Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Opens
May 1, 2014
The $520 million Marriott Marquis Washington, DC opened May 1, 2014, marking Marriott International’s 4,000th hotel.
Connected via underground concourse to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the 1,175-room Marriott Marquis offers more than 105,000 sf of meeting space including 83 meeting rooms, a 31,000-sf Marquis Ballroom, two 11,000-sf ballrooms, an 18,000-sf indoor event terrace, and a 5,200-sf outdoor event terrace. Unique to this hotel, the below-grade meeting space (Marriott Marquis is as deep — 94 feet — as it is tall) has been designed to incorporate natural light that filters several floors down into the meeting corridors from the open spaces above.
Situated at 901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW and spanning almost an entire large city block, Marriott Marquis Washington, DC is one of only five Marriott Marquis properties in the country. The property features an all-glass rooftop, a 56-ft steel sculpture centerpiece, cutting-edge technology, interactive televisions in every guest room and a just-released Marriott Hotels mobile services app.
“From the nine-seat root beer stand that my parents started 87 years ago here in Washington, to the milestone opening of our 4,000th hotel, we have been fortunate to call this town our home,” stated J.W. Marriott Jr., executive chairman. “Washington is one of the world’s greatest cities, and we are excited to host visitors and groups from across the globe at our newest hotel to fly the Marriott Hotels flag. The Marriott Marquis Washington, DC.
The Marriott Marquis Washington, DC is owned by Quadrangle Development, along with its partner, Capstone Development LLC, headed by Norman Jenkins, and is operated by Marriott International Inc.