FIVE-STAR SHANGHAI MARRIOTT HOTEL HONGQIAO OPENS

Marriott continues to expand portfolio in China

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has announced that the Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao has opened its doors to travelers. This 315-room hotel is the fourth Marriott branded hotel in mainland China and brings the total rooms to 2,137.

The hotel is owned by the Zijang Group Co. Ltd. The general manager is Robert J. Lohrmann.

The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao is located 10 minutes east of the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and 60 minutes from the Shanghai Pudong Airport.

Designed to meet five-star business hotel standards, each of the hotel’s guest rooms features central air-conditioning, mini-bar, deluxe bathroom with shower and bath facilities, voice mail and data port for e-mail. Guests may also take advantage of the hotel’s beauty salon, business center, indoor swimming pool and health club.

For dining, guests may choose from the hotel’s four restaurants – Marriott Café, serving continental and Asian food; Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, featuring regional Chinese cuisine; Manhattan Steakhouse, which serves grade-A imported beef; and Champions, an international sports restaurant open daily for drinks and dinner. In addition, the hotel has a lobby lounge, which serves daily afternoon tea and evening cocktails, and a Gourmet Shop offering fresh breads, pastries and imported specialty items.The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao has extensive meeting facilities including a 745-square-meter (2,444-square-foot) ballroom that accommodates 600 people and can be divided into three sections. There are nine additional multi-purpose function and meeting rooms that total 713 square-meters (2,339.2 square-feet) of meeting space.

In addition to the four Marriott hotels, Marriott International manages six Courtyard by Marriott hotels, four New World hotels and one Ramada hotel in mainland China. Three additional properties are under construction in the country, including:

218-room Pudong Shanghai Courtyard by Marriott, opening in 2001
362-room JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai, opening in 2001
343-room Dalian Marriott Hotel, opening in 2002

The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao, along with over 1,800 Marriott-affiliated hotels worldwide participates in Marriott Rewards, the guest reward program that allows members to earn their choice of points or airline miles for dollars spent during each stay.