 Marriott recognized its own in March and Chicago came out on top! At the annual Marriott International Global Conference held at the San Francisco Marriott, which was attended by 516 Marriott Hotels & Resorts executives throughout the U.S., the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile won four distinguished awards. Robert J. McCarthy, president/chief operating officer of Marriott International North America Lodging Operations presented the 1,198-room property with the following awards: General Manager of the Year; Property Sales Team of the Year; Revenue Management Team of the Year; and eCommerce Marriott.com Hotel Web Site of the Year.
"It was a great day for us, and the city of Chicago to be recognized by the world-wide leader in the hospitality industry, said Marriott’s new GM of the Year, Doug Ridge, general manager of the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. "I am so proud of our teams' ongoing commitment to excellence at every level and to see the Chicago market come away with so many awards is also really exciting."
Soaring 46 stories above Michigan Avenue, the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile only four miles from McCormick Place and part of the windy city’s fame Magnificent Mile district, which is the heart of Chicago nightlife, restaurants and shopping. It is also located 15 miles from O'Hare International Airport and is within close proximity to a host of famed attractions including, Navy Pier, Sears Tower and Shedd Aquarium.
The venue boasts 60,000 square feet of versatile meeting space and 1,198 contemporary guest rooms featuring flat-screen TV's and Marriott's new Revive bedding package. Guests can enjoy a complimentary health club with indoor pool, whirlpool, steam room, sauna, 24-hour cardio room and hair and nail salon. The hotel is in the planning stages of a $36 million renovation which will include a complete redo of all meeting and ballrooms,  adding 17,000 square-feet of new meeting space, redesigning and relocating the restaurant, expanding the lobby bar and creating a Marriott "Great Room" in the lobby, which divides the area into four general zones: a welcome zone for check-in/concierge services; an individual zone where guests can relax, read, surf the Internet or enjoy; a social zone where groups can hold informal meetings, discussions or to share a beverage or snack; and a business zone features a business center and a multi-functional boardroom with a variety of A/V equipment. |
