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Starwood Hotels 2007 1st Quarter Profit Jumps to $122 Million From $5
Million a Year Ago; Adds 65 Management and Franchise Contracts
of Which 57 Were New Builds and 8 Were Conversions
from Other Brands 
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. April 26, 2007 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today reported strong first quarter 2007 financial results.

First Quarter 2007 Highlights

    * Excluding special items, EPS from continuing operations was $0.48 compared to $0.41 for the first quarter of 2006. Including special items, EPS from continuing operations was $0.56 compared to $0.34 in the first quarter of 2006.
    * Worldwide System-wide REVPAR for Same-Store Hotels increased 10.2% compared to the first quarter of 2006. System-wide REVPAR for Same-Store Hotels in North America increased 6.1% compared to the first quarter of 2006.
    * Worldwide REVPAR for Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels increased 9.3% compared to the first quarter of 2006. REVPAR for Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America increased 8.0% compared to the first quarter of 2006.
    * Margins at Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels Worldwide and in North America improved 130 and 103 basis points, respectively, as compared to the first quarter of 2006.
    * Management and franchise revenues increased 44.1% when compared to 2006, including revenues from the hotels sold to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (�Host�).
    * The Company signed 65 hotel management and franchise contracts in the quarter representing approximately 18,100 rooms.
    * Reported revenues from vacation ownership and residential sales increased 19.6% when compared to 2006. Strong increases in revenues from vacation ownership sales were partially offset by a decline in residential sales due to the sellout of the St. Regis San Francisco Museum tower project in 2006.
    * Excluding special items, income from continuing operations was $104 million compared to $91 million in the same period of 2006. Net income, including special items, was $122 million compared to $5 million in the first quarter of 2006.
    * Total Company Adjusted EBITDA was $285 million when compared to $266 million in 2006. The year over year increase is primarily due to an increase in the Company�s Management and Franchise fees and improved vacation ownership results partially offset by results from hotels sold since the first quarter of 2006. The results for 2007 include $18.3 million of income from the Company�s carried interest in the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, which was earned when the hotel was sold by its owners in January 2007.
    * During the first quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 3.2 million shares at a cost of $208.9 million. In April of 2007, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $1 billion in share repurchases.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (�Starwood� or the �Company�) today reported EPS from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2007 of $0.56 compared to $0.34 in the first quarter of 2006. Excluding special items, EPS from continuing operations was $0.48 for the first quarter of 2007 compared to $0.41 in the first quarter of 2006. Excluding special items, the effective income tax rate in the first quarter of 2007 was 35.7%.

Income from continuing operations was $123 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $77 million in 2006. Excluding special items, which net to a $19 million benefit in 2007, income from continuing operations was $104 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared to $91 million in 2006.

Net income was $122 million and EPS was $0.56 in the first quarter of 2007 compared to net income of $5 million and EPS of $0.02 in the first quarter of 2006 (after a one-time expense of $72 million (after tax) related to the implementation of a new time-share accounting rule).

Bruce W. Duncan, CEO, said, �This quarter�s excellent results underscore the strength of Starwood�s brand strategy, operational capabilities, and owner relationships, as well as the talent and dedication of our management team and our 145,000 associates around the world. We remain focused on continuing to grow our managed and franchised business, and according to Smith Travel data, our pipeline continues to lead the upper upscale and luxury segments. Lodging business fundamentals remain sound and our vacation ownership platform is well-positioned for future growth. Starwood is a well balanced, globally diversified company that should continue to create shareholder value for many years to come.�

Operating Results

First Quarter Ended March 31, 2007

Management and Franchise Revenues

Worldwide System-wide REVPAR for Same-Store Hotels increased 10.2% compared to the first quarter of 2006 including 17.9% in Africa & the Middle East, 17.6% in Europe, 15.9% in Asia Pacific, 6.1% in North America and 5.9% in Latin America. Worldwide System-wide REVPAR for Same-Store Hotels by brand was: Le Méridien 21.1%, St. Regis/Luxury Collection 10.6%, Sheraton 9.5%, W Hotels 8.3%, Westin 8.1%, and Four Points 7.2%.

Management fees, franchise fees and other income were $192 million, up $60 million, or 45.5%, from the first quarter of 2006. Management fees grew 35.8% to $91 million and franchise fees grew 32.0% to $33 million. The increase in fees are related to the addition of new hotels (including hotels sold to third parties, including Host), and growth in REVPAR of existing hotels under management, offset in part by fees associated with hotels that left the system.

The hotels sold to Host contributed $26 million of management revenues during the first quarter of 2007. Excluding the hotels sold to Host, management and franchise revenues increased 18.6% in the first quarter of 2007 when compared to 2006. Other income increased approximately $15 million and included $18.3 million earned from the sale of the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company signed 65 hotel management and franchise contracts (representing approximately 18,100 rooms: 20 alofts, 15 Sheratons, 8 Elements, 6 Four Points by Sheraton, 6 Westins, 6 W Hotels, 3 St. Regis hotels and 1 Luxury Collection hotel). Of the hotels signed in the quarter, 57 were new builds and 8 were conversions from other brands. At March 31, 2007 the Company had approximately 420 hotels in the active pipeline representing over 100,000 rooms, driven by strong interest in all Starwood brands.

During the first quarter of 2007, 11 new hotels and resorts (representing approximately 3,400 rooms) entered the system, including the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel (Baltimore, Maryland, 707 rooms), The Westin Chicago Northwest (Itasca, Illinois, 408 rooms) and the Sheraton Changsha Hotel (Changsha, China, 385 rooms). Thirteen properties (representing approximately 3,500 rooms) were removed from the system during the quarter. The Company expects to open more than 80 hotels (representing approximately 20,000 rooms) in 2007 and is targeting signing approximately 200 hotel management and franchise contracts in 2007.

Owned, Leased and Consolidated Joint Venture Hotels

Worldwide REVPAR for Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels increased 9.3%. REVPAR at Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America increased 8.0%. REVPAR growth was particularly strong at the Company�s owned hotels in Toronto, Kauai, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Internationally, Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotel REVPAR increased 6.5% excluding the impact of foreign exchange, and as reported, in US dollars, branded Same-Store Owned Hotel REVPAR increased 11.8%.

Revenues at Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America increased 8.4% while costs and expenses increased 6.9% when compared to 2006. Margins at these hotels increased 103 basis points.

Revenues at Starwood branded Same-Store Owned Hotels Worldwide increased 8.7% while costs and expenses increased 6.9% when compared to 2006. Margins at these hotels increased 130 basis points.

