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Starwood was a majority investor in Design Hotels since 2011. [33] In October 2015, Starwood announced that it would add Design Hotels to its brand portfolio. [34] Member hotels of the Design Hotels collection had the option to join the Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty program and gain access to Starwood's sales platform. [35] [33]
The Starwood was a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California from early 1973 to 1981. [1] Many punk bands and heavy metal bands, including Van Halen, started their careers playing at the club. [1] The Starwood was located on the northwest corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Crescent Heights Blvd.
Starwood Amphitheatre, a former outdoor music venue in the Nashville, Tennessee area; Starwood Capital Group, an American private investment firm; Starwood Festival, an annual Neo-Pagan, New Age, multi-cultural and world music festival; Starwood Hotels and Resorts, an American hotel and leisure company acquired by Marriott in 2016.
Barry Stuart Sternlicht (born November 27, 1960) is an American billionaire and the co-founder (with Bob Faith), chairman, and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, an investment fund with over $100 billion in assets under management. [2] He is also chairman of Starwood Property Trust. [3]
The earlier W Hotels in the U.S. were renovations of existing hotels within the Starwood group. [3] Replacing the lobby with the "living room" concept, where guests could gather at the bar, differed from the traditional hotel. [4] Although W Hotels receives credit for the idea, the underlying concept was once common.
William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin. [1] While a Citadel cadet , he quite possibly fired the first shot of the American Civil War .
Born in Herne Bay, Kent, on 5 November 1850, the son of a commercial traveller, also named Richard. [1] He spent much of his time in Aldershot, Hampshire, after marrying his wife, Harriet in 1880, and was also a volunteer in the Artists Rifles. He was employed by the War Office to design recruiting posters, and to illustrate the Army and Navy ...
Simkins is a surname, and may refer to: David Simkins. American screenwriter and producer; Eldred Simkins (1779–1831), American lawyer and politician from South Carolina; U.S. representative 1818–21; Francis Butler Simkins (1897–1966), American historian; Geoff Simkins (b. 1948), British jazz musician and saxophonist; George Simkins Jr ...