Exhibit (a)(1)

                              KALMIA INVESTORS, LLC
                         601 CARLSON PARKWAY, SUITE 200
                              MINNETONKA, MN 55305
                                 (866) 476-7243

November 17, 2003

Dear fellow Westin Hotel Limited Partnership Unitholder,

Since July, we have completed two tender offers for units of limited partnership
interest ("Units") of Westin Hotels Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") for
those Unitholders who sought liquidity in their investment. We are currently the
largest Unitholder, beneficially owning approximately 13.7% of the Units.

Starwood Hotels & Resort Worldwide Inc. (together with its subsidiary, WHLP
Acquisition LLC, "Starwood"), the parent of the Partnership's general partner
(the "General Partner"), has recently commenced a tender offer conditioned on
Starwood's receiving tenders for over 50% of the Units and consents to change
the Partnership's limited partnership agreement to make it easier to merge the
Partnership and forcibly cash out Unitholders who do not tender. We are writing
to urge you not to tender to Starwood and not to consent to Starwood's proposed
changes.

Kalmia will not tender its Units to Starwood and will vote against the proposed
changes to the limited partnership agreement. We urge you to do the same. Kalmia
believes as Starwood and the General Partner are affiliates, Starwood's
proposals are fraught with conflict of interest and are extremely coercive.

Why?

o    Instead of coming up with a plan to maximize the value of the Unitholders'
     investment, the General Partner is standing idly by as Starwood proposes to
     take the Partnership private and cash out the Unitholders at $625 per Unit
     without any fairness opinion, appraisal, bidding process or dissenter's
     rights.

o    In Starwood's own words:

          "We are making the Offer to acquire control of, and the entire equity
          interest in, the Partnership, which would enable us to make the
          Partnership a private, wholly owned subsidiary of Starwood.
          Accomplishing these steps would give us [Starwood] the ability to
          enjoy the benefits of being the sole owner of the Partnership"
          (emphasis added)

          "The [Starwood] Offer Price might not accurately reflect the value of
          your Units."

          "Starwood's objectives and motivations in establishing the Offer Price
          might conflict with your interests as Unitholders in receiving the
          highest price for your Units. While [Starwood's] Offer Price exceeds
          those offered for your Units by Windy City, LLC and its related
          investors (collectively, "Windy City") and Kalmia Investors, LLC and
          its related investors, (collectively, "Kalmia") this fact alone does
          not ensure that you will receive the fair value of your Units if you
          tender them to us. Although we cannot predict the future value of the
          Partnership's assets, based upon recent improvements in the
          Partnership's operating results and the cyclical nature of the real
          estate market and the hospitality industry, [Starwood's] Offer Price
          could be significantly less than the net proceeds per Unit that you
          could realize from a liquidation of the Partnership following a future
          sale of the Michigan Avenue Hotel." (emphasis added)

Did you know that the General Partner's directors and officers are all employees
of Starwood?:

          "The General Partner's officers and directors and the officers and
          directors of 909 Corp. are full-time senior or executive-level
          employees of Starwood. and in their capacities as directors or
          officers of a wholly owned subsidiary of Starwood owe fiduciary duties
          to Starwood in its capacity as the sole stockholder of the General
          Partner." (emphasis added)

Is the General Partner serving Starwood or the Unitholders?

          "All the activities of the General Partner and 909 Corp. are carried
          out by Starwood employees, since neither the General Partner nor 909
          Corp. has any employees of its own."

          "The directors and officers of the General Partner are full-time
          senior or executive-level employees of Starwood."

          As the Partnership's last Form 10-Q, filed on November 6, 2003,
          indicates, the Hotel's operations and occupancy have been steadily
          improving. As Starwood admits:

          "[Starwood] unilaterally established the terms of the Offer without
          any negotiation with the Partnership or the General Partner or any
          representative of the Unitholders." (emphasis added)

The message is clear:

          Don't tender your Units to Starwood.

          Don't consent to change the Partnership Agreement.

          Please see Section 5 "Withdrawal Rights", of the Starwood Offer to
          Purchase for instructions on how to withdraw your tender. For your
          convenience, a Notice of Withdrawal is enclosed. Withdrawing your
          tender will not revoke your consents. In order to revoke your
          consents, please see Section 4, "Voting and Revocation of Consents",
          of Starwood's Consent Solicitation, contained in its Offer to
          Purchase.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          Kalmia Investors, LLC

Merced Partners Limited Partnership             Smithtown Bay, LLC

Global Capital Management, Inc.                 John D. Brandenborg

Michael J. Frey



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