WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--Comfort, style, and value are about to touch down near the iconic Space Needle. Four Points by Sheraton® Downtown Seattle Center opens today, giving guests a strategic location just steps from the famed Pike Place Market and buzzing retail and restaurant districts. Many of the hotel’s 158 guestrooms offer once-in-a-lifetime views of the world-famous Space Needle.

Four Points® is the fast-growing global hotel brand from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). At Four Points, guests travel the way they way they like with genuine service and modern style. Four Points is always an honest value, with great amenities like free bottled water, free Wi-Fi in public spaces, and free internet access in all guestrooms. Plus, delicious breakfast with great coffee – and refreshing, local beer with Best Brews® – to start and end the day right. Four Points gives travelers everything they need to be comfortable and productive on the road.

With the friendly Fireside Cafe for great American cuisine or a relaxing glass of wine, along with a new fitness center featuring LifeFitness equipment, Four Points Downtown Seattle Center makes an ideal home base in the Emerald City. A flexible 530-square-foot meeting space can host up to 40 attendees guests can gather for cocktails in the hotel’s beautiful courtyard, too.

Major corporate and philanthropic headquarters nearby include The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation only two blocks away; Amazon.com, South Lake Union Biotech Hub, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Target are just a half-mile from the hotel’s front door.

For leisure, the dynamic cultural offerings and one-of-a-kind attractions of this energetic metropolis are a beautiful walk or quick drive from the hotel’s front door. Stops to hop Seattle’s renowned streetcar system are a few blocks away.

Boasting an unbeatable location at 601 Roy Street downtown – right off highways 99, I-5, or I-90 – the brand-new Four Points Downtown Seattle Center also makes driving easier with an on-site garage.

“We think travelers to Seattle, with its mix of key corporate headquarters, intriguing shopping, and rich cultural offerings, will appreciate having the value and comfort of Four Points as an option,” said Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President of Specialty Select Brands for Starwood. “The hotel’s ideal location also gives business and leisure travelers a real advantage.”

About Four Points by Sheraton
Great Hotels. Great Rates: With 157 Four Points hotels in 25 countries and territories, travelers can find a great stay with modern style, genuine service and timeless comfort they’re looking for, all around the world. From Santiago to Shanghai and Milan to Milwaukee, Four Points hotels can be found in big urban centers, by the airport, near the beach, and in the suburbs. A recent $1 billion invested in renovations, conversions, and new-build hotels has made the brand stronger than ever.

Four Points by Sheraton, like all brands within the Starwood portfolio, is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program, which offers a breakthrough policy of no blackout dates on Free Night Awards. To learn more, visit www.spg.com .

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1058 properties in 100 countries and territories with 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. The company boasts one of the industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. 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.