Revenues at owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels were $559 million when compared to $822 million in 2006. Revenues and operating income were impacted by the sale of 46 hotels since the beginning of the first quarter of 2006. These hotels had $5 million of revenues and $2 million of expenses (before depreciation) in 2007 as compared to $301 million of revenues and $231 million of expenses (before depreciation) in the same quarter of 2006.

Vacation Ownership

Total vacation ownership reported revenues increased 47.1% to $228 million when compared to 2006 due primarily to the timing of the recognition of deferred revenues under percentage of completion accounting for pre-sales at projects under construction. Originated contract sales of vacation ownership intervals were down 8.9% primarily due to a significant decline in fractional sales. Fractional sales in 2006 included sales at the St. Regis Residence Club in both Aspen and New York; fractional sales in 2007 only included sales in New York, since the St. Regis Residence Club in Aspen is now sold out. In the timeshare business, contract sales were moderately lower due to the sellout of some projects in late 2006. Closing rates and timeshare pricing remained strong during the quarter and additional timeshare and fractional inventory is becoming available for sale at several new locations over the course of this year. Vacation ownership trends remain solid and our full year expectations for strong growth in contract sales, revenues and earnings remain unchanged.

The recognition of deferred earnings under the percentage of completion method exceeded expectations by roughly $8 million during the quarter due to accelerated construction timelines at the Westin Ka�anapali Ocean Resort Villas North project in Maui and the Westin Princeville Resort in Kauai. As such, earnings to be recognized in the second and third quarters of 2007 are expected to be lower by this amount.

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company was actively selling vacation ownership interests at 15 resorts and is also in the predevelopment phase of new fractional or vacation ownership resorts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Los Cabos, Mexico and Aruba.

Residential

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company recognized residential revenues of approximately $4 million primarily from sales at the St. Regis in New York. To date, the Company has recognized approximately $44 million in revenues from the sale of condominiums at the St. Regis in New York. In the first quarter of 2006, the Company recognized residential revenues of $39 million primarily associated with sales at the St. Regis Museum Tower in San Francisco which sold out in the first half of 2006.

Selling, General, Administrative and Other

Selling, general, administrative and other expenses increased 9.4% to $116 million compared to the first quarter of 2006. The increase is due to investments in our global development capability, and costs associated with the launch of the Company�s new brands, aloft and Element, as well as the addition of the Le Méridien business.

Asset Sales

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company sold one wholly-owned hotel for cash proceeds of approximately $41 million.

Capital

Gross capital spending during the quarter included approximately $30 million in renovations of hotel assets including construction capital at the Sheraton Manhattan Hotel in New York, New York, the W Los Angeles in Westwood, California, and the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. Investment spending on gross vacation ownership interest (�VOI�) inventory was $85 million, which was offset by cost of sales of $54 million associated with VOI sales during the quarter. The inventory spend included VOI construction at the Westin Ka�anapali Ocean Resort Villas North in Maui, the Westin Princeville Resort in Kauai, the Westin Lagunamar Resort in Cancun, the Westin Riverfront Resort in Avon, Colorado, and the Westin St. John Resort and Villas in the Virgin Islands.

Share Repurchase

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company repurchased approximately 3.2 million shares at a total cost of approximately $208.9 million. At March 31, 2007, approximately $171 million remained available under the Company�s previously approved share repurchase authorization. On April 17, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $1 billion in share repurchases. Starwood had approximately 215 million shares outstanding (including partnership units) at March 31, 2007.

Dividend

The Company paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on January 19, 2007 to holders of record on December 31, 2006.

Balance Sheet

At March 31, 2007, the Company had total debt of $2.606 billion and cash and cash equivalents (including $289 million of restricted cash) of $472 million, or net debt of $2.134 billion, compared to net debt of $2.113 billion at the end of 2006.

At March 31, 2007, debt was approximately 68% fixed rate and 32% floating rate and its weighted average maturity was 4.3 years with a weighted average interest rate of 6.92%. The Company had cash (including total restricted cash) and availability under domestic and international revolving credit facilities of approximately $1.850 billion. Availability under domestic and international revolving credit facilities, not including cash and cash equivalents, was $1.378 billion.

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, �Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes� � an Interpretation of SFAS No. 109, �Accounting for Income Taxes.� The interpretation prescribes recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The impact of adopting FIN 48, which is reported as a change in accounting principle, was a $35 million direct increase to the beginning balance of the Company�s retained earnings on its balance sheet.

Outlook

For the full year 2007:

    * Adjusting for the asset sales included in previous guidance, Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately $1.357 billion, assuming:

        -- REVPAR growth at Same-Store Company Operated Hotels
           worldwide of 8% to 10%

        -- REVPAR growth at branded Same-Store Owned Hotels in North
           America of 7% to 9% and EBITDA growth of 12% to 14% with
           margin improvement of 100 to 150 basis points

        -- Growth from management and franchise revenues of
           approximately 18% to 20% including revenues earned from the
           hotels sold to Host, and 14% to 16% excluding the hotels
           sold to Host

        -- An increase in operating income from our vacation ownership
           and residential business of $45 to $55 million (including
           gains on sale of vacation ownership notes receivable)

    * Income from continuing operations, before special items, is expected to be approximately $558 million reflecting an effective tax rate of approximately 33%.
    * EPS before special items is expected to be approximately $2.57
    * Full year capital expenditures (excluding timeshare inventory) would be approximately $650 million, including $300 million for maintenance, renovation and technology and $350 million for other growth initiatives, including the Bal Harbour project. Additionally, net capital expenditures for timeshare inventory would be approximately $150 million.
    * Full year depreciation and amortization expense would be approximately $339 million
    * Full year cash interest expense would be approximately $181 million and cash taxes of approximately $240 million.

For the three months ended June 30, 2007:

    * Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $330 million assuming:

        -- REVPAR growth at Same-Store Company Operated Hotels
           worldwide of 8% to 10%

        -- REVPAR growth at branded Same-Store Owned Hotels in North
           America of 6% to 8% and EBITDA growth of 9% to 11% with
           margin improvement of 75 to 125 basis points. As expected,
           Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America are impacted by
           renovations at major hotels.

        -- Growth from management and franchise revenues of
           approximately 13% to 15%

        -- An increase in operating income from our vacation ownership
           and residential business of $18 to $22 million

    * Income from continuing operations, before special items, is expected to be approximately $135 million reflecting an effective tax rate of approximately 33%.
    * EPS before special items is expected to be approximately $0.62.

Special Items

The Company recorded net credits of $19 million (after-tax) for special items in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $14 million of net charges (after-tax) in the same period of 2006.

Special items in the first quarter of 2007 primarily relate to the gain realized on the sale of a hotel and restructuring and other special credits.

