This week’s Starwood Starpicks offers are available until Friday. I must state I am not impressed by the rates I see in San Francisco, Boston, and Amsterdam. Fresno Four Points at $79 looks reasonable, but my two stays there this year were both disrupted by late night partiers.

Westin Market Street at $299 for a Friday night makes me cringe. San Francisco has priced me out of the market this year. I miss the $99 weekend rates I periodically enjoyed the past three years from late-2008 through 2010. Those are just a memory in 2011 for the city that has seen the highest hotel room rate increases in the U.S. in 2011. I have primarily been burning through loyalty points this year when I go to urban hotels.

Take a look and perhaps something here works for you. Just remember to compare rates. W Boston was only $4 a night more ($263 vs. $259) for a flexible cancellation AAA rate compared to the prepaid, nonrefundable Starpicks rate.

Starpicks Hotel List and Availability Calendar links. Use this link to access availability calendars for Starpicks dates. The links below take you only to the hotel’s webpage.

Starpicks Hotels for Bookings by Friday October 28, 2011.

Belgium

Brussels Le Méridien Brussels

Brussels Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

Brussels Sheraton Brussels Hotel

 

Canada

British Columbia

Vancouver The Westin Grand, Vancouver

Ontario

Toronto Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

Quebec

Dorval Sheraton Montreal Airport Hotel

Montreal Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel

France

Paris Le Méridien Etoile

Mexico

Baja California Sur

Los Cabos Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort, Los Cabos

Netherlands

Amsterdam Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam

Amsterdam Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center

The Hague Hotel Des Indes, The Hague

Portugal

Portimão Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort

United Kingdom

England

West Drayton Sheraton Heathrow Hotel

United States

Arizona

Phoenix Aloft Phoenix-Airport

Phoenix Sheraton Crescent Hotel

Scottsdale Sheraton Desert Oasis Villas, Scottsdale

California

Fresno Four Points by Sheraton Fresno

Garden Grove Sheraton Garden Grove – Anaheim South Hotel

Rancho Cucamonga Four Points by Sheraton Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga

San Francisco The Westin San Francisco Market Street

San Francisco The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square

San Francisco W San Francisco

Florida

Fort Lauderdale The Westin Fort Lauderdale

Lake Mary The Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North

Orlando Four Points by Sheraton Orlando Studio City

Georgia

Atlanta Sheraton Suites Galleria-Atlanta

Atlanta The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta

Atlanta W Atlanta – Downtown

Hawaii

Honolulu The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki

Maui The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali

Illinois

Chicago Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

Chicago The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile

Chicago The Westin Chicago River North

Indiana

Indianapolis The Westin Indianapolis

Massachusetts

Boston W Boston

Springfield Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel

Minnesota

Edina The Westin Edina Galleria

Minneapolis Le Méridien Chambers Minneapolis

Minnetonka Sheraton Minneapolis West Hotel

Woodbury Sheraton St. Paul Woodbury Hotel

Nebraska

Omaha Sheraton Omaha Hotel

New York

Hauppauge Sheraton Long Island Hotel

New York The Manhattan at Times Square Hotel

North Carolina

Charlotte The Westin Charlotte

Puerto Rico

San Juan Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel & Casino

Tennessee

Nashville Sheraton Music City Hotel

Texas

Houston Sheraton Houston West Hotel

Houston The Westin Houston, Memorial City 

San Antonio Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Downtown by the Riverwalk

Virginia

Falls Church The Westin Tysons Corner

Washington

Bellevue Sheraton Bellevue Hotel

Seattle Sheraton Seattle Hotel

This week’s Starwood Hotels Starpicks offer discounts when booking prepaid, nonrefundable rates at select hotels. W Seattle at $149 looks like a good rate to me considering this hotel was about $100 more two weeks ago when my family wanted to stay there.

These rates must be booked by Friday, October 21. Starpicks Terms & Conditions.

Starwood Hotels with Starpicks Rates for week of October 21, 2011

Note: Use this Starpicks link to see availability calendars for each hotel. The links below only go to the hotel’s webpage.

