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Starwood Hotels Expands in Puerto Rico

(November 2009) posted on Mon Nov 09, 2009 EST

Sheraton, W and St. Regis properties planned


Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has announced plans to double its presence in Puerto Rico in the next year, with the opening of the island's first W and St. Regis hotels and its second Sheraton.

Slated to open this month is the 503-room Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel – the first full-service hotel and casino built in San Juan in a decade. Then, next year, the W Retreat and Spa-Vieques Island and The St. Regis Resort and Residences Bahia Beach will open.

“The temperate climate, strong infrastructure, and proximity to gateway cities in the United States, Mexico and South America make Puerto Rico an extremely attractive growth market for Starwood and our proven development partners,” said Paul Sacco, senior vice president of development, North America, for Starwood Hotels. “As we work to further our lead as the world's largest upper-upscale and luxury hotel company, and the leading innovator in the select service segment, we see significant long-term opportunity in this dynamic market.”

The three new properties will join Starwood's three existing locales in Puerto Rico: Sheraton Old San Juan, Four Points by Sheraton Caguas Real Hotel & Casino and Four Points by Sheraton Resort & Casino at Palmas Del Mar.

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