Press Release
April 18, 2001
WASHINGTON, DC -- Marriott International, Inc. (MAR:NYSE) announced April 18 that the new Boston Marriott Quincy
will open May 15, 2001. The 464-room property is located in historic Quincy at 1000 Marriott Drive. Just eight
miles south of downtown Boston, this newest addition to the Marriott, Resorts and Suites portfolio will be owned
by the Flatley Company of Braintree, Mass., and managed by Marriott International. The hotel plans to employ more
than 300 associates.
The Boston Marriott Quincy provides more than 15,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space divisible into 17
rooms, including two ballrooms. The 9,800 square-foot Grand Ballroom can host up to 1,400 people for receptions,
840 for banquets and 1,000 theatre-style. The hotel’s 2,656-square-foot Junior Ballroom can accommodate up to 400
people. Five conference suites and an executive boardroom also are available and come equipped with high-speed
Internet access. The hotel provides state-of-the-art audiovisual and videoconferencing technology, and a 24-hour
business center to meet the needs of its guests.
All guest rooms, including eight suites, come equipped as “The Room That Works” for business travelers, with a
two-line telephone, voicemail and dataport, high-speed Internet access, ample workspace and an ergonomic chair.
Beds are topped with duvet covers, and bedrooms feature marble vanities and views of Quincy’s Waterfront district
and downtown Boston. Other room features include individual climate control, in-room coffee and tea, hair dryer,
iron and ironing board.
Hotel amenities include indoor pool, fitness center, whirlpool and sauna, complimentary parking, concierge, valet
and guest laundry and a gift shop.
Guests of the Boston Marriott Quincy have several dining options. Hancock’s, the hotel’s full-service restaurant
and steakhouse with display kitchen, offers American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Kilroy’s Irish Pub,
also part of the hotel, serves cocktails and snacks for lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy raw bar fare for lunch
and dinner at the hotel’s Lobby Lounge.
Nearby attractions include the South Shore Plaza shopping mall, John Adams and John Quincy Adams National Historic
Site, U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Museum and the USS Salem. Guests also have the option of Boston sightseeing, shopping,
museums and sporting events, and the Blue Hills Recreation Area for skiing and hiking. The Logan International
Airport is a 30-minute drive from the hotel.
For more information or reservations, contact the Boston Marriott Quincy hotel at (617) 472-1000, the Marriott
Worldwide Reservations Center at (800) 228-9290, or visit the Marriott Web site at www.marriott.com.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,300 operating units
in the United States and 59 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under
the Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill
Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott,
Ritz-Carlton and Horizons brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing
through its ExecuStay by Marriott division; and operates conference centers. Other Marriott businesses include
senior living communities and services, wholesale food distribution and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 154,000 employees. In fiscal year 2000,
Marriott International reported systemwide sales of $19.8 billion. For more information or reservations, please
visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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CONTACT:
Lucy Bossert/Matthew Carroll Marriott International, Inc. Tel: (301) 380-8009/8331 lucy.bossert@marriott.com Armistead Lemon/Susan Peters BSMG Worldwide Tel: (212) 445-8138/8156 alemon@bsmg.com
SOURCE: Marriott International, Inc.