Starwood Hotels & Resorts is expanding its portfolio in Brazil with the signing of its 10^th hotel in Brazil. Slated to open in early 2017, Sheraton Santos Hotel will be located in an upscale residential area within walking distance to the beach and Shopping Praiamar, the city’s high-end mall. Features of the first international upper-upscale hotel in Santos in the state of São Paulo will include 213 guestrooms and signature Sheraton brand amenities like an ultramodern Sheraton Club Lounge, a lobby bar serving the brand’s latest “Paired” food and beverage program, a signature restaurant, a spa and fitness facilities.

An important hub for oil and gas companies, Santos is one of São Paulo’s main cities, home to various multinational firms. Sheraton Santos Hotel will cater to business travelers with some of the largest flexible event space in the city, offering more than 15,000 square feet of meeting space.

Sheraton Santos Hotel will be the 10th Starwood hotel in Brazil, joining Sheraton WTC São Paulo and Sheraton Porto Alegre in the South of the country, Sheraton Barra Rio de Janeiro Hotel, Sheraton Grand Rio Hotel & Resort (the brand’s flagship hotel in Brazil), Sheraton Vitoria Hotel in the state of Espírito Santo, Sheraton Reserva do Paiva Hotel & Convention Center, Sheraton da Bahia Salvador and two Four Points by Sheraton hotels in the cities of Macae and Curitiba.