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CONTACT:		Allison Reid
		(914) 640-8514

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

APRIL 22, 2004

STARWOOD REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2004 RESULTS

WHITE PLAINS, NY, April 22, 2004 — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT):

First quarter 2004 Highlights:

• REVPAR at Same-Store Owned Hotels worldwide and in North America increased 11.6% and 9.4%, respectively, when compared to 2003. ADR increased 4.6% and 2.4% worldwide and in North America, respectively.

• Globally, for Same-Store Owned Hotels, St. Regis/Luxury Collection REVPAR grew (+14.8%), followed by Sheraton (+13.6%), W Hotels (+11.8%), and Westin (+6.6%), with each of these brands experiencing both ADR and occupancy gains.

• Total Company Adjusted EBITDA increased 18.7% when compared to 2003.

• REVPAR growth at North America Same-Store Owned Hotels was +6.5% in January, +4.8% in February and +16.1% in March of 2004.

• Total Company Adjusted EBITDA margins improved during the quarter despite significant increases in workers compensation and other healthcare related costs.

• Total Company market share increased during the quarter. At proprietary branded owned hotels in North America, according to Smith Travel Research, market share increased 140 basis points when compared to 2003.

• Management and franchise fees increased approximately 32.0% when compared to 2003.

• Starwood Vacation Ownership revenues, which exclude gains on sales of notes receivable, increased 39.1% as contract sales were up 64.3% when compared to 2003.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood” or the “Company”) today reported EPS from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2004 of $0.16 compared to a loss of $0.58 in the first quarter of 2003. Excluding special items, EPS from continuing operations was $0.16 for the first quarter of 2004 compared to a loss of $0.08 in the first quarter of 2003. Income from continuing operations was $33 million in the first quarter of 2004 compared to a loss of $117 million in 2003. Excluding special items, income from continuing operations was $33 million for the first quarter of 2004 compared to a loss of $17 million in 2003. Net income (including discontinued operations) was $34 million and EPS was $0.16 in the first quarter of 2004 compared to net loss of $116 million and loss per share of $0.58 in the first quarter of 2003. Selling, general, administrative and other in the first quarter of 2004 as reflected in our new income statement format includes cost of sales from our new Bliss spa and beauty products business (the revenue from this business is included in management fees, franchise fees and other income), legal settlements, costs associated with our World Conference in January 2004 (the Company did not have a conference in 2003) and an accrual, not payment, for Mr. Sternlicht’s contractual separation payment. First quarter results reflect a 6.3% tax rate. The tax rate for the first quarter of 2004 includes a $3 million net benefit primarily related to the favorable settlement of certain international tax matters.

Barry S. Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO said, “This quarter continues the momentum we saw building in our company the past six months especially now as the world returns to an accelerated travel pattern.”

“It is gratifying to see the strategies and investments we have made in the recession drive our performance now. Powered by our unique global urban and resort footprint, our RevPar rebound exceeded our own “top-of-the-industry” estimates. Our results were further driven by strong growth in our franchise and management fees, by outstanding results at Starwood Vacation Ownership, and by our brands’ market share gains. Our major brands, led by W, Westin and Sheraton, are gaining material market share driven by product and technology innovations, careful property renovations, and by the passion of our associates.”

“I am pleased to once again be able to raise our EBITDA targets for 2004. Reflecting this expectation of a sustained recovery, 81% of our debt is now fixed rate. Our balance sheet is a major corporate asset.”

“Looking forward, we have a robust pipeline of new products to further bolster our brand strength. Sheraton begins a new ad campaign on May 1st. Six Sigma will drive productivity and e-purchasing will continue to drive down our cost of goods sold. I am very pleased with our expanding and global development pipeline. Sheraton is expanding rapidly in Asia, Westin in the domestic and suburban markets, W internationally and into the resort markets, and St. Regis into the residential and resort arena. W will soon announce its first resorts in Maui, Hawaii and the Indian Ocean and its expansion into Europe and Asia. W has more than a dozen significant projects in various stages of development.”

“With the economy stabilizing and our balance sheet strength, we have refocused our efforts on mining the extraordinary value of our asset base. We intend to take advantage of the property sales markets and sell additional noncore assets as the year progresses. In addition, we will embark on a series of important real estate value enhancing projects.

These include the conversion of a portion of our flagship St. Regis New York into residential condominiums and the demolition of the low rise south building at the Sheraton Bal Harbour in Miami, Florida for the construction and sale (in joint venture) of a St. Regis Condo/Hotel and Residences on the four acre site. We are also planning a joint venture to build a W Hotel & Residences on our nine owned acres in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Other major projects may include the demolition of a low rise building at the Sheraton Toronto to construct a W Condo/Hotel, a similar project in Portland, Oregon on owned land, maximization of our interest in land at the Sheraton Steamboat Springs and the aggressive repositioning of the Sheraton Hyannis and Sheraton Key West. We anticipate these projects being done through joint ventures with our partners providing the majority of the capital. We will also reinvest capital for additional interval ownership projects on our oceanfront 20 acres on Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii and in our recently acquired Sheraton in Poipu, Kauai, as well as the expected conversion of a tower at the Sheraton Cancun, a fractional product on our substantial excess land at the Phoenician as well as the anticipated expansion of timeshare operations into Europe.”

