Marriott Marquis Houston

The Marriott Marquis Houston is a 1000-room Marriott hotel in Houston, Texas. It is the second large hotel located near the George R. Brown Convention Center,[3][4] to which is connected by a pedestrian sky bridge.[2] It includes six restaurants and a 40,000-square-foot ballroom, the largest in Houston.[5] The hotel is the sixth Marriott Marquis Hotel.[5][4] It is most famous for the Texas shaped lazy river located on the sixth floor rooftop deck.[6]

Marriott Marquis Houston
Hotel chainMarriott Marquis
General information
LocationUnited States
Address1777 Walker Street
Houston, Texas 77010
OpeningDecember 26, 2016
Cost$335 million
ManagementMarriott International
Height400 feet (120 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count30[1]
Floor area166,000 sq ft (15,400 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectMorris Architects[1]
DeveloperRIDA Development[2]
Other information
Number of rooms1,000
Number of restaurants6
Website
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houmq-marriott-marquis-houston/

References

  1. "Marriott Marquis Houston". Emporis. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "Marriott Marquis Houston". Marriott Hotels & Resorts. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. Erin Mulvaney (April 11, 2014). "Business leaders see Marriott Marquis as new downtown icon". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. "Houston's Marriott Marquis takes further shape". Hotel Design. August 23, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. Jenny Agee-Aldridge (April 11, 2014). "Marriott Marquis breaks ground with some unexpected features". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. Hansen, Anastasia (April 18, 2017). "Everything You Need to Know about the Marriott Texas Lazy River Pool". It's Not Hou It's Me | Houston Lifestyle, Food and Culture Blog. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

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