Westin Hotels & Resorts Welcomes Lara Dutta as Newest Well-Being Brand Advocate for Asia Pacific!!

Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actor joins Forces with Global Hotel Chain Westin Hotels & Resorts to help guests achieve a holistic approach to Wellness as Part of The Westin Well-being Movement.

Westin Hotels & Resorts announced its partnership with Wellness expert and Ex Miss Universe Lara Dutta as the newest Asia Pacific Westin Well-Being Brand Advocate. The partnership continues the momentum of The Westin Well-Being Movement, a $15 million brand-wide campaign launched last year designed to enhance the well-being of guests and associates around the world.


In her role as a well-being brand advocate, Lara will share her holistic lifestyle tips of restoring calm and balance at home or on the road with guests and associates; and how despite her hectic schedules, she is able to maintain a balance of work and life.  She will also create content and share her wellness and fitness choices on social media channels in order to reach a wider audience of guests and associates around the world.




“I am delighted to be a part of the Westin Well –Being Movement” said Lara Dutta. “I have always believed in a holistic approach to wellness; what one eats, what exercise regimen one follows and how one counters stress. The key to wellness is balance and positive thinking. I have benefited from this in my profession and personal life. Through this association, I look forward to sharing my own knowledge and experience with others.”

As a former Miss Universe as well as in her current role as a film actor, Lara Dutta has become a wellness inspiration to many. She has been practising yoga for over 12 years and has also launched her Prenatal Yoga CD, helping pregnant women and young mothers to adopt a balanced and stress-free lifestyle. Her proactive approach to well being suitably aligns with Westin brand’s six pillars of wellness: Sleep Well, Eat Well, Move Well, Feel Well, Work Well and Play Well. Westin Hotels & Resorts has been an industry innovator with a history of firsts in the wellness space, and partnering Lara as the first Well-Being Brand Advocate in India reinforces the Westin brand’s continued push to deliver wellness on the road.




“We are thrilled to have Lara Dutta on board as Asia Pacific’s newest Well-Being Brand Advocate for Westin,” said Vincent Ong, Senior Brand Director, Brand Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific. “What makes Lara’s association with the Well-Being movement relevant is her holistic approach to life as well as her enthusiasm for healthy living throughout her career from Miss Universe to a working mother. We see this partnership with Lara as yet another innovative way the Westin Well-Being Movement transcends to our guests and associates; inspiring them to lead a healthier life.” he added.

With a brand positioning rooted in wellness for more than a decade, Westin Hotels & Resorts is dedicated to ensuring that guests leave feeling better than when they arrive.  In March 2014, the brand launched The Westin Well-Being Movement – a global initiative designed to enhance the Well-Being of guests and associates with the introduction of a string of innovative partnerships and programs across the brand’s six pillars of Well-Being.  Building upon its existing healthy SuperFoodsRx™ menus, Westin recently introduced new delicious and nutrient-rich offerings including Westin Fresh by The Juicery, featuring energizing juices and smoothies, and kid-tested nourishing dishes developed in partnership with SuperChefsTM on the Westin Eat Well Menu for Kids. The inspiration for Westin’s wellness strategy, the iconic Heavenly® Bed is lauded as one of hospitality’s great innovations. WestinWORKOUT®, RunWESTIN™ and Westin Gear Lending with New Balance® are some of the other initiatives of the brand, designed for wellness.

Monsoon Wellness at Heavenly Spa By Westin™!!

Regenerate you mind and body with luscious whole fruit spa treatments this rains. Come pamper your skin to hydrating treatments that are geared towards softening of the skin. Take advantage of the irresistible Monsoon Spa Offers exclusively at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.



Experience the scent of monsoon wellness as you indulge to the fresh fruity wraps & scrubs at Heavenly Spa By Westin™. Bring back your glow this season with juicy fruit spa packages that are very hard to resist.

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This monsoon, renew yourself with cleansed & bright skin as you relax and find solace in the detoxifying fresh fruit spa treatments at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

The Westin Mumbai Garden City prepares to move well in Stepathlon 2013

Wellbeing takes on a whole new meaning at The Westin Mumbai Garden City, with the start of ‘Stepathlon 2013’, India’s largest mass participation fitness and wellbeing initiative.

