PHOENIX
Marriott International is moving forward with a 280-room urban concept hotel in downtown Phoenix. The project is going through the city’s planning and zoning approval process, but construction could start as early as next year.
The hotel is slated to cater to business travelers and the Phoenix Convention Center; it will offer a combination of Marriott’s Courtyard and Residence Inn brands.
If the urban Courtyard by Marriott gets built, it won’t be the first Marriott hotel in downtown Phoenix. The Wyndham Phoenix will become a Marriott Renaissance hotel next month in a brand change viewed as an upgrade for the property.
In the past few years, Sheraton and Westin hotels also have opened downtown, and the Kimpton Palomar hotel is under construction at CityScape. There also is continued talk of a new hotel at the Collier Center/Bank of America Tower complex.