The following represents a reconciliation of income from continuing operations before special items to income from continuing operations after special items (in millions, except per share data):
 
 

Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                      2007    2006 
    
Income from continuing operations before special items  $ 104    $ 91 
EPS before special items                                $ 0.48    $ 0.41 
    
Special Items    
Restructuring and other special credits (charges), net (a)  2    (9)
Debt defeasance costs (b)                                       �    (37)
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net (c)    11    25 
Total special items � pre-tax                                       13    (21)
Income tax benefit for special items (d)                             2    8 
Reserves and credits associated with tax matters (e)  4    (1)
Total special items � after-tax                           19    (14)
    
Income from continuing operations              $ 123    $ 77 
EPS including special items                          $ 0.56    $ 0.34 

(a) During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the credit represents the reversal of costs and the refund of premium payments related to the termination of a retired executive officer�s life insurance policy. During 2006, the Company recorded transition costs in connection with the acquisition of Le Méridien.

(b) During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company completed two transactions whereby it was released from certain debt obligations that allowed Starwood to sell certain hotels that previously served as collateral for such debt. The Company incurred expenses totaling $37 million in connection with the early extinguishment of these debt obligations. These expenses are reflected in interest expense in the Company�s consolidated statement of income.

(c) For the three months ended March 31, 2007, primarily reflects the gain on the sale of one hotel. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, reflects gains recorded on the sale of five hotels partially offset by an adjustment to reduce the gain on the sale of a hotel in 2004 as certain contingencies associated with that sale became probable in 2006.

(d) In 2007, represents a tax benefit on the sale of one hotel due to the utilization of capital losses and the reversal of previously existing deferred tax liabilities. In 2006, represents taxes on special items at the Company�s incremental tax rate of 35%.

(e) Income tax benefit (expense) relates to adjustments to deferred taxes associated with deferred gains on previous hotel sales.

The Company has included the above supplemental information concerning special items to assist investors in analyzing Starwood�s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of core on-going operations.
 


 

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
             UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                 (In millions, except per Share data)

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,
                                          ----------------------------
                                                                 %
                                            2007      2006    Variance
                                          --------- --------- --------
Revenues
Owned, leased and consolidated joint
 venture hotels                               $559      $822    (32.0)
Vacation ownership and residential sales
 and services                                  232       194     19.6
Management fees, franchise fees and other
 income                                        192       132     45.5
Other revenues from managed and
 franchised properties (a)                     448       293     52.9
                                          --------- --------- --------
                                             1,431     1,441     (0.7)
Costs and Expenses
Owned, leased and consolidated joint
 venture hotels                                436       640     31.9
Vacation ownership and residential             179       165     (8.5)
Selling, general, administrative and
 other                                         116       106     (9.4)
Restructuring and other special (credits)
 charges, net                                   (2)        9      n/m
Depreciation                                    67        68      1.5
Amortization                                     6         5    (20.0)
Other expenses from managed and
 franchised properties (a)                     448       293    (52.9)
                                          --------- --------- --------
                                             1,250     1,286      2.8
Operating income                               181       155     16.8
Equity earnings and gains and losses from
 unconsolidated ventures, net                   12         6    100.0
Interest expense, net of interest income
 of $7 and $6                                  (32)      (97)    67.0
Gain on asset dispositions and
 impairments, net                               11        25    (56.0)
                                          --------- --------- --------
Income from continuing operations before
 taxes and minority equity                     172        89     93.3
Income tax expense                             (51)      (14)     n/m
Minority equity in net loss                      2         2       --
                                          --------- --------- --------
Income from continuing operations              123        77     59.7
Discontinued Operations:
  Loss from operations                          --        --       --
  Net loss on dispositions                    ( (1)       --      n/m
Cumulative effect of accounting change        ( --       (72)   100.0
                                          --------- --------- --------
Net income                                    $122        $5      n/m
                                          ========= ========= ========
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic
Continuing operations                        $0.58     $0.35     65.7
Discontinued operations                         --        --       --
Cumulative effect of accounting change          --     (0.33)   100.0
                                          --------- --------- --------
Net income                                   $0.58     $0.02      n/m
                                          ========= ========= ========
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted
Continuing operations                        $0.56     $0.34     64.7
Discontinued operations                         --        --    100.0
Cumulative effect of accounting change          --     (0.32)     n/m
                                          --------- --------- --------
Net income                                   $0.56     $0.02
                                          ========= ========= ========

Weighted average number of Shares              211       215
                                          ========= =========
Weighted average number of Shares
 assuming dilution                             219       225
                                          ========= =========

(a) The Company includes in revenues the reimbursement of costs
 incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners and franchisees
 with no added margin and includes in costs and expenses these
 reimbursed costs. These costs relate primarily to payroll costs at
 managed properties where the Company is the employer.

n/m = not meaningful

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                   (in millions, except share data)

                                            March 31,    December 31,
                                               2007          2006
                                           ------------  -------------
                                           (unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $183           $183
  Restricted cash                                  284            329
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
   doubtful accounts of $55 and $49                600            593
  Inventories                                      602            566
  Prepaid expenses and other                       152            139
                                           ------------  -------------
  Total current assets                           1,821          1,810
Investments                                        463            436
Plant, property and equipment, net               3,783          3,831
Assets held for sale (a)                             2              2
Goodwill and intangible assets, net              2,287          2,302
Deferred tax assets                                583            518
Other assets (b)                                   389            381
                                           ------------  -------------
                                                $9,328         $9,280
                                           ============  =============
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Short-term borrowings and current
   maturities of long-term debt (c)               $797           $805
  Accounts payable                                 179            179
  Accrued expenses                                 973            955
  Accrued salaries, wages and benefits             310            383
  Accrued taxes and other                          172            139
                                           ------------  -------------
Total current liabilities                        2,431          2,461
Long-term debt (c)                               1,809          1,827
Deferred tax liabilities                            30             31
Other liabilities                                1,928          1,928
                                           ------------  -------------
                                                 6,198          6,247
Minority interest                                   24             25
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
  Corporation common stock; $0.01 par
   value; authorized 1,050,000,000 shares;
   outstanding 214,991,493 and 213,484,439
   shares at March 31, 2007 and December
   31, 2006, respectively                            2              2
Additional paid-in capital                       2,244          2,286
Accumulated other comprehensive loss              (245)          (228)
Retained earnings                                1,105            948
                                           ------------  -------------
  Total stockholders' equity                     3,106          3,008
                                           ------------  -------------
                                                $9,328         $9,280
                                           ============  =============

(a) Reflects land that is held for sale.

