Marriott to open new hotel in Brazil
Upscale hospitality brand Marriott International is planning to open a new hotel called Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil.
Developed under a management agreement with Rio Ave Ltd., the hotel is a 12-storied property, which features 162 upscale guest rooms, business lobby, and a dining restaurant.
In addition to that it also features 3,230 square feet of meeting space. The recreational facilities of the hotel include a swimming pool and a fitness centre and ample parking space.
Scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2014, the new Courtyard by Marriott will be the Rio Ave Ltda’s first venture into the lodging sector.
Marriott International currently has a presence in Brazil with the 445-room Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel, 245-room JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro, the 311-room Sao Paulo Airport Marriott, 114-unit Marriott Executive Apartments Sao Paulo, and the 128-room Hotel & Spa do Vinho Caudalie. Currently under development in Brazil is a 165-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Porto Alegre and a 160-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Curitiba, both set to open in the first half of 2014 before the World Cup and a 158-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Curitiba, scheduled to open in early 2015.
