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Starwood Hotels Debuts Westin Brand in Southwest Florida
STAMFORD, Conn.– December 13, 2012 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced the opening of The Westin Cape
Coral Resort at Marina Village. Boasting a prime location within the
prestigious waterfront community of Tarpon Point, The Westin Cape Coral Resort
at Marina Village is Starwood’s first full-service property in southwest
Florida.The resort, which was previously known as The Resort at MarinaVillage,
features all the Westin brand’s signature guest offerings and programs.
Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the Caloosahatchee River and San Carlos Bay,
The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village features 263 oversized rooms and
suites, world-class dining and 25,000 square feet of meeting and function
space.Premium resort amenities include a lagoon-style outdoor pool, and access
to clay tennis courts, amphitheater, and marina with water sports, cruises and
fishing.The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village features a newly
renovated WestinWORKOUT® fitness studio, where guests will have
plenty of choices for cardio, strength and stretching. Following further
renovations, the hotel will also offer a brand-new Westin Kids Club and convert
its 4,000-foot spa to a Heavenly Spa by Westin.
“We are delighted to open this extraordinary Westin resort in Cape Coral, a
sublime, waterfront community and a popular boating destination,” said Brian
Povinelli, Global Brand Leader for Westin Hotels & Resorts.“The Westin Cape
Coral Resort at Marina Village is a highly-anticipated addition to our
flourishing resorts portfolio, and we expect it will emerge as a leading choice
among business and leisure travelers in an area that was previously underserved
by high-caliber global hotel brands.”
The sensory-rich environment at Westin offers a respite from the rigors of
travel and sets a welcoming tone.The Westin brand’s innovative programs and
instinctive service transform every aspect of a guest’s stay into a
revitalizing experience.All guestrooms and suites at The Westin Cape Coral
Resort at Marina Village are equipped with the world-renowned Westin
Heavenly® Bed – an oasis of lush sheets, down and a patented
pillow-top mattress, which cradles and contours to the body for truly
restorative sleep. Guests will revive in the Heavenly® Bath enhanced
with the brand’s Heavenly® Shower, Heavenly® Robe and
White Tea Aloe bath amenities, in-room and high-speed Internet access.The
resort also offers the Westin brand’s signature SuperFoodsRX® menu,
which includes nutrient-rich and delicious options to tempt every palate.
Both indoor dining and patio seating are available at Marker92 Waterfront Bar
& Bistro, along with an enticing menu of fresh seafood, steaks, sushi and a
large wine selection. The Nauti Mermaid Dockside Bar & Grill provides a
more casual atmosphere for al fresco dining, as well as live music.
“We are proud to partner with Starwood Hotels & Resorts to open The Westin
Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village, where we will offer travelers breathtaking
water views and all the Westin brand signature services and amenities designed
to inspire well-being,” said resort owners Chris Freeman and Brad Hasselwander
of Freeman & Hasselwander Resort Properties, L.L.C.
Conveniently located between Tampa and Naples, The Westin Cape Coral Resort at
Marina Village is just 18 miles from Southwest Florida International Airport
and within close proximity of Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach,
the Ding Darling Nature Preserve, and multiple nearby golf courses.
Westin Hotels & Resorts, like all brands within Starwood’s robust
portfolio, is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program,
which made headlines when it launched in 1999 with a breakthrough policy of no
blackout dates on Free Night Awards. SPG® offers members the ability
to redeem awards at more resorts, more luxury properties, more European hotels
and more golf properties than any other hotel program.
For more information on Westin Hotels & Resorts, please visit www.westin.com,Facebook or follow Westin on Twitter.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resortsoffers innovative programs that transform every
aspect of a stay into a revitalizing experience. All Westin signature services
– like the Heavenly Bed, delicious SuperFoodsRX® and WestinWorkout® studio –
have been designed with the guests’ well-being in mind. Westin hotels,with more
than 186 hotels and resorts in nearly 40 countries and territories, is owned by
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Starwood Hotels
& Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies
in the world with 1,128 properties in nearly 100 countries and 154,000
employees at its owned and managed properties.Starwood is a fully integrated
owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the
following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury
Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le
Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by
Sheraton, Aloft®, and ElementSM. The Company boasts one
of the industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest® (SPG®),
allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and
flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood also owns Starwood Vacation
Ownership, Inc., a premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through
villa-style resorts and privileged access to Starwood brands.For more
information, please visit www.westin.com
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Article publié le 12/13/2012
