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June 04, 2007

Le Royal Meridien Shanghai on its 2007 Hot List


    SHANGHAI, China, June 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Le Royal
Meridien Shanghai made it in the annual "Hot List"
of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, the only five star hotel
cited in China's most stylish city.  Conde Nast Traveler
Eleventh Annual Hot List is the world's wealthy traveller's
passport to the hottest new hotels and restaurants around
the world. After opening for seven months only, Le Royal
Meridien Shanghai was selected in three out of four
"hot list" -¨C The 2007 Hot List, Hot Spas 2007
citing Le Spa and Hot Tables 2007 mentioning Ai Mei Chinese
Restaurant.  

    The Conde Nast Traveler 2007 Hot List features 138 new
hotels and resorts, 95 new restaurants, 25 new nightclubs,
and 75 new spas whose design, service, and amenities
transcend industry standards. To develop the list, the
magazine's editors checked out hundreds of new properties
around the globe, rigorously evaluating each one on a
standard set of criteria. The result is a definitive guide
to the world's most exciting new establishments destined to
become instant classics.

    Located in the heart of the city as the tallest
building in Shanghai Puxi, Le Royal Meridien Shanghai
stands between the historic Nanjing Road East and the
greenery of People's Square.  Dominating the skyline with
66 floors, it offers unparralled views over the Shanghai
Museum, Grand Theatre and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
in the Puxi district and Pudong with the Huangpu River and
the Bund. Le Royal Meridien Shanghai boasts 770 luxurious
rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and an
ultra modern design. Le Royal Meridien Shanghai features 10
restaurants and bars offering a variety of cuisines from
around the globe with authentic Cantonese cuisine plus
Shanghainese and Sichuanese signature dishes available at
Ai Mei Chinese Restaurant.  Eight private luxury treatment
suites at the property's Le Spa offer a welcome
counterpoint to the frenetic energy of Shanghai. 

    For more information, contact Le Royal Meridien
Shanghai at Tel [phone] or visit the website at
http://www.lemeridien.com/royalshanghai .
	
    Le Meridien

    Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, with its portfolio of
more than 120 luxury and upscale hotels in 52 countries
worldwide, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. The majority of Le Meridien properties are
located in the world's top cities and resorts throughout
Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle
East. In the 2005 Luxury Brand Status Index survey Le
Meridien was recognised as one of the top 15 luxury hotel
brands. For more information, please visit
http://www.lemeridien.com . 

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

    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) by
Sheraton, W(R), Le Meridien(R) and the recently announced
AloftSM. 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 .


    For more information, please contact:

     Judith A. Los Banos (Ms.)
     Director of Marketing Communications
     Le Royal Meridien Shanghai
     Tel:   [phone]
     Fax:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]