STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts has announced that it will open four more hotels in China by end-2014: The St Regis Chengdu; W Beijing – Chang’an; The Azure Qiantang, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hangzhou; and The Castle Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dalian.
To open late summer, The St Regis Chengdu offers close proximity to Tianfu Square and Chun Xi Road. With 279 rooms, the hotel also offers six unique F&B options, meeting space of 396m2 and the signature St Regis Butler Service for all guests. The St Regis brand will expand to Changsha, Haikou, Lijiang, Macau, Nanjing, Sanya and Zhuhai within the next three years.
The 353-key W Beijing is located in Beijing’s downtown diplomatic and commercial district and features four eateries, as well as 701m2 of meeting space including a 158m2 Great Room. Starwood also plans to debut W Hotels in Changsha, Chengdu, Macau, Shanghai and Suzhou.
The Azure Qiantang, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hangzhou offers 205 guestrooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows for excellent views of Hangzhou’s West Lake. It comes with two restaurants, a lobby lounge, seven meeting rooms with abundant natural light and a 195m2 grand ballroom. The hotel will open in autumn.
Also to reopen this fall, The Castle Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dalian is still in the mid of a complete interior renovation. Overlooking Xinghai Square, Xinghai Bay and the Yellow Sea, the hotel has 292 rooms and suites and 67 residences. Guests can choose from three restaurants and two lounges, 790m2 in versatile space including a 427m2 grand ballroom and eight function rooms, and a 1,208m2 open rooftop garden for social events.
Starwood will expand the presence of The Luxury Collection brand to Nanning, Xiamen, Nanjing and Suzhou.
