WITH THE SIGNING of the 470-room Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel, Starwood Hotels and Resorts has notched up a century in China - it now has 44 properties operating, with a further 56 in the pipeline.
The latest venture, part of the final phase of the Global Trade Centre, will have 3,345 sqm of function space, three restaurants and a bar, a health club, spa and indoor heated swimming pool.
"With strong domestic demand, an increasing affinity for global brands and inbound travel on the rise, our opportunity in China is perhaps unsurpassed anywhere in the world," says Simon Turner, Starwood's global development president.