Conversion Scheduled for January 2001
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ - The Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
will become Four Points by Sheraton Tucson University Plaza on
January 4, 2001. The hotel, which opened February 1971 at 1900 E. Speedway,
has 150 guestrooms, as well as 8,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
The hotel is owned and operated by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
(NYSE: HOT) based out of White Plains, New York. Starwood owns and manages
such familiar brands as Westin, Sheraton, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection,
W Hotels and Four Points by Sheraton.
Four Points by Sheraton Tucson University Plaza is uniquely positioned as
a mid-priced, full service hotel offering both business and leisure travelers
consistent, comprehensive amenities. The Four Points by Sheraton Tucson
University Plaza provides meeting space, catering, a full service restaurant
and lounge serving three meals a day plus room service, laundry and dry
cleaning services, swimming pool and fitness center. Guest room features
include large work desk, voice mail, dataports, dual-line telephone and the
USA Today.
"We've see tremendous growth of the Four Points by Sheraton brand, with
over 25 hotels being added to the brand in 2000 and another 25-plus coming in
2001. This hotel, the first to join the brand in 2001, is located adjacent to
the University of Arizona, giving travelers access to attractions and
restaurants of Tucson," noted Peter Rogovin, Vice President of Marketing for
Four Points by Sheraton.
In addition, Four Points by Sheraton Tucson University Plaza offers
Starwood Preferred Guest(SM) points for each stay, which can be redeemed at
any of Starwood's branded properties with no black out dates.
Four Points Hotels by Sheraton is the mid-priced brand of Starwood Hotels
& Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Unlike most mid-priced 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 the first Four Points by Sheraton hotel opened five years ago, the
brand has become Starwood's fastest growing hotel chain, expanding to
140 properties across the United States and in 12 countries around the world.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and
leisure companies in the world with more than 725 properties in 80 countries
and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With
internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner,
operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury
Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W brands, as well as
Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators
of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information,
please visit us at http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 914-640-8496,
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