WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westin Huntsville Will Provide Modern Luxury to Important Regional Business Market

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) has completed an agreement with O&S Holdings, LLC to operate a new 200-room luxury hotel and conference center under its upper-upscale Westin brand in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility will also include 40 privately-owned residences occupying the top five floors of the 12-story complex.

The Westin Huntsville, slated to open in fall 2006, will be located in the heart of Cummings Research Park - the second largest research park in the United States and the fourth largest in the world. The hotel will be the ...