Mumbai, 12th September, 2013, saw a gathering of associates at our venue, Westin Woods for a unique, pedometer-based, event which takes place over 100 consecutive days and motivates individuals to take 10,000 steps a day, as recommended by global health authorities. Over these consecutive days, 15 employees will team up and work together to boost their daily physical activity levels at work and outside.
They will compete both internally and against teams from other companies, in a race across more than 40 different locations on Stepathlon’s interactive online map of the ‘virtual world’.

EAM Mr Nishant Agarwal with Training Manager Mr Kallol Saha

Commenting on the The Westin Mumbai Garden City’s participation in ‘Stepathlon 2013’ Nishant Agarwal, Executive Assistant Manager said, “At The Westin Mumbai Garden City, we are committed to encouraging our employees towards embracing a fitter lifestyle in an environment that’s supportive, engaging and fun. Last year for us was a huge success and this year as well we are excited to be a part of the Stepathlon initiative. We not only hope to promote personal fitness but also create an atmosphere of teamwork across locations owing to the competitive and team-oriented format of this programme. We strongly believe that it will make a significant and lasting difference to the way our employees look at health and well being in everyday life.”



Stepathlon is a great tool to enhance ones personal well being and delivers apt life skills to ensure that your wellness does not take a backseat no matter what your work profile demands of you. Our employees from different locations, departments and designations will be working as one in order to achieve a common goal in a compassionate environment.






It not only promises to benefit everyone’s wellbeing, but also offers the opportunity to form cross functional and cross-border teams, have fun and be part of a broader global wellness community.

Team Westin all geared up for Stepathlon 2013

Key to Wellness, A Goodnight's Sleep!

Do you often find yourself waking up with a troubling thought in the middle of the night? Or perhaps just find yourself anxious and restless in bed with no reason in particular? You can now prepare yourselves for extraordinary sleep experiences with simple suggestions by The Westin Mumbai Garden City.













Make your bed the Westin way and treat yourself to ten layers of pure comfort that add up to one exceptional sleep experience. Beginning with a nice comfy mattress like our Heavenly Mattress, layer on sumptuous linens, followed by five pillows that range from fluffy to firm. No bed is complete without a cozy blanket. Follow our mechanism of Westin duvets and duvet inserts which are crafted with premium fills so you can sink into Heavenly layers at the end of the day. Tuck into luxury night after night for a deep and restorative sleep.


Our Tip: If you find yourself waking to an anxious thought, jot it down and postpone brainstorming until morning. This allows you to return back to sleep for a well-rested night.

Think Fitness Think Westin

A bright and early morning and we at The Westin Mumbai Garden City launched the Gear Lending program, yet another initiative promoting wellness. It all started with a display of the gear that we shall be providing to our guests when they think of fitness and exercise.

In order to check BMI and bloody pressure, we had representatives from Hiranandani Hospital join us for this event. Our guests were informed of the six pillars of wellness. Our inspirational and motivational chief guests of the day Mr. Naman Ojha - Cricketer Delhi Daredevils and Mr. Sangram Singh – international wrestler representing India shared their tips to fitness and the importance of wellness.

Mr Naman Ojha

Mr Sangram Singh with Mr Sushil Sharma

Young and dynamic, Mr. Naman Ojha spoke about the advantage of exercise, staying fit and encouraged our guests to take time out for working-out. Mr. Ojha’s words of wisdom motivated everyone to join us for the launch of our RunWestin 5km track at Westin Woods. The fresh morning air energized everyone’s spirits, which was proceeded by yoga - breathing exercises to relax the mind, body and soul. After the rejuvenating yoga session we had an inspirational speech from the world renowned wrestler Mr. Sangram Singh who spoke about eating well and keeping fit and healthy.  

Our guests were all rejuvenated and energized to enjoy the SuperFoodsRx™ breakfast spread crafted by Executive Chef Ajay Chopra. These delicious delicacies included healing juices, smoothies, muesli, savory selection and beverages too.

Our goal is simple, we want our guests to feel good and to feel good you need to be fit and healthy, so for a hale and hearty you, we welcome you to work out here at The Westin Mumbai Garden City. We'll deliver New Balance gear to your room to help you pack light and stay fit whenever you're on the road. So of all the things you have to leave at home, fitness needn't be one of them! For more information log onto http://gear.westinwellbeing.com/

For A Better You

A healthy body and a calm soul makes a lively you! Come step into The Westin Mumbai Garden City for a hotel experience that comforts and inspires. Health and fitness which are the sole elements of well being should be taken care of so we are all prepared to please our guests to promote wellness.

