FOUR SEASONS BUYING MARRIOTT &lt;MHS> HOTEL

  &lt;Four Seasons Hotels Inc> and VMS Realty
  Partners said they agreed to acquire the Santa Barbara Biltmore
  Hotel in California from Marriott Corp, for undisclosed terms.
      Closing was expected by March 31, they added.
      The companies said they would jointly own the hotel and
  rename it the Four Seasons Biltmore at Santa Barbara. They said
  they would spend more than 13 mln U.S. dlrs "to enhance the
  Biltmore's position as one of the finest resort hotels in North
  America." Chicago-based VMS Realty is a real estate and
  development firm.
  

