The Westin Kierland Resort is Thanking Arizona Residents by Offering Locals Their Employee Rates

Business Wire, April 01, 2009

With rates at only $89 a night, residents can book their summer getaway before April 17 for stays from May 24 through Sept. 10

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- This is no April Fool’s joke! The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to Arizona residents for their continued support of local business and tourism by offering their employee rate to all Arizona residents for this summer.

Now through April 17, 2009, local residents can book their summer getaways at The Westin Kierland’s employee rate, at $89 a night for stays from May 24 through Sept. 10.

“We are extremely thankful to Arizona residents for being our best customers year-round” said Managing Director, J. Bruce Lange. “The Westin Kierland would not be the success it is without their loyalty and our summer rate schedule is just one of the ways we can give back to those that have been so important to our success.”

Residents can book an unlimited number of nights for this limited time and enjoy the many amenities this Scottsdale resort has to offer. Families will enjoy their summer getaway with the Resort’s “Family FUN Program” which includes activities such visits from the Phoenix Zoo, Kid’s Club, Kids in the Kitchen, Animal Yoga, Digital Kid’s Zone, and more! All a part of the Resort’s award-winning FUN program lead by their Director of FUN and their FUN Team. This is a one-of-a-kind activities program for individuals of all ages.

Cool down in the Resort’s revitalizing pools complete with 110-foot water slide and lazy river and enjoy daily poolside activities with the FUN Team and poolside movies on the weekends. Both the Adventure Water Park and Adult Pool have a Glacier Pool Cooler, a state-of-the-art technology that chills the pool’s temperature by as much as 14 degrees, creating an environment that is both cool and comfortable, even on summer’s hottest day. New this summer, “Movies on the Green” series with films shown on the picturesque grounds of the Kierland Golf Course while seated in air-conditioned golf-carts or picnic like seating on the green itself.

Kierland Golf Club is just one of a few courses in the country to showcase climate-controlled golf. In addition to air-conditioned golf-carts, Kierland Golf offers an enhanced outdoor driving range featuring an air-conditioned canopy system. The Kierland Golf experience continues with a “No Hassle” approach, offering everything a golfer needs to help replace luck with skill, including club and shoe rentals.

The Westin Kierland brings together the best exercise physiology with Fore-max Golf Training Systems, top golf instruction by award-winning husband and wife teaching team, Mike and Sandy LaBauve, on-site golf equipment fitting and the latest in golf technology with Segway Golf. For a more traditional approach to golf, try Kierland’s Scottish Golf Experience and don a Scottish kilt and play golf, the “Scottish way.”

The Resort offers guests the opportunity to enjoy revitalizing spa journeys at Agave, The Arizona Spa, a heavenly retreat designed to rejuvenate and renew the mind, body, and spirit. Guests can relax with spa therapies infused with the essence of the Far East, one of the latest exclusive services developed by Agave therapists, or stop by for a complimentary “Superfoods Nutrition Break” Monday through Saturday.

Enjoy world-class dining at eight unique restaurants, including deseo, the resort’s signature restaurant. Featuring live art by Resident Artist Nelson Garcia-Miranda Wednesday through Sunday or the “Scottish Pipes at Sunset” series nightly in Dreamweavers Canyon.

Visit www.kierlandresort.com for the latest specials and events at Kierland Golf Club, Agave, The Arizona Spa, deseo and more. Room rates are based on availability, and are pre-paid, non-refundable. Visit www.kierlandresort.com or call (480)624-1202 before April 17 to get a special “Thank You” rate from The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. Ask for rate code: THANKYOU.

About The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa is a four-diamond resort located in the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Resort features 732 rooms, 55 suites and 32 casitas; 183,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space; eight food and beverage venues; a full-service spa and fitness studio; an elaborate water park including a water slide and lazy river ride; Westin Kids Club®; and the 27-hole Kierland Golf Club. As an added benefit, The Westin Kierland is adjacent to Kierland Commons, one of the hottest shopping and dining districts in the Valley. For more information about The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa please visit www.kierlandresort.com or call 480-624-1000.