New Marriott Hotel Opens In Macedonia’s Capital

Marriott Hotels, the signature brand of Marriott International, has opened its first hotel in Macedonia, the Skopje Marriott Hotel. Situated on Macedonia Square, in the heart of the city's business and cultural district, the new hotel has been expertly designed to offer the very best in comfort and style.

Each of the 164 beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites, including the luxurious Presidential Suite, offer a combination of traditional architecture and modern interior design.

The new hotel, which overlooks the Vardar River, boasts an array of innovative facilities and design features including Marriott's signature Greatroom lobby, which offers an open and flexible welcoming lounge area for guests to relax, work or socialise in, as well as a restaurant and two bars, which provide a fantastic selection of local wines and handcrafted premium cocktails.

The hotel offers excellent facilities for business travellers with flexible and stylish meeting spaces including seven separate event spaces, with the largest accommodating up to 400 people, along with a multifunctional space for open discussions, workshops and private meetings. Luxurious executive suites and the hotel's Executive Lounge offer additional comfort and style.

The hotel's restaurant, Distrikt Bar + Kitchen, takes the city's melting pot of cultures and combines the best local produce with Eastern European and Mediterranean influences. Culinary highlights include market fresh fish and a Josper charcoal grill, which gives a unique and delicious flavour to the aged-steak selection on offer.

The hotel's spa provides an array of relaxing treatments including a signature intensive age defying facial, and a green tea and cucumber body polish, using June Jacobs products, renowned for their natural botanic and patented anti-oxidant blend.

Marriott's Meetings Imagined platform provides new opportunities and inspiration for events and meeting planners along with an online service that keeps guests in touch with guest relations managers 24/7.

A charming city with a fascinating history, Skopje is located in the northern part of Macedonia with the beautiful Vardar River flowing through the city. The hotel is located close to the city's most famous attractions including the Stone Bridge, the incredible statue of Alexander the Great 'Warrior on a Horse', as well as an array of theatres, museums, bars and restaurants.

Marriott Hotels is on a transformational journey to enable its guests to Travel Brilliantly. Guests and travel enthusiasts can visit www.travelbrilliantly.com to experience the countless ways Marriott Hotels continues to meet the needs of today's travellers. In addition to mobile check-in, checkout, room ready alerts and Mobile Requests, Marriott Hotels is piloting keyless entry with mobile devices at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

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