Four Points by Sheraton is an American multinational hotel brand operated by Marriott International that targets business travelers and small conventions. As of June 30, 2020, Marriott operated 291 properties worldwide under the Four Points by Sheraton brand, with 53,054 rooms. In addition, Marriott had 130 planned hotels with 27,342 additional rooms.[2]
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Industry | Hospitality, Tourism |
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Founded | 1995 |
Number of locations | 308[1] (September, 2020) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Parent | Marriott International |
Website | four-points |
History
editIn April 1995, ITT Sheraton introduced the Four Points by Sheraton brand, to replace the designation of certain hotels as Sheraton Inns. During the early 2000s, this mid-scale, moderate-rate, full-service hotel brand operated around 135 properties, across about 15 countries, but primarily in the US.[3][4]
In 1998, Starwood acquired ITT Sheraton.[5] In 2000, Starwood relaunched Four Points by Sheraton as a premier upscale hotel chain for business and leisure travelers. The hotels initiated a Best Brews program that offers an opportunity to sample local craft beers.[6][7]
In September 2016, Marriott acquired the Four Points by Sheraton brand as part of its purchase of Starwood.[8] After the takeover, Marriott identified properties which did not meet brand standards, which were required to either renovate, or exit the brand.[9]
In September 2023, Marriott announced a new spinoff brand of Four Points by Sheraton, called Four Points Express by Sheraton, which will target the mid-range market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Its first property will open in London in 2024.[10]
Notable properties
edit- Arusha, Tanzania: Four Points assumed management of the historic Arusha Hotel in 2017. Established in 1894, it is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa.
- Brisbane, Australia: The Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane is located near the City Botanic Gardens and the Parliament House.[11]
- Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka Gulshan occupied the Doreen Tower in the affluent Gulshan neighborhood.[12] It left the chain in 2023 and was rebranded a Crowne Plaza.
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, at 43 stories high, is one of the tallest hotels in Dubai. Originally a planned residential complex, it was turned into a hotel midway through development and opened in 2007.[13]
- Havana, Cuba: The Four Points by Sheraton Havana, a conversion of the existing Hotel Quinta Avenida, became the first US-managed hotel in Cuba since 1960, when it opened in June 2016 during the Cuban thaw.[14] On June 5, 2020, Marriott was ordered by the U.S. Treasury to cease management of the hotel by August 31,[15] after the Trump administration suspended Marriott's license to operate in Cuba.[16]
- Munich, Germany: The Arabella Hochhaus, previously operated as a Sheraton for over twenty years, was downgraded to become Four Points by Sheraton Munich Arabellapark in 2022, due to the hotel's anticipated demolition in 2030.
- New Orleans, United States: The Le Méridien New Orleans was managed as a Four Points in the 1990s.[17]
- Portland, United States: The Hotel Rose was operated by Four Points prior to 2007.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Four Points by Sheraton Riyadh Khaldia, formerly the Mena Grand Khaldia Hotel, was acquired by Starwood in 2013. It is located in the Riyadh neighborhood of Al Dirah.[18]
- San Jose, United States: The historic Hotel Montgomery began to be operated as a Four Points following its 2004 reopening. Its original location in its immediate north is currently occupied by the Signia by Hilton San Jose.[19]
- Tampa, United States: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa was formerly a Four Points hotel before the Seminoles decided to expand it into a Hard Rock casino.
Accommodations
editNorth America |
Europe | Middle E. & Africa |
Pacific |
Asia &Caribbean Latin Am. |
Total | |||
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2016[20] | Properties | 132 | 14 | 8 | 54 | 19 | 227 | |
Rooms | 20,130 | 2,202 | 1,943 | 13,815 | 2,583 | 40,673 | ||
2017[21] | Properties | 141 | 17 | 11 | 60 | 20 | 249 | |
Rooms | 21,612 | 2,552 | 2,319 | 14,823 | 2,674 | 43,980 | ||
2018[22] | Properties | 152 | 20 | 12 | 67 | 20 | 271 | |
Rooms | 23,015 | 3,042 | 3,451 | 16,951 | 2,685 | 49,144 | ||
2019[23] | Properties | 159 | 18 | 17 | 75 | 20 | 289 | |
Rooms | 23,847 | 2,778 | 4,371 | 18,561 | 2,686 | 52,243 | ||
2020[24] | Properties | 158 | 19 | 16 | 83 | 19 | 295 | |
Rooms | 23,836 | 2,913 | 4,058 | 21,636 | 2,500 | 54,943 | ||
2021[25] | Properties | 160 | 19 | 18 | 84 | 19 | 300 | |
Rooms | 24,146 | 3,070 | 4,500 | 22,040 | 2,513 | 56,269 | ||
2022[26] | Properties | 159 | 19 | 21 | 89 | 18 | 306 | |
Rooms | 24,058 | 3,291 | 5,113 | 23,133 | 2,332 | 57,927 | ||
2023[27] | Properties | 154 | 20 | 21 | 96 | 18 | 309 | |
Rooms | 22,965 | 3,284 | 5,136 | 25,255 | 2,332 | 58,972 |
References
edit- ^ "Four Points by Sheraton Hotel Locations". www.marriott.com.
- ^ "Four Points by Sheraton". Marriott Hotels Development. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Hospitalitynet, 21 Jun 2001". www.hospitalitynet.org.
- ^ "Businesswire, 4 Mar 2004". www.businesswire.com (Press release).
- ^ "Flyertalk, 5 Aug 2017". www.flyertalk.com.
- ^ "HVS, 8 May 2009". www.hvs.com.
- ^ "Four Points by Sheraton Hotel Brand Profile". www.marriott.com.
- ^ "CNBC, 23 Sep 2016". www.cnbc.com. 23 September 2016.
- ^ "View from the Wing, 6 Jun 2018". www.viewfromthewing.com. 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Marriott International Continues Affordable Midscale Growth with Announcement of Four Points Express by Sheraton".
- ^ "Sheraton set for Brisbane return". Katherine Feeney. The Age. November 14, 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Ali, Tawfique (10 December 2011). "Rising High flouting rules". The Daily Star.
- ^ "Four Points by Sheraton". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Four Points Havana is the First U.S. Hotel to Open in Cuba in Nearly 60 Years". 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Marriott says Trump administration ordered it to cease Cuba hotel business". CNBC. 5 June 2020.
- ^ "News in America, 5 Sep 2020". www.newsinamerica.com. 5 September 2020.
- ^ Graf, Tyler (2008-01-03). "Renovators of Hotel Fifty bank on 'boutique' label • Daily Journal of Commerce". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "خالد بن بندر يدشن فندق "شيراتون فور بوينت" وسط الرياض". www.alriyadh.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown". SanJose.com. 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "2016 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
- ^ "2017 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
- ^ "2018 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 6.
- ^ "2019 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 6.
- ^ "2020 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 8.
- ^ "2021 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
- ^ "2022 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
- ^ "2023 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
External links
editMedia related to Four Points by Sheraton at Wikimedia Commons