The US Grant, San Diego Reopens

Following 20-month, $52 mil Renovation and Restoration

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. October 14, 2008

SAN DIEGO, CA, October 17, 2006. Downtown San Diego's landmark, THE US GRANT, re-opens today to a selected list of dignitaries in time to celebrate it's 96th anniversary. Following a meticulous 20-month, $52 million renovation and restoration, it is the newest member of The Luxury Collection(R) from Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.. Located in the heart of the city, this lavishly restored 11-story Beaux Arts beauty was re-designed with a historically chic scheme; rooms and public spaces have an opulent residential feel and are filled with newly commissioned works of art.

THE US GRANT was built in 1910 by Ulysses S. Grant Jr. to honor his Civil War hero father. The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation purchased the landmark in 2003. Ancestors of this Native American tribe originally settled the land that includes Downtown San Diego. In 1875 President Grant passed an Executive Order setting aside 640 acres of land for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in east San Diego County. Sycuan's purchase and careful restoration of the hotel represents an ancestral tribute to their legacy.

The hotel offers 270 luxurious custom-designed guest rooms, 47 of which are suites, including a pair of two-level Presidential Suites and a Penthouse Suite. State-of-the art technology is de rigueur throughout the entire property. The spectacular public spaces are filled with commissioned works of art, hand-made silk carpets, exotic woods and marbles, gold leafing and custom-designed furnishings. Expansive elevator foyers are enhanced by original bronze sculptures and the hotel's stunning lobby features a $250,000 Thai silk carpet with a leitmotif of the yellow evening primrose, the tribal flower of Sycuan.

All guestrooms and suites include large one-of-a-kind oil paintings on canvas by noted French artist Yves Clement have been blended into the headboards and works by Native American artists decorate the foyers and baths. Other features include nine-foot ceilings accented with detailed crown moldings, imported tapestry style carpets, The Luxury Collection beds with rich white-on-white Italian linens; 32-inch flat screen televisions; high-speed Internet (WiFi), granite vanities, basin sinks and spacious marble showers.

THE US GRANT is distinguished by 33,000 square feet of elegantly restored interior function space and two new 8th floor rooftop terraces, 4,000 square feet each, providing guests with breath-taking views of San Diego.

The legendary Grant Grill(R) and Lounge is also re-opens having been re- imagined for the 21st Century with elegance and sophistication. The 95-seat cosmopolitan dining room features a menu of market fresh Californian regional cuisine with native influences and a wine program showcasing award winning California and regional wineries.

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.