STAMFORD, CT — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s Westin brand has opened its first property in the Dominican ********.

Owned and developed by Grupo Puntacana, The Westin Puntacana Resort & Club boasts an ideal location within the exclusive Puntacana Resort & Club property. The newly-constructed hotel offers 200 rooms and suites with ocean views, as well as direct beach access, two dining experiences and access to Puntacana Resort & Club’s *****-class facilities.

It is the newest resort to join the Westin brand’s rapidly expanding resorts portfolio, which now has more than 50 resorts in key destinations around the *****.

The Westin Puntacana Resort is the second Starwood property developed in partnership with Grupo Puntacana to open in the Dominican ********, following the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana Village Hotel in 2012.

For more information on Westin Hotels & Resorts, visit westin.com.