JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel

The JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel, also Absheron Hotel is a high-rise hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, located on Azadliq Square next to Pushkin's Park and the Crescent Hotel on the edge of the Caspian Sea.[1] A hotel on this site, established in 1985,[2] had 343 rooms on 16 floors. That hotel was demolished and completely rebuilt in 2009 to become a JW Marriott-managed property of 237 rooms on 21 floors. It is described as an "imposing hotel", with a "magnificent view of the city square and the sun-spangled expanse of the world's largest lake".[3]

JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel
Location within Azerbaijan
General information
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°22′27″N 49°51′23″E
Opening1 May 2012
Technical details
Floor count21
Other information
Number of rooms237
JW Marriott Absheron Hotel on stamp

References

  1. Noble, John; Kohn, Michael; Systermans, Danielle (1 May 2008). Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lonely Planet. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-74104-477-5. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. "All Russia Hotels". Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  3. Haley, Ken (15 August 2011). Emails From the Edge. DoctorZed Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-921924-07-1. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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