Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation announce the opening of Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. Formerly the Hyatt Regency Crown Center, the 40-story, 730-room hotel will immediately undergo a $13 million renovation to implement all of the Sheraton brand’s signature offerings. Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting space.
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center is one of more than 60 new hotels and over 25,000 rooms Starwood expects to add to the Sheraton portfolio over the next three years as part of a multi-year strategic expansion plan. It joins the Westin Crown Center as the second Starwood property in the lifestyle center that is less than a mile from the city’s Power and Light entertainment district. Starwood also operates the Crown Center Exhibit Hall and two restaurants in Crown Center shopping center.
“We are thrilled that Starwood operates both hotel properties at Crown Center,” said Bill Lucas, president of Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. “This greatly simplifies group negotiations and provides significant efficiencies that improve the customer experience. Crown Center is now an unbeatable, one-stop convention destination.” Located on the southern edge of downtown Kansas City, the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center is adjacent to the 52,000 square-foot Crown Center Exhibit Hall and less than a mile from the city’s convention center.
A city within the city, Crown Center features 80 acres of shops, restaurants and theaters. The Sea Life aquarium and LEGOLAND Discovery Center will open there in 2012. Also nearby are the River Market and the Union Station and Country Club Plaza, while Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium, homes of the Chiefs and Royals, are 15 minutes from the hotel.
