We did not stay in the hotel, only attending an ev...

We did not stay in the hotel, only attending an event but what I saw of the Westin was quite good. The location is beautiful the the hotel feels very contemporary and rather high end. My wife and I have made plans to come back and stay for a weekend here because of our experience.

They do loose one star as the event (wine and whiskey tasting) was rather rough around the edges. The food was served buffet style with no where near the room needed to pull this off. People that sat inside were almost all placed along the line of people getting their food. They were jostled while they were trying to eat, just by the people moving up to get food. I felt quite bad about that and tried hard to avoid hitting anyone (not an easy task) Outside was much better, but managing getting drinks and a plate of food along the circuitous route was a bit difficult and we were concerned we'd spill something (on someone). The food however was quite good for a buffet and some stations were preparing the food fresh.

I don't know if the troubles were an issue of the hotel, event planners or both.