For a Better You - we have six elements of well being and these are designed in such a way that they round up all the important aspects that should be considered when we think of a fit and healthy being. The elements of well being are programmed in such a pattern that they are all set to rejuvenate the positive, the energized you.

Feel well: Our Sensory Welcome lifts your mood from check-in to checkout and beyond. A good feeling is always delivered from a good environment, we give you tips and solutions for creating that good environment.

Sleep well: Be surrounded by luxurious comfort with the world renowned Heavenly Bed®. A good and peaceful sleep becomes really essential after a stressful day at work. Sink into our Heavenly Bed® and discover for yourself why our industry-leading innovation launched in 1999 is still the gold standard.

Eat Well: Eating well on the road is made easy and delicious with our SuperFoodsRx™ menu. Delicious and finger licking food is offered to keep up with your ‘health-o-meter’, appetizing and flavorsome food helps you in becoming dynamically swift and virile.

Move Well: Work out your way with industry leading programs, equipment and studios. Out filled with state-of-the-art equipment from Life Fitness and TechnoGym for all levels of performance, everything you need for a satisfying workout is at hand. Westin and New Balance® now offer gear to use during your stay so you can pack light and stay fit. All gear is provided fresh and clean and the socks are yours to keep.

Work Well: Optimize your productivity with our Clutter-Free Meetings. For work on the go, our wireless Internet can be accessed from all guestrooms and the lobby, while high-speed Internet access is available throughout the hotel. We also offer a host of amenities for before and after work, to energize and keep your mind sharp as well as to help you relax and unwind.

Play Well: Surrender to bliss at our Heavenly Spa by Westin™ while the kids get energized at our Kids Play Area. Feel the care of the world slip away with our menu of indulgent treatments. Even before the therapy starts, the scent of orange and juniper and the sounds of water uplift the spirit and refresh the senses. In the hands of our professionally trained therapists, luxuriate in total rejuvenation from head to toe.

Let us make your stay anything but ordinary. From engineering a good night’s sleep to creating our delicious SuperFoodsRx™ menu of nutritious food pairing, we bring together the elements so you'll leave feeling better than when you first arrived. For more information, log onto www.westinwellbeing.com

Bring out the glow in you this Diwali

Diwali is the festival of lights, the most significant spiritual meaning is the awareness of inner light and to attract divine frequencies flowing in the atmosphere. We at The Westin Mumbai Garden City have created a rejuvenating massage for this festive season. Antarjyoti Abhyangam is a harmonious rhythmic four hand massage which balances your dosha, followed by an ayurvedic body scrub which enlightens you and absorbs divine energies. You experience inner peace, clarity of mind, lightness and divine state of relaxation. Four hand synchronized massage strokes are aimed at relaxing each and every part of your body.

The benefits of this massage include reducing stubborn fat deposits, eliminating toxins and eliminating stress by acting upon the lymphatic system and implementing proper drainage. Antarjyoti Abhyangam helps to purify the blood, tissues of toxins, maintain strength and balance. The massage consists of a 75 minutes Abhyangam massage, followed by a 15 minute Snana Scrub.

Antarjyoti Abhyangam is ritual practiced science that awaits you in the oasis of calm amid the bustling city offered during this festive season.  Come experience true wellness this Diwali at our Heavenly Spa.

Happy Feet

Move the Nation, Lead the World, Stepathlon is spreading its mantra all over the world. The movement has raised awareness about health and the benefits of every step taken by us to improve our lifestyle. The program is about keeping ourselves healthy and spreading the joy of a better quality of life. Stepathlon is about covering a minimum of 10,000 steps in a day. The Stepathletes are crossing 10,000 steps daily. The teams are motivated and energized to make their lives healthy and enduring.

To encourage Stepathletes to cover the steps, Stepathlon organized an event ‘Step out with the Leaders’, an early morning walk at Joggers Park, Bandra, Mumbai on Saturday 13^th October 2012. The senior most to junior level executives of companies participating in the Stepathlon were all present at 7.30am with their pedometres to support the initiative. The focus of the walk was to cover steps for the day and also provide an opportunity to interact with other Stepathletes. Our team from The Westin Mumbai Garden City participated with their pedometers to join the leaders.

