RINGING IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM; A CHOICE OF CELEBRATIONS AT ST. REGIS HOTELS

Press Release: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

July 29, 1999
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The ultimate Millennium celebrations -- dancing the night away in the heart of the Rockies, or whisking off by private jet for a super-deluxe getaway in the nation's Capital -- are available at St. Regis hotels this New Year's Eve.

The St. Regis hotels are the industry's newest collection of luxury hotels, owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

A three-night "Best of Washington" extravaganza -- featuring Box seats on New Year's Eve for the National Symphony Orchestra's Millennium Concert at the Kennedy Center, followed by dancing in the Grand Foyer -- is available for guests (and up to 11 of their closest friends) at The St. Regis, Washington. This super deluxe package holiday is priced at $110,000, and includes:


-- Roundtrip airfare for 12 on a private jet from anywhere in the
continental USA to Washington, DC.
-- One suite and five rooms with 24-hour Maitre d'Etage butler service
-- Three chauffeur-driven limousines on call 24 hours a day.
-- Cooking class and a chef's table with renowned one-star Michelin chef,
Sandro Gamba, Chef de Cuisine of the hotel's Lespinasse restaurant.
-- Choice of an in-room massage or luxury spa treatment.
-- Seven-course dinner in Lespinasse's private dining room.
-- New Year's Day champagne breakfast followed by Trolley tour of the
Capital city.
-- Commemorative gift from Tiffany's upon checkout


An evening of world-class music in one of the world's best known ski resorts will take place this New Year's Eve at The St. Regis, Aspen. The hotel is a proud supporter, with not-for-profit Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS), of ``Artists for the New Millennium, A Festival in a Night,'' this New Year's Eve -- with net proceeds benefiting local causes. Featuring the music world's hottest emerging bands, The St. Regis, Aspen gala features six rooms of live world class music featuring top emerging talent marked for stardom in the 21st century, courtesy of Jazz Aspen Snowmass:

-- "The Ballroom" Roots Revue with Dr. John, Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras
Indians and the Soul Providers.
-- "Beale Street" Blues with Alvin "Youngblood" Hart and Shemekiah
Copeland.
-- "Electric Circus" Rock and R&B with Nina Storey and John Mooney Blues
Mania.
-- "52nd Street" Jazz & Swing with Angela Hagenbach and Irvin
Mayfield/Jason Marsalis Quartet.
-- "Little Havana" Latin & World with Los Hombres Calientes.
-- "French Quarter" New Orleans & Funk with The Sugarman 3 Trio.


"Artists for the New Millennium, A Festival in a Night" is priced at $1000 per person ($500 of which is tax-deductible). The gala benefit begins at 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve, with a gourmet food extravaganza, open bar and continuous champagne and music until 3 a.m. For $2500 per person (of which $1750 is tax-deductible), partygoers will have access to The St. Regis, Aspen ballroom and all club rooms throughout the evening, a VIP exclusive gourmet dinner with reserved table seating, and breakfast with reserved table seating in the VVIP Starlight Terrace, plus use of a VVIP lounge throughout the evening. Accommodations remain available.

St. Regis is a collection of luxury properties owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Currently there are four St. Regis hotels, in New York City, Aspen, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, with a fifth planned for Houston (currently The Luxury Collection hotel) for later this year. Each property reflects the distinct characteristics of its location, whether an historic landmark or contemporary classic building.

Reservations may be made by calling the hotels direct. The St. Regis Washington reservations number is 202-638-2626; The St. Regis, Aspen reservations number is 888-454-9005.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT - news), through its St. Regis, Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points and W subsidiaries, is one of the leading hotel companies in the world with more than 700 hotels in 72 countries and 185,000 employees at its owned, managed, leased and franchised properties.