Starwood Vacation Ownership Breaks Ground on Next Phase of Westin Kierland Villas in Scottsdale; Phase 2 Opens for Occupancy in September.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO SVO Straight Vegetable Oil SVO Subject Verb Object SVO Special Vehicle Operations SVO Save Opportunities (baseball relief pitcher statistic) SVO Securities Valuation Office SVO Moscow, Russia - Sheremetyevo ), a division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HOT), has broken ground on the next phase of the Westin Kierland Villas in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area of Arizona. Upon completion the resort will have 158 two-bedroom villas. This phase of the resort will consist of two buildings for a total of 54 two-bedroom units and will include two additional community barbeque areas and more than 50 covered parking spaces. The Westin Kierland Villas are located on 10 picturesque picturesque, term used in 18th-century England to refer to a landscape that looked as if it had come out of an academic painting. Used as derogatory criticism of such painting, the picturesque was considered pretty rather than beautiful. acres within the exclusive master-planned Kierland community just outside Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " . The area is renowned for its premier golf, spas, year-round sun, and stunning vistas. "The Scottsdale area boasts beautiful weather, wonderful history and world-class golf, generating a strong demand for the Westin Kierland Villas," said Raymond L. "Rip" Gellein, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. "The Westin Kierland Villas is one of the finest products in the industry and continues a tradition of excellent customer service and superior product." The current phase under construction will open in September of this year and will include two buildings containing a total of 44 two-bedroom units. In addition, this phase will include a putting green and an additional community barbeque area. Each two-bedroom villa is designed to capture the modern luxury and style in keeping with the Westin name. The fully equipped kitchens include everything needed to prepare a gourmet meal, the separate living room and dining room provide plenty of space for families and guests, the master bedroom is its own oasis oasis (ōā`sĭs), an area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface, with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation. The water may come up to the surface in springs, or it may collect in mountain hollows. including the Heavenly heav·en·ly adj. 1. Sublime; delightful; enchanting. 2. Of or relating to the firmament; celestial: the sun, the moon, and other heavenly bodies. 3. Bath(R) complete with a whirlpool whirlpool, revolving current in an ocean, river, or lake. It may be caused by the configuration of the shore, irregularities in the bottom of the body of water, the meeting of opposing currents or tides, or the action of the wind upon the water. tub and the Heavenly Bed(R). In addition, owners and guests will have access to the WestinWORKOUT(R) Powered by Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. (R) Fitness Facility. Overlooking the Kierland Golf Club, The Westin Kierland Villas boasts lavish amenities including a large family-oriented pool complete with water slide, cabanas and outdoor fireplace An outdoor fireplace is a place for building fires outside of the home. Similar in construction to an indoor fireplace, an outdoor fireplace is usually added to a stone, brick, or concrete patio. It consists of a firebox and a chimney. . In addition, there is an adult-only pool as well as a children's pool. Gas barbeque grills, separate family and adult spas, a fitness center and a poolside pool·side n. The area next to or around a swimming pool. pavilion combine to give owners and guests the perfect place to relax. The Westin Kierland Villas is an example of SVO's mixed-use strategy of developing a vacation ownership resort adjacent to an existing Starwood-branded hotel. Villa owners and guests have full access to all amenities at the Westin Kierland Hotel & Spa including its leading restaurants, spa, pools and championship golf. 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 750 properties in more than 80 countries and 120,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood(R) corporation is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), Sheraton(R), Westin(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and W(R), Hotels and Resorts 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.starwoodhotels.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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