(b) Includes restricted cash of $5 million and $7 million at March 31,
 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

(c) Excludes Starwood's share of unconsolidated joint venture debt
 aggregating approximately $558 million and $484 million at March 31,
 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

               STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
          Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations - Historical Data
                             (in millions)

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,
                                          ----------------------------
                                                                 %
                                            2007      2006    Variance
                                          --------- --------- --------

 Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
  and Adjusted EBITDA
 Net income                                   $122        $5      n/m
 Interest expense(a)                            43       108    (60.2)
 Income tax expense(b)                          52        14      n/m
 Depreciation(c)                                74        76     (2.6)
 Amortization (d)                                7         7       --
                                          --------- --------- --------
 EBITDA                                        298       210     41.9
 Gain on asset dispositions and
  impairments, net                             (11)      (25)    56.0
 Restructuring and other special
  (credits) charges, net                        (2)        9      n/m
 Discontinued operations                        --        --       --
 Cumulative effect of accounting change         --        72   (100.0)
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Adjusted EBITDA                              $285      $266      7.1
                                          ========= ========= ========

 (a) Includes $4 million and $5 million of interest expense related to
  unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months ended March 31,
  2007 and 2006, respectively.

 (b) Includes $1 million and $0 of tax expense recorded in
  discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007
  and 2006, respectively.

 (c) Includes $7 million and $8 million of Starwood's share of
  depreciation expense of unconsolidated joint ventures for the three
  months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 (d) Includes $1 million and $2 million of Starwood's share of
  amortization expense of unconsolidated joint ventures for the three
  months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
        Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations - Future Performance
                            (In millions)

Three Months Ended                                      Year Ended
  June 30, 2007                                      December 31, 2007
------------------                                   -----------------

             $135   Net income                                   $577
               43   Interest expense                              181
               67   Income tax expense                            273
               85   Depreciation and amortization                 339
  ----------------                                   -----------------
              330   EBITDA                                      1,370
                    Gain on asset disposition and
               --    impairments, net                             (11)
                    Restructuring and other special
               --    charges, net                                  (2)
  ----------------                                   -----------------
             $330   Adjusted EBITDA                            $1,357
  ================                                   =================

Three Months Ended                                      Year Ended
  June 30, 2007                                      December 31, 2007
------------------                                   -----------------

                    Income from continuing
             $135    operations                                  $577
  ----------------                                   -----------------
            $0.62   EPS                                         $2.65
  ----------------                                   -----------------

                    Special Items
                    Restructuring and other special
               --    charges, net                                  (2)
                    Gain on asset dispositions and
               --    impairments, net                             (11)
  ----------------                                   -----------------
               --   Total special items - pre-tax                 (13)
                    Income tax (benefit) expense on
               --    special items                                 (2)
                    Reserves and credits associated
               --    with tax matters                              (4)
  ----------------                                   -----------------
               --   Total special items - after-tax               (19)
  ----------------                                   -----------------

                    Income from continuing
                     operations excluding special
             $135    items                                       $558
  ----------------                                   -----------------
            $0.62   EPS excluding special items                 $2.57
  ================                                   =================

Three Months Ended                                      Year Ended
  June 30, 2006                                      December 31, 2006
------------------                                   -----------------

             $680   Net income                                 $1,043
               58   Interest expense                              263
             (501)  Income tax benefit                           (432)
               86   Depreciation and amortization                 342
  ----------------                                   -----------------
              323   EBITDA                                      1,216
                    Loss on asset disposition and
                6    impairments, net                               3
                    Restructuring and other special
                3    charges, net                                  20
                    Cumulative effect of accounting
               --    change                                        70
  ----------------                                   -----------------
             $332   Adjusted EBITDA                            $1,309
  ================                                   =================

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
                  Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations -
             Same Store Owned Hotel Revenue and Expenses
                            (In millions)

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,
                                          ----------------------------
       Same-Store Owned Hotels (1)                               %
                Worldwide                   2007      2006    Variance
                                          --------- --------- --------

 Revenue
   Same-Store Owned Hotels                    $485      $451      7.6
   Hotels Sold or Closed in 2007 and 2006
    (46 hotels)                                  5       301    (98.3)
   Hotels Without Comparable Results (8
    hotels)                                     69        70     (1.0)
   Other ancillary hotel operations             --        --       --
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Total Owned, Leased and Consolidated
  Joint Venture Hotels Revenue                $559      $822    (31.9)
                                          ========= ========= ========

 Costs and Expenses
   Same-Store Owned Hotels                    $380      $359     (6.2)
   Hotels Sold or Closed in 2007 and 2006
    (46 hotels)                                  2       231     99.1
   Hotels Without Comparable Results (8
    hotels)                                     54        50      6.9
   Other ancillary hotel operations             --        --       --
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Total Owned, Leased and Consolidated
  Joint Venture Hotels Costs and Expenses     $436      $640     31.8
                                          ========= ========= ========
 

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,
                                          ----------------------------
          Same-Store Owned Hotels                                %
              North America                 2007      2006    Variance
                                          --------- --------- --------

 Revenue
   Same-Store Owned Hotels                    $326      $306      6.8
   Hotels Sold or Closed in 2007 and 2006
    (37 hotels)                                  5       252    (98.0)
   Hotels Without Comparable Results (5
    hotels)                                     59        63     (5.2)
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Total Owned, Leased and Consolidated
  Joint Venture Hotels Revenue                $390      $621    (37.0)
                                          ========= ========= ========

 Costs and Expenses
   Same-Store Owned Hotels                    $252      $239     (5.8)
   Hotels Sold or Closed in 2007 and 2006
    (37 hotels)                                  3       194    (98.5)
   Hotels Without Comparable Results (5
    hotels)                                     45        44      2.5
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Total Owned, Leased and Consolidated
  Joint Venture Hotels Costs and Expenses     $300      $477     36.9
                                          ========= ========= ========

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,
                                          ----------------------------
         Same-Store Owned Hotels                                 %
              International                 2007      2006    Variance
                                          --------- --------- --------

 Revenue
     Same-Store Owned Hotels                  $159      $145      9.4
     Hotels Sold or Closed in 2007 and
      2006 (9 hotels)                           --        49   (100.0)
     Hotels Without Comparable Results (3
      hotels)                                   10         7     33.5
     Other ancillary hotel operations           --        --       --
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Total Owned, Leased and Consolidated
  Joint Venture Hotels Revenue                $169      $201    (16.3)
                                          ========= ========= ========

 Costs and Expenses
     Same-Store Owned Hotels                  $128      $120     (7.0)
     Hotels Sold or Closed in 2007 and
      2006 (9 hotels)                           (1)       37   (102.4)
     Hotels Without Comparable Results (3
      hotels)                                    9         6     36.9
     Other ancillary hotel operations           --        --       --
                                          --------- --------- --------
 Total Owned, Leased and Consolidated
  Joint Venture Hotels Costs and Expenses     $136      $163     16.8
                                          ========= ========= ========

 (1) Same-Store Owned Hotel Results exclude 46 hotels sold or closed
  in 2007 and 2006 and 8 hotels without comparable results.

              Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
                 Worldwide Hotel Results - Same Store
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                              UNAUDITED
 

                            System Wide (1) -     System Wide (1) -
                                Worldwide           North America
                          --------------------- ---------------------
                           2007    2006   Var.   2007    2006   Var.
                          ------- ------- ----- ------- ------- -----
 

TOTAL HOTELS
  REVPAR ($)              113.10  102.65  10.2% 112.87  106.40   6.1%
  ADR ($)                 166.85  153.81   8.5% 163.65  155.22   5.4%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             67.8%   66.7%  1.1    69.0%   68.5%  0.5
 

SHERATON
  REVPAR ($)              101.49   92.72   9.5%  98.49   92.98   5.9%
  ADR ($)                 152.16  140.69   8.2% 146.13  139.11   5.0%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             66.7%   65.9%  0.8    67.4%   66.8%  0.6
 

WESTIN
  REVPAR ($)              132.82  122.87   8.1% 134.14  125.99   6.5%
  ADR ($)                 187.77  176.76   6.2% 185.58  176.37   5.2%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             70.7%   69.5%  1.2    72.3%   71.4%  0.9
 

ST. REGIS/LUXURY
 COLLECTION
  REVPAR ($)              208.85  188.80  10.6% 239.23  230.15   3.9%
  ADR ($)                 340.42  307.92  10.6% 348.13  323.57   7.6%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             61.4%   61.3%  0.1    68.7%   71.1% -2.4
 

LE MERIDIEN
  REVPAR ($)              125.49  103.65  21.1% 194.07  159.16  21.9%
  ADR ($)                 181.35  157.43  15.2% 268.35  232.84  15.3%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             69.2%   65.8%  3.4    72.3%   68.4%  3.9
 

W
  REVPAR ($)              194.08  179.15   8.3% 200.13  185.04   8.2%
  ADR ($)                 271.86  255.51   6.4% 272.81  256.84   6.2%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             71.4%   70.1%  1.3    73.4%   72.0%  1.4
 

FOUR POINTS
  REVPAR ($)               66.98   62.49   7.2%  64.02   61.15   4.7%
  ADR ($)                 102.34   96.62   5.9%  99.34   95.66   3.8%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             65.4%   64.7%  0.7    64.4%   63.9%  0.5
 

OTHER
  REVPAR ($)               97.07   99.96  -2.9%  97.07   99.96  -2.9%
  ADR ($)                 130.79  126.25   3.6% 130.79  126.25   3.6%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             74.2%   79.2% -5.0    74.2%   79.2% -5.0
 
 

                                                   System Wide (1) -
                                                     International
                                                 ---------------------
                                                  2007    2006   Var.
                                                 ------- ------- -----
 

TOTAL HOTELS
  REVPAR ($)                                     113.40   97.76  16.0%
  ADR ($)                                        171.20  151.84  12.8%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    66.2%   64.4%  1.8
 

SHERATON
  REVPAR ($)                                     105.12   92.40  13.8%
  ADR ($)                                        159.65  142.69  11.9%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    65.8%   64.8%  1.0
 

WESTIN
  REVPAR ($)                                     128.38  112.45  14.2%
  ADR ($)                                        195.89  178.25   9.9%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    65.5%   63.1%  2.4
 

ST. REGIS/LUXURY COLLECTION
  REVPAR ($)                                     183.08  153.74  19.1%
  ADR ($)                                        332.26  290.11  14.5%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    55.1%   53.0%  2.1
 

LE MERIDIEN
  REVPAR ($)                                     120.63   99.70  21.0%
  ADR ($)                                        174.88  151.85  15.2%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    69.0%   65.7%  3.3
 

W
  REVPAR ($)                                     136.21  122.99  10.7%
  ADR ($)                                        259.13  237.87   8.9%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    52.6%   51.7%  0.9
 

FOUR POINTS
  REVPAR ($)                                      75.99   66.58  14.1%
  ADR ($)                                        110.95   99.43  11.6%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                    68.5%   67.0%  1.5
 

OTHER
  REVPAR ($)
  ADR ($)
  OCCUPANCY (%)
 

(1) Includes same store owned, leased, managed, and franchised hotels

              Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
                 Worldwide Hotel Results - Same Store
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                              UNAUDITED

                             System Wide (1)     Company Operated (2)
                          --------------------- ----------------------
                           2007    2006   Var.   2007     2006   Var.
                          ------- ------- ----- -------- ------- -----
 

TOTAL WORLDWIDE
   REVPAR ($)             113.10  102.65  10.2%  125.95  113.42  11.0%
   ADR ($)                166.85  153.81   8.5%  182.20  167.99   8.5%
   OCCUPANCY (%)            67.8%   66.7%  1.1     69.1%   67.5%  1.6
 

NORTH AMERICA
   REVPAR ($)             112.87  106.40   6.1%  134.23  126.54   6.1%
   ADR ($)                163.65  155.22   5.4%  187.37  178.01   5.3%
   OCCUPANCY (%)            69.0%   68.5%  0.5     71.6%   71.1%  0.5
 

EUROPE
   REVPAR ($)             118.33  100.62  17.6%  128.86  109.54  17.6%
   ADR ($)                192.89  166.21  16.1%  205.92  178.05  15.7%
   OCCUPANCY (%)            61.3%   60.5%  0.8     62.6%   61.5%  1.1
 

AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
   REVPAR ($)             123.27  104.53  17.9%  129.79  109.51  18.5%
   ADR ($)                176.29  159.43  10.6%  184.27  165.65  11.2%
   OCCUPANCY (%)            69.9%   65.6%  4.3     70.4%   66.1%  4.3
 

ASIA PACIFIC
   REVPAR ($)             108.76   93.83  15.9%  101.84   85.94  18.5%
   ADR ($)                157.64  141.18  11.7%  149.63  134.15  11.5%
   OCCUPANCY (%)            69.0%   66.5%  2.5     68.1%   64.1%  4.0
 

LATIN AMERICA
   REVPAR ($)              93.54   88.34   5.9%  103.28   96.20   7.4%
   ADR ($)                140.58  129.61   8.5%  155.30  142.83   8.7%
   OCCUPANCY (%)            66.5%   68.2% -1.7     66.5%   67.4% -0.9
 
 

(1) Includes same store owned, leased, managed, and franchised hotels

(2) Includes same store owned, leased, and managed hotels

              Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
                 Owned Hotel Results - Same Store (1)
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                              UNAUDITED
 
