Pennsylvania's walk-in fridge was on the fritz, so the only logical thing to do was to turn a guestroom's AC down and store everything in there. Right? Wrong. We would LOL, but the thought of this just makes us...VAO (vom all over) [HotelsMag]
Regular readers of HotelChatter know how much we obsess over hotel openings and their introductory hotel opening rates. And today is no different.
The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown hotel will open on September 30th adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center and it's going to be huge. Like a thousand rooms huge.
You would think with so many rooms they would probably be a little competitive on their pricing right? Not quite. Opening rates are set at $249 a night and that's the pre-paid internet rate.
However, if you can sit tight until the end of October that rate will drop to about $171 a night. We still think it's pricey for a Sheraton near a convention center but maybe we can find it for less on a blind booking site like Hotwire or Priceline. We'll let you know if we do.
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Apparently today is GOOD. And we don't mean good as in good things happening which is certainly not the case on Wall Street. We mean GOOD as in Global Out-Of-Office Day which is being sponsored by Sheraton Hotels.
housands around the world will work "out of the office" today to showcase the brand's new "Link@Sheraton(sm) experienced with Microsoft®," a unique lobby lounge that creates a sense of community and offers travelers a convenient on-line experience and instant access to information for work, leisure and social networking.
Starwood's CEO Frits van Paasschen will actually use the virtual Link@Sheraton to do a "remote ringing" of the New York Stock Exchange opening bell in Central Park while other Sheratons around the world will find their own ways to celebrate this GOOD.
Since it was the first hotel to implement the Link@Sheraton service, the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina is offering limited rooms at the rate of $5.01. Yes, literally $5 and a penny. Call 1-877-SD-HARBOR and ask for rate plan "LINCOLN."
Usually the words "Sheraton" and "Seattle" in the same sentence would make us want to pull out our old mix tapes from the early 1990s and start to cry. But this Sheraton near Seattle doesn't seem so depressing.
The renovations are now finally finished at the Seattle-area Sheraton Bellevue. The $5.7 million remodel touched on everything from the guest rooms to the menu to the fitness center.
The changes run with a Pacific Northwest, woodsy cottage theme with a nod to the coastal surroundings. We're a little worried about their description of the plaid carpet in the entry, but perhaps it's more cozy than old-looking.
There is also a large fireplace in the first floor lounge area, near Link@Sheraton -- the Sheraton version of a lobby slash business center. Like so many new hotels, there are individual check-in pods instead of one big counter.
We did make mention last week that five Sheraton hotel lobbies were now the proud home to Microsoft Surface screens, and we checked in on the first public demo too.
So far so good, but now we've seen a demonstration of it in live action at the Sheraton Boston.
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.
· Starwood Exec Migrates to Marriott: Former Starwood exec Tina Edmundson was named senior vice president of Marriott's lifestyle brands and Renaissance operations. [Washington BizJournal]
· Microsoft Surface Computers Come to Sheratons: 5 Microsoft Surface Computers made their debuts in Sheraton lobbies in Seattle, New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. [Seattle PI]
· Rough Times for Atlanta Tourism: Hotel occupancy is down almost 5% in Atlanta -- so low that the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau had to make some major cuts. Go to Atlanta, people! [AJC]
· Disneyland Hotel Workers to Strike Tonight: A 1,000 person march from the Paradise Pier Hotel to Harbor Blvd. is being planned by Disneyland hotel workers, who are protesting Disney's "unfaithfulness" to the workers and community. [Disneyland News Today]
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