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Starwood enters Middle East with W brand

POSTED 31 Mar 2009 . BY Sarah Todd

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has extended its W Doha Hotel & Residences to Doha, Qatar, marking its entry into the Middle Eastern market.

W Doha launched in early March and is located in the West Bay of Doha on the Qatar peninsula. The property features 292 guest rooms, a poolside outdoor shisha lounge, a champagne bar and a Bliss Spa.

The Bliss Spa has nine treatment suites – with one VIP suite – a nail lounge with movie-while-you-mani stations and a retail boutique.

The spa also features laconiums and men’s and women’s water lounges, complete with lounge pools, steamrooms and saunas.

Starwood expects to open an additional 11 W Hotels in 2009 around the world in 2009, including W Barcelona – a 473-bedroom waterfront hotel and spa.

W Barcelona will follow the W Istanbul as the brand’s second open hotel in Europe and its first in Spain and the Mediterranean. Starwood ultimately plans to launch 27 W hotels by 2011. Details: starwoodhotels.com

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Starwood enters Middle East with W brand

POSTED 31 Mar 2009 . BY Sarah Todd

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has extended its W Doha Hotel & Residences to Doha, Qatar, marking its entry into the Middle Eastern market.

W Doha launched in early March and is located in the West Bay of Doha on the Qatar peninsula. The property features 292 guest rooms, a poolside outdoor shisha lounge, a champagne bar and a Bliss Spa.

The Bliss Spa has nine treatment suites – with one VIP suite – a nail lounge with movie-while-you-mani stations and a retail boutique.

The spa also features laconiums and men’s and women’s water lounges, complete with lounge pools, steamrooms and saunas.

Starwood expects to open an additional 11 W Hotels in 2009 around the world in 2009, including W Barcelona – a 473-bedroom waterfront hotel and spa.

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