SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE
CELEBRATES $18 MILLION RENOVATION
Transformation of 255- ALL-SUITE Room Hotel Part of Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
$6 Billion Global Revitalization Plan
Seeing is Believing – For two days SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE will open their doors to introduce meeting planners, corporate travel buyers and social planners to the new Sheraton
(ELK GROVE VILLAGE) – September 24, 2009 – SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE announced today the culmination of a $18 million renovation that will greatly enhance the guest experience, with newly designed guest rooms, lobby, restaurant, function space, lounge, health club and signature Sheraton brand offerings. The transformation of the SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE is part of a larger, $6 billion worldwide effort to revitalize the iconic Sheraton brand. This initiative includes an investment of over $2 billion in new hotels internationally and, in North America, an investment of $4 billion in new hotels, renovations and signature brand initiatives.
To showcase the recently renovated property, the SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE will participate in a two-day brand-wide Sheraton Open House event for hundreds of meeting planners, corporate travel buyers and social planners, September 30-October 1. The event will spotlight a selection of Sheraton’s new and newly renovated hotels, including the SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE and several sister properties across North America that are part of the multi-billion revitalization effort including the Le Centre Sheraton in Montreal, Sheraton Boston, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Sheraton Denver Hotel, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers and Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.
The newly renovated SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE will feature signature amenities and services of Sheraton’s revitalization program, including a re-designed lobby that features Sheraton’s “Link@SheratonSM experienced with Microsoft®.” This unique amenity offers a lobby lounge that enables today’s travelers to stay connected with instant access to information and technology for work, leisure and social networking. Designed as a social environment, The Link invites guests to interact with each other while they check their email, research local attractions and even print boarding passes using free Wi-Fi and Internet-enabled computer stations.
“We are proud to unveil the newly renovated SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE, part of an historic global effort to revitalize the iconic Sheraton brand,” said Hoyt Harper, Senior Vice President for Sheraton Hotels and Resorts. “The investments Sheraton and our owners have made to upgrade our hotels in the last few years are coming to fruition today, and our guests are taking note.”
“We are thrilled to debut SHERATON SUITES CHICAGO ELK GROVE, which will bring Sheraton’s signature experience to our city’s visitors,” said Mirza Baig, General Manager.
Additional elements of Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove’s multi-million dollar renovation include:
• New Sweet Sleeper all-white 300 thread count bedding in each of the properties 255 ALL-SUITE non-smoking guestrooms;
• Junipers’ Restaurant and Lounge
• Health Club, Fitness Center, Indoor and Outdoor Pools
• 5500 square feet of professional meeting space
For more information and to make reservations, please call (847-290-7074) or visit www.sheraton.com/suiteselkgrove.com
About Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
Helping guests make connections at more than 400 hotels in 75 countries around the world, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is the largest and most global brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 960 properties in 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
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