Concluding, Mr. Sternlicht said, “With internal growth intact and our diverse external engines, this is an exciting time for Starwood and our shareholders.”

First Quarter 2004 Operating Results:

Cash flow from operations was $63 million compared to $141 million in 2003. Total Company Adjusted EBITDA was $222 million compared to $187 million in 2003. Total management and franchise fees were $66 million, up $16 million, or 32.0%, from last year and vacation ownership revenue, which exclude gains on sales of notes receivable, was up $36 million when compared to 2003.

REVPAR for Same-Store Owned Hotels worldwide and in North America increased 11.6% and 9.4%, respectively, when compared to 2003. Revenue from transient travel was up 14.9% in North America when compared to 2003. For the sixth quarter in a row, total Company market share in North America increased for the Company’s owned and managed hotels as well as system-wide (owned, managed and franchised) hotels. REVPAR at Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America increased 12.2% at St. Regis/Luxury Collection,11.8% at W, 10.3% at Sheraton, and 5.8% at Westin. REVPAR growth was particularly strong at the Company’s owned hotels in New York, San Francisco, Houston, Washington D.C., Maui and Philadelphia. REVPAR was weaker at owned hotels in San Diego, Chicago and New Orleans. Internationally, Same-Store Owned Hotel REVPAR increased 18.8%, with Europe up 13.7%, Asia Pacific up 50.9%, and Latin America up 17.6%. Excluding the favorable effects of foreign exchange, REVPAR increased 3.9% internationally.

System-wide branded REVPAR for Same-Store Hotels in North America increased 8.7%: W Hotels +11.9%, Westin +10.8%, St. Regis/Luxury Collection +10.3%, Sheraton +7.5%, and Four Points by Sheraton +3.7%.

Starwood Vacation Ownership:

Revenues from the vacation ownership business increased 39.1% to $128 million in the first quarter of 2004 when compared to 2003 as contract sales were up 64.3% reflecting strong demand at our resorts in Maui, Scottsdale, Mission Hills and Orlando. The

average price per timeshare unit sold increased approximately 14.8% to $22,756, and the number of contracts sold increased approximately 43.1% in the first quarter of 2004 when compared to 2003. During the first quarters of 2004 and 2003, the Company did not have any sales of vacation ownership receivables.

Development:

During the first quarter, the Company signed 10 hotel management and franchise contracts (representing approximately 2,000 rooms), including the Sheraton Shenzhen in Shenzhen, China (320 rooms), and the Westin Camporeal Golf & Spa Resort in Turcifal, Portugal (150 rooms), and opened eight new hotels and resorts including: the Sheraton Tunis Hotel (Tunis, Tunisia, 271 rooms), and the Sheraton Hanoi (Hanoi, Vietnam, 156 rooms). The Company expects to open 18 new full service hotels and resorts (approximately 6,000 rooms) around the world in 2004. The Company had approximately 56 hotels and approximately 15,000 rooms in its active global development pipeline at March 31, 2004 with roughly one half of that number in international locations.

Capital:

Gross capital spending during the quarter included approximately $50 million in hotel assets including $7 million for the renovation of the Company’s flagship Sheraton Hotel and Towers in New York and $5 million for the continued renovation of the Phoenician in Phoenix, Arizona; $19 million in VOI capital assets (primarily inventory build), including VOI construction at Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas in Maui, Hawaii. Additionally during the quarter, development capital of $132 million included the acquisition of the 413-room Sheraton Kauai Resort for approximately $40 million, the acquisition of Bliss World, LLC for approximately $25 million, a $20 million investment in the St. Regis Anguilla, an approximate $24 million investment for approximately 25% of the limited partnership interests in the Westin Hotels Limited Partnership (which owns the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL) and the ongoing development of the St. Regis Museum Tower in San Francisco (269 rooms and 102 condominium units). To date, the Company has invested $155 million in the St. Regis Museum Tower Project, a mixed-use project, which is expected to open in mid-2005. The Company expects to realize gross proceeds of approximately $200 million from the sale of the project’s condominiums. The Company expects to begin taking reservations for these condominiums this quarter.

Dividend:

On January 21, 2004 the Company paid its annual dividend of $0.84 per share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2003.

Balance Sheet:

At March 31, 2004, the Company had total debt of $4.602 billion and cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) of $402 million, or net debt of $4.200 billion, compared to net debt of $4.118 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2003. In addition, the Company has an approximate $200 million debt investment in Le Meridien hotels.

In order to increase the Company’s fixed to floating debt ratio, during the quarter, the Company terminated approximately $1 billion of fixed to floating interest rate swaps and entered into $300 million of new fixed to floating interest rate swaps. The Company received $33 million from the termination of the $1 billion of interest rate swaps. After giving effect to these new swaps, at March 31, 2004, debt was approximately 81% fixed rate and 19% floating rate and its weighted average maturity was 5.8 years with a weighted average interest rate of 5.55%. The Company had cash (including restricted cash) and availability under domestic and international revolving credit facilities of approximately $1.3 billion.

Outlook:

All comments in the following paragraphs and certain comments in this release above are deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements reflect expectations of the Company’s performance given its current base of assets and its current understanding of external economic and geo-political environments. Actual results may differ materially.

