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ZHENGZHOU, China, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE: HOT) and its much-anticipated new lifestyle brand, Aloft™ hotels, announced the opening of Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie on August 5, 2011, which promises to bring a new twist in travel to the capital city of Henan Province. Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie is located in the fast growing industrial district, within 1.5 hours drive from Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, the famous Chinese cultural treasure，1 hour drive to the world famous Shaolin Temple, the Xin Zheng International Airport and Zhengzhou down town as well.
Boasting a sassy new attitude and modern urban feel, the hotel features 172 urban-inspired, loft-like rooms and suites. Aloft offers a total sensory experience, with guest loft rooms featuring nine-foot ceilings and oversized windows to create a bright, airy environment. The centerpiece of the Aloft room is the ultra-comfortable signature bed. Large stylish bathrooms complement the guest experience with oversized walk-in showers and amenities created by bliss® spa. Each guest loft is also a combination high-tech office and entertainment center, featuring wireless internet access and plug & play, a one-stop connectivity solution for multiple electronic gadgetry such as PDAs, cell phones, mp3 players and laptops - all linked to a large flat panel HDTV ready television for optimal sound and viewing.
"We are confident in bringing in the metropolitan trend and mood to Zhengzhou. Staying in such a stylish and warm social environment will be a distinctive and brand-new experience for guests," says Mr. Jenkin Li, the Hotel Manager of Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie. "The new Huaiyang Cuisine of Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie will not only break through traditional cooking style, but offer a fresh enjoyment of living life in Aloft. In addition, our Green Ecological Plan encourages customers to be more responsible for environment protection." Jenkin added.
Aloft hotel - a vision of W Hotels - will stay true to its W heritage in terms of creating ideal dining spaces that will draw guests from their rooms to socialize, make friends, and enjoy exceptional culinary delights. Guests can read the papers, work on their laptops via hotel-wide wireless internet access, play a game of pool or grab a drink with friends at re:mix, the relaxing communal lobby area. Mix, meet and mingle over music and cocktails at the ever-abuzz and ultra chic bar, w xyz. "Grab & go" gourmet foods are also available 24/7 at re:fuel, which serves an innovative menu featuring sweet, savvy and healthy foods and beverages. Signature menu items include salads, sandwiches, and snacks galore. It's a convenient dining option that allows guest to help themselves - just swipe their keycard to gulp and grab & go, 24-hours a day!
Catering to the modern professionals, Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie also features 6 flexible meeting and functional spaces tactic to accommodate different sizes of corporate events. At the end of a busy day, guests can work out an appetite and unwind in the fitness center re: charge or in the indoor pool splash. Each is designed for those who are simply looking for a pleasant escape or have come to Aloft for a time of leisure.
Whether on business or pleasure, Aloft hotel is the ideal destination for the modern travelers. Urban design and cutting-edge technologies await travelers at Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie.
For more information, please visit <alofthotels.com/zhengzhoushangjie>.
About Aloft Hotels
Created to shake up the staid, traditional select service segment of the hotel industry, the Aloft brand delivers style at a steal with urban-influenced, modern, open and vibrant design - and a social guest experience - at an affordable price point. In the same way that W Hotels broke through the clutter of conformity in the upscale hotel arena more than a decade ago, Aloft is shaking up the industry for the next generation of traveler. Aloft hotels are geared toward savvy, design-conscious consumers who grew up with the democratization of design. Building on its tech-savvy DNA, the brand recently pioneered the industry's first "keyless entry" automatic check-in program at Aloft Lexington in Massachusetts. With nearly 50 hotels open in the two years since Aloft first arrived on the scene and nine more opening in 2011, Aloft can be found everywhere from Abu Dhabi and Baltimore to Dallas and Beijing and everywhere in between. For more information, please visit www.alofthotels.com.
Aloft Hotels, like all brands within Starwood's portfolio, is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program, which offers a breakthrough policy of no blackout dates on Free Night Awards. To learn more, please visit www.spg.com.
