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February 15, 2001
Windsor, CN — February 15, 2001 - Marriott International, Inc. (MAR / NYSE) in conjunction with Winegardner & Hammons,
Inc. and The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company/Eagle Realty Group, are pleased to announce that construction is
underway on a new full-service, 295-room hotel in the city of Windsor, just north of Hartford. Located near the expanding
Bradley International Airport on Day Hill Rd just off I-91 and Rt. 75, this hotel
will be the newest addition to this growing area.
Slated to open in Spring 2002, this new state-of-the-art hotel will offer an upscale design, Marriott’s legendary
service and an unprecedented list of amenities to satisfy the needs of today’s business travelers and professional
meeting planners. The Hartford/Windsor Marriott Airport Hotel represents the newest full-service hotel in Hartford/Windsor
to offer meeting space.
The hotel will feature 295 guest rooms, 14,000 square feet of meeting space, eight executive boardrooms,
comprehensive audio and visual services, an indoor pool and fitness center, the RiverCity Grille Restaurant
and Lounge, a Concierge Level and Lounge, and over 200 guest rooms that are designated the “Room That Works.”
These rooms are specially designed for the business traveler and are offered at no extra charge. The rooms include
a large console table and writing desk with adjustable ergonomic chair, moveable desk light, two-line telephones,
and a data port.
More information on the new Hartford/Windsor Marriott Airport hotel can be obtained by visiting
www.marriott.com/BDLAP.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide
hospitality company with nearly 2,600 lodging properties in the United States
and 66 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. The
company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., has approximately 129,000
employees, and was ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one
of the best places to work for by FORTUNE®. For more information or
reservations, please visit the web site at www.marriott.com.
Eagle Realty Group, a full-service commercial real estate company,
offers a comprehensive range of services covering three core real estate areas:
Investment Management offers asset management and investment advisory services;
Residential Property Management serves apartment and condominium communities;
and NAI Eagle provides commercial property management and brokerage services.
The organization currently oversees investment portfolios consisting of over 25
million square feet of all types of real estate across the U.S. valued in excess
of $2.3 billion.
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is a full-service hotel management company with a reputation for progressive and successful hospitality management. The WHI
owned/managed portfolio includes resorts, all-suite, extended-stay, full service
and conference center hotels in many diverse markets across the U.S. WHI
currently manages over 30 hotels in the U.S. For more information on WHI, visit www.whihotels.com.
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