STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will open a slew of Sheraton-branded properties in China by the end of September.
The group will open its second Sheraton in both Beijing and Xian, and will debut the brand in Guangzhou, Zhenjiang, Wanning and Hangzhou.
Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel will feature 441 guest rooms and four restaurants, as well as more than 2,322m2 of meeting and function space.
Sheraton Xian North City Hotel will offer 491 guest rooms, more than 1,672m2 of meeting space and three restaurants.
The 445-room Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel will be located in the heart of Guangzhou’s Tianhe CBD. The Sheraton Guangzhou Huadu Resort, located in Beixin Town in the northeastern part of Huadu city, will feature more than 100 deluxe rooms, villas, and suites.
Sheraton Zhenjiang Hotel will feature 289 guest rooms and suites, an indoor pool, a fitness centre and spa, several restaurants and more than 3,065m2 of meeting space.
Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula Resort, located to the southeast of Wanning City on Hainan Island, will feature 307 rooms, more than 836m2 of meeting space, a Shine Spa for Sheraton, and a swimming pool.
Sheraton Hangzhou Wetland Park Resort will offer 383 guest rooms, more than 1,114m2 of meeting space, three restaurants and a spa.
With the addition of these seven hotels, Sheraton will grow its China portfolio to 42 hotels by year’s end, moving Starwood closer to its goal of operating 100 hotels in the country by end 2012.
