Source: True North Hotel Group
Source: True North Hotel Group
  • True North Hotel Group has for an unprecedented seventh time received Marriott International's highest owner/developer honor, the elite Partnership Circle Award. Of the 800-plus ownership groups representing Marriott's Select Brands, only the top three percent - roughly 26 - received the Partnership Circle Award for 2018.

True North Hotel Group's prior Partnership Circle Awards were received in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2016. Of True North's 24 open hotels, 17 are Marriott-branded.

True North Hotel Group was also proud to accept Marriott's Opening Hotel of the Year award for its Fairfield Inn & Suites Boston/Marlborough Apex Center hotel. This award is presented to just one new property per brand. Opened in late 2017, the winning Fairfield Inn is part of the Apex Center of New England, a 43-acre custom-designed destination with multiple state-of-the-art hospitality, business and entertainment experiences located in Marlborough, Mass. The hotel was co-developed by True North Hotel Group and RAVentures, Inc., developer of Apex Center.

"True North Hotel Group is extremely proud to accept these two outstanding honors from Marriott," said Brad Wiens. "The kudos belong to our 834 associates whose standards of excellence and passion for hospitality are what give True North Hotel Group our good name. Special recognition goes to Jessica Medina, general manager at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Boston/Marlborough Apex Center, whose stellar leadership and passion for service justifiably garnered this prestigious award."

Both awards were presented to True North Chairman and CEO Lew Wiens, President and Chief Operating Officer Richard Merkel, and Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer Brad Wiens at Marriott's CONNECT Conference, held recently in San Diego.

About True North Hotel Group

True North Hotel Group, headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., and owned by the Wiens family and Richard Merkel, is a hotel management and development company with 23 hotels currently open, three more scheduled to open in 2014, and several more under construction or in the pipeline. True North's portfolio includes extended stay and select service hotels within the Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and Holiday Inn brands.

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