By Chabeli Herrera  |  February 24, 2016  |  Miami Herald

Starwood Hotels and Resorts is quickly planting its footprints across Florida with the opening of nine specialty hotels in the next three years, bringing Starwood’s hotel count in Florida to 30. Five of the new openings — four Aloft brand hotels aimed at tech savvy travelers and one Four Points by Sheraton hotel for budget travelers — will open in Miami-Dade County throughout 2017 in Coral Gables, Aventura, Weston and near Miami International Airport.