Originally Posted by
James Luckard
I suspect it's all to do with long-term contracts to use the Sheraton name. There are 4 remaining "Sheratons" in the LC - Sukhumvit, Kuwait, Addis and Algarve. All the others have been renamed, moved to the Sheraton brand, or disposed of in the last couple of years (Ankara, London Park Tower, Imperial Kuala Lumpur, Sofia, Phuket, etc). I would not be at all shocked to see the Sukhumvit move to the new 'Sheraton Grand" label. I'm honestly surprised they haven't renamed the Algarve as part of the current renovations.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Sheraton Park Lane (London) were to become LC when its renovations are finished.
Sheraton Bloomington is another somewhat odd case. Until recently, it was a Sofitel and is just finishing renovations now, but the design doesn't have very many traditional Sheraton touches. People were guessing that it would become a LM after the initially reflagging phase. LC would be a stretch but it seems better in many ways than a USA Sheraton.