 

                               WORLDWIDE            NORTH AMERICA
                         ---------------------- ----------------------
                          2007     2006    Var.  2007     2006    Var.
                         -------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ----

                               75 Hotels              44 Hotels
                         ---------------------- ----------------------
TOTAL HOTELS
  REVPAR ($)              134.73   124.64  8.1%  135.20   127.08  6.4%
  ADR ($)                 199.15   187.38  6.3%  198.74   191.18  4.0%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             67.7%    66.5% 1.2     68.0%    66.5% 1.5

  Total REVENUE          484,711  450,268  7.6% 326,071  305,265  6.8%
  Total EXPENSES         380,468  358,221  6.2% 252,382  238,495  5.8%
 
 
 

                               65 Hotels              34 Hotels
                         ---------------------- ----------------------
BRANDED HOTELS
  REVPAR ($)              141.46   129.43  9.3%  145.82   135.02  8.0%
  ADR ($)                 204.08   191.53  6.6%  206.26   198.19  4.1%
  OCCUPANCY (%)             69.3%    67.6% 1.7     70.7%    68.1% 2.6

  Total REVENUE          455,210  418,712  8.7% 296,570  273,709  8.4%
  Total EXPENSES         351,225  328,487  6.9% 223,139  208,761  6.9%
 
 
 
 

                                                    INTERNATIONAL
                                               -----------------------
                                                2007     2006    Var.
                                               -------- -------- -----

                                                      31 Hotels
                                               -----------------------
TOTAL HOTELS
  REVPAR ($)                                    133.75   119.59  11.8%
  ADR ($)                                       200.01   179.55  11.4%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                   66.9%    66.6%  0.3

  Total REVENUE                                158,640  145,003   9.4%
  Total EXPENSES                               128,086  119,726   7.0%
 
 
 

                                                      31 Hotels
                                               -----------------------
BRANDED HOTELS
  REVPAR ($)                                    133.75   119.59  11.8%
  ADR ($)                                       200.01   179.55  11.4%
  OCCUPANCY (%)                                   66.9%    66.6%  0.3

  Total REVENUE                                158,640  145,003   9.4%
  Total EXPENSES                               128,086  119,726   7.0%
 
 
 

(1) Hotel Results exclude 46 hotels sold and 8 hotels without
 comparable results during 2007 and 2006

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
           Management Fees, Franchise Fees and Other Income
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                        UNAUDITED ($ millions)
 
 

                                                 Worldwide
                                     ---------------------------------
                                                                 %
                                      2007    2006   Variance Variance
                                     ------- ------- -------- --------

Management Fees:
Base Fees                                62      43       19     44.2%
Incentive Fees                           29      24        5     20.8%
                                     ------- ------- -------- --------
Total Management Fees                    91      67       24     35.8%

Franchise Fees                           33      25        8     32.0%
                                     ------- ------- -------- --------

Total Management & Franchise Fees       124      92       32     34.8%

Other Management & Franchise
 Revenues (1)                            23      10       13    130.0%
                                     ------- ------- -------- --------

Total Management & Franchise
 Revenues                               147     102       45     44.1%
                                     ======= ======= ======== ========

Other (2)                                45      30       15     50.0%
                                     ------- ------- -------- --------

Management Fees, Franchise Fees and
 Other Income                           192     132       60     45.5%
                                     ======= ======= ======== ========
 

(1) Other Management & Franchise Revenues primarily includes the
 amortization of deferred gains of approximately $20 million in 2007
 and $7 million in 2006 resulting from the sales of hotels subject to
 long-term management contracts and termination fees.
 

(2) In 2007, Other includes $18 million of income earned from the
 Company's carried interests in the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
 which was earned when the hotel was sold by its owners in January
 2007. The remaining amount includes revenues from the Company's Bliss
 spa and product business and other miscellaneous revenue.

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
        Vacation Ownership & Residential Revenues and Expenses
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                        UNAUDITED ($ millions)
 
 

                                             2007    2006   % Variance
                                            ------- ------- ----------

Originated Sales Revenues (1) -- Vacation
 Ownership Sales                               175     192      (8.9%)
Other Sales and Services Revenues (2)           44      33       33.3%
Deferred Revenues -- Percentage of
 Completion                                      5     (64)       n/m
Deferred Revenues -- Other (3)                   4      (6)       n/m
                                            ------- ------- ----------
Vacation Ownership Sales and Services
 Revenues                                      228     155       47.1%
Residential Sales and Services Revenues          4      39     (89.7%)
                                            ------- ------- ----------
Total Vacation Ownership & Residential
 Sales and Services Revenues                   232     194       19.6%
                                            ======= ======= ==========

Originated Sales Expenses (4) -- Vacation
 Ownership Sales                               114     125        8.8%
Other Expenses (5)                              49      39     (25.6%)
Deferred Expenses -- Percentage of
 Completion                                      3     (31)       n/m
Deferred Expenses -- Other                       8       3        n/m
                                            ------- ------- ----------
Vacation Ownership Expenses                    174     136     (27.9%)
Residential Expenses                             5      29       82.8%
                                            ------- ------- ----------
Total Vacation Ownership & Residential
 Expenses                                      179     165      (8.5%)
                                            ======= ======= ==========
 

(1) Timeshare sales revenue originated at each sales location before
 deferrals of revenue for U.S. GAAP reporting purposes

(2) Includes resort income, interest income, and miscellaneous other
 revenues

(3) Includes deferral of revenue for contracts still in rescission
 period, contracts that do not yet meet the revenue recognition
 requirements under SFAS No. 66 or SFAS No. 152, and provision for
 loan loss

(4) Timeshare cost of sales and sales & marketing expenses before
 deferrals of sales expenses for U.S. GAAP reporting purposes

(5) Includes resort, general and administrative, and other
 miscellaneous expenses

Note: Deferred revenue is calculated based on the Percentage of
 Completion ("POC") of the project. Deferred expenses, also based on
 POC, include product costs and direct sales and marketing costs only.
 Indirect sales and marketing costs are not deferred per SFAS No. 152.

n/m = not meaningful

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
       Hotels without Comparable Results & Other Selected Items
                         As of March 31, 2007
                        UNAUDITED ($ millions)

Properties without comparable results in 2007:

Property                                 Location
---------------------------------------  -----------------------------
W New Orleans - French Quarter           New Orleans, LA
W New Orleans                            New Orleans, LA
Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort        Bal Harbour, FL
St. Regis New York                       New York, NY
Westin St. John Resort & Villas          St. John, Virgin Islands
The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun          Cancun, Mexico
Sheraton Fiji                            Nadi, Fiji
Westin Royal Denarau                     Nadi, Fiji

