FORM 5	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Norton David K.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)     Director                                       10% Owner X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below) Executive Vice President, Human Resources
(Last)      (First)     (Middle) Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 1111 Westchester Ave.	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Year December 2002
(Street) White Plains, NY 10604		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)	Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal year (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Shares (balance)(1)							15,679	D
	2/15/02		A	10,000	A			D
	2/28/02		A	1,719	A		27,398	D

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FORM 5 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options to Purchase Shares

34.58

2/15/02

A(2)

80,000

(3)

2/15/12

Shares (1)

80,000

80,000

D

24.88

12/23/02

A4(2)

100,000

(4)

12/23/10

Shares (1)

100,000

100,000

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Each holder of shares of common stock ("Corporation Shares") of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood") owns an equivalent number of Class B shares of beneficial interest ("Trust Shares") of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a real estate investment trust and subsidiary of Starwood. Corporation Shares and Trust Shares may be held and traded only in units consisting of one Corporation Share and one Trust Share ("Shares").
(2) Under the terms of Starwood's Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), certain eligible officers of Starwood may receive an annual grant of options to purchase Shares in amounts to be determined by Compensation and Option Committee of the Board of Directors.
(3) This option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on 2/15/03.
(4) This option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on 12/23/03.

By: /s/ David K. Norton
              
**Signature of Reporting Person 2/13/03
Date

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