About Us

Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 1,000 hotels reaching across nearly 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 hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally celebrated brands: St. Regis^®, The Luxury Collection^®, W Hotels^®, Westin^®, Le Méridien^®, Sheraton^®, Four Points by Sheraton^®, and the recently launched Aloft^SM and Element^SM. 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 worldwide 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 more than 1,000 hotels is one of the strongest and most coveted in the industry, with 60% of our properties less than three years old or newly renovated.