Press Release: Coronado Island Marriott Resort
May 2, 2001
SAN DIEGO, CA -- The Coronado Island Marriott Resort is proud to announce that it's one of five Marriott International
properties that has been recently awarded with the prestigious 2001 Mobil Travel Guide Four-Star Award. Mobil Travel
Guide's ratings committee is comprised of culinary and hospitality professionals who evaluate lodgings and restaurants
on quality, elegance and service from a traveler's or restaurant diner's perspective. This award is testimony to
the dedication and excellence that the staff of the Coronado Island Marriott Resort has to its guests.
The 300 room Coronado Island Marriott Resort is an intimate resort, with a sense of Mediterranean elegance. With
a picturesque setting on 16 waterfront acres overlooking the enchanting San Diego Bay, the dazzling view of San
Diego's city lights and playful waterways make this resort a true island paradise. This resort pampers its guests
in a unique island setting, leaving them feeling ``so close, yet so far away,'' and with a daily Water Taxi, downtown
San Diego is just six minutes away for day and evening enjoyment.
According to Jim Burns, General Manager, ``We have strived since we acquired the hotel three years ago to achieve
world class levels of product and service excellence. This award is evidence we are on our way in achieving this
goal.''
The resort has just unveiled the plans for a new ``World Class Spa'' opening June 2002. Most treatment rooms will
have private balconies and views of the bay. Water is the recurring theme of this elegant Mediterranean-styled
spa and as guests arrive they will be greeted with a two-story cascading waterfall, and luxurious tiles and fabrics.
The Spa will be 23,000 square feet and will feature 24 treatment rooms, sauna, whirlpool, fully detailed locker
rooms, restful waiting areas, a juice bar, salon, spa boutique, a complete state-of-the-art fitness center and
an outdoor pool. Therapeutic treatments and opulent services such as 15 massage, 5 facial, 3 wet rooms and the
ever-popular ``couples'' massage room.
The 2001 Mobil Travel Guide series provides comprehensive information on more than 22,000 lodging and dining establishments
in more than 4,000 cities and towns throughout North America. ``Every hotel and restaurant listed in the MobilTravel
Guide signifies a positive recommendation, ranging from the basic to the elaborate,'' said Kenneth P. Cohen, Vice
President, Public Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mobil Travel Guide, an Exxon Mobil Travel Publication, has
been committed to providing quality service and products to North America's traveling public since 1958. Guides
are published by Publication International, Ltd.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,200 operating units
in the United States and 59 other countries and territories. Marriott Lodging operates and franchises hotels under
the 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, procurement services and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC. The company
is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 153,000 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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SOURCE: Coronado Island Marriott Resort