For the second quarter of 2004, if REVPAR at Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America is up 11% – 12% versus the same period a year ago:

• EBITDA would be expected to be approximately $280 million.

• Net income would be expected to be approximately $76 million.

• EPS would be expected to be approximately $0.35.

For the full year 2004, if REVPAR at Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America increases approximately 8% – 9% versus the full year 2003:

• Full year revenues, including other revenues from managed and franchised properties, would be expected to be approximately $5.200 billion.

• Full year Adjusted EBITDA would be expected to increase approximately 16% to approximately $1.065 billion, when compared to 2003 Adjusted EBITDA of $917 million, after adjusting for the 2003 hotel sales.

• Full year net income would be expected to be approximately $265 million. Full year EPS would be expected to be approximately $1.23 at a 15% effective tax rate, which assumes an annual dividend of $0.84 per Share (payable in January 2005).

• Full year capital expenditures (excluding timeshare inventory) would be approximately $450 million, including approximately $100 million for the St. Regis San Francisco multi-use project under construction, $150 million for other growth initiatives and $200 million for maintenance capital. Additionally, net capital expenditures for timeshare inventory would be approximately $50 million focusing on projects in Aspen, Maui, Scottsdale and Orlando.

• For the full year the Company expects cash interest expense of approximately $285 million and cash taxes of approximately $75 million.

Special Items:

The Company had two special items in the first quarter of 2004 which, when considered together, had no impact on the Company’s results. In the first quarter of 2003, the Company recorded $100 million of net charges (after-tax) for special items.

The following represents a reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations before special items to income (loss) from continuing operations after special items (in millions, except per share data):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2004			2003
Income (loss) from continuing operations before special items	$	33		$	(17	)

EPS before special items	$	0.16		$	(0.08	)

Special Items:
Adjustment to costs associated with construction remediation ^(a)		1			—
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net^(b)		(1	)		(170	)

Total special items – pre-tax		—			(170	)
Income tax benefit for special items^(c)		—			66
Favorable settlement of tax matters^(d)		—			4

Total special items – after-tax		—			(100	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	33		$	(117	)

EPS including special items	$	0.16		$	(0.58	)

(a) Represents an adjustment to the Company’s previously recorded share of costs for construction remediation efforts at a property owned by a vacation ownership unconsolidated joint venture.

(b) Loss of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 reflects the aggregate of various insignificant charges. Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2003 primarily represents the impairment charge recorded due to the classification of a portfolio of 18 domestic non-core hotels as held for sale, 16 of which were subsequently sold in 2003.

(c) Represents taxes on special items at the Company’s incremental tax rate.

(d) Reversal relates to various tax matters related to the ITT merger and were successfully settled during 2003.

The Company has included the above supplemental information concerning special items to assist investors in analyzing Starwood’s financial position and results of operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of core on-going operations.

Starwood will be conducting a conference call to discuss the first quarter financial results at 12:00 noon (EDT) today. The conference call will be available through simultaneous webcast in the Investor Relations/Press Releases section of the Company’s website at www.starwood.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available from 3:00 p.m. (EDT) today through 12:00 midnight (EDT) Thursday, April 29, on both the Company’s website and via telephone replay at (719) 457-0820 (access code 685746).

Definitions:

All references to EPS, unless otherwise noted, reflect earnings per diluted share from continuing operations. EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful measure of the Company’s operating performance due to the significance of the Company’s long-lived assets and level of indebtedness. EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in its industry which, when considered with GAAP measures, the Company believes gives a more complete understanding of the Company’s ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, pay income taxes and pay cash distributions. It also facilitates comparisons between the Company and its competitors. The Company’s management has historically adjusted EBITDA (“Adjusted EBITDA”) when evaluating operating performance for the total Company as well as for individual properties or groups of properties because the Company believes that the inclusion or exclusion of certain recurring and non-recurring items, such as the special items described on page 6 of this release, is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of core operating results and as a means to evaluate comparative results. The Company’s management also uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure in determining the value of acquisitions and dispositions and it is used in the annual budget process. Due to recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company now does not reflect such items when calculating EBITDA, however the Company continues to adjust for these special items and refers to this measure as Adjusted EBITDA. The Company has historically reported this measure to its investors and believes that the continued inclusion of Adjusted EBITDA provides consistency in its financial reporting and enables investors to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and provides a means to evaluate the results of its core on-going operations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP and such metrics should not be considered as an alternative to net income, cash flow from operations or any other performance measure prescribed by GAAP. The Company’s calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be different from the calculations used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

All references to Same-Store Owned Hotels reflect the Company’s owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels, excluding hotels sold to date and under significant renovation or for which comparable results are not available. REVPAR is defined as revenue per available room. ADR is defined as average daily rate.

All references to contract sales reflect vacation ownership sales before revenue adjustments for percentage of completion accounting methodology.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 740 properties in more than 80 countries and

110,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W® brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwood.com.

(Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. Further results, performance and achievements may be affected by general economic conditions including the timing and robustness of a recovery from the current global economic downturn, the impact of war and terrorist activity, business and financing conditions, foreign exchange fluctuations, cyclicality of the real estate and the hotel and vacation ownership businesses, operating risks associated with the hotel and vacation ownership businesses, relationships with customers and property owners, the impact of the internet reservation channels, our reliance on technology, domestic and international political and geopolitical conditions, competition, governmental and regulatory actions (including the impact of changes in U.S. and foreign tax laws and their interpretation), travelers’ fears of exposure to contagious diseases, risk associated with the level of our indebtedness, risk associated with potential acquisitions and dispositions, and other circumstances and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.)

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per Share data)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2004			2003			% Variance
Revenues
Owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels	$	769		$	732			5.1	%
Vacation ownership sales and services		128			92			39.1	%
Management fees, franchise fees and other income		90			52			73.1	%
Other revenues from managed and franchised properties^(a)		240			210			14.3	%

		1,227			1,086			13.0	%
Costs and Expenses
Owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels		607			586			(3.6	%)
Vacation ownership		97			71			(36.6	%)
Selling, general, administrative and other		82			50			(64.0	%)
Depreciation		102			111			8.1	%
Amortization		4			4			—
Other expenses from managed and franchised properties^(a)		240			210			(14.3	%)

		1,132			1,032			(9.7	%)
Operating income		95			54			75.9	%
Gain on sale of VOI notes receivable		—			1			n/m
Equity earnings from unconsolidated ventures		4			4			—
Interest expense, net of interest income of $0 and $0^(b)		(64	)		(77	)		16.9	%
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net		(1	)		(170	)		n/m

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and minority equity		34			(188	)		n/m
Income tax benefit (expense)		(2	)		70			n/m
Minority equity in net loss		1			1			—

Income (loss) from continuing operations		33			(117	)		n/m
Discontinued operations:
Loss from operations, net of taxes of $0 and $0^(c)		—			(1	)		n/m
Gain on disposition, net of taxes of $0 and $1^(d)		1			2			(50.0	%)

Net income (loss)	$	34		$	(116	)		n/m

Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Basic
Continuing operations	$	0.16		$	(0.58	)		n/m
Discontinued operations		—			—			—

Net income (loss)	$	0.16		$	(0.58	)		n/m

Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.16		$	(0.58	)		n/m
Discontinued operations		—			—			—

Net income (loss)	$	0.16		$	(0.58	)		n/m

Weighted average number of Shares		205			200

Weighted average number of Shares assuming dilution		211			200

(a)		The Company includes in revenues the reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of managed hotel property owners and franchisees with no added margin and includes in costs and expenses these reimbursed costs. These costs relate primarily to payroll costs at managed properties where the Company is the employer.

(b)		Interest expense is net of $0 and $4 million of discontinued operations allocations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(c)		For 2003, the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan, Italy (“Principe”) is reported as a discontinued operation as a result of the sale of this hotel in June 2003 with no continuing involvement.

(d)		For 2003 and 2004, the gain on disposition relates to the reversal of a reserve relating to the 1999 divestiture of the Company’s gaming business that is no longer required as the related contingencies have been resolved.

n/m = not meaningful

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share data)


	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	237		$	427
Restricted cash		165			81
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $54 and $53		443			418
Inventories		297			232
Prepaid expenses and other		142			104

Total current assets		1,284			1,262
Investments		432			415
Plant, property and equipment, net		7,025			7,106
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		2,515			2,488
Other assets		669			623

	$	11,925		$	11,894

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt ^(a)	$	240		$	233
Accounts payable		163			171
Accrued expenses		739			836
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits		220			228
Accrued taxes and other		187			176

Total current liabilities		1,549			1,644
Long-term debt ^(a)		4,362			4,393
Deferred income taxes		880			898
Other liabilities		616			574

		7,407			7,509

Minority interest		28			28

Exchangeable units and Class B preferred shares, at redemption value of $38.50		—			31

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Class A exchangeable preferred shares of the Trust; $0.01 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; outstanding 600,027 and 480,880 shares at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively		—			—
Corporation common stock; $0.01 par value; authorized 1,050,000,000 shares; outstanding 206,820,250 and 201,812,126 shares at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively		2			2
Trust Class B shares of beneficial interest; $0.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000,000 shares; outstanding 206,820,250 and 201,812,126 shares at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively		2			2
Additional paid-in capital		5,102			4,952
Deferred compensation		(23	)		(9	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(340	)		(334	)
Accumulated deficit		(253	)		(287	)

Total stockholders’ equity		4,490			4,326

	$	11,925		$	11,894

(a)

Excludes Starwood’s share of unconsolidated joint venture debt aggregating approximately $416 million and $410 million at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations – Historical Data
(In millions)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2004			2003			% Variance
Reconciliation of Net Income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Net income (loss)	$	34		$	(116	)		n/m
Interest expense^(a)		71			85			(16.5	%)
Income tax (benefit) expense^(b)		2			(69	)		n/m
Depreciation^(c)		110			118			(6.8	%)
Amortization ^(d)		6			6			—

EBITDA		223			24			n/m
Adjustment to costs associated with construction remediation		(1	)		—			n/m
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net		1			170			n/m
Discontinued operations^(e)		(1	)		(7	)		85.7	%

Adjusted EBITDA	$	222		$	187			18.7	%

(a) Includes $7 million and $4 million of interest expense, respectively, related to unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. Also includes $0 and $4 million of interest expense allocated to discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(b) Includes $0 million and $1 million of tax expense recorded, respectively, in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(c) Includes $8 million and $6 million of Starwood’s share of depreciation expense of unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. Also includes $0 and $1 million of depreciation expense included in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

(d) Includes $2 million of Starwood’s share of amortization expense of unconsolidated joint ventures for both the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

(e) Excludes the interest expense, taxes, and depreciation balances already added back as noted in (a), (b) and (c) above.


