Starwood's Westin brand debuts in Egypt

Owned by Cascades Hotel Company Soma Bay, the year-round resort is located in Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera and sits at the centre of a 18-hole championship golf course designed by Gary Player.

Sea View Room The Westin Soma Bay Golf Resort & Spa is adjacent to the beach and offers 166 rooms and suites. The resort also has an outdoor pool and a 24-hour Westin WORKOUT Fitness Studio. The resorts’s Cascades Spa & Thalasso - recognized as one of the best spas in Egypt - spans 80,000 square feet and features a saltwater lap pool ands 65 treatment rooms. "Westin Soma Bay Golf Resort & Spa not only strengthens our portfolio in the region but also helpsmeet the demand for high-caliber lodging in the Red Sea Area. This opening further reiterates the success of Starwood's conversion friendly strategy and the agility to have independent hotels quickly and efficiently join our system,” said Michael Wale, President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa and Middle East.

Westin Soma Bay Golf Resort & Spa The opening of The Westin Soma Bay Golf Resort & Spa marks Starwood's 11

hotel in Egypt, and, in 2016, Starwood plans to reopen the Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino following renovations, introduce The Westin Cairo Golf Resort & Spa, Katameya Dunes, and debut the St Regis brand with the opening of The St Regis Cairo.