Source: Marriott

Bethesda, MD -- TownePlace Suites by Marriott® and long-time partner The Container Store® have you covered this holiday season. Starting today, the extended-stay hotel brand will play Santa's Little Helper by rolling out self-service gift wrapping stations at select hotels to make holiday gift giving a little easier for guests. The gift wrapping stations will offer a curated collection of The Container Store's Gift Wrap Wonderland – the world's most celebrated collection of gift wrap, ribbons, totes and more – and also provide expert gift wrapping tips and tricks to impress loved ones while on the road this holiday season.

The self-service gift wrapping stations are an extension of the existing partnership between the fastest growing brand in the Marriott portfolio and the nation's leading retailer of storage and organization products. In 2013, TownePlace Suites partnered with The Container Store to become one of the first hotel brands to encourage organization and productivity during extended stays. Today, guests can utilize The Container Store's best-selling elfa® custom closet in more than 150 TownePlace Suites locations across the US and Canada.

Through this partnership, travelers are able to unpack their suitcase into a custom elfa® closet while getting comfortable and unwinding in their spacious suite. From drawers to shelves to smart hanging space, guests will find everything they need to make them feel right at home at TownePlace Suites. This holiday season in select hotel lobbies, guests can also stay organized and wrap up holidays while on the road with the DIY gift wrapping stations featuring wrapping paper, ribbons, totes and tissue paper from The Container Store in addition to the right tools needed to create the perfect gift presentation.

"At TownePlace Suites, we believe that having the space to organize and the tools to get things done makes for a happier traveler," said Loren Nalewanski vice president and global brand manager for TownePlace Suites. "That is why this holiday season we are working with our incredible partner and the organization experts at The Container Store to provide our guests with the supplies they need to spread happiness to all of the special people in their lives."

The self-service gift wrapping stations will be featured in select TownePlace Suites locations throughout the country from December 1st through December 31st. For more information, please visit www.TownePlaceSuites.com.

About The Container Store

The Container Store (NYSE: TCS) is the nation's leading retailer of storage and organization products and the only retailer solely devoted to the category. The company originated the concept of storage and organization of retailing when it opened its first store in 1978. Today, the retailer has 86 store locations nationwide that each average 25,000 square feet. The Container Store has over 11,000 products – many of them multifunctional – to help customers save space and, ultimately, save them time. Since its inception, the retailer has nurtured an employee-first culture and couples its one-of-a-kind product collection with a high level of customer service delivered by its highly trained organization experts. The Company has been named to FORTUNE magazine's 100 Best Companies To Work For® 17 years in a row. Visit www.containerstore.com for more information about store locations, the product collection and services offered and the retailer's new lifestyle blog, Container Stories (containerstore.com/blog). To find out more about The Container Store's unique culture, Foundation Principles and devotion to Conscious Capitalism, visit the retailer's culture blog at www.whatwestandfor.com or read Chairman & Co-Founder Kip Tindell's book UNCONTAINABLE: How Passion, Commitment, and Conscious Capitalism Built a Business Where Everyone Thrives (available at The Container Store, www.uncontainable.com and anywhere books are sold).

About Marriott International

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of more than 8,100 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 139 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly awarded travel program. For more information, please visit our website, and for the latest company news, visit Marriott News Center. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on Twitter and Instagram.

Lindsey Pfrommer
Marriott International
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