Marriott International says it will open five more hotels at Simon malls over the next few years, adding to the roughly 15 Marriott already has at Simon's properties.
"With consumers increasingly gravitating toward walkable, mixed-use communities, opening new hotels alongside Simon's thriving retail destinations is an important part of Marriott International's growth strategy in North America," said Eric Jacobs, Marriott’s chief development officer, in a press release. "Simon's centers provide leisure and business travelers alike access to shopping, restaurants, entertainment and an array of unique experiences outside their door, providing the perfect complement for our select-service brands, such as AC by Marriott and Residence Inn."
Marriott brands will be introduced at Dadeland Mall, in Miami; Firewheel Town Center, Garland, Texas; Roosevelt Field, Garden City, N.Y.; Sawgrass Mills, Sunrise, Fla.; and Wolfchase Galleria, Memphis, Tenn.
One of the most notable hotel-mall combinations is Marriott's Ritz-Carlton, at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, Va. Other Simon malls that contain Marriott-brand hotels are Phipps Plaza, in Atlanta, which got an AC hotel in 2016; and Coconut Point, in Estero, Fla., where a TownePlace Suites opened last year.
"There is a great synergy when you combine Marriott's innovative hotels and Simon's exciting shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use properties," said Patrick Peterman, Simon's vice president of development and asset intensification, in a press release. "The uses are very complementary. We've recognized this for a long time."
In all, Marriott operates some 6,500 hotels under about 30 banners across nearly 130 countries and territories.
Stay awhile A Marriott-branded hotel will open at Simon's Roosevelt Field, Garden City, N.Y.
One of the most notable hotel-mall combinations is the Ritz-Carlton — also a Marriott brand — in Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, Va. Other Simon malls that contain Marriott-brand hotels are Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, which got an AC hotel in 2016, and Coconut Point, Estero, Fla., where a TownePlace Suites opened last year.
"There is a great synergy when you combine Marriott's innovative hotels and Simon's exciting shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use properties," said Patrick Peterman, vice president of development and asset intensification at Simon, in a press release. "The uses are very complementary. We've recognized this for a long time."
In all, Marriott has more than 6,500 hotels across 30 brands in 127 countries and territories.
By Edmund Mander
Director, Editor-In-Chief/SCT
