SPG to open in Samoa.

[drron]

Taking over the 2 Aggie Grey hotels which will reopen mid 2014 after renovations-
Starwood Preferred Guest - Hotel Offers and Loyalty Program spg.com

 

[Boris spatsky]

Aggies needs some renovations so this is great IMHO. I never really enjoyed staying there on work trips.

 

[tgh]

This is a little trip down memory lane… back to the 80"s...
I had read all the tall tales and true of old time Aggies, and wanted to experience it myself.

Mr & Mrs tgh and the two kids arrived to find Samoa devastated by a cyclone and Aggies and Samoa in general...a parody of my dream.
We hung in for a couple of days but caught the first available flight back to Auckland.. where I wheeled and deal_ed for an on the spot booking of a big camper van.
In the end we had quite a lot of fun tho we had to go shopping for some warmer clothes...

 

[markis10]

No surprise island time has intervened with one hotel now done:

Sheraton has made its long-awaited debut in Samoa with the opening of Sheraton Samoa Aggie Grey’s Resort, following a comprehensive multi-million dollar conversion. Owned by the Grey family, the resort is the first internationally-branded resort to debut in Samoa.
“The opening of Sheraton Samoa Aggie Grey’s Resort is another example of the brand’s aggressive, global expansion plan and its ability to leverage its first-mover advantage,” said Sean Hunt, Regional Vice President, Pacific, Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
“With the largest footprint among Starwood’s portfolio, Sheraton is often the first of the Starwood brands to pave the way into new markets.

Sheraton opens rebranded Aggie Grey

 

[burrco]

Six months late is pretty good by Island standards! Better than the efficient Germans and the Westin Hamburg which is running about five years behind schedule!