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Sheraton Hotels and Resorts is an American international hotel chain owned by Marriott International.As of June 30, 2020, Sheraton operates 446 hotels with 155,617 rooms globally, including locations in North America, Africa, Asia Pacific, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean, in addition to 84 hotels with 23,092 rooms in the pipeline.
[10] [3] [11] [12] It was designed by Dr. Nasser bin Ibrahim al-Rasheed through his engineering consultant firm, who was a former professor at the King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals. [13] [14] It is owned by Khaldia Towers Company, a partnership between Al-Jedaie Group and Al-Hokair Group. It has 376 rooms in total and 138 suites.
Ownership changes, a new wing, and restorations occurred over the following decades. In 1966, Sheraton Hotels purchased the property. [2] After an extensive restoration in 1991, the hotel became the flagship for the Sheraton premier hotels rebranded as the ITT Sheraton Luxury Collection. [3]
The Luxury Collection brand began on January 13, 1992, when ITC Sheraton designated 28 of its premier hotels and 33 of the Sheraton Towers, the luxury "hotel-within-a-hotel" facilities located within Sheraton's largest and most exclusive hotels, as the ITT Sheraton Luxury Collection.
In 1988, Sheraton Hotels was contracted to manage the hotel, renamed the Welcomgroup Park Sheraton Hotel & Towers. [3] In 2015, Intercontinental Hotel Group assumed management and the hotel was renamed the Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park. [4] [5] The hotel closed on 20 December 2023 for demolition and replacement by two luxury apartment towers. [6]
Operated by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, the hotel has 286 rooms and is a notable business venue. [1] [2] In 2001, the hotel had 306 rooms, 32 suites and 4 restaurants, so it is clear that several rooms have since been expanded as there are now 286. [3] The Royal Suite is the finest and most expensive room of the hotel, followed by the Amiri Suite.
In April 1995, ITT Sheraton introduced the Four Points by Sheraton brand, to replace the designation of certain hotels as Sheraton Inns. During the early 2000s, this mid-scale, moderate-rate, full-service hotel brand operated around 135 properties, across about 15 countries, but primarily in the US. [3] [4] In 1998, Starwood acquired ITT ...
The Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah Hotel is a skyscraper hotel located in Cairo, Egypt. The 27-story building was completed in 1984 as the El Gezirah Sheraton Hotel & Towers . The modernist building is located on Sharia el Orman, and contains 4 large conference rooms.