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2004			2003
Cash Flow Data
Net income (loss)	$	34		$	(116	)
Exclude:
Discontinued operations, net		(1	)		(1	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations		33			(117	)
Increase in restricted cash		(84	)		(38	)
Adjustment to income (loss) from continuing operations and changes in working capital		113			289

Cash from continuing operations		62			134
Cash from discontinued operations		1			7

Cash from operating activities	$	63		$	141

Cash used for investing activities	$	(180	)	$	(66	)

Cash used for financing activities	$	(73	)	$	(28	)

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations – Future Performance
(In millions)


	Three Months		Twelve Months
	Ended		Ended
	June 30, 2004		December 31, 2004
Net income	$	76	$	265
Interest expense		72		285
Income tax expense		15		46
Depreciation and amortization		117		470

EBITDA		280		1,066
Loss on asset dispositions, net		—		1
Discontinued operations		—		(1	)
Costs associated with construction remediation		—		(1	)

Adjusted EBITDA	$	280	$	1,065


	Twelve Months
	Ended
	December 31, 2003
Net income	$	309
Interest expense		312
Income tax benefit		(73	)
Depreciation		438
Amortization		26

EBITDA		1,012
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net		183
Discontinued operations		(252	)
Restructuring and other special credits, net		(9	)
Costs associated with construction remediation		4

Adjusted EBITDA		938
Hotels sold in 2003		(21	)

Adjusted EBITDA excluding hotels sold in 2003	$	917

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Hotel Results — Same Store ⁽¹⁾
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
UNAUDITED


	WORLDWIDE									NORTH AMERICA									INTERNATIONAL⁽²⁾
	2004			2003			Var.			2004			2003			Var.			2004			2003			Var.
	138 Hotels									95 Hotels									43 Hotels
OWNED HOTELS
REVPAR ($)		102.73			92.07			11.6	%		103.50			94.63			9.4	%		100.51			84.57			18.8	%
ADR ($)		159.06			152.08			4.6	%		156.41			152.78			2.4	%		167.50			149.84			11.8	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		64.6	%		60.5	%		4.1			66.2	%		61.9	%		4.3			60.0	%		56.4	%		3.6
	60									37									23

SHERATON
REVPAR ($)		83.88			73.82			13.6	%		85.88			77.83			10.3	%		79.89			65.83			21.4	%
ADR ($)		132.95			127.19			4.5	%		132.80			130.66			1.6	%		133.28			119.71			11.3	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		63.1	%		58.0	%		5.1			64.7	%		59.6	%		5.1			59.9	%		55.0	%		4.9
	35									22									13

WESTIN
REVPAR ($)		114.66			107.52			6.6	%		108.85			102.90			5.8	%		133.84			123.20			8.6	%
ADR ($)		164.73			158.77			3.8	%		149.53			146.31			2.2	%		226.59			209.40			8.2	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		69.6	%		67.7	%		1.9			72.8	%		70.3	%		2.5			59.1	%		58.8	%		0.3
	11									5									6

ST. REGIS/LUXURY COLLECTION
REVPAR ($)		232.91			202.85			14.8	%		260.44			232.06			12.2	%		176.28			142.48			23.7	%
ADR ($)		387.76			367.06			5.6	%		380.58			372.03			2.3	%		411.33			351.27			17.1	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		60.1	%		55.3	%		4.8			68.4	%		62.4	%		6.0			42.9	%		40.6	%		2.3
	12									12

W
REVPAR ($)		137.01			122.51			11.8	%		137.01			122.51			11.8	%
ADR ($)		205.52			199.74			2.9	%		205.52			199.74			2.9	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		66.7	%		61.3	%		5.4			66.7	%		61.3	%		5.4
	20									19									1

OTHER
REVPAR ($)		68.16			59.27			15.0	%		62.39			57.98			7.6	%		106.54			68.11			56.4	%
ADR ($)		116.35			106.89			8.9	%		114.93			112.85			1.8	%		122.20			81.79			49.4	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		58.6	%		55.5	%		3.1			54.3	%		51.4	%		2.9			87.2	%		83.3	%		3.9

(1) Hotel Results exclude 23 hotels sold or closed in 2003 and 3 hotels without comparable results

(2) See next page for breakdown by division

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Hotel Results — Same Store ⁽¹⁾
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
UNAUDITED


	EUROPE									LATIN AMERICA									ASIA PACIFIC
	2004			2003			Var.			2004			2003			Var.			2004			2003			Var.
	27 Hotels									12 Hotels									4 Hotels
OWNED HOTELS
REVPAR ($)		121.04			106.45			13.7	%		71.11			60.46			17.6	%		107.56			71.29			50.9	%
ADR ($)		223.92			199.05			12.5	%		113.79			109.04			4.4	%		142.64			101.33			40.8	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		54.1	%		53.5	%		0.6			62.5	%		55.4	%		7.1			75.4	%		70.4	%		5.0
	11									9									3

