Sheraton Macao Hotel at Sands Cotai Central Adds Over 2,000 New Rooms

Sands® Cotai Central celebrated the completion of Sheraton® Macao Hotel, Cotai Central's Earth Tower Monday, whose 2,067 new rooms and suites brings the hotel's total room count to 3,896, making it the largest hotel both in Macao and in the global portfolio of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

With the completion of Earth Tower, Sands China's Cotai Strip Resorts now provides over 9,000 hotel rooms and suites -- the single largest accommodation offering in Macao.

In completing Earth Tower, Sheraton Macao Hotel will also soon be introducing the addition of two more outdoor pools, one offering spectacular views of Cotai. The hotel is home to a well-equipped Sheraton Club Lounge, a main ballroom the size of more than 11 basketball courts, more than 160,000 square feet (over 14,800 square metres) of meeting space and three signature restaurants. The hotel widens Starwood's lead in Asia Pacific, where it is the largest operator of four and five star hotels and on track to reach more than 320 hotels by 2014.

Sheraton Macao Hotel's location within Sands Cotai Central means its guests also enjoy easy access to the full range of facilities and services provided by the integrated resort and its interconnected properties -- The Plaza Macao and The Venetian Macao. The Shoppes mega-mall offers shoppers a staggering 600 duty-free retailers to choose from, complete with entertainment by lively and engaging street performers. The CotaiArena™, CotaiExpo™ and the Venetian Theatre provide a constant and diverse flow of entertainment to suit all tastes, from concerts and sporting events to plays and other cultural performances. Add to that a truly international selection of dining options, and Sheraton Macao Hotel guests will find everything they're looking for is all under one roof at Sands Cotai Central.