WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and Turnberry Associates announce the upcoming opening of Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel on June 8th. Formerly a Marriott, the hotel will remain open through the reflagging and the ensuing renovations. Sheraton Orlando Downtown will offer 290 rooms, exceptional meeting facilities and easy access to numerous businesses and attractions.
The hotel is the sixth Sheraton to open in greater Orlando as part of the brand's strategic expansion that will add approximately 50 new hotels and more than 20,000 rooms to the Sheraton portfolio over the next three years. Sheraton Orlando Downtown is also illustrative of the brand's $6 billion revitalization campaign, a multi-year investment of more than $2 billion in new hotels, $1.3 in renovations and $400 million in signature brand initiatives.
"We are delighted to expand our footprint in the thriving city of Orlando with the opening of this new hotel, another manifestation of the Sheraton brand's strategic growth and revitalization efforts," said Hoyt H. Harper II, Senior Vice President for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. "Sheraton prides itself of facilitating community and instilling a sense of belonging in its guests by providing them with spacious accommodations, signature services and updated technologies that make it easy to stay connected."
The hotel will be decorated in warm, welcoming tones with guest rooms featuring renovated bathrooms, an LCD flat-panel television, MP3 docking station, oversized work desk and comfortable seating.
Guests are invited start the day with an American-style breakfast at Livingston Café, and wind down with friends and colleagues at Spectators Bar and Grill. The hotel also offers a Club Lounge with complimentary breakfast, evening hors d'oeuvres, beverages and a 42" Plasma HDTV.
Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel is ideal for business meetings and social functions of all sizes, offering 15,000 square feet of flexible, high-tech meeting space. The hotel also offers the Sheraton brand's revolutionary new health and fitness program, Sheraton Fitness, Programmed by Core Performance.
Located at 400 West Livingston Street, Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel is convenient to Amway Arena, Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, Florida A&M School of Law, and the offices of SunTrust, Wachovia (Wells Fargo). Orlando's many theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld are within 20-30 minutes of the hotel.
Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel is now accepting reservations. For more information please visit www.sheraton.com.
About Turnberry Associates
Founded more than 50 years ago by Donald Soffer, Turnberry Associates is one of the country's leading full-service real estate development and property management firms. The company has to its credit the development of more than $7 billion in commercial and residential property. This includes approximately 20 million square feet of retail space, more than 7,000 luxury apartments and condominium units, 1.5 million square feet of Class "A" office space and in excess of 2,000 hotel and resort rooms. For additional information, visit www.turnberry.com.
About Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1000 properties in nearly 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Méridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(R), and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
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