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A New Legend Begins With Opening of Sheraton's 400th Hotel: Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & SPA.


Business and Lifestyle Editors

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002

Where the Legacy of the Native Tribes Continues...Where the

Wild Horses Wild Horses may refer to:
  • The Wild Horse (Equus ferus) that roamed Asia and Europe.
  • Mustang (horse) the wild or feral horse of the Western United States.
  • Feral horses, free-roaming descendants of domesticated horses.
 Still Run Freely

Today heralds the opening of one of the country's most distinctive resorts, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:HOT).

The resort is Sheraton's 400th property to open and located just 11 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport “PHX” redirects here. For other uses, see PHX (disambiguation).

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX
 on the Gila River Indian Community The Gila River Indian Community is an Indian reservation in Arizona, USA, lying adjacent to the south side of the city of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Pinal and Maricopa Counties. It was established in 1859, and formally established by Congress in 1939.  in Arizona. For hundreds of years, the Years, The

the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109]

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 Pima and Maricopa tribes have called this land home. They welcomed new arrivals to their land with graciousness and friendship. They shared their secrets of the desert, its plants, animals and mysterious beauty.

Now, the Gila River Indian Community shares this and more in an incredibly pristine, serene setting with a destination resort that showcases and celebrates their heritage and culture featuring:

-- 500 culturally themed rooms

-- 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event

venues

-- The 1,000 -acre Koli Equestrian Center

-- The 17,500 square foot Aji Spa with treatments incorporating

Native traditions

-- Two 18-hole golf courses managed by Troon Golf (one course is

currently open); home of the second annual PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used.

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 Buy.com Gila

River Golf Classic October 3-15, 2002

-- Kai, an indigenous restaurant concept created by James Beard
For New Zealand architect James (Jim) Beard, see James Beard (architect)


James Beard (May 5, 1903–January 21, 1985) was an American chef and food writer. James Beard is recognized by many as the father of American gastronomy.
 

Award-winning Chef, Janos Wilder of Tucson

-- A 2-1/2 mile re-creation of the Gila River Gila River

River, New Mexico and Arizona, U.S. Rising in southwestern New Mexico in the Elk Mountains, near the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, it flows 630 mi (1,015 km) west over desert land to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.
 with indigenous

flora and fauna, flowing through the property; boats will

ferry guests to the Golf Club and the Casino

-- The wild horses that have roamed the surrounding high Sonoran

Desert for hundreds of years

-- A riverside pool with cascading waterfalls and bridges leading

to an adult pool, a sports pool and a kids pool with

waterslide

-- Wild Horse Pass Casino, adjacent to the resort.

For reservations and information: 800/325-3535 or

www.sheraton.com/wildhorsepass.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 750 properties in more than 80 countries and 110,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton Four Points by Sheraton is Starwood Hotels & Resorts mid-market hotel brand, targeted towards business travelers and small conventions. Four Points was created by the former ITT Sheraton before Starwood acquired the firm in 1998. , W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwood.com.

** Please contact Starwood's new, toll-free media hotline at 866/4-STAR-PR (866/478-2777) for photography or additional information.
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