Starwood Hotels Announces New St. Regis Hotel In Singapore

WHITE PLAINS, NY— Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has reached a management agreement with Richmond Hotel Private Limited, an associate company of City Developments Limited, to manage The St. Regis Singapore, the third St. Regis property in Asia. The hotel, which is expected to set a new standard of luxury in Singapore, is scheduled to open in 2007. The St. Regis Singapore is the second new St. Regis project announced in less than a week. On November 20th, the company also announced plans to launch a new luxury resort and residential project in Anguilla. The luxury hotel will be developed on a 180,000-square-foot site in the heart of Singapores uptown Orchard Road shopping and entertainment district. This will be an integrated property complex comprising hotel, apartments and service apartments, said Starwood. “The vision for this property is to be one of the finest landmarks in Asia. We are proud to welcome the impeccable elegance of St. Regis, which we hope will be the most super deluxe hotel in Singapore,” stated Kwek Leng Beng, executive chairman of the Hong Leong Group Singapore and its listed property arm City Developments Limited. The St. Regis Singapore will feature 299 guest rooms, including 30 suites and a total of 15,000 square feet of meeting facilities. Other features include four food and beverage outlets, health/spa center and other recreational facilities.