Originally Posted by 2TallSeaFlyer
Apparently, the Westin Crabtree is on hold until first quarter of 2006.
And we had been waiting...
Thanks for the feedback on the Raleigh Sheraton!
T
I drive by the building that is to become the Westin Crabtree (that same building used to be a Sheraton, btw, among other things) every day and hereby attest that nothing's been done. But if they start work in the next few months a 1Q '06 opening is feasible. I'm hoping it doesn't go the way of the Ritz Plaza -- wait, no, it's going to be the W South Beach, but no, it's still the Ritz Plaza -- fiasco in Miami Beach of a few years back.
That said, once it's done I think that the hotel should do well. That part of town (and the Triangle in general, IMHO) is in need of a higher-end property. Right now, its competition will be an Embassy Suites and a Marriott basically across the street (I'm told the Marriott is not so good) and a Holiday Inn (this one I know is not so good) and some lower-tier Hilton and Marriott offerings within about a mile. We locals think of Crabtree as a shopping/entertainment destination but there are tons of businesses close by.