Exhibit (a)(1)




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



February 13, 2004


Dear Fellow Limited Partner,

Following our recently completed tender offer, we are the largest Unitholder in
Westin Hotels Limited Partnership, beneficially owning 18.5% of the Units.

We have previously written to you about the obvious conflicts of interest
between the General Partner and Starwood and our belief that the present General
Partner is breaching its fiduciary duly to the Unitholders by failing to
maximize the Unitholders' value.

After much consideration, we intend in the near future to call for a vote by the
Unitholders to:

     o    Remove the present Starwood-controlled General Partner and replace it
          with a new, independent General Partner, and

     o    Instruct the new, independent General Partner to auction the Westin
          Michigan Hotel and conduct an orderly liquidation of the Partnership.

We believe that such an auction will result in a higher value for the
Unitholders, but there can be no guarantee that would happen.

The Time To Act Is Now
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IF YOU HAVE ALREADY TENDERED TO STARWOOD, YOU HAVE ONLY 7 MORE DAYS TO WITHDRAW
YOUR UNITS FROM STARWOOD.

IF YOU HAVE TENDERED TO STARWOOD, YOU CAN USE THE ENCLOSED BLUE NOTICE OF
WITHDRAWAL TO WITHDRAW YOUR UNITS, BUT YOU MUST DELIVER IT TO STARWOOD BY
FEBRUARY 20, 2004, THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR STARWOOD'S OFFER. Please see Section
5 "Withdrawal Rights", of the Starwood Offer to Purchase for instructions on how
to withdraw your tender. For your convenience, a blue Notice of Withdrawal is
enclosed.

Withdrawing your tender from Starwood will not revoke your consents. If you wish
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.


                                          Very truly yours,

                                          Kalmia Investors, LLC