Marriott Opens Residence Inn Kingston, Ontario

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. August 23, 2010

August 20, 2010 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR; www.marriott.com) opened the 141-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Kingston, Ontario on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Located at Seven Earl Street, the Residence Inn Kingston Water's Edge will operate as a Marriott franchise, managed by Atlific Hotels.

Located downtown on the waterfront overlooking the Kingston Harbour and picturesque Wolfe Island, the Residence Inn Kingston Water's Edge offers its guest's convenient access to Canadian Forces Base Kingston, Kingston General Hospital, Old Fort Henry, Queen's University and the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. The hotel is also nearby to many local businesses including Empire Life, Novelis and Dupont. Rates vary depending on length of stay.

“We are pleased to introduce Residence Inn hotels in the Kingston area,” said Katie Tyson, vice president for Residence Inn. “This new hotel was designed to be a home away from home and provides a residential atmosphere and spacious accommodations for guest comfort.”

Residence Inns are designed as all suite hotels that offer studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites. Designed for stays of five nights or more but also ideal for shorter stays, each suite has a fully-equipped kitchen with coffee maker, microwave oven, full-sized appliances and free high-speed Internet access. The hotel offers daily housekeeping, complimentary grocery shopping services and same-day dry cleaning.

A complimentary hot breakfast buffet, HomeTouch™ is available each morning in the lobby area. Other hotel facilities and services include an indoor swimming pool, exercise room, a social room, weeknight social hour and faxing/copying/printing. The hotel also offers 5,200 square feet of meeting space to accommodate meetings and functions of up to 500 people for a reception style event and 325 people for a banquet.

The hotel is also home to the West 76 Grill, open for lunch and dinner, it provides guests with an internationally inspired menu centered on fresh, locally-sourced products. It features impeccable food, a large waterside patio and contemporary dining room overlooking Lake Ontario which will surely make it a welcome addition to Kingston's dining scene.

Residence Inn by Marriott is a moderately priced extended stay brand that helps guests to thrive on long stays. Spacious suites with full kitchens offer the comforts of the modern home, while associates provide intuitive service with a human touch. With nearly 600 properties in North and Central America and the Caribbean, Residence Inn is Marriott's second largest lodging brand, with another 154 hotels on the way, including a new Residence Inn prototype customized for the European market -- the Residence Inn by Marriott Munich Orleansstrasse - opening in 2011.

For more information or reservations, call the Residence Inn Kingston Water's Edge hotel directly at 613-544-4888, the Residence Inn toll-free number at 800-331-3131, a travel agent or visit the Web site at www.residenceinn.com.