LAS VEGAS
Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced its single largest addition of hotel rooms in North America since pre-recession with the signing of SLS Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip and Sahara Boulevard.
Owned by Las Vegas Resort Holdings, the three distinct hotel towers, encompassing more than 1,600 guest rooms and suites, will be branded by the end of this year under Starwood’s Tribute Portfolio, while the 289-room “LUX Tower” will be converted to a W Hotel after renovating in 2016.
The W Las Vegas conversion will include the addition of a W Living Room (the W brand’s hotel lobby), an entrance for W guests, nearly 14,500 square feet of new W-branded meeting and event space, signature Away Spa, FIT fitness center, and an exclusive outdoor WET pool deck and bar. The other two hotel towers, comprising 1,324 rooms, will be operated as SLS Las Vegas, a Tribute Portfolio Resort.
“SLS Las Vegas, with some 1,600 rooms, is a milestone addition to Starwood, growing our total footprint worldwide by nearly half a percent with a single signing,” said Adam Aron, CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts on an interim basis. “It also allows us to debut our iconic W brand on the world famous Las Vegas Strip, an incomparable stage for the dynamic energy and vibrant scene of W Hotels.”
W Las Vegas will be managed by Starwood, while the remainder of the property, including the additional hotel towers, casino, food and beverage outlets, and nightlife venues, will continue to be managed under the direction of Scott Kreeger, the hotel’s president and COO.
Designed by Gensler in consultation with Philippe Starck, SLS Las Vegas offers:
- 1,613 guest rooms, including 120 suites.
- Eight restaurants, such as Bazaar Meat by José Andrés and Katsuya by Starck.
- Three nightlife and entertainment venues, and two pools.
- 80,000 square-feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space.
- 54,000-square-foot casino, including a William Hill sports book.
SLS Las Vegas will join Starwood’s four existing hotels in the market, which include The Westin Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa, The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Four Points by Sheraton Las Vegas East Flamingo, and Element Las Vegas Summerlin.
The announcement follows reports of a possible acquisition of the Starwood portfolio by Hyatt Hotels, though Starwood and Hyatt have both declined to comment on the situation.
UPDATE: Since the article was posted, Starwood was acquired by Marriott.
