Lerner Enterprises, The Tower Companies and Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) are pleased to announce plans to open a 175-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Dulles, Loudoun County, Virginia. The hotel, to be known as Residence Inn-Dulles Airport, will be jointly developed by Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Companies, both of North Bethesda, Maryland and will be operated by Marriott International of Washington, D.C. Construction of the hotel is scheduled to begin in late 2003 with opening planned for late 2004. The Residence Inn-Dulles Airport is Lerner Enterprises' second hotel in the Dulles corridor. The company opened a 157 room Courtyard by Marriott at Dulles Town Center in Dulles, Virginia last year.
Located three miles from Washington Dulles International Airport at Route 28 and Waxpool Road (Route 625) in Dulles 28 Centre, the Residence Inn-Dulles Airport is within minutes of Dulles' technology corridor and many area companies, including AOL Time Warner, EDS, Cisco Systems, Xerox and many others. The Residence Inn-Dulles Airport offers guests convenient access to the Washington Metropolitan Area's largest business, retail and leisure centers, including: Tysons Corner, Dulles Town Center, Reston Town Center, Leesburg and Washington, D. C.
Designed for stays of five nights or more, each suite at the Residence Inn-Dulles Airport will have a fully-equipped kitchen with coffee maker, microwave oven and full-sized appliances. Other hotel amenities include:
-- Complimentary hot breakfast buffet -- Same Day dry cleaning
-- Indoor swimming pool -- Social room
-- Exercise room/SportCourt(R) -- Weeknight social hour
-- Daily housekeeping -- Faxing/copying/printing
-- Complimentary grocery shopping services -- In-room modem line
We are pleased with the continued growth of Residence Inn hotels in Loudoun County, one of the nation's fastest growing counties, said Tim Sheldon, senior vice president, brand management, Marriott International. This new hotel is designed to be a home away from home and provides a residential atmosphere and spacious accommodations for guest comfort.
Residence Inn, a leader in extended-stay lodging, offers more than 360 hotels in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico. Residence Inn participates in the company's award-winning Marriott Rewards(R) program, which enables members to earn their choice of points toward free vacations or frequent flyer mileage in their preferred airline program for dollars spent at more than 2,000 Marriott hotels in 56 countries.
For more information, call the Residence Inn toll-free number at 800-331- 3131, a travel agent or visit the web site at http://www.residenceinn.com/ .
For more information about Lerner Enterprises, please visit the web site at http://www.lernerenterprises.com/ . For more information about The Tower companies, please visit the web site at http://www.towercompanies.com/ .
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR), a leasing worldwide hospitality company celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2002, has over 2,600 operating units in the United States and 64 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, Towne Place Suites, Fairfield Inn, Spring Hill 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 system wide sales of $20 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit the web site at http://www.marriott.com/
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