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Sheraton Opens New Hotel at Milan Malpensa Airport

Part of a global expansion plan to add over 50 new locations to its global portfolio over the next three years, Starwood Hotels has opened a new location at Milan's Malpensa Airport.

Adjacent to Terminal 1, 30 minutes away from downtown Milan and with views of the Italian alps, the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel and Conference Centre offers 433 guest rooms, 19 suites, 58 "club rooms" and a 200 square-meter members' lounge. It also has 2,000 square meters of meeting rooms, including a 1,000-person multi-function hall and 22 individual board rooms, as well as a 1,000 square-meter fitness center and spa (including an indoor swimming pool), plus the Monte Rosa Bar and Il Canneto for dining options.

The hotel is owned by Degennaro Group and was designed by King Roselli Architects and Saporiti Hotel Design.

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Sheraton Rolls Out Shine For Sheraton Spa Concept

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has announced their new spa concept. Shine for Sheraton will debut in new properties worldwide and as a new spa solution for existing properties; it will be in 17 hotels by 2011. Germaine de Capuccini, a leading global spa and skincare brand, has been designated as the preferred product partner for Shine spas. According to a press release Sheraton has spent $6 billion in a "brand revitalization effort."

The spa offers five signature treatments: a massage, facial, body treatment, manicure/pedicure and a treatment for two. The brand's signature new spa offering is currently available at select hotels in China, Vietnam, the Maldives (shown above) and the Slovak Republic. The global roll out of Shine for Sheraton will continue with 12 openings scheduled over the next 15 months including the Sheraton Shanghai Hong Kou, the Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng and the Sheraton Yantai Golden Beach Resort followed by further expansion in North and Latin America. The spas will be decorated in warm creams, browns and burnished gold with accents of cobalt blue, tourmaline and coral using materials such as marble, onyx, mahogany, polished metal and glass.

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Another O'Hare Hotel In Trouble

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

It seem to be tough going for hotels around Chicago O'Hare airport. Last August we reported on the troubles that have befallen the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare and the Westin O'Hare and now another hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport joins them in financial woes. Chicago Business reports that the Investcorp International , the owner of the 295-room hotel missed the $110,813 December payment on a $22.5-million loan. Investcorp paid $27.4 million for the hotel in 2006 then put another $6 million into the property. It's questionable if the hotel is even worth the loan amount at this point given the changes in real estate in the last couple of years.

Another hotel in the area, the 467-room Wyndham O'Hare closed at the end of last year. The O'Hare market has been hit especially hard. The Chicago Business article references a survey from Smith Travel Research that has revenue per available room at airport hotels falling by more than 30 percent in the bulk of 2009.

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Sheraton Residences in Spain

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Filed under: Real Estate Developments

Sheraton is getting into the apartment business in Spain. The hotel company has announced that their first ever apartment 'Residences' will be available to purchase at the Med Group's Bonmont golf and residential community on the Costa Daurada, south of Barcelona. There will be seven buildings, each with four two-bedroom Residences next to the 136-room, five-star Sheraton Bonmont Golf Resort & Spa. The Bonmont residential community is built around an 18-hole golf courses and facilities include a golf academy, gym and restaurant as well as three swimming pools and tennis courts.

All apartments will be fully furnished in the same style as the hotel and will be priced from 600,000 euros. The Residences can be divided into two units so owners can live in one half and rent the second out, or rent all of it either as two one-bedrooms or one two-bedroom. Rentals will be managed by the Sheraton hotel in Bonmont. The hotel and apartments are now being built and set to open at the beginning of 2009.

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Sheraton Cable Resort Opens

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A new Sheraton resort has opened one the beach in the Bahamas. The Sheraton Cable Beach Resort is located on a 1,000-foot stretch of white sand beach in Nassau. The resort is on seven acres that include three freshwater pools with waterfalls, a swim-up bar and large Jacuzzis. The hotel is huge with 694 guestrooms and suites each with a private balcony or patio. The rooms have flat-screen televisions and the signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper bed with down pillows. The hotel has six restaurants and many lounging areas in the two-story lobby. The resort is part of the Cable Beach Resorts which also includes the Wyndham Nassau Resort, and the Crystal Palace Casino which also include a complete tennis facility; an 18-hole golf course and a variety of water sport activities. The 35,000- square-foot Crystal Palace Casino offers nearly 400 state-of-the-art slot machines and nearly 40 table games as well as sports betting. Rates start at $275 per night.

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More Smelly Hotels

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We first saw this at the Westin with the white tea scent that many of you found so beguiling. Now other hotels are following suit with their own signature scents. UPI reports that the Sheraton has new fig, bergamot, jasmine and freesia scent and that their Four Points hotels use apple cinnamon for a homey approach. The Omni chain has chosen the clean scent of lemongrass and green tea for their lobbies. The scent is just part of Omni's new Sensation offerings which include the Sensation Bar, a minbar that includes a moleskine notebook, deck of cards, CD, mojito jelly beans, pomegranate lip balm and a lavender pillow mist.

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