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Shop, Relax & Luxuriate with a Holiday Weekend at the JW Marriott Denver

December 1, 2010 - Celebrate the holiday season with a shopping getaway to The JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek, where you can enjoy unparalleled access to Cherry Creek North’s more than 300 designer boutiques, galleries, restaurants and spas, all within footsteps of our front door.

Starting at just $245 per night, the JW Marriott Denver’s Holiday Shopping Package includes:

  • Accommodations for two in a luxurious guest room
  • A $50 Cherry Creek North gift card
  • Complimentary valet parking

Cherry Creek North is raising the 2010 holiday season to new heights with two special Celebrity Santa events at the JW Marriott Denver!

  • Celebrity Santa with Denver Broncos Quarterback Kyle Orton – December 6 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

  • Celebrity Santa with Denver Nuggets Chris “the Birdman” Andersen – Dec. 19 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Tickets to tell Christmas wishes to Celebrity Santa are $10 each, with 100% of ticket sale proceeds going to benefit Orton’s choice of Champa House, and Andersen’s choice of the Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE). Andersen will also host a VIP reception on Sunday, Dec. 19 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.; VIP tickets are $100 each, benefitting ACE. Tickets are sale now at http://cherrycreeknorth.com/events/featured/celebrity-santa/. Hurry - these events will sell out!

The JW Marriott Denver’s Holiday Shopping Package is available on Friday, Saturday (and Sunday with a Saturday night stay over) nights on an ongoing basis, based on availability. Upgrades to Mountain View and Concierge Level are available; tax is not included. Rate Code: SHO. To make a reservation, please call 866-706-7814 or visit www.jwmarriottdenver.com.

The dog-friendly JW Marriott Denver, which was recently named on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards as one of the “Top Hotels in the United States,” is located at 150 Clayton Lane in Denver. The hotel features 196 opulent guest rooms and suites that blend modern décor with generous space, high-tech amenities and an exquisite 4-piece marble bathroom. It is also home to Second Home Kitchen + Bar, which serves modern American home cooking with spins on timeless classics in a setting that is reminiscent of a “second home” in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

Coming Up In The June Online Hotel Business Review


Feature Focus
New Trends in Hotel Architecture and Design
On any hotel design project, architects are generally serving at least three masters - the owner/developer, the hotel operator, and the general public who will utilize the hotel - and each have their own goals, objectives and demands. The owner/developer is concerned with brand standards, the target market and the hotel's locale, while the operator is concerned about achieving the highest possible revenue through efficient design. The public is demanding that architecture and design be fully integrated into the guest experience, based on prevailing tastes and preferences. The architect's role is to respond professionally and efficiently to meet the demands of all and to develop a unified solution. Though each project has its own prerequisites and obligations, there are some general design trends which seem to be prevalent across the industry. First, there is an increased emphasis on the importance of the lobby. The principle here is that first impressions matter and that a hotel has only a few minutes to convince a guest that they have made the right decision. Hotel lobbies are being completely re-imagined - from eliminating front desks altogether to turning lobbies into warm, intimate social spaces, replete with fireplaces and comfortable furniture. There is also an increasing use of ambient natural light, even in large spaces like ballrooms and meeting rooms. In addition, there is greater emphasis on incorporating the distinctive attributes of any given location into the hotel design, which guests are defining as central to their experiences. The June issue of the Hotel Business Review will report on all these exciting developments in the fields of architecture and design.
In this issue...
Experiential Design Across All Sectors
By Ellis Katz, Principal, John Portman & Associates
Challenges of Contemporary Design in Historic Buildings
By Gary Meadows, President, HCI Architecture, Inc.
Ideal Meeting Spaces Should Offer Flexibility, Flexibility and Then Some
By Ronald M. Lustig, Design Architect/Principal, Earl Swensson Associates, Inc.
The Hotel Lobby
By Jennifer Skaife, Senior Associate, DiLeonardo
PLUS: Keeping an Eye on the Return on Design; Check In To the Future; L'AND Vineyards Wine Resort; How to Preserve Architectural Detail; Catering to Women in Hotel Design; Sustainability Retrofits, and much more.