Originally Posted by jgold
You raise a fair point. If Starwood simply used the term "luxury" as an adjective in describing the Pulitzer, I wouldn't have much of a beef. Maybe my quibble is with the whole notion of a "Luxury Collection," many of which seem to be quite inferior to some of the St. Regis hotels I've stayed in (such as the St. Regis Beijing). Perhaps my confusion could have been avoided if had Starwood simply included a handy-dandy definition of its "Luxury Collection" as "really nice Sheratons."
I think Luxury Collection is intended to be a step down from St. Regis, more like Westin but with more individuality/less consistency. That's certainly been my experience, and the way that I've interpreted it (the prices also tend to be Westin-like rather than St. Regis-like -- San Francisco is a good example, where the Palace (LC) is priced closer to the St. Francis than to the St. Regis).