Westin Times Square [Master Thread]
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by boolean64:
OT, but isn't this slightly ahead of the complete ban of any smoking in all bars and restaurants in NYC? Only downside to this as I see it is that it is one less item on the long list of reasons why SF is better than NY.</font>
OT, but isn't this slightly ahead of the complete ban of any smoking in all bars and restaurants in NYC? Only downside to this as I see it is that it is one less item on the long list of reasons why SF is better than NY.</font>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Catman:
The bartender, Sal, was written up in "People Magazine" for his Apple Martini (which I did not try.)</font>
The bartender, Sal, was written up in "People Magazine" for his Apple Martini (which I did not try.)</font>
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I am at this moment in the Westin Times Sq.; this is my second stay in as many weeks (and I'll be back week after next, as well). I have not gotten a suite upgrade as a Platinum, but have had 2 lovely rooms. Tonight I am in a corner room on the 18th floor, I have 2 windows on 2 sides of the room, and the view is spectacular. I watched the sun set and it was amazing. The room is not huge, but good sized and very, very nice. There is a lounge for breakfast and evening drinks & appetizers. I've spent 2 years as a loyal customer of the Hilton TS around the corner, and I just switched to this one bc of the oh-so-heavenly bed and the better SPG program. As much as I liked the Hilton TS, I LOVE this hotel.
I am at this moment in the Westin Times Sq.; this is my second stay in as many weeks (and I'll be back week after next, as well). I have not gotten a suite upgrade as a Platinum, but have had 2 lovely rooms. Tonight I am in a corner room on the 18th floor, I have 2 windows on 2 sides of the room, and the view is spectacular. I watched the sun set and it was amazing. The room is not huge, but good sized and very, very nice. There is a lounge for breakfast and evening drinks & appetizers. I've spent 2 years as a loyal customer of the Hilton TS around the corner, and I just switched to this one bc of the oh-so-heavenly bed and the better SPG program. As much as I liked the Hilton TS, I LOVE this hotel.
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I had a not too bad experience there a little while ago. Biggest disappointment was that half of the desk was taken up by the TV. Have other people had rooms with too little desk space? Anyone have rooms that had lots of desk space? I was in the executive lounge section of the hotel...11th floor I believe.
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I stayed at the Westin TS last week and the week prior. Note that the typical 'upgrade' (I'm Plat) is to a room on the club floors, which have upgraded toiletries and Bose clock-radios, AND are low enough to see and hear the traffic on 42nd St. all night long!(forget the exact floors, but they're something like 8-12). It was so bad that I had to call the manager and request a room change in the middle of the night to a higher floor.
There are much better SPG NYC properties for upgrades (as I type this from my suite at the W Court...)
-Zombie-
There are much better SPG NYC properties for upgrades (as I type this from my suite at the W Court...)
-Zombie-
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I've stayed at this property about10 times since becoming an SPG PLT and have had one upgrade to a junior suite (one large room wioth the TV acting asa divider). Other than that, I usually end-up on the Club Floors. I like the property and it is close to where I'm working.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Biggest disappointment was that half of the desk was taken up by the TV. Have other people had rooms with too little desk space? Anyone have rooms that had lots of desk space? [/B]</font>
Also, I've had no noise problems at all. I was facing 8th Avenue and could not hear a thing.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by joergi:
PresDC: On which floor is/was the Junior suite? Booked one end of may. </font>
PresDC: On which floor is/was the Junior suite? Booked one end of may. </font>
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But 30th floor, right? That should be high enough not to hear every noise on the streets... ;-) But Junior Suite should be big enough to fit 2 TVs and a sitting area. Would you say itīs spacious? And, by the way, on which floor is the Club Lounge?
Looking forward to stay at the Westin, which looks very modern and nice.
Looking forward to stay at the Westin, which looks very modern and nice.
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It is a spacious room. The room is essentially an L-shape with the bathroom to the left when you walk in the door. There is a short corridor opening into the sitting area, which contains a couch, two chairs an end table and a coffee table. The couch faces the entertainment unit. There are two TVs. one faces the couch and the other faces the bed, which is on the other side of the entertainment unit. The bed and the couch essentially face each other with the entertainment center between them. If you are sitting on the bed, the closet is to your right and contains the minibar (be careful, it is one where you get charged if you move an item). The desk is along the back wall where the bed's headboard is located and is between the closet and the bed. There is a night stand with a Bose Wave Radio to the left of the bed. As I mentioned, there will be one window by the bed and maybe one in the living area. You will have a southern exposure view if you are in a -10 room.
Enjoy. It is a nice hotel and the staff really are service oriented.
Oh yeah, I never have had a problem with noise in this hotel, and I've stayed as low as the 8th floor.
[This message has been edited by PresRDC (edited 05-13-2003).]
Enjoy. It is a nice hotel and the staff really are service oriented.
Oh yeah, I never have had a problem with noise in this hotel, and I've stayed as low as the 8th floor.
[This message has been edited by PresRDC (edited 05-13-2003).]