The activity was fun as the team enjoyed meeting other people and a morning walk with a few laughs to start the day afresh. The Westin Mumbai Team is taking steps to wellness and a better life, as we say ‘a morning walk will leave you feeling energized’. Happy Feet, Happy Body, Happy You!

Irresistible Escapes

The Westin Mumbai Garden City provides travelers an added reason to take a city weekend break with the launch of the ‘City Weekend’ promotion.  Book a stay at The Westin Mumbai Garden City from now until 30 September 2012 at standard rates and enjoy breakfast for two persons, complimentary in-room internet throughout the stay and 3pm late check-out. What’s more, children under the age of 12 years old dine at the hotel’s restaurants for free.

The Westin Mumbai Garden City is conveniently located close to the international and domestic airports and easily accessible from the Western Express Highway. Each of our 269 spacious and contemporary guestrooms and suites offers our Heavenly Bed® and Heavenly Bath®, high-speed internet access, refreshment center, ergonomic workstation, in-room safe and an enhanced range of amenities. Located on levels 19 to 32, the floor to ceiling windows energize the rooms with natural daylight and offer panoramic views of the cityscape or the lush forest landscape.

The promotion runs throughout the month until 30 September 2012 and bookings are applicable for stays up to 22 December 2012. At The Westin Mumbai Garden City, the promotion is valid for weekday stay – check-in on Friday and check-out on or before the following Monday.

Please visit www.starwood-ap.com/weekends2012   for the full list of terms and conditions. Participating brands include Sheraton, Westin, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Four Points by Sheraton, W, Le Méridien and Aloft.

The special offer can be booked online, at Starwood’s Customer Contact Centers or by calling the property directly. Visit www.starwood-ap.com/weekends2012  to take advantage of this limited special offer.

Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a well deserved holiday with Irresistible Escapes at The Westin Mumbai Garden City. 

Step on to Stepathlon

It is said that every step counts and it takes you one step closer to your success. Step towards a goal, step towards better health and a step towards ‘Stepathlon 2012’. Stepathlon is India’s largest mass participation fitness and well-being initiative, a race around a ‘virtual world’.

Spread over 100 days, Stepathlon began on 10^th September 2012. Teams will work together to boost their daily physical activity levels at work and in their free time and compete both internally and against teams from other companies. Every participant target is to cover 100 consecutive days and motivate individuals to take 10,000 steps a day, as recommended by global health authorities.

Time saving and time wasting technologies have led to a significant decline in physical activity, resulting in increasingly sedentary lifestyles. This initiative promotes teamwork and fitness via a simple, inclusive and participative format, which delivers a happier, healthier and more productive workforce.

Each participant wears a pedometer (a step counting device) for 100 days where they enter their total number of daily steps recorded by the pedometer, directly into the online portal or via a mobile application. Participants are encouraged to walk, run, play a sport, swim and even cycle to increase their daily step count. A participant can simply enter the distance taken while doing activities such as swimming and cycling. The steps of each team are converted into kilometers and plotted on Stepathlon’s map of the ‘virtual world’.

Stepathlon will motivate employees towards embracing a fitter lifestyle in an environment that’s supportive and fun. This initiative will lead to physical and mental health benefits. Physical benefits may include improved sleep and energy levels, reduced stress, weight loss, a decrease in waist circumference, and reduced blood pressure whereas mental health benefits may include increased job satisfaction, greater self-esteem, and increased levels of confidence.

Stepathlon is the brain child of Stepathlon Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. (SLPL), a global wellness company founded by Ravi Krishnan and Shane Bilsborough. SLPL creates an ecosystem that promotes corporate health, fitness and productivity by increasing daily activity.

Come join us and take a STEP in the right direction to being a better you!

Natural Bliss!

September announces the end of the monsoon and as the city is preparing for a new season, our body and mind also needs renewal. A balanced soul is a happy soul, complete revitalization is the key. Bliss through natural therapies combined with modern ways to give our guest a wholesome wellness package. We at Heavenly Spa by Westin provide an enriching experience that rejuvenates your senses.

With rain comes a dull skin and dehydration. Our therapies are designed to help you get rid of dead skin and make you look gorgeous. Pamper yourself at Heavenly Spa, book any of our massage treatments and get an organic body scrub free. Organic scrubs help remove all dead skin in a very natural form. It provides complete body nourishment. Come and indulge in bliss!