SHERATON
REVPAR ($)		94.42			82.60			14.3	%		60.23			49.80			20.9	%		108.19			73.28			47.6	%
ADR ($)		163.64			146.93			11.4	%		100.97			95.68			5.5	%		158.67			117.69			34.8	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		57.7	%		56.2	%		1.5			59.6	%		52.0	%		7.6			68.2	%		62.3	%		5.9
	10									3

WESTIN
REVPAR ($)		140.19			128.87			8.8	%		118.10			108.75			8.6	%
ADR ($)		265.87			238.18			11.6	%		157.95			153.48			2.9	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		52.7	%		54.1	%		(1.4)			74.8	%		70.9	%		3.9
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ST. REGIS/LUXURY COLLECTION
REVPAR ($)		176.28			142.48			23.7	%
ADR ($)		411.33			351.27			17.1	%
OCCUPANCY (%)		42.9	%		40.6	%		2.3
																			1

OTHER
REVPAR ($)																				106.54			68.11			56.4	%
ADR ($)																				122.20			81.79			49.4	%
OCCUPANCY (%)																				87.2	%		83.3	%		3.9

(1) Hotel Results exclude 23 hotels sold or closed in 2003 and 3 hotels without comparable results

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Debt Portfolio Summary
As of March 31, 2004
UNAUDITED


	Interest	Balance						Interest			Avg Maturity
Debt	Terms	(in millions)			% of Portfolio			Rate			(in years)
Floating Rate Debt:
Senior credit facility
Revolving credit facility	CBA + 162.5	$	14			—	%		3.82	%		2.5
Term loan	LIBOR + 162.5		300			7	%		2.72	%		1.8

			314			7	%		2.76	%		1.8
Mortgages and other	Various		244			5	%		5.22	%		1.5
Interest rate swaps	Various		300			7	%		5.34	%

Total Floating			858			19	%		4.36	%		1.6
Fixed Rate Debt:
Sheraton Holding public debt (1)			1,068			23	%		6.00	%		8.8
Senior notes (2)			1,532			33	%		6.70	%		5.8
Convertible debt — Series B			329			7	%		3.25	%		2.5	(3)
Convertible debt — 2003			360			8	%		3.50	%		2.1
Mortgages and other			755			17	%		7.24	%		8.1
Interest rate swaps			(300	)		(7	)%		7.88	%

Total Fixed			3,744			81	%		5.82	%		6.4

Total Debt		$	4,602			100	%		5.55	%		5.8

(1) Balance consists of outstanding public debt of $1.047 billion and a $21 million fair value adjustment related to the unamortized gain on fixed to floating interest rate swaps terminated in September 2002 and March 2004.

(2) Balance consists of outstanding public debt of $1.495 billion and a $45 million fair value adjustment related to the unamortized gain on fixed to floating interest rate swaps terminated in September 2002 and March 2004 and an ($8) million fair value adjustment related to current fixed to floating interest rate swaps.

(3) Average maturity reflects the maturity date of the revolving credit facility which would be used to refinance the amount put to the Company.


Maturities
<1 year	$	240
2-3 years		1,510
4-5 years		1,223
>5 years		1,629

	$	4,602

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Hotels without Comparable Results & Other Selected Items
As of March 31, 2004
UNAUDITED ($ millions)

Properties without comparable results in 2004:


Property		Location
Hotel Des Bains (seasonal)		Venice, Italy
Sheraton Kauai Resort (acquired in 2004)		Koloa, HI
Westin Excelsior (seasonal)		Venice, Italy

Properties sold or closed in 2003:


Property		Location
Arlington Marriott		Arlington, VA
Baltimore Marriott		Baltimore, MD
Cervo Hotel & Conference Center		Costa Smeralda, Italy
Hilton Novi		Novi, MI
Hilton Sonoma County		Santa Rosa, CA
Hotel Cala di Volpe		Costa Smeralda, Italy
Hotel Pitrizza		Costa Smeralda, Italy
Hotel Principe di Savoia		Milan, Italy
Hotel Romazzino		Costa Smeralda, Italy
Lenox Inn		Atlanta, GA
North Charleston Sheraton		Charleston, SC
Residence Inn Tyson’s Corner		Vienna, VA
Sheraton Buckhead		Atlanta, GA
Sheraton Chicago Northwest		Arlington Heights, IL
Sheraton College Park		Beltsville, MD
Sheraton Danbury		Danbury, CT
Sheraton Ferncroft		Danvers, MA
Sheraton Gainesville		Gainesville, FL
Sheraton Mofarrej		Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sheraton Norfolk		Norfolk, VA
Wayfarer Inn		Bedford, NH
Westin Southfield		Southfield, MI
Westin Stamford		Stamford, CT

Selected Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Items:


Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $165 million)	$	402
Debt level	$	4,602

Revenues and Expenses Associated with Assets Sold in 2003 ⁽¹⁾:


	Q1		Q2		Q3		Q4		Full Year
2003
Revenues	$	42	$	61	$	7	$	—	$	110
Expenses	$	38	$	45	$	6	$	—	$	89

(1) Results consist of 20 hotels (excludes the Hotel Principe di Savoia reported in discontinued operations) that were sold in 2003. These amounts are included in the revenues and expenses from owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels in 2003.

