Marriott to debut in SA in prestigious Melrose Arch
GLOBAL hotel operator Marriott International is set to open its first hotel in SA in the up-market Melrose Arch precinct.The Amdec group will develop the five-star 150-room Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch as it looks to compete with hotels in Sandton and Rosebank and offer mid-size conferencing facilities similar to those found at the Sandton Convention Centre and the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg.Amdec is also developing Marriott Executive Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch, which will comprise 200 apartments with hotel services.Amdec CEO James Wilson said these would largely serve business people who were on three-and six-month or longer work visits.Soon after the opening of the hotel and apartment property in mid-August 2018, Amdec will open three Marriott-branded hotels in Cape Town. Marriott International president and CEO Arne Sorenson said this signalled a vote of confidence in SA’s tourism markets.Amdec, which has positioned itself as Marriott’s main South African de...
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