Heavenly Spa by Westin at The Westin Beijing Financial Street Wins Its First Award — Photo by The Westin Beijing Financial Street

November 2008, Beijing -- The Heavenly Spa by Westin at The Westin Beijing Financial Street won its very first accolade, voted "Favorite Hotel Spa - Asia" by SPA Magazine's Sliver Sage Readers Choice Awards 2008.

SPA magazine is based in the United States with over 100,000 affluent readers, and is one of the top spa publications. For over 12 years it has offered readers vital knowledge about beauty, health and wellness secrets of the world's finest spas. More than 59,000 votes were cast online for SPA Magazine's second annual Sliver Sage Readers Choice Awards in which the spa's with the most votes took home top honors. The Heavenly Spa by Westin at The Westin Beijing Financial Street was the only spa in China to receive such an accolade.

"I am ecstatic that our spa has won its first award, but also that the spa industry in China which is relatively young in comparison to other countries is now being recognized on an international level." Mr. Charlie Dang, Area Managing Director, Northern China of Starwood Hotels & Resorts and General Manager of The Westin Beijing Financial Street.

Located within the hotel, the Heavenly Spa by Westin® is the first in China and fuses modern spa therapy with ancient Chinese traditions. Calming natural colors, tranquil lounges and well-being rooms, luscious scents, restful lighting matched with attentive therapists and sumptuous treatments make it the place to renew and recharge in bustling Beijing.

Director of Spa, Adrina Kay adds 'This recognition could not have been possible without the help and guidance of our corporate team in White Plains, New York. Special thanks must go to Jeremy McCarthy Director of Operations and Marketing and our spa team here in Beijing. Since opening, we have gone from strength to strength with the implementation of innovative ideas and treatments such as Rain and Rollerssage, making us the first spa in China to offer these to guests. We will continue to provide our guests with innovative treatments and a peaceful sanctuary within Beijing to relax and renew'.

Westin Hotels & Resorts, with 122 hotels and resorts in 30 countries and territories, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and was voted the number one upper-upscale hotel brand for three years in Business Travel News' "Annual U.S. Hotel Chain Survey".

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® 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 ELEMENTSM Hotels. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacati
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Sara Liu
Director of Marketing Communications
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