Exhibit (a)(1)-6


                              KALMIA INVESTORS, LLC
                               601 CARLSON PARKWAY
                                    SUITE 200
                           MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55305

              KALMIA ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF NEW TENDER OFFER FOR
          WESTIN HOTELS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS AND NOT TO TENDER TO
                                    STARWOOD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Minnetonka,  Minnesota,  October 6, 2003. Kalmia Investors, LLC ("Kalmia") today
announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a tender
offer  statement  relating  to  its  new  tender  offer  for  Units  of  Limited
Partnership  Interest in Westin Hotels Limited  Partnership (the  "Partnership")
and its  intention  not to tender its Units  into  Starwood  Hotels and  Resorts
Worldwide,  Inc.'s tender offer,  which  Starwood has proposed to make through a
wholly-owned subsidiary. Kalmia further stated that its new tender offer for the
Units is at a purchase price of $550 per Unit less any distribution  declared or
paid on the Units on or after  October 1, 2003,  and that Kalmia would expect to
bear the $50 per transfer fee charged by the Partnership.

Starwood has announced its intention to commence a tender offer for the Units at
a purchase  price of $600 per Unit.  Starwood's  proposed  offer  states that it
"includes a  non-waivable  condition  that at least a majority of the issued and
outstanding  Units be tendered and not  withdrawn in the Offer."  Kalmia  stated
that it does not believe that Starwood will meet this  condition and will not be
able to complete its offer.

Kalmia  currently  owns 17,392 Units,  constituting  approximately  12.8% of the
outstanding Units.

THIS PRESS  RELEASE IS FOR  INFORMATIONAL  PURPOSES  ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER TO
PURCHASE OR THE  SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY UNITS OR A  RECOMMENDATION
TO UNITHOLDERS  WHETHER TO ACCEPT,  REJECT OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION WITH RESPECT
TO ANY OFFER,  WHETHER  PROPOSED OR ACTUAL.  THE  SOLICITATION  AND OFFER TO BUY
UNITS WILL BE MADE,  IF AT ALL,  PURSUANT  TO AN OFFER TO  PURCHASE  AND RELATED
MATERIALS THAT KALMIA WOULD FURNISH TO UNITHOLDERS  AND FILE WITH THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE   COMMISSION   ("SEC").   IF  THESE  MATERIALS  ARE  FURNISHED  TO
UNITHOLDERS,  UNITHOLDERS  SHOULD READ THEM CAREFULLY  BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION,  INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. IN SUCH
EVENT,  UNITHOLDERS  WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE OFFER TO  PURCHASE  AND  RELATED
MATERIALS FOR FREE FROM THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV OR FROM KALMIA.

For further information, contact:

Kalmia Investors, LLC
Investor Relations
(800) 547-0854

Note as to Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private  Securities   Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  The  words  "intends",
"anticipates",  "believes",  "estimates",  "expects",  "plans",  "proposed"  and
similar expressions are intended to identify these  forward-looking  statements,
but are not the exclusive means of identifying them.  Forward-looking statements
are based on current  intentions  or beliefs  and are not  guarantees  of future
performance  or actions and involve  risks and  uncertainties  and other factors
that may cause  actual  results  or  actions  to differ  materially  from  those
anticipated at the time the  forward-looking  statements  are made.  Unitholders
should not place  undue  reliance  on these  forward-looking  statements,  which
reflect  Kalmia's  intentions,  beliefs and  expectations as of the date of this
press release. Except as required by applicable law, Kalmia has no obligation to
update  any  forward-looking  statements  publicly,  whether  as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

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