Bite Autumn 2012

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S tarwood Hotels have completed phrase one of the Sheraton Macao Hotel in Cotai Central, the largest hotel to open in Macau, which will house nearly 4,000 rooms. When fully completed, the two sleek towers will overlook the dazzling Cotai Strip development and will be home to the world’s largest Sheraton Club Lounge, boasting a ballroom the size of more than 11 basketball courts and more than 14,850 square metres of meeting spaces, with three signature restaurants and three outdoor pools with poolside cafes. The Sheraton Sky Tower houses 1,829 rooms, a 1,200 square metre Sheraton Club Lounge, a Kashgar Grand Ballroom and additional meeting space. The Sky Tower also features Palms Lounge, the brand’s signature Link@Sheraton communications hub in the lobby, the luxurious Sala Pool on level four, Shine Spa and Sheraton Core Performance Fitness facility, which includes the brand’s revolutionary new health and fitness programme. The second tower, Sheraton Earth Tower opening early next year

SHERATON MACAO HOTEL

will offer an additional 2,067 rooms and two more outdoor pools, one of which will offer spectacular views of the Cotai Strip.

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S tarwood Hotels will be opening their first new-build Element Hotel in Frankfurt’s new city district, Gateway Gardens, in partnership with Bari Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG. The hotel scheduled to open in 2014 will be located at the doorstep of Europe’s third busiest air travel hub, near the global headquarters of companies such as Lufthansa, Condor and DB Schenker. flush toilet, fully equipped kitchens and signature Heavenly Bed. In addition guests will be able to enjoy Motion,a state-of-the- art, 24-hour fitness centre and a meeting room with modular furnishings, a flexible layout and state-of-the-art technology. The Element Frankfurt Airport will also offer a signature restaurant and espresso bar. www.elementhotels.com FIRST ELEMENTHOTEL INEUROPE The 133 light-filled studios and one- bedroom suites at Element Frankfurt Airport will be stylish, sustainable and designed for comfort with the suites featuring a luxurious fluid design of modular furniture, swivelling flat-screen televisions, large desks with open shelving and custom-designed closets. Guests will also be treated to spa-inspired bathrooms with invigorating rain shower and dual-

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