Starwood to open six hotels in Latin America in 2011

The Westin LimaHotel & Convention Center will open in May 2011 in San Isidro, Peru. The 301-room hotel will offer the largest meeting and convention centre in Peru with more than 28,000 square feet of space. It includes 10 meeting rooms and a grand ballroom, a choice of dining options, Westin Heavenly spa and Westin Workout fitness centre, and the full suite of Westin signature amenities.

The Westin Playa Conchal Resort & Spa will be Starwood’s first all-inclusive resort and the first Westin in Costa Rica. Scheduled to open in May 2011, the resort will offer oversized guest rooms, suites and villas and more than 2,000 square feet of meeting and function space. Amenities such as an 18-hole golf course, the Ahui Spa, fitness center, tennis courts, beach access and an outdoor swimming pool are included.

The Westin Guadalajara will open in August 2011 in the World Trade Center area, next to the Expo Guadalajara Convention Center. The Westin Guadalajara will offer 221 guest rooms, including 15 suites and the Presidential suite, as well as 4,300 square feet of meeting and function space, a restaurant, lobby bar and Westin Workout facility.

The Westin Playa Bonita will open in October 2011 and will be the fifth Starwood hotel in Panama. The newly constructed hotel offers 611 luxurious guest rooms, three restaurants, a pool bar, entertainment area, lobby lounge and approximately 12,000 square feet of meeting and function space. Recreational facilities will include several pools and a full-service spa with 20 treatment rooms.

The opening of Aloft Bogota Airport in late 2011 will mark the landmark entry of Starwood’s Aloft brand in Latin America. Aloft Bogota will open within the Connecta retail and office complex. The hotel will feature 142 guest rooms, approximately 1,000 square feet of meeting space and more than 100 dedicated parking spaces.

Starwood’s will open its Villarica Park Lake Hotel & Spa in Santiago in March 2011. The hotel will offer 70 rooms and suites, a fully equipped sauna and steam room, as well as a fitness centre and indoor/outdoor pools. The hotel also offers spacious meeting rooms for events, conventions or incentive groups, with state-of-the-art technology and access to its 24-hour business centre.