POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Kenneth S. Siegel and Kristen Prohl, signing singly, as his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5, as a result
of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood"), in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or
  5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
  undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
  contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
or her discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
  to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary
and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The authority
under this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of
or transactions in securities of Starwood, unless earlier revoked in writing.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
  such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

	The undersigned hereby revokes any and all powers of attorney executed prior to
  the date hereof which purport to appoint attorneys-in-fact to act on the
undersigned's behalf in connection with the execution and filing of Forms 3, 4
and 5 with regard to the securities of Starwood.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 9th day of July, 2012.

						         /s/ Christie N. Hicks
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 							    Christie N. Hicks
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