Argentina

Cordoba Sheraton Cordoba Hotel

Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel

Canada

Alberta

Calgary The Westin Calgary

British Columbia

Whistler The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler

Ontario

Mississauga Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Mississauga

Quebec

Dorval Sheraton Montreal Airport Hotel

Montreal Le Méridien Versailles

Montreal W Montréal

France

Roissy Sheraton Paris Airport Hotel & Conference Centre

Germany

Frankfurt Le Méridien Parkhotel Frankfurt

Frankfurt Sheraton Frankfurt Congress Hotel

Frankfurt The Westin Grand Frankfurt

Hamburg Le Royal Méridien Hamburg

Japan

Hokkaido, Sapporo Sheraton Sapporo Hotel

Kyoto, Kyoto The Westin Miyako, Kyoto

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur

Langkawi The Andaman, Langkawi

Malta

St. Julians The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta

Mexico

Baja California Sur, Los Cabos The Westin Resort & Spa, Los Cabos

Panama, Republic of Panama

Panama City Sheraton Panama Hotel & Convention Center

Poland

Warsaw Le Méridien Bristol, Warsaw

Seychelles

Mahé Le Méridien Barbarons

South Africa

Cape Town The Westin Cape Town

Pretoria Sheraton Pretoria Hotel

South Korea

Seoul Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel

Taiwan

Taipei The Westin Taipei

Thailand

Koh Samui Le Méridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa

Vietnam

Nha Trang City Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa

United States

Alaska

Anchorage Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa

Arizona

Chandler Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa

Tempe Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe

Tucson Four Points by Sheraton Tucson Airport

California

Costa Mesa The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa

Los Angeles Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills

Los Angeles The Westin Los Angeles Airport

Napa The Westin Verasa Napa

Colorado

Greenwood Village Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel

District of Columbia

Washington W Washington D.C.

Florida

Hollywood The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Florida

Tampa Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel

Hawaii

Honolulu Sheraton Princess Kaiulani

Indiana

Indianapolis Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre Hotel

Iowa

West Des Moines Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel

Kansas

Overland Park Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center

Mississippi

Biloxi Four Points by Sheraton Biloxi Beach Boulevard

Nebraska

Omaha Sheraton Omaha Hotel

New Jersey

Princeton The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village

Weehawken Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel

New York

Brooklyn Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel

New York The New York Helmsley Hotel

North Carolina

Charlotte Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne

Durham Four Points by Sheraton Durham at Southpoint

Durham Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center

Morrisville Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh Durham Airport

Ohio

Columbus Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square

Columbus Sheraton Suites Columbus

Pennsylvania

Mars Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North

Pittsburgh Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport

South Dakota

Sioux Falls Sheraton Sioux Falls & Convention Center

Texas

Dallas Aloft Dallas Downtown

Frisco Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel

Houston Four Points by Sheraton Houston Hotel & Suites, Memorial City

Houston Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental

San Antonio Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Northwest

Virginia

Alexandria Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria

Washington

Seattle W Seattle

Wisconsin

Green Bay Aloft Green Bay

 

Starwood Starpicks offer rate discounts up to 40% for upcoming weekends with some hotels offering discount rates every day of the week over the next three to six weeks. The real value I see with Starpicks is for hotels with typically high weekday rates that are discounted to a set Starpicks rate regardless of the day of week. These rates can save quite a bit on a hotel for a Thursday or Sunday night when rates tend to be higher than Friday or Saturday.

These rates are available for booking until Friday, October 14, 2011.

Starwood Starpicks Hotels for week of October 11-October 14 bookings for stays in October and November.

Note: Use the link at the beginning of the post to see availability calendars. The hotels listed below are the participating hotels, but you need to go to the main page to view calendar of available Starpicks dates.

