Marriott Expands London Portfolio To Nine Hotels - London Marriott Hotel Is The Newest Resident On Park Lane

The hotel is offering special introductory rates beginning at £195 for a deluxe room through January 31, 2003.

The London Marriott Hotel Park Lane is owned by Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group plc, and London Sincere Group, Hong Kong. Theresa Maw is the general manager.

Situated at the edge of London's Hyde Park, the intimate 157-room London Marriott Hotel Park Lane aims to make guests feel as comfortable as they would at home. Among the hotel's personalized touches are fruit bowls set throughout the hotel's corridors, an entertainment center with a wide-variety of music choices that can be streamed into the guest's room at any time of the day, and down pillows and duvets. The historic Parisian Champs Elysees-style façade leads to modern guest rooms with conveniences such as STSN high-speed internet access, cordless telephones with conference and speakerphone features, and satellite television channels. The rooms feature a floral décor with shades of cream and accents of red.

140 Park Lane, the London Marriott Hotel Park Lane's restaurant and bar serves three meals a day in a brasserie-style setting. The kitchen is headed by Chef David Ali, who has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. His modern European menu will feature British specialties where possible, as well as staples such as salads, sandwiches, grills and pizza.

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For meetings and social events, the hotel offers four conferences rooms totaling 119 square meters. A comprehensive business center with secretarial support services is available on the ground floor. A private club lounge serves refreshments throughout the day and features a boardroom for guests of the hotel suites and park-view rooms.

Advance reservations can be made by contacting a travel agent or calling toll free in local markets. Marriott-appointed general sales agents and the local Marriott Global Sales Office can also provide assistance and additional information.

The London Marriott Hotel Park Lane, along with more than 2,100 affiliated hotels worldwide, participates in Marriott Rewards, the guest program that allows members to earn their choice of points or airline miles for dollars spent during each stay.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. MAR, a leading worldwide hospitality company celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2002, has nearly 2,600 operating units in the United States and 65 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. Other Marriott businesses include senior living communities and services, and wholesale food distribution. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 145,000 employees. In fiscal year 2001, Marriott International reported systemwide sales of $20 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.