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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.

Sign up here to get your choice of the Spa Business and Spa Business insider weekly ezines, breaking news alerts and every issue of Spa Business and Spa Business insider magazines FREE on digital.

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