NEW YORK - Starwood Hotels Worldwide announced the opening
of its first Westin property in India, The Westin Sohna
Resort. Close to both Delhi and Gurgaon, the new resort is
90 minutes from the New Delhi International Airport. The
resort offers 97 deluxe rooms and stand-alone suites, as
well as state-of-the-art meeting facilities. "As the first
of several Westin hotels to open in India, The Westin Sohna
Resort will introduce our renowned brand to this exciting,
fast-growing market," said Stephen Ford, regional vice
president for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, India, Nepal
and Bangladesh. "We are confident that the luxurious
accommodations and instinctive services provided by this
new Westin resort will enable tourists and business
travelers to enrich their mind, body and spirit." The hotel
also introduces India's first Heavenly Spa by Westin, set
to open this month. The resort has sour restaurants, 70,000
sq ft of meeting and banquet space and WiFi access.