STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS CONTINUES GROWTH MOMENTUM WITH THE OPENING OF SHERATON SHANGHAI JIADING HOTEL

SHANGHAI, CHINA— 13 August 2015—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) recently announced the opening of Sheraton® Shanghai Jiading Hotel, the Sheraton brand’s fifth hotel in the international metropolis of Shanghai. Owned by Shanghai Guan Yuan Investment Management Co., Ltd., the property propels the brand toward its Sheraton 2020 goal of opening more than 150 hotels worldwide within the next five years. 

“We are thrilled with the opening of the Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel, the fifth Sheraton hotel in Shanghai, China’s most populous and cosmopolitan city,” said Vincent Ong, Senior Brand Director, Asia Pacific Brand Management, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. “The Sheraton brand has become an icon in China, and by leveraging our first-mover advantage and 30-year legacy, we have now grown to become the most dominant international upper-upscale hotel brand in the country.”

Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel offers 345 contemporary guest rooms and suites, each featuring premium sleep and bath amenities, in addition to flat-panel LCD televisions, comfortably spacious work areas, and high-speed Internet access. Guests can also take advantage of a wide range of on-property leisure facilities, including Sheraton® Fitness Center, an indoor heated pool, and the hotel spa, and can stay connected in comfort in the Sheraton Club® lounge with its complimentary breakfast, all-day refreshments, and free Wi-Fi.

As part of the new lobby bar menu Paired—the Sheraton brand’s reinvigorated food and beverage program—expertly matched small plates, premium wines and craft beers will be available at the Lobby Lounge. Three unique dining venues provide an array of culinary options—from the all-day buffet at the brand’s signature FEAST®, to the Cantonese flavors of China of YUE®, to modern Japanese at Miyabi.

With over 3,200 square meters of multi-functional conference space, including a deluxe grand pillar-less ballroom that can accommodate up to 1,500 people, Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel is the ideal place for meetings, conferences and special events. 

Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel is located within the Jiading District, best known as the home of the Shanghai International Circuit that hosts the glitzy Chinese Grand Prix race every April, as well as the Jiading Confucian Temple—one of the best preserved Confucian temples with more than 800 years history. The property is also mere steps from entertainment and retail shopping options at ASE Center Plaza and Robinsons Galleria.

Within an hour’s drive of the property are two key international airports, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel joins four other Sheraton hotels in the dynamic city of Shanghai– Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel, Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel, Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel & Residences and Sheraton Shanghai Waigaoqiao Hotel.