By Shantanu Jain
MUMBAI is to get a brand new Marriott, the second in the city come March 1. This is what Rajeev Menon, Area Vice President, South Asia at Marriott International told BW Hotelier in an exclusive interview during the launch of the Courtyard by Marriott, Agra, (see photo) the 1000 Marriott worldwide.
’On March 1, this year we open JW Marriott in Mumbai, our second in the city, with 585 rooms and soon after that we open Renaissance in Lucknow, which promises to be one of the best hotel in the city. Much like the previous years, we will be opening about 6 to 8 new hotels in India in 2015 with 49 other hotel properties are under construction,’ Menon said,
The new properties are spread across India, in locations like Shillong, Kolkata, Jaisalmer and Amritsar among other cities, we found out.
’Courtyard is an extremely well-positioned, entry level five star hotel brand and leads in many markets across this country. We believe with the opening of this hotel will provide an opportunity for our customers to choose a Marriott branded hotel when they come to a city like Agra,’ Menon told us at the launch, adding that aim was to be among the top 3 hotels in Agra.
’Agra as a city, has changed completely in the last 3 years with markets for destination weddings, events and other businesses opening up and we hope that the consistency in our services across all our brands will benefit this Courtyard by Marriott in Agra’, he added.
Courtyard by Marriott in Agra has 189 rooms--114 currently operational--including 18 suites. The property has three banquet facilities totalling 30,000 sq. ft. The property also features 2 restaurants--Momo caf- an all day dining restaurant and Momo 2 Go, an order to go service for takeaways. The hotel will also launch an Indian cuisine outdoor dining restaurant called Alfresco post the monsoon season this year.
Shantanu Jain is Junior Correspondent, BW Hotelier.
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