| Marriott International, Inc. will introduce its highly
successful, moderately priced Courtyard brand to Thailand under a management
agreement with The Erawan Group PLC for the 316-room Courtyard by Marriott
Bangkok. Scheduled to open in 2007, the hotel will be the fourth property in
Bangkok to fly a Marriott brand flag and the eighth hotel in Thailand for
Marriott.
The Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok will be located on Soi
Mahadlekluang, a quiet road in the
Rajadamri area of Bangkok.
Bangkok International
Airport is approximately a 30-minute drive away. The hotel is in the
vicinity of fashionable restaurants, retail shops, office centres, embassies
and diplomatic missions. Further, Bangkok’s elevated light-rail system,
which offers easy access to the rest of the city, is a short walk from the
hotel.
“The continued expansion of our portfolio in
Bangkok is very heartening
on two levels,” said Ed Fuller, president & managing director of
international lodging for Marriott International. “We are delighted to have
our second property in Bangkok with the Erawan Group PLC. The Courtyard by
Marriott Bangkok is evidence of the strong relationship forged since the
opening of the JW
Marriott Hotel Bangkok. We are also thrilled to soon be able to offer
travellers to Bangkok four different lodging brands, giving them a choice in
lodging at a variety of price points and types of hotel experience.”
The largest of Marriott’s 14 lodging brands in terms of units, Courtyard
by Marriott hotels are targeted at the upper-moderate and lower-upscale
business traveller segments and consistently provide the services and
accommodations these consumers value most, such as functionality, safety and
comfort. The brand is focused on the guest room and its in-room amenities,
while public spaces are open and bright, offering casual ambience, a
welcoming environment, comfortable gathering places and good food.
For dining and entertainment, the Courtyard by Marriott Bangkok will have
a casual restaurant, a lobby lounge and a bar. Recreational amenities will
include an outdoor swimming pool and a health and fitness center. Other
amenities will include a business center and a sundry shop.
For social events and conferences, the hotel will offer 390 square meters
of function space comprised of two meeting rooms, each capable of being
divisible into three sections.
In Bangkok, the Marriott International portfolio consists of
the 441-room JW
Marriott Hotel Bangkok, the 162-room The Mayfair Marriott Executive
Apartments Bangkok and the 417-room
Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa. Elsewhere in Thailand, the Marriott
International portfolio includes the 265-room
JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, the 216-room
Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa and the 290-room
Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa. The conversion of the 78-unit Buriraya
Resort & Spa to the
Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa is expected to take place by the end
of 2005.
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