About Us
Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with nearly 1,000 hotels reaching across 100 countries through nine world-class brands, backed by the dedication of 145,000 employees. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotel, resorts and residences with the following internationally celebrated brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points by Sheraton®, and the recently launched AloftSM and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality interval ownership resorts.
As one of the largest operators of upper-upscale and luxury hotels, our global portfolio is unmatched. Starwood remains on track to increase its world-wide footprint by 20% over the next five years through smart, carefully targeted growth that will expand our presence in the upper upscale and luxury hotel categories, as well as in the vital limited service segment.
Our international portfolio of 1,000 hotels is one of the strongest and most coveted in the industry. 60% of our properties are less than three years old or newly renovated.
Distribution
Divisions
| Brand | Hotels | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Sheraton | 392 | 139,411 |
| Westin | 165 | 65,521 |
| Four Points by Sheraton | 148 | 24,930 |
| Le Méridien | 105 | 27,381 |
| The Luxury Collection* | 72 | 11,336 |
| Aloft | 39 | 5,905 |
| W Hotels | 34 | 10,632 |
| St. Regis | 19 | 3,825 |
| Element | 6 | 762 |
| Vacation Ownership | 13 | 6,884 |
*Includes 9 dual branded properties
Ownership
