Starwood hotels coming to Goa 2015/2016
Jul 30, 2016, 12:57 am
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Most people people follow W Hotels and especially W resort openings and to be fair not just W or Starwood! They generally get pushed back several times and the fact they were still not accepting reservations is a key sign.
Spg.com is often updated very late in the day as to a delay and is in no way a good indicator of what somewhere may open. I have seen hotels listed as opening at a date in the past on odd occasions.
W Koh Samui accepted bookings and then had to delay and accomodate those people at other properties, it is all par for the course with new openings and usually the more luxury the more the delay!
Spg.com is often updated very late in the day as to a delay and is in no way a good indicator of what somewhere may open. I have seen hotels listed as opening at a date in the past on odd occasions.
W Koh Samui accepted bookings and then had to delay and accomodate those people at other properties, it is all par for the course with new openings and usually the more luxury the more the delay!
Jul 30, 2016, 1:50 am
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Aug 1, 2016, 1:29 pm
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We are proud to announce that the W Goa is now part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The hotel is accepting reservations as of today, August 1, 2016, for future dates on or after October 1, 2016. Please note that since this is a new activation, we will not expect availability on the web until later today.
SPG Category 5.
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William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
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SPG Category 5.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Aug 2, 2016, 12:12 am
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just had a look at the photos on the website -
quite amazed at the size of their 'rock pool' by the looks of their aerial photo
quite amazed at the size of their 'rock pool' by the looks of their aerial photo
Aug 2, 2016, 2:18 am
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We are proud to announce that the W Goa is now part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The hotel is accepting reservations as of today, August 1, 2016, for future dates on or after October 1, 2016. Please note that since this is a new activation, we will not expect availability on the web until later today.
SPG Category 5.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
SPG Category 5.
Best regards,
William R. Sanders
Social Media Specialist
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
[email protected]
Sep 13, 2016, 2:12 pm
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So October 1 isnt happening, site says 1 November now.
Sep 14, 2016, 5:23 am
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Sep 14, 2016, 8:15 am
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Despite the constantly delayed openings (which are quite typical for India), I think this property will be a huge hit. Goa is begging for a W-like property.
I still think it'll be the Park Hyatt for me (or any number of the smaller, locally-owned luxury properties hitting Conde Nast/Travel+Leisure of late), as I'm not a W fan, but I do think it's the 'perfect' fit for Goa.
I still think it'll be the Park Hyatt for me (or any number of the smaller, locally-owned luxury properties hitting Conde Nast/Travel+Leisure of late), as I'm not a W fan, but I do think it's the 'perfect' fit for Goa.
Sep 14, 2016, 1:28 pm
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So good to finally see some Starwood properties in Goa.
We used to own some properties in Goa many years ago but more recently have been staying in other brand hotels. I personally have not been back to Goa since 2007 so the Aloft and W may be the perfect excuse!
We used to own some properties in Goa many years ago but more recently have been staying in other brand hotels. I personally have not been back to Goa since 2007 so the Aloft and W may be the perfect excuse!
Sep 14, 2016, 4:34 pm
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I am scheduled to arrive in Goa on November 1 but I don't feel secure enough that it will definitely open on that date, I am just going to monitor it for a while and decide later
Nov 15, 2016, 6:47 am
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Does anyone have an update on the property? Looks like it is opening Dec 1
Nov 15, 2016, 6:55 am
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Anecdotally I was looking at booking the W Goa over Christmas and it was showing availability from December 1st earlier this month. However around 2 weeks ago the first available day moved to Jan 1st. Doubtful that it is fully booked everyday of December so suspect the opening has been pushed back to January 2017.
Dec 4, 2016, 8:53 pm
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Bookings available from December 12th does look very nice.
Dec 15, 2016, 6:17 am
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Looks like Aloft Goa - Calangute is being repositioned as Le Méridien Goa, Calangute. Still opening in April 2017. Nice!
Website here with placeholder images and not much else: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeri...ropertyID=4076
khabah
Website here with placeholder images and not much else: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeri...ropertyID=4076
khabah
Jun 7, 2017, 6:09 am
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Anyone in here got any inside info on Le meridien Goa. Spg site claims it to be opened in SEP 17, but have been pushed back at least twice already. Also if somebody knows if it's a brand new property or existing hotel i would appreciate the info.
Have a trip to delhi in mid October and would like to spend a few nights by the sea. W not working because of high rates and CAT 6
Have a trip to delhi in mid October and would like to spend a few nights by the sea. W not working because of high rates and CAT 6