Four Points by Sheraton

Industry	Hospitality, Tourism
Founded	1995
Number of locations	308[1] (September, 2020)
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	Marriott International
Website	four-points.marriott.com

Four Points by Sheraton is a multinational hotel brand operated by Marriott International that targets business travelers and small conventions. As of June 30, 2020, Marriott operated 291 properties worldwide under the Four Points by Sheraton brand, with 53,054 rooms. In addition, Marriott had 130 planned hotels with 27,342 additional rooms.^[2]

A Four Points sign near Los Angeles International Airport.

History

In April 1995, ITT Sheraton introduced the Four Points by Sheraton brand, to replace the designation of certain hotels as Sheraton Inns. During the early 2000s, this mid-scale, moderate-rate, full-service hotel brand operated around 135 properties, across about 15 countries, but primarily in the US.^[3][4]

In 1998, Starwood acquired ITT Sheraton.^[5] In 2000, Starwood relaunched Four Points by Sheraton as a premier upscale hotel chain for business and leisure travelers. The hotels initiated a Best Brews program that offers an opportunity to sample local craft beers.^[6][7]

In September 2016, Marriott acquired the Four Points by Sheraton brand as part of its purchase of Starwood.^[8] After the takeover, Marriott identified properties which did not meet brand standards, which were required to either renovate, or exit the brand.^[9]

In September 2023, Marriott announced a new spinoff brand of Four Points by Sheraton, called Four Points Express by Sheraton, which will target the mid-range market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Its first property will open in London in 2024.^[10]

Notable properties

• Arusha, Tanzania: Four Points assumed management of the historic Arusha Hotel in 2017. Established in 1894, it is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa.
• Brisbane, Australia: The Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane is located near the City Botanic Gardens and the Parliament House.^[11]
• Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka Gulshan occupied the Doreen Tower in the affluent Gulshan neighborhood.^[12] It left the chain in 2023, and was rebranded a Crowne Plaza.
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, at 43 stories high, is one of the tallest hotels in Dubai. Originally a planned residential complex, it was turned into a hotel midway through development, and opened in 2007.^[13]
• Havana, Cuba: The Four Points by Sheraton Havana, a conversion of the existing Hotel Quinta Avenida, became the first US-managed hotel in Cuba since 1960, when it opened in June 2016 during the Cuban thaw.^[14] On June 5, 2020, Marriott was ordered by the U.S. Treasury to cease management of the hotel by August 31,^[15] after the Trump administration suspended Marriott's license to operate in Cuba.^[16]
• Munich, Germany: The Arabella Hochhaus, previously operated as a Sheraton for over twenty years, was downgraded to become Four Points by Sheraton Munich Arabellapark in 2022, due to the hotel's anticipated demolition in 2030.
• New Orleans, United States: The Le Méridien New Orleans was managed as a Four Points in the 1990s.^[17]
• Portland, United States: The Hotel Rose was operated by Four Points prior to 2007.
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Four Points by Sheraton Riyadh Khaldia, formerly the Mena Grand Khaldia Hotel, was acquired by Starwood in 2013. It is located in the Riyadh neighborhood of Al Dirah.^[18]
• San Jose, United States: The historic Hotel Montgomery began to be operated as a Four Points following its 2004 reopening. Its original location in its immediate north is currently occupied by the Signia by Hilton San Jose.^[19]
• Tampa, United States: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa was formerly a Four Points hotel before the Seminoles decided to expand it into a Hard Rock casino.

Accommodations

References

External links

• Official website