Properties sold or closed in 2007 and 2006:

Property                                 Location
---------------------------------------  -----------------------------
33 Hotels Sold to Host Hotels & Resorts  Various
Westin Hotel Long Beach                  Long Beach, CA
Sheraton Suites San Diego                San Diego, CA
Sheraton Framingham Hotel                Framingham, MA
Westin Embassy Row, Washington D.C.      Washington, DC
Westin Atlanta North at Perimeter        Atlanta, GA
Sheraton Suites Key West                 Key West, FL
Sheraton Colony Square                   Atlanta, GA
Sheraton Colonial Hotel & Golf Club      Lynnfield, MA
Sheraton Universal Hotel                 Universal City, CA
Sheraton Cancun Resort & Towers          Cancun, Mexico
Sheraton Inn Lexington                   Lexington, MA
Sheraton Omaha Hotel                     Omaha, NE
Westin Fort Lauderdale                   Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Selected Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Items:

Cash and cash equivalents
(including restricted cash of $289 million)                      $472
Debt                                                           $2,606
 
 

Revenues and Expenses Associated with Assets Sold or Closed in 2006
 and 2007 (1):
 

                                      Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4   Full Year
                                    ----------------------------------
Hotels Sold in 2006:
2006
Revenues                             $295   $71   $16    $2      $384
Expenses (excluding depreciation)    $227   $53   $12    $1      $293

Hotels Sold in 2007:
2007
Revenues                               $5    $-    $-    $-        $-
Expenses (excluding depreciation)      $2    $-    $-    $-        $-

2006
Revenues                               $6    $4    $3    $5       $18
Expenses (excluding depreciation)      $4    $4    $3    $3       $14

(1) Results consist of 45 hotels sold in 2006, 1 hotel sold in 2007.
 There are no hotels classifed as held for sale at March 31, 2007.
 These amounts are included in the revenues and expenses from owned,
 leased and consolidated joint venture hotels in 2007 and 2006.

              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
                         Capital Expenditures
              For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
                        UNAUDITED ($ millions)
 

Capital Expenditures:
   Owned, Leased and Consolidated Joint Venture Hotels             30
  Corporate/IT                                                     14
                                                            ----------
Subtotal                                                           44

 Vacation Ownership Capital Expenditures:
   Capital expenditures (includes land acquisitions)               19
   Net capital expenditures for inventory (1)                      31
                                                            ----------
Subtotal                                                           50

Development Capital                                                37
                                                            ----------

Total Capital Expenditures                                        131
                                                            ==========

(1) Represents gross inventory capital expenditures of $85 less cost
 of sales of $54 for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
2007 Divisional Hotel Inventory Summary by Ownership by Brand
March 31, 2007
 
 

                            NAD             EAME             LAD
                      ---------------- --------------- ---------------
Owned                 Hotels   Rooms   Hotels   Rooms  Hotels   Rooms
                      ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Sheraton                  13    6,298       8   1,721       5   2,713
Westin                     7    3,741       5   1,068       3     901
Four Points                6    1,153       -       -       -       -
W                          9    3,178       -       -       -       -
Luxury Collection          1      653       7     828       1     181
St. Regis                  3      668       1     161       -       -
Other                     10    2,482       -       -       -       -
                      ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Owned               49   18,173      21   3,778       9   3,795
Managed & UJV
Sheraton                  53   28,133      73  21,893      14   2,749
Westin                    47   25,617      14   3,706       -       -
Four Points                1      475       6     899       3     428
W                          8    2,269       -       -       1     237
Luxury Collection          7    1,697       9   1,468       7     250
St. Regis                  5      728       1      95       -       -
Le Meridien                5    1,058      70  16,852       1     130
Other                      2    2,672       1       -       -       -
                      ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Managed & UJV      128   62,649     174  44,913      26   3,794
Franchised
Sheraton                 133   40,964      28   7,134       5   1,655
Westin                    34   12,020       3   1,135       3     598
Four Points               82   13,929      12   1,671       9   1,384
Luxury Collection          1      249      14   1,746       -       -
Le Meridien                4    1,342      11   3,919       1     213
                      ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Franchised         254   68,504      68  15,605      18   3,850
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Systemwide
Sheraton                 199   75,395     109  30,748      24   7,117
Westin                    88   41,378      22   5,909       6   1,499
Four Points               89   15,557      18   2,570      12   1,812
W                         17    5,447       -       -       1     237
Luxury Collection          9    2,599      30   4,042       8     431
St. Regis                  8    1,396       2     256       -       -
Le Meridien                9    2,400      81  20,771       2     343
Other                     12    5,154       1       -       -       -
                      ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Total Systemwide         431  149,326     263  64,296      53  11,439
                      ======= ======== ======= ======= ======= =======

----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 

                                           ASIA            Total
                                      --------------- ----------------
Owned                                 Hotels   Rooms  Hotels   Rooms
                                      ------- ------- ------- --------
Sheraton                                   2     821      28   11,553
Westin                                     1     273      16    5,983
Four Points                                1     630       7    1,783
W                                          -       -       9    3,178
Luxury Collection                          -       -       9    1,662
St. Regis                                  -       -       4      829
Other                                      -       -      10    2,482
                                      ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Owned                                4   1,724      83   27,470
Managed & UJV
Sheraton                                  46  16,371     186   69,146
Westin                                    13   5,206      74   34,529
Four Points                                2     604      12    2,406
W                                          2     330      11    2,836
Luxury Collection                          -       -      23    3,415
St. Regis                                  2     601       8    1,424
Le Meridien                               23   5,905      99   23,945
Other                                      -       -       3    2,672
                                      ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Managed & UJV                       88  29,017     416  140,373
Franchised
Sheraton                                  18   6,571     184   56,324
Westin                                     5   1,226      45   14,979
Four Points                                2     235     105   17,219
Luxury Collection                          -       -      15    1,995
Le Meridien                                4   2,392      20    7,866
                                      ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Franchised                          29  10,424     369   98,383
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Systemwide
Sheraton                                  66  23,763     398  137,023
Westin                                    19   6,705     135   55,491
Four Points                                5   1,469     124   21,408
W                                          2     330      20    6,014
Luxury Collection                          -       -      47    7,072
St. Regis                                  2     601      12    2,253
Le Meridien                               27   8,297     119   31,811
Other                                      -       -      13    5,154
                                      ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Systemwide                         121  41,165     868  266,226
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              STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
                Vacation Ownership Inventory Pipeline
                         As of March 31, 2007
                              UNAUDITED
 
 

