Marriott Signs Hotel in New York’s Herald Square

Marriott is to open a new Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New York.

 The 168-room Courtyard by Marriott New York Manhattan/Herald Square, located on the northeast corner of 6th Avenue and 35th Street, will occupy the former Atlantic Bank of New York building, constructed in 1928. The hotel is scheduled to open in early 2012.

The 17-story building will maintain its façade, with 5,000 square feet of leased retail space on the ground floor. The Courtyard signature lobby will be on the 3rd floor, complete with a “Table Concept” F&B. Guest rooms will occupy floors 4 to 17, with the Courtyard signature room.

A signature element of the new lobby will be the GoBoard, a 55-inch LCD interactive touch screen packed with local information, maps, weather, and news, business and sports headlines.

Each room will be equipped with a flat-panel television, complimentary Wi-Fi access and a functional work area with a multi-level desk. The centerpiece of the living area is a stylish and modern loveseat sofa that also doubles as a pullout bed.

“This will be our seventh Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New York City when it opens in 2012, and we are excited to be in this fabulous location, near Macy’s and New York’s Penn Station,” said David Marriott, chief operations officer -- Eastern Region, The Americas. “We look forward to managing this hotel and incorporating all the hugely successful elements of the Courtyard brand.”

Marriott International currently has 33 open properties in three boroughs of New York city (Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens), across nine brands, including Autograph Collection, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Marriott ExecuStay, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels, Residence Inn by Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, and Ritz-Carlton Residences.

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