Starwood to open four hotels in MidEast in 2012

Starwood Hotels and Resorts will open fournew properties in the Middle East in 2012, according to the latest pipeline data obtained by Hotelier Middle East.

The new openings include two St. Regis properties. The 340-key St. Regis Doha is scheduled to open in February 2012, followed by the 279-room St. Regis Abu Dhabi opening in quarter two.

The hotel group will also launch two properties in Saudi Arabia in quarter three, including the four-star, 178-room Four Points by Sheraton Medina and the five-star, 297-room Sheraton Medina Hotel.

The 2012 openings will add 1094 rooms to Starwood’s Middle East inventory.

A Starwood spokesperson confirmed the St. Regis Saadiyat Island will open this quarter ahead of the The Ocean Volvo Race starting on December 31.