Heavenly Spa

September Surprise

10^th – 30^th September 2012

9 am to 9 pm 

Bring out the Master Chef in you with Chef Ajay Chopra

One on one with our very own Executive Chef Ajay Chopra on Bring out the Master Chef in you.

What is an essential quality of a Master Chef?

After being the judge at Master Chef India for 2 seasons, it is a humbling fact that has come to real light, our country has got so much talent and there is a Master Chef in each home, there is a Master Chef in you. Anybody who thrives to create something tasty and put it on a plate is a chef but somebody who creates that with immense passion and does that consistently every time is a Master Chef. You have to have persistence, passion and commitment to create master dishes every time.

Your take on culinary trends in India and the evolving food industry.

The Food Industry has been ever growing but we see a huge evolution now. People are very well travelled now and they are exposed to good food and varied cuisines more than ever before. Cuisine is taking a big leap and world cuisine is taking its well deserved place in India. With regards to culinary trends, molecular gastronomy is showing itself in few spurts but the focus is on chef crafted food which is beautifully presented and is filled with flavor.

What inspires you to create new dishes and innovate?

Creating new dishes is exactly like creating a new painting. You imagine a new combination of flavors, various textures start playing on your mind and then you brush some strokes of creativity which evolves into a new dish. But having said it so melodramatically, it doesn’t just happen! The science behind the food comes into play, many trials need to be done and recipes need to be standardized before a new masterpiece is launched for the discerning palate.

Top 5 essentials one must have in their kitchen.

Love, passion, commitment, ingredients and obviously (pots, pan, fire and so on) to cook.

Your advice to those young Master Chefs who wish to take up cooking as profession.

My advice to anybody who wants to take up cooking as a profession is very simple. All that glitters is not gold. There is relentless hard work, commitment and sweat involved for anybody to reach up there. When the whole world enjoys you will have to work, these are all hard facts but the fruit of this labor is sweet. If you have the passion, commitment, drive and love for food then nothing can hold you back from shining.

Free yourself, Be you!

Our Heavenly Spa concentrates on healing and maintaining a balanced lifestyle of our guests. Our therapies assist in releasing stress and bring wellness to an individual. In our Facebook Signature Spa Therapy Contest, we gave away a voucher to experience our Heavenly Spa to a winner, Ms. Rolly Sapru. She visited our Heavenly Spa for a Harmony Massage.

Ms. Rolly says, “I sincerely wish to thank The Westin Mumbai team for the great experience I had at the Heavenly Spa. My experience was - in one word - Heavenly, a perfect 10/10. I felt 10kgs lighter and 10 years younger. My most memorable moment at the Heavenly Spa was the ritual of throwing away your worries and tiredness into a basket. The ambience of the Heavenly Spa in general and the therapy room in particular was very serene and nice, just entering the quiet area of the spa gave me a feeling of complete relaxation.”

We at Heavenly Spa constantly focus on innovation and creating a memorable experience for our guests. To celebrate India’s Independence, we are offering our guest an insight into Indian spa treatments through an Independence Week Special at Heavenly Spa. Guests have the freedom to avail any one of these Indian therapies on booking a treatment with us.      

  

As we know, India has an age old belief in wellness. In India, wellness started with Ayurvedic medicines, a Hindu system of traditional medicine. Ayurveda follows the philosophy of five elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space which composes the universe. India is also nourished with various spices and herbs which are used worldwide. Spices like turmeric, cardamom, tulsi etc are good for the body and skin. Indian methodology and ethnicity is a mystery in itself which is explored by spa therapists in various treatments. Our Heavenly Spa is proud to adapt these traditions into an enhancing experience for our guests. 

Come free yourself to be you this Independence Day.

Independence Week Special

Heavenly Spa, Level 4

13^th – 19^th August

9 am to 9 pm

Winner of Westin’s Associate Enrichment Challenge

Westin as a brand follows the philosophy of Wellness. Our focus is on creating an experience through our signature products and programs such as The Heavenly Bed, Heavenly Bath, SuperFoodRx and Heavenly Spa. As a brand, our belief is that wellness is not solely delivered through our programs, it is also experienced through individual associate interaction with our guests. To enable an associate to deliver the promise of wellness, it is important for them to understand and live through the wellness experience themselves. Starwood has introduced an initiative named “Associate Enrichment Program”. It is a worldwide challenge encouraging all Westin brands to create a program which focuses on Associate Enrichment with signature programs like SuperFoodRx, WestinWorkout and Purify.

