Description: We booked our room through Priceline.com and paid $75 each (plus taxes) for two rooms. This is about half of the listed price. When we checked in, I asked that the rooms be close together, and we ended up with adjacent rooms.
We parked in the Westin parking garage, which is off Vine Street. We checked in around 5pm Friday, and checked out around 9:30 am on Sunday and the total parking bill was $9. I was very pleased with the cost of this. Valet parking is available also, at a much higher cost.
The front desk was very kind and expedient upon checking in. We checked in in less than 5 minutes.
Since we booked through Priceline, I did not anticipate a great view, but was very pleasantly surprised to open the door and see Fountain Square right outside my window. The room was well laid out and very clean. Our friends' room was next to ours with the same great view.
Westin features the "Heavenly Bed" and they are not lying. My husband laid in the bed when we first got there, and immediately said "We need a new mattress." We both slept wonderfully. Westin seems to know this, and provides a catalog in which you can order almost everything in the room for your own home. The chairs in the room were also very comfortable -- but not in the catalog.
The bathroom featured a double head shower that was amazing. If I had been there on business, I would have found it to be very relaxing after a long day. Being there for pleasure, I found it very soothing. The white tea shampoo, conditioner, and body lotion was pleasant and relaxing.
The hot tub and pool area are on the top floor and offer great views of the Ohio River, stadiums, and other buildings. We got into the hot tub, and it was very hot. The area was beautiful and well kept.
We did speak with the front desk in regards to getting a restaurant map for the area. We were lookinf for a Hibachi restaurant, which was not on the map and he was very helpful in finding us one which was not listed on the map.
There is a valet service available. They can also call cabs for you, but we found that right outside of the valet area there were cabs sitting. We grabbed them ourselves.
My experience with the Westin was fabulous. The views were amazing, and the staff was exceptional. I could see myself booking directly with the Westin in the future and paying full price (but getting Starwood points.) Enjoy your view of the fountain or the river!
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