Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center Completes $17 Million Dollar Renovation and Introduces the Link @ Sheraton

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. | Offering amazing views of the New York Skyline, the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center announced today the completion of a $17 million renovation. Perfectly aligned with Sheraton’s brand positioning around “belonging,” the Link @ Sheraton also debuts at the hotel, offering guests a unique and convenient online experience that enables them to stay connected and surf the Internet, email loved ones, review local favorite attractions and even print airline boarding passes.

The Link takes center stage in the hotel’s completely renovated lobby. Guests can make their way through the hotel lobby and enter a specially designed communal lounge area featuring comfortable seating, refreshments and a plasma television. Six Internet-enabled workstations complete with free 24/7 Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity and PrintMe features are also made available for Sheraton guests and visitors. Designed to function as a “virtual concierge,” the Link @ Sheraton website, available on all lounge and guestroom computers, provides guests with current local information such as weather conditions, nearby restaurants and attractions, and local driving directions. Guests and hotel associates can also add their personal favorites and reviews of local restaurants and attractions to the website.

All 427-newly renovated guestrooms feature the signature Sheraton Sweet SleeperTM Bed, which boasts a multi-layered, lavishly plush custom-designed bed, sumptuous feather down pillows, crisp cotton sheets and a signature blanket and duvet. Other branded offerings include spacious work desks with ergonomic chairs, walk-in showers and coffee and tea service. The hotel also features the Sheraton brand’s signature “Warm Welcome program. Created to provide a memorable arrival, guests will be greeted by the Sheraton brand’s signature “Warm Welcome” program. A personal greeting by a Sheraton Ambassador will make their passage into the hotel less transactional and more of a true and personal welcome. Sheraton’s new signature lobby scent “Welcoming Warmth” will also greet guests they arrive. The exclusive scent was developed exclusively for Sheraton to help settle and relax guests after a long journey and includes notes of Fig, Bergamot, Jasmine and Freesia.

For a delicious meal, guests can visit The Chairman’s Grill and The Lounge, a brand new contemporary-retro themed restaurant featuring American cuisine with various regional influences. The menu and decor also play homage to local hero Frank Sinatra, and features some of his favorite dishes. In addition, a full service Starbucks with patio seating has opened an outlet on the lobby level of the hotel. The hotel also features 30,000 square feet of meeting space that can accommodate any type of event, from a meeting for two to a reception for 1,300. Guests can also take a moment to relax in the new indoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi.

The Sheraton is owned by Buccini/Pollin a privately-held, full-service real estate acquisition, development and management company with offices in Wilmington, DE, suburban Philadelphia, Washington DC, and New York City. BPG has developed and acquired hotel, office, multi-family, townhouse, industrial, retail, and parking properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. BPG has acquired or developed over $2 billion in assets including six million SF of office, industrial and retail space in 64 buildings, over 2500 hotel rooms in 17 hotels, six major residential communities, and 1,200 covered parking spaces. BPG is the largest privately held office landlord in the Philadelphia region.

The Sheraton is Managed by PM Hospitality Strategies, Inc.

Based in the Mid-Atlantic with Sheraton Meadowland’s as its first hotel project completed in New Jersey, PM Hospitality Strategies Inc. is a privately-owned company providing management, development, consulting and accounting expertise for the hospitality industry. Currently concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region [U.S.], PMHS manages 14 franchised hotels with Starwood and other companies. These hotels represent approximately 2,500 rooms and 1,200 employees.

PMHS is an award-winning hospitality management organization, dedicated to providing leadership within the industry. Since inception, PMHS’s total receipts have continually grown faster than industry averages and its same store sales have grown in every year since founding the company - including the difficult years after 9-11. Among its many awards in its 10 years of business, PMHS was recently recognized at the HSMAI Adrian Awards in NYC for advertising and web Initiatives. Experienced in hotel development as well, PMHS has participated in the development and/or renovation of sixteen hotels with 2,500 rooms. These projects encompass well over $300 million in capital improvements. Additional information about the company may be found at its Web site: www.pmhs.com.

To obtain more information about this hotel or to book please visit or call Maureen Murphy 201-507-2757.

Sheraton, the largest brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) has more than 394 hotels in 65 countries. Starwood Hotels & Resorts 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® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced AloftSM and ELEMENT HotelsSM. 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 .

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