BETHESDA, Md.—AC Hotels by Marriott, Marriott International’s upper-moderate-tier lifestyle brand, has announced global plans for 22 new design-led hotels slated to open in 2016. The brand caters to travelers with a millennial mindset.
Five AC hotels are expected to open this month: AC Guadalajara Mexico; AC Cincinnati North/West Chester, Ohio; AC Boston North, Mass.; AC Marseille, France; and AC Queretaro, Mexico. Additional AC properties scheduled to open this year will be located in downtown San Jose, Calif.; Atlanta, Ga.; Asheville, N.C.; Cambridge, Mass.; Tempe, Ariz.; Des Moines, Iowa; and Minneapolis, Minn. International locations include Panama, Brazil, Israel, England, Chile, Mexico, Germany, and Poland.
“AC Hotels by Marriott is a new breed of lifestyle hotels created to inspire the next-generation traveler through innovative design,” explains Tina Edmundson, global officer, luxury and lifestyle brands, Marriott International. “Our rapidly growing portfolio of design-led hotels illustrates Marriott International’s commitment to making distinctive architecture and design affordable and accessible for creatives and entrepreneurs around the world– appealing to a large and growing demographic, with a robust development pipeline to match.”