At The Westin Mumbai Garden City, the Associate Enrichment Program has been driven by our Food & Beverage Manager, Surajit Chatterjee along with support from the General Manager, Lance Ourednik and the entire The Westin Mumbai Garden City team. We initiated ‘Super Fridays’, a unique concept of rejuvenation for our associates every week. We dedicated a day for enhancement of our associates covering the three core components, eat well, move well and breathe fresh air. This program included fun and interesting activities to inspire associate well being.

Eat Well with SuperFoodRx – ‘Refuel’ our dining venue for associate showcased SuperFood breakfast, lunch and dinner. SuperFoods inspired tea/coffee breaks for associates at Refuel. Our Associate Enrichment team also conducted ‘Welcome to Work’ activities at associate entrance once a fortnight.

Move Well and Get Workout at Work – We started Move Well with RunWestin, our signature program. A group of associates from all departments got together for jogging and stretching exercise early in the morning every fortnight. The day started with a quick power breathing session to help associates build focus and concentration. Department-head meetings, discovery and departmental meetings started with meditation and stretching exercises. Additionally, yoga classes were scheduled every Friday. Also on Fridays waste bins were removed from ‘Refuel’ to encourage the practice of no waste and ‘No Smoking’ days were initiated inside the hotel premises.

Take a Breath of Fresh Air - Air humidifier and detoxification plants were placed in Heart of House (HOH) areas to ensure the air is pure and fresh. These are maintained by the Engineering and Horticulture Teams. Water–sensors were used for HOH wash-basins and bathing facilities to conserve water. Health Magazines were placed in Refuel to bring health awareness amongst associates. A sports event was organized every month for associates like Ring Football, Badminton, Kho–Kho, Carrom, Chess, Cricket and Throw Ball.

Recently, The Westin Mumbai Garden City was selected as ‘Best in Class’ for Westin’s Associate Enrichment Challenge. We took the top prize for efforts in implementing the first three modules of WestinWORKOUT, SuperFoodsRX and Purify. We won the prize of $2,500.00 USD which will be used as donation in our hotel’s name to the charity of our choice. We thank our associates for being part of this program and adopting Westin wellness brand values within themselves.   

 

 

Welcome to the Green World of Starwood!

Recently we held our Regional Vice President (RVP) Award night here at The Westin Mumbai Garden City. The theme for the evening was ‘GO GREEN’. The word ‘Green’ conjures up thoughts of the 3 R’s, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Green was not just the color of the day but it had a strong message which was communicated through various mediums. The theme was designed keeping in mind the objective of creating awareness about global warming and also to waste less energy. The stage was prepared by using old newspaper and sun board, the backdrop was made from used plastic bottles and the frame for the TV screen was prepared with egg containers.

The evening was dedicated to the environment. The red carpet, rather green carpet was lined with an environment poster and trees along the pathway. The stage came alive by the band Taal Inc. who performed with nothing but paint buckets, broomsticks, aluminum sheets, containers and plastic bottles as their instruments. The band’s performance was rhythmic which filled our banquet hall with an air of melody. Later in the evening, the Housekeeping team of The Westin Mumbai Garden City performed a drama and dance act of our beloved farmers. Associates were dressed as scarecrows and the picture below reveals all.

Post the performances, it was award time. Teams representing all Starwood brands were given awards for outstanding performances across all divisions. The eventful award ceremony ended with a mouth-watering buffet showcasing world cuisine. The cuisine served in the event was organically produced and served. From scrumptious starters to global delicacies to delectable desserts, the choices were endless. Those who love music and dance got an opportunity to shake a leg. A round of applause and standing ovation was given to our Food and Beverage, Culinary and Banquet teams for their effort and support in making the RVP Award night the most memorable event in the history of Starwood.

Starwood is a supporter of the go green initiative. As a global organization in the hospitality industry, Starwood has always encouraged their associates and guest to help in conserving energy and lot of focus is given on reduce, reuse and recycle. We at The Westin Mumbai Garden City, give guests a chance to be part of our go green initiative. We have a program by the name of ‘Make a Green Choice’ where guests have an option to decline housekeeping services and earn Starpoints. The response for this program has been extremely positive. Many people have opted for make a green choice. This shows that communities cares for Mother Earth and are happy to be part of Go Green. It’s our chance to be part of such programs, encourage others to do the same and make a green choice.