JW Marriott Hotels

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thumb|right|JW Marriott, Washington D.C., the very first JW Marriott; July 2007
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, namesake of John Willard Marriott, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Marriott International is a luxury hotel chain. Found in major cities as well as vacation destinations world-wide, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts are becoming known in the hospitality industry for their practical approach to luxury in which formal pretenses are minimized.
JW Marriott Hotels compete with brands such as W by Starwood, Sheraton by Starwood, Hilton & Conrad by Hilton as well as, to an increasing degree, luxury brands such as Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton (also owned by Marriott Int'l.).
==Properties==
As of July 2010, there were 46 hotels operating under the brandhttp://www.marriott.com/File%20Blocks/US/Brands/JW%20Brand%20Landing/JW_participating_hotels.html: with a rapidly expanding portfolio.
* Azerbaijan
** JW Marriott Absheron (Opening 2011)
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Costa Rica
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* Fiji
* Hong Kong
** JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Italy
* Kazakhstan (April 2013)
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Peru
* Romania
* South Korea
** Seocho-gu, Seoul
* Turkey
** JW Marriott Hotel Ankara
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* United States
** JW Marriot Charlotte
** JW Marriott Chicago
** JW Marriott Denver
** JW Marriott Desert Ridge
** JW Marriott Grand Rapids
** JW Marriott Indianapolis
** JW Marriott Los Angeles
** JW Marriott Miami
** JW Marriott Orlando
** JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa
** JW Marriott Starr Pass
** JW Marriot Wilkesboro
* United Kingdom
* Venezuela
==Terrorist attacks==
===2003 Jakarta hotel bombing===
On August 5, 2003, the JW Marriott Jakarta was the site of a massive terrorist car bombing. The bomb exploded in a car in the hotel's entrance directly off the lobby, destroying the entryway, sending marble panels off the lobby walls (along with the near-annihilation of the lobby), and knocking off a large amount of glass panes on the exterior. Several guests inside their hotel rooms mentioned that the force of the blast knocked them over as a result of the entire building shaking. One guest also said that his window imploded into his bedroom and the force of the blast sent him flying from one end of his room to the other. Casualties included the deaths of several guards, as well as many guest injuries. The hotel put together a strong reconstruction team and successfully reopened with full-facilities before year-end.
===2008 Islamabad hotel bombing===
===2009 Jakarta hotel bombing===
On Friday 17 July 2009 at 07.45 a.m Jakarta time, a bomb exploded in the Jakarta JW Marriott hotel, destroying the first floor of the hotel. The explosion occurred 5 minutes after an explosion at the nearby Jakarta Ritz-Carlton. Latest reports indicate that 9 people died and 14 were injured in the explosions, with 6 of the dead from this Marriott hotel, 2 from the Ritz Carlton, while 1 died in the hospital.
==See also==
*JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur
*JW Marriott Shanghai
*JW Marriott Bogota
*JW Marriott Mumbai
*Marriott India
==References==
== External links ==
* JW Marriott Hotels and Resorts
* JW Marriott Lima
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Category:Marriott International brands
Category:Companies based in Maryland
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