FOSHAN CITY, CHINA—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has signed an agreement with C.M. Enterprises to develop an aloft hotel in Nanhai Science & Technology Industrial Park, Foshan City, in China’s Guangdong Province. Set to debut in 2010, the 200-room hotel will be the first international branded hotel to open in Nanhai.

Located in central Guangdong province and adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau, Foshan is the third largest manufacturing base in the Pearl River Delta after Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Foshan also is famous for its porcelain industry, Chinese temples and traditional Chinese architecture.