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                                                 # Resorts
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                                                     In      In Active
 Brand                                Total (2)  Operations    Sales
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 Sheraton                                    7           6          6
 Westin                                     11           4          6
 St. Regis                                   2           2          2
 The Luxury Collection                       1           -          -
 Unbranded                                   3           3          -
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 Total SVO, Inc.                            24          15         14
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 Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
  (UJV's)                                    2           1          1
                                      --------------------------------
 Total including UJV's                      26          16         15
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 Total Intervals Including UJV's (7)
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                                       # of Units (1)
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                                                      Future
                                       Pre-sales/    Capacity Total at
 Brand                 Completed (3) Development (4) (5),(6)  Buildout
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 Sheraton                     2,711             358    1,353    4,422
 Westin                         751             497      896    2,144
 St. Regis                       47               -        -       47
 The Luxury Collection            -               7        5       12
 Unbranded                      124               -        1      125
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 Total SVO, Inc.              3,633             862    2,255    6,750
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 Unconsolidated Joint
  Ventures (UJV's)              198               -       40      238
                      ------------------------------------------------
 Total including UJV's        3,831             862    2,295    6,988
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 Total Intervals
  Including UJV's (7)       199,212          44,824  119,340  363,376
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 (1) Lockoff units are considered as one unit for this analysis.

 (2) Includes resorts in operation, active sales, and an announced new
  resort, The Luxury Collection Residence Club at The Phoenician

 (3) Completed units include those units that have a certificate of
  occupancy.

 (4) Units in Pre-sales/Development are in various stages of
  development (including the permitting stage), most of which are
  currently being offered for sale to customers.

 (5) Based on owned land and average density in existing marketplaces

 (6) Future units indicated above include planned timeshare units on
  land owned by the Company or applicable UJV that have received all
  major governmental land use approvals for the development of
  timeshare. There can be no assurance that such units will in fact be
  developed and, if developed, the time period of such development
  (which may be more than several years in the future). Some of the
  projects may require additional third-party approvals or permits for
  development and build out and may also be subject to legal
  challenges as well as a commitment of capital by the Company. The
  actual number of units to be constructed may be significantly lower
  than the number of future units indicated.

 (7) Assumes 52 intervals per unit.
 

The Company has included the above supplemental information concerning special items to assist investors in analyzing Starwood's financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of core on-going operations.

Starwood will be conducting a conference call to discuss the first quarter financial results at 10:30 a.m. (EST) today at (913) 312-1300. The conference call will be available through simultaneous webcast in the Investor Relations/Press Releases section of the Company's website at http://www.starwoodhotels.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available from 12:30 p.m. (EST) today through Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 12:00 midnight (EST) on both the Company's website and via telephone replay at (719) 457-0820 (access code 5740724).

Definitions

All references to EPS, unless otherwise noted, reflect earnings per diluted share from continuing operations. All references to "net capital expenditures" mean gross capital expenditures for timeshare and fractional inventory net of cost of sales. EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful measure of the Company's operating performance due to the significance of the Company's long-lived assets and level of indebtedness. EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in its industry which, when considered with GAAP measures, the Company believes gives a more complete understanding of the Company's operating performance. It also facilitates comparisons between the Company and its competitors. The Company's management has historically adjusted EBITDA (i.e., "Adjusted EBITDA") when evaluating operating performance for the total Company as well as for individual properties or groups of properties because the Company believes that the inclusion or exclusion of certain recurring and non-recurring items, such as revenues and costs and expenses from hotels sold, restructuring and other special charges and gains and losses on asset dispositions and impairments, is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of core operating results and as a means to evaluate comparative results. The Company's management also uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure in determining the value of acquisitions and dispositions and it is used in the annual budget process. Due to guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company now does not reflect such items when calculating EBITDA; however, the Company continues to adjust for these special items and refers to this measure as Adjusted EBITDA. The Company has historically reported this measure to its investors and believes that the continued inclusion of Adjusted EBITDA provides consistency in its financial reporting and enables investors to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and provides a means to evaluate the results of its core on-going operations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP and such metrics should not be considered as an alternative to net income, cash flow from operations or any other performance measure prescribed by GAAP. The Company's calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be different from the calculations used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

All references to Same-Store Owned Hotels reflect the Company's owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels, excluding condo hotels, hotels sold to date and hotels undergoing significant repositionings or for which comparable results are not available (i.e., hotels not owned during the entire periods presented or closed due to seasonality or hurricane damage). References to Company Operated Hotel metrics (e.g. REVPAR) reflect metrics for the Company's owned and managed hotels. References to System-Wide metrics (e.g. REVPAR) reflect metrics for the Company's owned, managed and franchised hotels. REVPAR is defined as revenue per available room. ADR is defined as average daily rate.

All references to contract sales or originated sales reflect vacation ownership sales before revenue adjustments for percentage of completion accounting methodology.

All references to management and franchise revenues represent base and incentive fees, franchise fees, amortization of deferred gains resulting from the sales of hotels subject to long-term management contracts and termination fees offset by payments by Starwood under performance and other guarantees.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 870 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, aloft(SM), 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.

** Please contact Starwood's new, toll-free media hotline at
             (866) 4-STAR-PR (866-478-2777)
        for photography or additional information.**

Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. Further results, performance and achievements may be affected by general economic conditions including the impact of war and terrorist activity, business and financing conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, cyclicality of the real estate (including residential) and the hotel and vacation ownership businesses, operating risks associated with the hotel, vacation ownership and residential businesses, relationships with associates and labor unions, customers and property owners, the impact of the internet reservation channels, our reliance on technology, domestic and international political and geopolitical conditions, competition, governmental and regulatory actions (including the impact of changes in U.S. and foreign tax laws and their interpretation), travelers' fears of exposure to contagious diseases, risk associated with the level of our indebtedness, risk associated with potential acquisitions and dispositions and the introduction of new brand concepts and other risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Future vacation ownership units indicated in this press release include planned units on land owned by the Company or by joint ventures in which the Company has an interest that have received all major governmental land use approvals for the development of vacation ownership resorts. There can be no assurance that such units will in fact be developed and, if developed, the time period of such development (which may be more than several years in the future). Some of the projects may require additional third-party approvals or permits for development and build out and may also be subject to legal challenges as well as a commitment of capital by the Company. The actual number of units to be constructed may be significantly lower than the number of future units indicated. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise
 

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Contact:

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Jason Koval, 914-640-4429

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Also See: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Reports 1st Qtr Net Income Falls to $5 million from $79 million a Year Earlier; Takes a $72 million Expense Related to a change in Accounting for Timeshare Transactions; Management Fees Grew 55.6% to $56 million and Franchise Fees Grew 20% to $36 million / Hotel Operating Results / April 2006
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