Starwood Hotels & Resorts will introduce its luxury St. Regis brand in Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana with the opening of The St. Regis Astana. Scheduled to open in 2017 when the country hosts Expo 2017, the hotel will feature 120 guestrooms, including 18 suites and a presidential suite, as well as ample event and meeting space, including a ballroom, five meeting rooms and a business center. Food and beverage options will include an all-day dining restaurant, a specialty restaurant, the St. Regis Bar & Wine Vault, a cognac bar and a library. Recreational facilities will include a spa, a pool, a fitness center, a children’s club and signature St. Regis Butler Service.

“We’ve carefully watched the gradual transfer of business and institutions to Astana, driving an expansion of the city’s international airport and the development of a new railway station, and believe this is the ideal time to bring the St. Regis brand to this burgeoning capital city,” said Bart Carnahan, senior vice president of acquisitions and development for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. “Cities through the C.I.S. are seeing an increase in regional and international visitors who are looking for high-end accommodations, creating excellent opportunities for the introduction of Starwood’s brands into this important growth market.”

Starwood currently operates five hotels in the Commonwealth of Independent States under three of its lifestyle brands, including The Luxury Collection, W and Sheraton, and plants to open 11 new properties across the region by the end of 2017.

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