I am currently on a six-month work trip and have been staying at the Westin for 30 days. As a Platinum member, I was offered an upgrade to a higher corner room, but it would have required me to check out mid-stay, move to another room for a day, and then check back in. I declined and chose to stay in the regular king-sized room on the 4th floor. The long-term rate included a waived $30 destination fee, which came with a $30 food and beverage credit, a bike ride, and some other items.

One of the highlights of the hotel is the massive gym, which has free weights, a bench, a bar, curl bars, pulleys, Pelotons, a yoga/pilates area, and more. If you make it to the gym early enough, you can find Gatorade and protein bars at the front counter. Each floor has filter water refill machines.

The in-house restaurant, Root and Vine, has low ratings on Google, but I found the food to be above average and commensurate with the Westin brand. The breakfast that comes with Platinum status includes eggs, a choice of meat (bacon, sausage, chicken sausage), toast (wheat, white, sourdough), organic fingerling potatoes, not-from-concentrate orange juice in a bottle or Mott's apple juice, and coffee (Colombe brand) OR $17 off your selected entree. There is a buffet on weekends, and Platinum members can access the continental side of the buffet for free, which includes oatmeal, assorted muffins and pastries, parfait, fruits, bagels, toast, and avocado toasts. The pastry chef at the hotel makes fantastic croissants and chocolate au pain. If you order an entree, the servers will always include coffee or juice for free.

Parking: I booked monthly parking thru spot hero app. The garage is connected to the hotel via elevators. It was about $280 for a month. So if you did drive and are staying more than 5 days, you actually might save money booking a monthly reservation.

However, there are some negatives. The front desk agents and even some of the managers have an unwelcoming attitude, making guests feel like they are just numbers in the grand scheme of things. I realize that they make most of their money from large group rates and conventions, but what can you expect. The walls are thin, and you can easily hear people out in the halls due to the door and door gap. The bartenders and a minority of the servers can be slow. You can see the lack of urgency in some of them. The coffee machine in the room is pretty poverty, would be nice to have a nespresso or atleast a keurig machine, but since theres a starbucks connected in the lobby, thats probably why they dont put them in the rooms.

Next week, I will be moving to the Grand Hyatt and trying for Globalist status, which will give me lounge access.