AUSTIN, TX—Marriott International has announced plans for a new Marriott Marquis hotel here. The hotel will be owned and operated by White Lodging Services Corp.
The 1,003-room Austin Marriott Marquis will be the largest hotel in the city and will join other Marquis hotels in New York, Atlanta and San Diego as well as an additional Marriott Marquis slated to open in Washington, DC in 2013. The project is on schedule to break ground in mid-2012 and open in 2015. The hotel will include multiple food and beverage outlets, a fitness center and 111,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
Part of Marriott Internationals Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand, Marriott Marquis hotels are 1,000-plus room upscale convention hotels with services and amenities tailored to large groups.