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Westin Xiamen Hotel Opens
Starwood announced the opening of the Westin Xiamen in China. The new hotel is located in the city’s business district, 15 minutes from the Xiamen airport.
The Westin Xiamen offers 304 rooms and suites on 45 floors. Each room features the Westin Heavenly beds, Herman Miller desk chairs, as well as 42” TVs and wireless Internet.
Every three floors of the hotel share atrium lounges for guests. Other available amenities include the …
W Dubai-The Palm to Open in 2016
W Hotels Worldwide has announced it will open a new hotel, the W Dubai-The Palm, on the Palm Jumeirah in 2016.
The W Dubai-The Palm will offer 283 rooms, including 102 suites, five WOW suites, and two Extreme WOW suites. The hotel will also feature the brand’s trademark W Lounge, a WET pool, SWEAT (a fitness center), and an AWAY spa.
The new hotel will have eight restaurants and lounges, meeting and …
Starwood Opens Second Aloft Hotel in Canada
Starwood Hotels & Resorts and the Silver Hotel Group have announced a new addition to the Aloft brand, the Aloft Vaughan Mills.
Located in Vaughan, which is near Toronto, Aloft Vaughan Mills offers 131 rooms, equipped with high ceilings, large platform beds, 42” flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi.
Aloft Vaughan Mills will also feature the brand’s trademark re:mix lounge and w xyz bar (pictured).
It will also have a re:charge fitness center, …
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Starwood Announces Nice Choice Summer Promo
Starwood announced its Nice Choice promotion. The promotion, which runs through September 30, allows members to choose a bonus from one of four categories. All Starwood properties are participating and members simply need to specify a three-month period during which the bonus will be in effect.
Examples of the bonus include a choice of one of the following four options: earn double Starpoints starting with the second stay, get 3,000 Starpoints …
St. Regis Doha Opens in Qatar
Starwood has announced the opening of the St. Regis Doha in Qatar.
The St. Regis Doha is located in the city’s Al Gassar Resort, and features 336 rooms (including 70 suites and two presidential suites). The hotel also offers the brand’s trademark St. Regis Butler service.
The new hotel will be home to ten different restaurants and lounges, including Gordon Ramsay, a restaurant where chef Gilles Bosquet will create meals designed by …
Element Harrison Hotel To Open Near Newark Liberty Airport
Starwood has announced that it will open the Element Harrison hotel in the Summer of 2014, five miles from Newark Liberty International Airport.
Element Harrison will join Element Ewing Princeton as the second Element hotel in New Jersey. Element is Starwood’s brand of eco-friendly green hotels.
Element Harrison will offer 138 green rooms, and other brand staples such as “Rise”, a complimentary healthy breakfast, the “Motion” 24-hour fitness center, an indoor saline …