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Capital Expenditures
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
UNAUDITED ($ millions)


Capital Expenditures:
Owned, Leased and Consolidated Joint Venture Hotels	$	50
Corporate/IT		4

Subtotal		54
Vacation Ownership Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures (includes land acquisition)		4
Inventory		15

Subtotal		19
Development Capital (1)		132

Total Capital Expenditures	$	205

(1) Includes Sheraton Kauai Resort acquisition of $40 million, Bliss World LLC acquisition of approximately $25 million, WHLP investment of $24 million, St. Regis Anguilla investment of $20 million, and St. Regis San Francisco additions of $10 million.

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
Summary of Portfolio by Ownership & Brand
As of March 31, 2004
UNAUDITED


	North America				Europe, Africa & Middle East				Latin America				Asia Pacific				Total
Owned	Hotels		Rooms		Hotels		Rooms		Hotels		Rooms		Hotels		Rooms		Hotels		Rooms
Sheraton		38		16,706		12		3,471		7		3,573		3		1,028		60		24,778
Westin		22		10,352		11		2,385		3		901		—		—		36		13,638
Four Points		6		1,138		—		—		—		—		1		630		7		1,768
W		12		4,369		—		—		—		—		—		—		12		4,369
Luxury Collection		1		654		5		638		2		320		—		—		8		1,612
St. Regis		4		997		1		161		—		—		—		—		5		1,158
Other		13		3,061		—		—		—		—		—		—		13		3,061

Total Owned		96		37,277		29		6,655		12		4,794		4		1,658		141		50,384

Managed & UJV
Sheraton		43		20,411		77		22,321		9		1,811		48		17,338		177		61,881
Westin		38		21,416		6		1,464		—		—		13		5,121		57		28,001
Four Points		14		2,853		6		903		1		128		2		207		23		4,091
W		4		750		—		—		1		237		1		100		6		1,087
Luxury Collection		6		1,508		5		621		6		143		—		—		17		2,272
St. Regis		2		697		1		95		—		—		2		591		5		1,383
Other		1		132		1		405		—		—		2		315		4		852

Total Managed & UJV		108		47,767		96		25,809		17		2,319		68		23,672		289		99,567

Franchised
Sheraton		114		36,419		30		7,278		3		1,087		16		5,453		163		50,237
Westin		19		7,502		3		1,127		3		598		4		1,018		29		10,245
Four Points		88		15,912		10		1,376		8		1,244		1		126		107		18,658
Luxury Collection		2		351		10		1,084		—		—		—		—		12		1,435

Total Franchised		223		60,184		53		10,865		14		2,929		21		6,597		311		80,575

Systemwide
Sheraton		195		73,536		119		33,070		19		6,471		67		23,819		400		136,896
Westin		79		39,270		20		4,976		6		1,499		17		6,139		122		51,884
Four Points		108		19,903		16		2,279		9		1,372		4		963		137		24,517
W		16		5,119		—		—		1		237		1		100		18		5,456
Luxury Collection		9		2,513		20		2,343		8		463		—		—		37		5,319
St. Regis		6		1,694		2		256		—		—		2		591		10		2,541
Other		14		3,193		1		405		—		—		2		315		17		3,913

Total Systemwide		427		145,228		178		43,329		43		10,042		93		31,927		741		230,526

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	(Unaudited) Three Months Ended
	March 31			June 30			Sept. 30			Dec. 31			Year
Revenues
Owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels	$	732		$	821		$	735		$	797		$	3,085
Vacation ownership sales and services ^(a)		92			106			129			112			439
Management fees, franchise fees and other income		52			64			68			71			255
Other revenues from managed and franchised properties		210			220			204			217			851

		1,086			1,211			1,136			1,197			4,630
Costs and Expenses
Owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels		586			618			577			611			2,392
Vacation ownership ^(a)		71			83			98			88			340
Selling, general, administrative and other		50			64			45			41			200
Restructuring and other special charges (credits), net		—			—			(1	)		(8	)		(9	)
Depreciation		111			98			100			101			410
Amortization		4			6			4			5			19
Other expenses from managed and franchised properties		210			220			204			217			851

		1,032			1,089			1,027			1,055			4,203
Operating income		54			122			109			142			427
Gain on sale of VOI notes receivable ^(b)		1			4			1			9			15
Equity earnings from unconsolidated ventures, net ^(c)		4			4			2			2			12
Interest expense, net of interest income		(77	)		(73	)		(69	)		(63	)		(282	)
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net		(170	)		(6	)		(3	)		(4	)		(183	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes and minority equity		(188	)		51			40			86			(11	)
Income tax benefit		70			36			7			—			113
Minority equity in net loss (income)		1			—			—			2			3

Income (loss) from continuing operations		(117	)		87			47			88			105
Discontinued operations:
Loss from operations, net of tax		(1	)		—			—			(1	)		(2	)
Gain on dispositions, net of tax		2			203			1			—			206

