Starwood Hotels & Resorts Mid-Tier Brand Welcomes Guests
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The ever-expanding family of
Four Points Hotels by Sheraton continues its global growth with the opening --
little more than one month apart -- of two new hotels in and around Beirut,
Lebanon. First to open -- on May 31, 2000 -- the new 70-room Four Points
Hotel Bhamdoun is located just 25 minutes southeast of Beirut in the scenic
Mount Lebanon resort area. The 58-suite Four Points Hotel Lancaster opened
its doors in Beirut 32 days later, on July 1, 2000.
The hotels are owned by Nasser Al Kharafi and Zein Khatoun respectively
and are managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., under the
direction of Sami Zoghbi, president of Starwood Hotels Africa, India and
Middle East division.
Four Points Hotel Bhamdoun
The hotel's ideal location atop a hill in the center of town offers guests
all the advantages of being near shops and activities while enjoying panoramic
views of surrounding mountains and the lush greenery of the La Martine valley.
Indeed, every guestroom and suite has its own private balcony. Four Points
Hotel Bhamdoun features five restaurants and lounges; 24-hour room service; a
fully equipped health club featuring gym, sauna, Jacuzzi, and optional
massage; a beauty parlor; and a 145-seat cinema.
Four Points Hotel Lancaster
Located in the heart of Beirut, this English-style, all-suite hotel is a
convenient ten-minute walk from the city's thriving business district and city
center. In addition to round-the-clock room service; a health and fitness
club; and a well-equipped business center with Internet access, this English
style boutique hotel features fine dining in the wood-paneled, book-lined Polo
Club restaurant or light fare and libations in the casual and congenial
setting of Alfred's, a traditional English pub.
Four Points Hotel Lancaster's accommodation inventory features 18 Junior
Suites, 30 Executive Suites, nine Presidential Suites and one Royal Suite.
All suites are equipped with international direct dial telephones, satellite
and cable television, a stocked mini-bar and refrigerator, an in-room fax
machine and a PC modem with Internet access, as well as such Four Points
standard in-room features as a hair dryer, coffee maker, iron and ironing
board.
Four Points Hotels by Sheraton is the mid-scale brand of Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Unlike most mid-scale hotels, all Four
Points Hotels by Sheraton are full-service properties offering room service;
on-premise restaurants; meeting rooms with catering capabilities; and a
fitness facility (most with swimming pools).
Since opening its first hotel less than five years ago, Four Points Hotel
by Sheraton has become the fastest growing brand in the mid-scale,
full-service lodging segment and the fastest growing brand in Starwood Hotels
& Resorts Worldwide portfolio. Presently, more than 135 Four Points Hotels by
Sheraton can be found in 33 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces and a total
of 12 countries around the world.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., through its St. Regis, Luxury
Collection, Westin, Sheraton, Four Points and W brands, is one of the leading
hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 725 hotels in 80
countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.
For more information on Four Points Hotels by Sheraton or to make a
reservation, call 800-325-3535, your travel agent or visit them on the World
Wide Web at http://www.fourpoints.com
Contact: Richard Altman of Starwood Hotels, 914-640-8416,
richard.altman@starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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CONTACT:
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