Starwood Preferred Guest - Decent rate for W New York

fyi,
As a JetBlue customer, you are used to enjoying luxurious surroundings and great rates in the air. Now you can find the same special treatment on the ground at W Hotels of New York. Treat yourself to a weekend in the Big Apple through March 31, 2003 and you'll get more than you bargained for – a spectacular room, continental breakfast for two, and a W CD for one low rate.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif OK, so what's the rate? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif

And where's the link for how to book this promo?

-David

W New York - $199 per night
W New York - The Court - $209 per night
W New York - The Tuscany - $229 per night
W New York - Union Square - $269 per night
W New York - Times Square - $239 per night

http://www.jetblue.com/promotions/whotel/whotel.asp?home-banner

these rates aren't any better than what can be booked through the W Hotel web site directly, right?

isn't the W New York going for $179 on the W web site?

If I'm not mistaken, the $199 Jet Blue rate at the W New York includes Continental breakfast for two and a CD. The $179 rate on our web site is for the room only.

Sincerely,

William R. Sanders
Customer Service Coordinator
Starwood Preferred Services

guest.forum@starwoodhotels.com

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[This message has been edited by Starwood Lurker (edited 03-06-2003).]

This promotion says it's for a "Spectacular Room". At at least 3 of the W's listed(New York, Court and Tuscany), the JETBLU promotion for a room type listed as "Spectacular" is, on average, $50 higher then the advertised prices.

Example- the W New York Wonderful room in this promotion is $199. The Spectacular room is $249.

For those of you not familiar with the room naming schemes - the Spectacular is LARGER than the Wonderful. At the W New York, the difference is about 200 sq. feet vs. 350 sq. feet. Anyone who's been put in the "Wonderful" room at this hotel, in particular, knows it's like a closet. Some people's feet may even touch the wall at the foot of the bed.

Am I the only one who's miffed at this marketing bait and switch?

Since W Hotels brand their rooms with hip names like "Wonderful", "Mega", "Cozy" and "Spectacular", instead of "Deluxe", "Standard", etc., they should not be running a promotion where they say you get a "Spectacular" room for $xxx, only to get to the web site to find that the REAL Spectacular rooms are not that price, but in fact higher.

[This message has been edited by PHL (edited 03-07-2003).]

[This message has been edited by PHL (edited 03-07-2003).]

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This promotion says it's for a "Spectacular Room". At at least 3 of the W's listed(New York, Court and Tuscany), the JETBLU promotion for a room type listed as "Spectacular" is, on average, $50 higher then the advertised prices.

Example- the W New York Wonderful room in this promotion is $199. The Spectacular room is $249.

For those of you not familiar with the room naming schemes - the Spectacular is LARGER than the Wonderful. At the W New York, the difference is about 200 sq. feet vs. 350 sq. feet. Anyone who's been put in the "Wonderful" room at this hotel, in particular, knows it's like a closet. Some people's feet may even touch the wall at the foot of the bed.

Am I the only one who's miffed at this marketing bait and switch?

Since W Hotels brand their rooms with hip names like "Wonderful", "Mega", "Cozy" and "Spectacular", instead of "Deluxe", "Standard", etc., they should not be running a promotion where they say you get a "Spectacular" room for $xxx, only to get to the web site to find that the REAL Spectacular rooms are not that price, but in fact higher.
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it shouldn't matter for platinums because we will be upgraded, right. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif