Courtyard by Marriot at NMSU — Photo by Marriott

New Mexico State University broke ground on a new, 126-room hotel that will sit on three acres of land leased by the university.

The new Courtyard hotel operated by Marriott will be located right next door to the Las Cruces Convention Center.

Once the hotel is complete, students in NMSU's School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management will get exclusive internship opportunities.

The university will receive either $80,000 or a percentage of the hotel's revenue, whichever is greater. The hotel is expected to open in June 2019.

Hotel website