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Encyclopedia > Courtyard by Marriott
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Courtyard by Marriott is a brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. They have over 2,800 hotels worldwide, as of June 2007. Courtyard by Marriott is designed for business travelers. Its rooms feature large desks, couches, free high speed Internet access, and "big" breakfasts. Some locations have full-service restaurants, and all have 24-hour "mini-marts." It competes with other mid-priced business-oriented hotels like Wingate Inn and Hilton Garden Inn. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 482 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,429 × 861 pixels, file size: 390 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A typical Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Herndon, Virginia. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 482 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,429 × 861 pixels, file size: 390 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A typical Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Herndon, Virginia. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... Wingate Inn opened their first hotel in July 1996. ... Hilton Hotels Corporation NYSE: HLT operates one of the worlds largest chains of hotels. ...


History

The first location was built in 1983 and was Marriott's first sister brand. Marriott spent $2 billion in the mid-1980s on building out the Courtyard by Marriott chain in order to target Holiday Inn's clientele.[1] This article is about the hotel chain. ...


References

  1. ^ Leslie Smith, "Marriott Stakes Out Hotel Territory", New York Times, 22 September 1985, F1.

The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

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