Net income	$	(116	)	$	290		$	48		$	87		$	309

Earnings Per Share — Basic
Continuing operations	$	(0.58	)	$	0.43		$	0.23		$	0.43		$	0.52
Discontinued operations		—			1.00			0.01			—			1.01

Net income	$	(0.58	)	$	1.43		$	0.24		$	0.43		$	1.53

Earnings Per Share — Diluted
Continuing operations	$	(0.58	)	$	0.42		$	0.23		$	0.42		$	0.51
Discontinued operations		—			0.99			—			—			0.99

Net income	$	(0.58	)	$	1.41		$	0.23		$	0.42		$	1.50

Weighted average number of Shares		200			202			203			202			203

Weighted average number of Shares assuming dilution		200			205			208			209			207

The following reclassifications have been made to the above consolidated statements of income, to conform to the current year presentation:

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STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS		STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.

By: /s/ Vasant M. Prabhu		By: /s/ Vasant M. Prabhu


Name:	Vasant M. Prabhu	Name:	Vasant M. Prabhu

Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Dated: April 22, 2004

	•		REVPAR at Same-Store Owned Hotels worldwide and in North America increased 11.6% and 9.4%, respectively, when compared to 2003. ADR increased 4.6% and 2.4% worldwide and in North America, respectively.

	•		Globally, for Same-Store Owned Hotels, St. Regis/Luxury Collection REVPAR grew (+14.8%), followed by Sheraton (+13.6%), W Hotels (+11.8%), and Westin (+6.6%), with each of these brands experiencing both ADR and occupancy gains.

	•		Total Company Adjusted EBITDA increased 18.7% when compared to 2003.

	•		REVPAR growth at North America Same-Store Owned Hotels was +6.5% in January, +4.8% in February and +16.1% in March of 2004.

	•		Total Company Adjusted EBITDA margins improved during the quarter despite significant increases in workers compensation and other healthcare related costs.

	•		Total Company market share increased during the quarter. At proprietary branded owned hotels in North America, according to Smith Travel Research, market share increased 140 basis points when compared to 2003.

	•		Management and franchise fees increased approximately 32.0% when compared to 2003.

	•		Starwood Vacation Ownership revenues, which exclude gains on sales of notes receivable, increased 39.1% as contract sales were up 64.3% when compared to 2003.

•		EBITDA would be expected to be approximately $280 million.

•		Net income would be expected to be approximately $76 million.

•		EPS would be expected to be approximately $0.35.

•		Full year revenues, including other revenues from managed and franchised properties, would be expected to be approximately $5.200 billion.

•		Full year Adjusted EBITDA would be expected to increase approximately 16% to approximately $1.065 billion, when compared to 2003 Adjusted EBITDA of $917 million, after adjusting for the 2003 hotel sales.

•		Full year net income would be expected to be approximately $265 million. Full year EPS would be expected to be approximately $1.23 at a 15% effective tax rate, which assumes an annual dividend of $0.84 per Share (payable in January 2005).

•		Full year capital expenditures (excluding timeshare inventory) would be approximately $450 million, including approximately $100 million for the St. Regis San Francisco multi-use project under construction, $150 million for other growth initiatives and $200 million for maintenance capital. Additionally, net capital expenditures for timeshare inventory would be approximately $50 million focusing on projects in Aspen, Maui, Scottsdale and Orlando.

•		For the full year the Company expects cash interest expense of approximately $285 million and cash taxes of approximately $75 million.

(a)		Represents an adjustment to the Company’s previously recorded share of costs for construction remediation efforts at a property owned by a vacation ownership unconsolidated joint venture.

(b)		Loss of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 reflects the aggregate of various insignificant charges. Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2003 primarily represents the impairment charge recorded due to the classification of a portfolio of 18 domestic non-core hotels as held for sale, 16 of which were subsequently sold in 2003.

(c)		Represents taxes on special items at the Company’s incremental tax rate.

(d)		Reversal relates to various tax matters related to the ITT merger and were successfully settled during 2003.

(a)		Includes $7 million and $4 million of interest expense, respectively, related to unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. Also includes $0 and $4 million of interest expense allocated to discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(b)		Includes $0 million and $1 million of tax expense recorded, respectively, in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(c)		Includes $8 million and $6 million of Starwood’s share of depreciation expense of unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. Also includes $0 and $1 million of depreciation expense included in discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

(d)		Includes $2 million of Starwood’s share of amortization expense of unconsolidated joint ventures for both the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

(e)		Excludes the interest expense, taxes, and depreciation balances already added back as noted in (a), (b) and (c) above.

(1)		Hotel Results exclude 23 hotels sold or closed in 2003 and 3 hotels without comparable results

(2)		See next page for breakdown by division


(a)		Vacation ownership revenues were previously a component of other hotel and leisure. Vacation ownership expenses were previously a component of selling, general, administrative and other expenses. These revenues and expenses are now separately disclosed.
(b)		Gain on sale of VOI notes receivable was previously a component of vacation ownership revenues recorded in other hotel and leisure. These gains are now separately disclosed.
(c)		Equity earnings from unconsolidated ventures, net were previously a component of other hotel and leisure. These earnings are now separately disclosed.