Starwood Preferred Guest - SPG Hotels with Refrigerator in Room

Not a mini-bar that you can ask to have cleaned out and then use as a refrigerator. But either one where the hotel will bring you an actual refrigerator on request, or that has them in all rooms.

Westin Maui has refrigerators in every room. I'm not big on bringing back snacks and food to the room, lots of people find it convenient or a good way to save on expenses but I don't make particular use of it that way.

What I loved about the Westin Maui's refrigerators is that I could go out and buy half and half. I like to be able to make coffee for myself in the morning, and I'm very particular about my coffee -- both the flavor of the coffee itself and that I won't drink the creamers they usually leave in rooms whether powdered or liquid packages requiring no refrigeration.

So my Westin Maui stay was enhanced by my being able to bring some freshly ground sumatran coffee that I enjoy, and picking up some creamer and storing it in the refrigerator. I was waking up pretty early in the mornings and starting my day with really nice coffee.

That got me thinking -- what other Starwood properties have refrigerators in the guest rooms, where else might I conveniently do this over the course of my stay?

Of the dozen or so SPG hotels I have been in in the recent past, I can only remember the Sheraton Waikiki had a fridge in the room. My room in Sher PK did not have one.

The pdx girls and I (the tall one and the two kids) enjoyed a recent stay at the Westin Imagine in Orlando made even better by the presence of a fridge.

The rooms there all have what nearly amounts to a kitchenette. Bought milk, soda, fruit and yogurt at a nearby grocery and avoided restaurant prices for breakfast.

The Westin Grand Bahama has refrigerators and microwaves in some suites -- particularly ones with a wet bar. When I was last there about 3 1/2 yrs ago, refrigerators were available upon request for $10/day or free for Plats. Unfortunately, this property is leaving Starwood soon. :(

At the ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof in Davos a couple weeks ago there was an in-room minibar. But for our "refrigerator," we just opened the window of our first floor room and stuck our goods (blood orange juice, deli meats, and local cheeses) into a window-level hole in the snow. :D

All SVO properties -- some of which at least semi-participate in SPG. A full kitchen at Sheraton Mountain Vista, for example. (No stove in the Queen suites, though.)

Half-sized refrigerator (but bigger and better than one of those dinky dorm refrigerators.) in the suites at the Westin Whistler. Stove, sink, microwave/convection oven, and a dishwasher, too! ^ Probably a refrigerator in the studios, too, but I'm not certain of that.

All suites and jr suites at the Westin Riverfront Avon would have refrigerators, but not the studios, I don't think.

Similarly, I'd expect this of other condo hotels. Maybe the Westin Verasa Napa, for example?

The suites at the Sheraton Safari & Suites (Orlando, FL) have generous-size refrigerators.

The large corner suite at the Sheraton Suites PHL also had a refrigerator.

The suites at Four Points LAX have refrigerators.

The standard room at W San Diego had a very small non-functioning refrigerator.

My room at Four Points Chicago Magnificent Mile had a refrigerator; it seems to be a standard amenity (https://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/property/rooms/amenities.html?propertyID=1592) there. It's the nicest Four Points I've stayed in.

Rooms at the Moana Surfrider have a mini-refrigerator instead of a minibar.

Originally I was :td: when I saw this, but it ended up being okay -- just took some planning to make a trip to the ABC Store to stock up on the things I wanted.

Then again, I was there for pleasure, not for business. I would have been more annoyed had it been the latter, since the reason I generally want a minibar is because I didn't have time to grab breakfast or lunch, let alone find a store and go shopping. At that point I don't care if a Snickers costs $4.

All that said, I'm still surprised that minibars are not part of the Westin brand requirement.

Half-sized refrigerator (but bigger and better than one of those dinky dorm refrigerators.) in the suites at the Westin Whistler. Stove, sink, microwave/convection oven, and a dishwasher, too! ^ Probably a refrigerator in the studios, too, but I'm not certain of that.


Even the base-level room (Studio) has these appliances. BTW, with the exception of the refrigerator, these are all made by Jenn-Air, as the fridge is a Sub-Zero. Starwood didn't skimp on these at all! This is a real treat, especially for a Category 5 property.

Even the base-level room (Studio) has these appliances. BTW, with the exception of the refrigerator, these are all made by Jenn-Air, as the fridge is a Sub-Zero. Starwood didn't skimp on these at all! This is a real treat, especially for a Category 5 property.

Confirmed. Every room has the "Wall Kitchen". You take the "mini bar" items out of the fridge, and put them in the conveniently supplied cabinet right over the fridge. This is top-notch stuff.

I stay at Starwood all year just to be able to stay at this property. Make coffee + breakfast in the AM while watching the lift line start up outside, then you have the grueling 1.5 minute walk to the gondola :P

The staff is a bunch of young, eager aussies and kiwis who usually aren't bad to look at.

Arrived with my best friend and mentor this year. I had suffered an injury unrelated to skiing just prior to arrival, and they hooked us up with a 2bedroom suite even though I'd just reserved a studio with my pts.

Can't say enough about the place really. Did I mention ski valet?

I'll second all the good things about the Westin Whistler--the rooms are owned by individuals as condos and rented out through a pool by Westin so they're quite nice.

Also, I'll add the Westin Bonaventure to the list. I think this may be more because they stopped having minibars at some point but still had the refrigerators, but that's a complaint for another time.

Westin Bear Mountain -- similar setup to Whistler.

4pts Fresno. (Actually a better hotel than you'd expect).

I think in the Sheraton Pasadena.

Sheraton Chicago in a suite.

Fridge by request in many hotels. Look at the list of housekeeping items in the guest services book in room and you'll often see it. No charge at Westin Kierland, Westin Grand Vancouver, Westin Diplomat. Very useful if travelling with a baby.

FP YVR - corner rooms (not sure about regular rooms)
FP Gatineau - suites and corner rooms (not sure about regular rooms but I believe they all have fridges)
Sheraton Stamford - will supply fridge upon request

Sheraton Suites at the Galleria Houston. I love being able to chill a bottle of white wine and store some leftovers from dinner. I don't save the leftovers for cost savings but more for convenience for lunch the next day at the client site. I try to have a nice dinner but find it hectic to leave for lunch sometimes and eating lunch out of vending machine is no fun.

Westin Ka'anapali Villas has a frig in the room. Good for bringing back leftovers from dinner off-site to heat up using the full kitchen provided in villa.

What's weird is that IIRC the Sheraton Maui didn't provide a frig.

Pretty sure that all of the Sheraton Suites have fridges, and microwaves.

Walt Disney World Swan has dorm size fridges standard in all rooms. Walt Disney World Dolphin rooms have a minibar but a fridge can be rented.

Element properties have refrigerators in all units.

The Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver has empty refrigerators in the room (at least ours did). They do the sensible thing - they give you a mini-bar list and let you order what you want rather than putting all kinds of useless stuff in the fridge and charging you for things you never took out hoping you won't notice.

The Sheraton Park in Anaheim has small empty refrigs in all their rooms.