Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts during the next three years plans more than $200 million in renovations at 13 properties in the Middle East and Africa,

parent company Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced on Wednesday. Renovation work will include adding the Le Meridien Hub, the brand's design to turn the lobby into a social gathering place, to many of the hotels. Properties to undergo renovation include five in the United Arab Emirates, three in Saudi Arabia, two in Cairo, two in Gabon and one in Mauritius.