NEW YORK CITY-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Monday announced that–together with its owner and developer partners–it has invested more than $400 million to revitalize its New York City portfolio of hotels. Newly renovated properties include the Sheraton brand's flagship hotel–Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, W New York–Times Square, W New York–Union Square, W New York, the Westin New York at Times Square and the Westin New York Grand Central.
Starwood also has enhanced its New York City portfolio with the addition of several new properties in the past three years, including the Chatwal, a Luxury Collection Hotel; Sheraton Tribeca New York Hotel and W New York– Downtown.
“We have not only made a significant investment in our New York City hotels, but have also added even more breadth to our portfolio through strategic conversions in many of the city's most dynamic neighborhoods, says Mary Casey, SVP of sales, North America. “The result is that Starwood's New York City portfolio is fresher and stronger than ever before.”
The Sheraton brand's flagship hotel–Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel–completed its top-to-bottom renovation in March. All 1,781 guestrooms and suites, public areas, fitness center and meeting facilities have been transformed.
The Westin New York at Times Square updated its 330 deluxe rooms as well as its meeting space, which spans more than 24,000 square feet. The Westin New York Grand Central debuted in October 2012 after completing extensive renovations to the historic, landmark property, formerly known as the New York Helmsley Hotel. The multi-million dollar renovation resulted in a complete redesign of the hotel's 774 spacious guest rooms and its more than 14,000 square feet of renovated meeting and event space. The hotel also unveiled a new 2,800-square-foot ballroom.
Under the W umbrella, the W New York–Union Square launched its newly redesigned Living Room last month, the final stage of the hotel's multi-layered renovation project. The hotel's renovation included all 270 guest rooms as well as the hotel's restaurant and bar. Meanwhile, the W New York–Times Square just completed improvements to its its Extreme WOW and WOW suites, which are signature elements of the W brand. Finally the W New York, at 541 Lexington Ave., has completed renovations to its 9,020 square feet of meeting facilities.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
