Benito Javier - 3 filing on 2005-06-07

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0104
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Benito Javier

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC

1111 WESTCHESTER AVENUE

(Street)

WHITE PLAINS

10604

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARWOOD HOTEL & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC [ HOT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Marketing Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock⁽¹⁾	16,667	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options to Purchase Shares⁽¹⁾	⁽³⁾	04/01/2013	Shares⁽²⁾	50,000	59.84	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person began his employment on March 28, 2005 and was granted the options and restricted stock reported on this Form 3 in connection therewith. On June 1, 2005 the Reporting Person assumed his current role and became an executive officer of Starwood (as defined in footnote 2).

2. Each holder of shares of common stock ("Corporation Shares") of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ("Starwood") owns an equivalent number of Class B shares of beneficial interest ("Trust Shares") of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a real estate investment trust and subsidiary of Starwood. Corporation Shares and Trust Shares may be held and traded only in units consisting of one Corporation Share and one Trust Share ("Shares").

3. This option vests in four equal installments beginning on 04/01/06.

Remarks:

	Javier Benito	06/08/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.