Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel and Thermae Join to Offer Spa and Wellness Services; Thermae Expands Its Menlo Park Spa and Wellness Center and Provides Full, On-Site Services to Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel and Westin Palo Alto Guests.

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Thermae Spa and Wellness, an essential ritual for overall health and wellbeing, and Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, part of the largest brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), today announced the opening of a full-service spa and wellness center located at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel. Full services are available at the end of September. Now guests have access to a luxurious spa and wellness center offering skin and body care, nail care and waxing, therapeutic massage, acupuncture, and ayurveda nutrition coaching in the comfort and luxury of the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel. The joint collaboration marks one of the only hotel/spa offerings to service Redwood City, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View and Los Altos.

"The Sheraton's first and foremost commitment is to fulfill our guest's every need," said Suzanne Murdoch, vice president of Sales and Marketing. "After listening to our guests we decided to include Thermae in our service offerings because of their dedication to excellence and high standards. We are pleased to now offer our guests a full service spa and wellness center to reenergize and de-stress the business traveler, and also provide spa services for the brides and social group clients themselves and further their enjoyment while staying at our hotel. "

Thermae Spa and Wellness has five luxurious treatment rooms at the Sheraton offering an oasis of indulgence in comfort and sensibility. The spa's inspiring new facilities includes five treatment rooms a couples suite and outside terrace manicure and pedicures. Thermae also offers poolside services in the spring and summer seasons.

Thermae's offerings include prenatal and deep tissue massage, purifying facials, manicures and pedicures as well as waxing. In addition Thermae also provides wellness programs including acupuncture, lymphatic massage, personalized ayurveda nutrition counseling, and private and guided meditation.

"Thermae is growing and we are thrilled," said Elizabeth Hawkins, proprietor of Thermae Wellness and Spa. "Our premier spa offerings fit hand and hand with the world class service and amenities of the Sheraton. Guests now have a calm, peaceful escape from the chaos of modern life and a means to revitalize the spirit and body."

About Thermae Spa and Wellness:

Thermae is your essential ritual for overall health and wellbeing. Headquartered in Menlo Park with a second location in the Palo Alto Sheraton Hotel, this luxurious and minimalist spa and wellness center combines traditional therapies and modern science to bring vitality in your body and spirit. Providing truly therapeutic massage and skin treatment, seasonally adjusted treatments, complementary medical care, nutrition, yoga, meditation, and all of your wellness product needs, Thermae supports you in the art of healthy living and gives you a respite from your speed-driven life, supporting and nourishing you inside and out. For more information about Thermae please view the web site at: www.thermaespa.com.