Marriott Signs Hotel in Benin

Marriott has signed an agreement with SHRL-Benin SA to manage a 200-room, full-service Marriott Hotels & Resorts-branded hotel in Cotonou, Benin.

The hotel, scheduled to open in 2013, will be the third Marriott International-branded property in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Cotonou Marriott is located on a prime beachfront site adjacent to Cotonou’s convention center, close to the Presidential Palace in the diplomatic and government quarter of the city and within a five-minute drive from the international airport and sea port.

“As Africa continues to emerge economically onto the world’s stage, we are delighted to be working with SHRL-Benin in bringing this hotel to life,” said Ed Fuller, president & managing director of international lodging for Marriott. “When opened, we expect the hotel to quickly become the center of business and social life in Cotonou and to play an important role in the future development of the city as a destination people will want to visit time and again.”

 Recreational amenities at the hotel will include a private beach, outdoor swimming pool, a health & leisure club and tennis courts.

For entertainment and dining, the hotel’s five restaurants and lounges will provide guests with a range of choices. Guests will able to choose among a casual, all-day dining experience, a specialty restaurant, a pool grille, a sports bar serving light snacks and a lobby lounge that will be part of a versatile, multi-purpose space that will serve as a social center for guests and local residents to meet with friends and colleagues, relax or plug in the electronic devices any time, day or evening.

Other amenities will include a state of the art business center, 24-hour room service, in room mini-bar and safe, retail space for sundries, wide-screen television, internet services and airport shuttle transfers. A special lounge will be available for airline crews.

For conferences and social events, the Cotonou Marriott will have 800 square meters of flexible function space consisting of a 400-square meter ballroom that will be divisible into four sections and will feature natural light, a boardroom, and 360 meters of space consisting of a five individual, interconnecting rooms.

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