The St. Regis Shanghai Voted Among the World’s Best 500 Hotels

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The St. Regis Shanghai, the premier luxury hotel in Shanghai, has recently been recognized by the industry leading magazine in its 2009 January issue as one of the "500 World’s Best Hotels" and Shanghai’s #1 hotel.

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With only seven hotels in Shanghai included on the list, The St. Regis Shanghai received the highest rating, scoring an overall 88.70. The brief introduction of the hotel details some of The St. Regis’ award winning services and describes the hotel as an "elegant red-granite building in Pudong, with ultra-personal services (thanks to the white-gloved butlers) and some of the most spacious standard rooms in town."

"It’s a great honor for us to be included in the ‘500 World’s Best Hotels’ list of such a prestigious travel magazine," said The St. Regis Shanghai’s General Manager Amanda Elder. "We only achieved this wonderful and exceptional result through our staff’s hard work and incredible effort, which I am so proud of. We will continue to do our best to provide our guests with the best possible hotel beginning with our unique 24-hour Butler Service and unsurpassed service standards."

In it’s 7th annual "500 World’s Best Hotels" list, the magazine’s international team of reporters and editors investigated hundreds of the world’s leading hotels, resorts, inns, and lodges to highlight the best of the best. For the last few years, magazine has consistently ranked The St. Regis Shanghai among its "500 World’s Best Hotels".

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(Photo Caption: The elegant red-granite exterior of The St. Regis Shanghai)

ABOUT ST. REGIS HOTELS & RESORTS

Combining timeless sophistication with modern luxury, the St. Regis brand is uncompromising in its commitment to excellence. Founded by John Jacob Astor with the landmark St. Regis Hotel, New York over a century ago, St. Regis is known for delivering an unrivalled dimension of luxury, bespoke service and refined elegance at the best addresses in the world. The brand plans to further its legacy globally and will unveil highly anticipated St. Regis properties in Atlanta-Buckhead, Baha Mar, The Bahamas, Bahía Beach, Puerto Rico, Bal Harbour and Deer Crest in North America, and in Buenos Aires, Costa Rica, Mexico City and Punta Mita in Latin America. In Asia, St. Regis has announced plans to open properties in Bali, Bangkok, Jakarta, Lhasa, Macao, Osaka and Tianjin. In the Middle East, St. Regis will expand in Cairo, Doha and Bahrain. Personalized service and amenities, enviable locations and luxuriously localized design are recognized worldwide as hallmarks of the St. Regis experience. For more information on St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, please visit http://www.stregis.com .

ABOUT STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood(R) Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), Sheraton(R), Westin(R), Four Points(R), W(R), Le Meridien(R) and the recently announced AloftSM and ElementSM Hotels. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com .