Hilton Head Island, SC – April 12, 2013 – Upon the completion of an extensive $30-million renovation, The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa will unveil its transformation into the island’s most luxurious retreat on Friday, April 19. Situated within the Port Royal Plantation on the Atlantic Ocean, the renewed four-diamond resort will offer discerning travelers an upscale oceanfront escape along the scenic Lowcountry coast of South Carolina.

Just in time for the spring and summer season, Hilton Head visitors looking to indulge in a luxe dose of sun and sand, biking, walking, beach and ocean activities can experience the refreshed property, which now boasts:

• Enhanced arrival and resort landscape with eco-friendly flora, such as live oaks, palmetto trees and native flowers, as well as a Botanical Conservatory
• A new welcoming lobby with check-in pods replacing a front desk; a two-story, oxygen-producing vertical garden of mounted wall planters, an artistic feature wall and comfort zones for seating
• 416 luxurious rooms and suites featuring soft, coastal-inspired color palettes with Southern elements, all equipped with Westin’s signature Heavenly Bed®, a 42” flat screen TV, iPod docking stations and updated Wi-Fi
• Six enhanced restaurants and lounges, including Oceans, offering premiere oceanfront dining; View 32, a new outdoor ocean view bar; Carolina Café - Lowcountry influence featuring local produce & heritage cuisine; Splash poolside dining and fun drinks; Ingredients lobby coffee cafe and 24-hour in-room dining - featuring SuperfoodsRX® - is also available.
• Over 37,000 sq. ft. of upgraded meeting and event spaces featuring enhanced meeting technologies including Wi-Fi, digital signage and audio visual
• A new WestinWORKOUT® Fitness Studio, offering plenty of options for cardio and strength training
• Three re-finished outdoor pools with new resort decking, private cabanas, luxurious furniture/lounge chairs, fire pits and fountains
• Guests seeking inner peace can indulge in a selection of enriching massages, body treatments (including an indigenous indigo option) and facials at the Heavenly Spa by Westin™, named the #1 spa in South Carolina and one of the 100 best spas in the U.S.

The resort also offers a variety of recreational activities for travelers of all ages. Guests can tee off on one of three spectacular 18-hole golf courses at the Port Royal Golf Club, situated along the oceanfront and named one of the "Top 75 U.S. Golf Resorts" by Golf Digest Magazine. Tennis is also available at the Port Royal Racquet Club, featuring Har-Tru clay and Nova hard courts.

Mom and Dad also have a myriad of family-friendly events to entertain the whole crew, such as Oceanside Arts, Aquatic Adventures, Fireside Fun & Stargazing, Movie Night, sandcastle building, horseshoes and volleyball tournaments. The Westin Kids Club® also offers full-day sessions for kids ages four-12 to keep children busy throughout their visit.

For more information or to make reservations, visit www.westinhiltonheadisland.com or call (843) 681-4000.

About The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
Located within Port Royal Plantation, the newly-renovated Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa is an AAA Four Diamond Award-winning resort overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with 416 guest rooms and suites. The resort offers a variety of dining options, outdoor swimming pools, a nine-treatment room Heavenly Spa by Westin with full service salon, WestinWORKOUT® studio, running and walking trails, beach and water sports. Guests also have access to the Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club, featuring three spectacular 18-hole golf courses: The Barony, Planter’s Row and Robber’s Row, designed by George W. Cobb, Willard C. Byrd and Pete Dye, respectively. The Port Royal Racquet Club, now home to the Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy, features 14 tennis Har-Tru clay and Nova hard courts. The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa also features over 37,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space that consist of 19 meeting rooms, including a 13,200 square-foot Grand Ballroom, an Oceanfront Pavilion and two Executive Boardrooms which can accommodate meetings and special events for groups of all sizes. For more information, visit www.westinhiltonheadisland.com.

About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts makes the healthiest choices irresistibly appealing, so guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. With more than 186 hotels and resorts in over 36 countries and territories, Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,090 properties in 100 countries and territories with 154,000 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, Aloft®, and ElementSM. 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.