Host acquires The Phoenician for $400m. 08 JUNE 2015 2:32 PM. Host plans to undertake a comprehensive renovation, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will continue to operate the hotel under The Luxury Collection brand flag. On June 8, 2015, the Company acquired the 643-room Phoenician, a Luxury Collection resort, for $400 million. The hotel boasts a scenic 300-acre setting at the base of Camelback Mountain with outstanding views of the local natural landmark.
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Godfather, Part II, was the first sequel to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975 (for pictures made in 1974). Horses everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. Sidney Poitier was the first African-American actor to win Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field at the 36th Academy Awards.