Exhibit (a)(3)

                              KALMIA INVESTORS, LLC
                         601 CARLSON PARKWAY, SUITE 200
                              MINNETONKA, MN 55305
                                 (800) 547-0854

December 1, 2003

Dear fellow Westin Hotel Limited Partnership Unitholder,

We are the largest Unitholder of Westin Hotels Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership"), beneficially owning approximately 13.7% of the Units. We have
recently written to you, expressing our concern over the conflict of interest
between the Partnership's General Partner and Starwood. Starwood's tender offer
and consent solicitation have only heightened this conflict of interest. We are
writing again to urge you not to tender to Starwood and not to consent to
Starwood's proposed changes.

You may not be aware of important recent developments.

     1.   On November 18, 2003, a lawsuit was filed against Starwood and the
          General Partner in the Southern District of New York by two limited
          partners who are unrelated to us. The lawsuit alleges, among other
          things, that Starwood's tender offer and consent solicitation violate
          the SEC's tender offer and proxy rules, and that Starwood and the
          General Partner have breached their fiduciary duties to the
          Unitholders and violated the limited partnership agreement.

     2.   In light of this lawsuit, we have requested the General Partner to
          provide us with information regarding the operations of the
          Partnership in order to enable us to review any potential
          irregularities in the operations of both the Westin Chicago and St.
          Francis hotel, irregularities in any related party transactions and
          compliance with the hotel management agreements.

     3.   On November 24, Starwood requested a meeting with the General Partner
          and its advisor, Houlihan Lokey, to review Houlihan Lokey's opinion
          that Starwood's tender offer is not fair to Unitholders from a
          financial point of view. This is an amazing request. Since the General
          Partner's sole officers and directors are Starwood employees, Starwood
          is effectively requesting a meeting with itself! Kalmia has asked to
          be present at any such meeting.

     4.   We believe the conflict of interest between the General Partner and
          Starwood is clear. The General Partner has made no recommendation as
          to Starwood's offer. However, the General Partner's financial advisor
          has concluded that Starwood's offer is not fair from a financial point
          of view. More importantly, the General Partner has stated it believes
          certain aspects of Starwood's Offer are coercive. Should the General
          Partner not immediately move to protect the interests of the
          Unitholders, Kalmia will consider exercising its right under the
          Partnership Agreement to call for a vote to remove the General
          Partner.

In the meantime, we urge you not to tender your Units to Starwood and not to
consent to Starwood's proposed changes.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          Kalmia Investors, LLC