Marriott Hopes Small Rooms Are Big Draw | wsj.com

One of the world’s biggest hospitality companies is trying to win new business with small hotel rooms. Marriott International Inc. is preparing in the U.S. to launch its 18th brand: Moxy, a lifestyle hotel with 183-square-foot standard rooms–compared with the industry’s typical 250 to 300—and spare design that features concrete floors, exposed columns and “industrial-chic” furniture.