PHOENIX-The city’s first Westin hotel will open in February 2011in downtown. The new 242-room hotel, operated by White Plains,N.Y.-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., will belocated in the Freeport McMoRan Center, a new 26-story, mixed-usecomplex.

Located at 333 North Central Ave. just one block from thePhoenix Convention Center, the Westin Phoenix Downtown will boastoversized guest rooms averaging 550 square feet, as well as a fullsuite of the Westin brand’s signature amenities and services suchas the Heavenly Bed.

It will feature nearly 9,000 square feet of meeting and banquetfacilities including pre-function space and the latest in meetingtechnology. Additionally, the hotel will offer a 24-hourWestinWORKOUT gym, enabling guests to maintain their exerciseprogram and stay in the best possible shape, physically andmentally.