The Marriott hotel chain will be adding to its 3,600 worldwide locations with the opening of a new 230-metre (752-ft) high hotel in New York City, making it the tallest in the Big Apple.
The Courtyard and Residence Inn Manhattan-Central Park, a soaring, new 68-storey property houses two distinctly different hotels – the 378-room Courtyard and the 261-room Residence Inn for longer stays — at 1717 Broadway (at 54th Street).
The hotels will share a main entrance and arrival lobby on 54th Street, with public areas for the Residence Inn on the third floor and for the Courtyard on the fourth floor.
Guest rooms for the Courtyard will be located on floors 6 through 32 and for Residence Inn on floors 36 through 64, with separate elevator banks to serve the guestrooms and public areas for each brand.
In addition to ground floor retail space, a leased restaurant will occupy the second floor, and a fifth floor lounge and terrace with outdoor seating will have a great view overlooking Broadway. Both hotels will share a fitness facility on the 34th floor.
The multi-million dollar project is scheduled to open in late 2013 and be managed by Interstate Hotels and Resorts.