Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the debut of its rapidly expanding Four Points by Sheraton brand in Bengaluru, with the opening of the Four Points by Sheraton Bengaluru Whitefield. Rebranded after extensive renovation, the hotel is managed by Starwood Hotels and owned by Savannah Hotels. The opening marks the second Four Points by Sheraton hotel to open this year, following the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Dehradun in April.
“The Four Points brand, offering a “best for business” proposition for travelers seeking great hotels at great rates, has grown to become the second largest pipeline among all Starwood brands. We are excited to have our eighth Four Points by Sheraton in India and believe the brand has immense opportunity in the country where guests are seeking an honest value, genuine service, and the amenities they need to stay productive on the road,” said Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President, Specialty Select Brands, Starwood.
The opening of Four Points by Sheraton Bengaluru Whitefield solidifies the Four Points brand’s footprint in India with eight operating hotels in cities such as Navi Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Dehradun and now Bengaluru. Four Points, with the second largest pipeline among all Starwood brands, boasts a robust pipeline in the country with hotels under development in Hyderabad and in key gateway cities such as Bangalore and Mumbai. The brand also has a solid pipeline in secondary and tertiary cities like Gurgaon, Faridabad, Tirupati, Vadodara, Dahej and Agra.
“We are delighted with the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Bengaluru Whitefield and the traction the brand is seeing in India, emerging as a developer’s darling providing new opportunities to convert existing Hotels. As the urban Indian landscape undergoes a change and cities evolve, we will continue to see more and more opportunities for our upscale brands like Four Points by Sheraton which are perfectly positioned to operate in micro markets within larger cities as well as in tier II and tier III markets,” added Dilip Puri, Managing Director India and Regional Vice President South Asia, Starwood Hotels and Resorts India.
“We are very excited to partner with Starwood Hotels to bring the Four Points by Sheraton experience to the city and believe Four Points by Sheraton Bengaluru Whitefield is well positioned to deliver an unparalleled guest experience backed by uncomplicated comfort and great service at an a great rate,” said Bimal Desai, Executive Director, Savannah Hotels.