Aruba

Palm Beach The Westin Resort & Casino, Aruba

Bahamas

Nassau Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort

 

Canada

Ontario

Mississauga Four Points by Sheraton Mississauga Meadowvale

Toronto Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport

 

China

Shandong

Qingdao Four Points by Sheraton Qingdao, Chengyang

 

France

Paris Le Méridien Etoile

 

Japan

Osaka The St. Regis Osaka

 

Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu Le Méridien Kota Kinabalu

 

Mexico

Baja California Sur

Los Cabos Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort, Los Cabos

 

Netherlands

Amsterdam Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center

The Hague Hotel Des Indes, The Hague

 

South Africa

Cape Town The Westin Cape Town

 

United Kingdom

England

West Drayton Sheraton Heathrow Hotel

 

United States

Arizona

Phoenix Aloft Phoenix-Airport

Phoenix Sheraton Crescent Hotel

Scottsdale W Scottsdale

Tempe Aloft Tempe

California

Bakersfield Four Points by Sheraton Bakersfield

Fresno Four Points by Sheraton Fresno

Pleasanton Four Points by Sheraton Pleasanton

Rancho Cucamonga Four Points by Sheraton Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga

San Diego Four Points by Sheraton San Diego

Colorado

Steamboat Springs Sheraton Steamboat Resort

Steamboat Springs Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas

Florida

Lake Mary The Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North

Orlando Sheraton Safari Hotel & Suites Lake Buena Vista

Hawaii

Kauai, Princeville The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas

Illinois

Chicago Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers

Chicago The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile

Indiana

Indianapolis The Westin Indianapolis

Kentucky

Lexington Four Points by Sheraton Lexington

Maryland

Linthicum Aloft Baltimore Washington International Airport

Nebraska

Omaha Sheraton Omaha Hotel

New Hampshire

Manchester Four Points by Sheraton Manchester Airport

New Jersey

Ewing Element Ewing Princeton

New York

New York W New York – Downtown

Oregon

Portland Four Points by Sheraton Portland East

Pennsylvania

Allentown Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Suites Allentown Airport

Lakeville Cove Haven Resort

Marshalls Creek Pocono Palace Resort

Mount Pocono Paradise Stream Resort

Puerto Rico

Rio Grande The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico

San Juan Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel & Casino

Tennessee

Franklin Aloft Nashville-Cool Springs

Texas

Fort Worth Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa

Frisco The Westin Stonebriar

Houston Element Houston Vintage Park

Irving Element Dallas Fort Worth Airport North

San Antonio Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Downtown by the Riverwalk

Virginia

Alexandria The Westin Alexandria

Arlington Sheraton Crystal City Hotel

Ashburn Aloft Dulles Airport North

Falls Church The Westin Tysons Corner

Washington

Seattle Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle Center

Starwood Starpicks Terms & Conditions:

Reservations must be booked online by this Friday at a Starwood website to receive promotional rates.

• Rates are valid at participating properties only for the book and stay period specified on the offer, and are subject to availability at the time of reservation. A limited number of rooms may be available at these rates and additional restrictions and blackout dates apply.
• Guests must arrive on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday at hotels over the following three (3) weekends following the Tuesday launch of the sale. Stays including a Sunday night require a two-night stay including a Saturday night.
• Resorts do not have arrival day or minimum stay requirements. Guests must arrive over the following six (6) weeks following the Tuesday launch of the sale.
• Length of stay restrictions apply to all properties. For hotels, the maximum stay is four nights (Thursday-Sunday) and for resorts the maximum stay is fourteen nights (Thursday – two Wednesday nights later). Not all hotels will have Thursday and/or Sunday nights available and not all resorts will have Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights available.
• Advance purchase required. Credit card will be charged at time of booking. Cancellations are non-refundable; if cancellation takes place, guests forfeit total room charge plus tax.
• Rates are per room, per night, based on single/double occupancy and availability at time of reservation and do not include additional per room, per night charges that may be imposed or state/local taxes.
• Offer not applicable to groups.
• Not to be combined with other special offers or promotions.
• Not responsible for omissions or typographical errors.
• Void where prohibited by law.
• Starwood reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time.

Starwood Starpicks for this week are available for booking by Friday, September 16, 2011. These are prepaid and nonrefundable rates, so be sure your plans are firm.

This week’s offer includes the Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile. Last October I was touring Chicago hotels and I looked into this property. It is a Starwood Hotel with no SPG participation.

Basic Starpicks Terms

• Must book by Friday of the week Starpicks are posted. Hotels have been changing every week lately.
• Starpicks reservations are prepaid and nonrefundable. No changes allowed.
• Non-Resort Hotels require arrival on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Maximum stay is four nights. Must stay Saturday night for a Sunday night Starpicks rate.
• Resort hotels allow arrival any day of week with maximum stay of 14 nights. No minimum stay requirement.

