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Savvy Travelers Vote for More Starwood Hotels and Resorts to Conde Nast Traveler's 2004 Gold Lists Than Any Other Hotel Chain

Business Editors/Travel Writers

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004

Starwood Earns 54 Top Spots on Conde Nast Traveler's Gold Lists

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) has earned the distinction of having 54 of its hotels and resorts included on Conde Nast Traveler's prestigious Gold List and Gold List Reserve featured in the magazine's January 2004 issue. More than 28,000 Conde Nast Traveler subscribers voted for their favorite hotels, resorts and cruise lines around the world to make up the winners in the magazine's annual Gold List.

Starwood boasts more hotels on Conde Nast Traveler's 2004 Gold List and Gold List Reserve than any other hotel company. The hotels and resorts that won raves from Conde Nast Traveler's readers include many of Starwood's world-class properties from the company's diverse portfolio of brands including: The Luxury Collection, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, Sheraton, Westin and W. Conde Nast Traveler's 2004 Gold List and Gold List Reserve sections include the following Starwood properties:

THE AMERICAS (including North/South America, Mexico and the
Caribbean):

--  The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ    --  Kapalua Bay Hotel and
    (The Luxury Collection)               Ocean Villas, Maui, HI
                                          (The Luxury Collection)

--  The Westin La Paloma              --  The St. Regis, New York, NY
    Resort and Spa, Tucson, AZ

--  The St. Regis, Aspen, CO          --  W Seattle, Seattle, WA

--  The St. Regis, Washington, D.C.   --  The St. Regis Monarch Beach
                                          Resort & Spa, Dana Point, CA
--  The Westin Grand Bohemian,        --  The Westin St. Francis,
    Orlando, FL                           San Francisco, CA

--  Princeville Resort, Kauai, HI     --  The Royal Hawaiian, Oahu, HI
    (The Luxury Collection)               (a Sheraton Hotel)

--  The Lodge at Koele, Lanai, HI     --  W New York - Union Square,
    (The Luxury Collection)               New York, NY

--  Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai, HI       --  The Westin Philadelphia,
    (The Luxury Collection)               Philadelphia, PA

--  The Westin Providence,            --  The Westin La Cantera
    Providence, RI                        Resort, San Antonio, TX

--  The Westin Casuarina Resort &     --  The Westin Riverwalk,
    Spa, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands     San Antonio, TX

--  The Westin Grand, Vancouver, BC,  --  Park Tower, Buenos Aires,
    Canada                                Argentina

--  The Westin Resort & Spa,          --  The Westin Regina Golf &
    Whistler, BC, Canada                  Beach Resort, Los Cabos,
                                          Mexico

--  The Westin Harbour Castle,        --  The Westin Regina Resort,
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada              Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

--  Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers,
    Mexico City

EUROPE:

--  Hotel Bristol, A Westin Hotel,    --  The Westin Excelsior,
    Vienna, Austria                       Rome, Italy

--  Hotel Imperial, Vienna, Austria   --  Hotel Villa Cipriani,
    (The Luxury Collection)               Asolo, Italy
                                          (a  Sheraton hotel)
--  Hotel Goldener Hirsch, Salzburg,  --  Hotel Danieli, Venice, Italy
    Austria (The Luxury Collection)       (The Luxury Collection)

--  The Lanesborough,                 --  The Westin Europa & Regina,
    A St. Regis Hotel,                    Venice, Italy
    London, England

--  Prince de Galles, Paris, France   --  Hotel Gritti Palace,
    (The Luxury Collection)               Venice, Italy
                                          (The Luxury Collection)

--  Trianon Palace, A Westin Hotel,   --  The Westin Excelsior,
    Versailles, France                    Venice Lido, Italy

--  Grand Hotel, Florence, Italy      --  The Westin Palace,
    (The Luxury Collection)               Madrid, Spain

--  The Westin Excelsior,             --  Hotel Alfonso XIII,
    Florence, Italy                       A Westin Hotel,
                                          Seville, Spain

--  The Westin Palace, Milan, Italy

ASIA/AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC NATIONS:

--  The St. Regis, Beijing, China     --  Sheraton Towers, Singapore

--  The Westin Miyako, Kyoto, Japan   --  Sheraton Fiji Resort, Nadi,
                                          Denarau Island, Fiji

--  Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel       --  Sheraton Royal Denarau
    & Towers, Bangkok, Thailand           Resort, Nadi, Denarau
                                          Island, Fiji

--  The Sheraton Mirage Resort,       --  Sheraton Laguna Nusa Dua,
    Port Douglas, Australia               Bali, Indonesia
                                         (a Luxury Collection hotel)

--  Sheraton on the Park,             --  The Westin Sydney,
    Sydney, Australia                     Sydney, Australia

Members of Starwood Preferred Guest(R), Starwood's award-winning hotel rewards program, can earn and redeem points at more than 740 Starwood hotels in more than 80 countries with no blackout dates. To become a Starwood Preferred Guest, please visit www.spg.com or call (877) - STARWOOD.

Reservations for any of the above-referenced hotels and resorts can be made by contacting the following: for Westin Hotels & Resorts, please call 1 800 WESTIN-1. For Sheraton reservations, please call 1-800-325-3535. For W hotel reservations, please call 1-877-WHOTELS. For St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, please call 1-877-STREGIS (1-877-787-3447). Reservations for Luxury

Collection hotels/resorts may be made through the worldwide Luxury Collection Reservations offices, reachable toll-free in 34 countries (1-800-325-3589 in the U.S. or Canada). For additional information, please visit Starwood's brand websites at www.sheraton.com; www.westin.com; www.stregis.com; www.luxurycollection.com; www.whotels.com and www.fourpoints.com.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 740 properties in more than 80 countries and 105,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchiser of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwood.com.

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