NAGOYA MARRIOTT ASSOCIA HOTEL OPENS

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) continues its growth in Asia with the opening of the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, Japan. The 780-room hotel is the first Marriott-branded hotel in Nagoya and the seventh Japanese hotel in its lodging portfolio.

The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is owned by J.R. Tokai Hotels. The general manager is Hiroshi Goto.

Set against the historic background described in James Clavell’s epic novel, Shogun, the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is located directly above the JR Nagoya railroad station in the heart of Nagoya and only one hour and 37 minutes by bullet-train from Tokyo and 45 minutes from Osaka. It is in the JR Central Towers building, the fourth tallest building in Japan, which also houses offices, upscale restaurants and retail outlets including a department store. Hotel guests can visit popular Nagoya sites, including the Tokugawa Art Collection, Nagoya Castle, Noritake Ceramic Museum and Atsuta Shrine.

The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is the only hotel in Nagoya to offer voicemail in guestrooms. In addition, the rooms, which average 37 square meters (400 square feet), have dual phone lines and dataports. All Concierge Level rooms are equipped with facsimile machines offering direct send/receive faxing. Concierge guests enjoy a private check-in/out lounge plus complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails.

For entertainment and dining, the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel has six restaurants – Mikuni Nagoya (French), Lin-Ka (Chinese), La Jolla (California), Ka-Un (Japanese), Nakotei (Teppan-Yaki) and Pergola (coffee shop) – two bars, tea service in the lobby lounge and a cake shop.

For social events, the hotel has extensive banquet and wedding facilities, including a chapel, Shinto shrine, photo studio, beauty salon, costume salon and dressing room, as well as 16 banquet rooms. The largest banquet room holds 1,500 people.

In addition, business travelers can take advantage of the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel’s fully equipped business center featuring personal computers with Internet access, printers and personal workstations. Individual meeting rooms with seating for eight to 10 people are also available.

Marriott Hotels, Resorts & Suites is the company’s flagship brand of upscale, full-service hotels and resorts. Most hotels feature multiple restaurants and lounges, health club, swimming pool, gift shop, concierge level, business center and meeting facilities. There are 368 Marriott Hotels in the United States and 46 other countries and territories.