Not all dates are available for Starpicks. Hotels offer select dates over the next three weeks and Resorts over select dates over the next six weeks.

Starpicks for week of September 16, 2011

Argentina

Buenos Aires Sheraton Libertador Hotel

Mar del Plata Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel

Canada

Alberta

Calgary Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire

Calgary The Westin Calgary

Quebec

Montreal Le Méridien Versailles

Montreal W Montréal

China

Guangdong, Guangzhou The Westin Pazhou

France

Paris Le Méridien Etoile

Germany

Frankfurt The Westin Grand Frankfurt

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur

Langkawi The Andaman, Langkawi

Mexico

Los Cabos Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort, Los Cabos

Los Cabos The Westin Resort & Spa, Los Cabos

Cancun The Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort Villas, Cancun

Netherlands

The Hague Hotel Des Indes, The Hague

Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Le Méridien Jeddah

Seychelles

Mahé Le Méridien Barbarons

Mahé Le Méridien Fisherman’s Cove

South Africa

Cape Town The Westin Cape Town

Thailand

Bangkok Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers

 

United States

Arizona

Phoenix Aloft Phoenix-Airport

Phoenix Sheraton Crescent Hotel

Tempe Aloft Tempe

Tucson Four Points by Sheraton Tucson Airport

California

Fresno Four Points by Sheraton Fresno

Palm Desert The Westin Desert Willow Villas, Palm Desert

Pleasanton Four Points by Sheraton Pleasanton

Rancho Mirage The Westin Mission Hills Resort Villas, Palm Springs

San Diego Sheraton Mission Valley San Diego Hotel

Colorado

Avon Lakeside Terrace Villas, Avon / Vail Valley

Avon Sheraton Mountain Vista Villas, Avon / Vail Valley

Steamboat Springs Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas

Florida

Fort Walton Beach Four Points by Sheraton Destin-Fort Walton Beach

Hollywood The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Florida

Jacksonville Aloft Jacksonville Airport

Miami Beach Four Points by Sheraton Miami Beach

Georgia

Atlanta Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites

Atlanta Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport

Atlanta W Atlanta – Buckhead

Illinois

Chicago The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile

Indiana

Indianapolis The Westin Indianapolis

Minnesota

Minneapolis Le Méridien Chambers Minneapolis

Mississippi

Biloxi Four Points by Sheraton Biloxi Beach Boulevard

New Jersey

Princeton The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village

New York

New York The Manhattan at Times Square Hotel

New York W New York – Downtown

North Carolina

Cary Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh-Cary

Chapel Hill Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel

Charlotte Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne

Charlotte The Westin Charlotte

Morrisville Four Points by Sheraton Raleigh Durham Airport

Ohio

Columbus Sheraton Suites Columbus

Oregon

Portland Four Points by Sheraton Portland East

Pennsylvania

Langhorne Sheraton Bucks County Hotel

Puerto Rico

Rio Grande The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico

San Juan Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino

South Carolina

Columbia Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel

Tennessee

Knoxville Four Points by Sheraton Knoxville Cumberland House Hotel

Memphis Four Points by Sheraton Memphis East

Texas

Arlington Sheraton Arlington Hotel

Frisco Sheraton Stonebriar Hotel

Galveston Four Points by Sheraton Galveston

Houston Four Points by Sheraton Houston Hobby Airport

Houston Four Points by Sheraton Houston Southwest

San Antonio Four Points by Sheraton San Antonio Downtown by the Riverwalk

Virginia

Alexandria Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria

Alexandria The Westin Alexandria

Falls Church The Westin Tysons Corner

Washington

Bellevue Sheraton Bellevue Hotel

Seattle W Seattle

Wisconsin

Green Bay Aloft Green Bay

I stayed at the Sheraton Libertador in 2007 in the Presidential Suite. The corner grocery store a block away had Stella Artois 1.0 liter bottles of beer for the equivalent of US$1.

I enjoyed my hotel stay. That property is one of this week’s Starpicks hotels.