Marriott International Inc., Bethesda, Maryland announced on Monday that it is opening three new hotels in Sochi, Russia under franchise agreements negotiated with NBB-Development, Moscow.
The hotels include the 150-room JW Marriott Sochi Golf Resort expected to open early 2014, the 398-room Marriott Krasnaya Polyana Hotel expected to open late 2013 and located at the heart of the Olympic Media Village of Gornaya Karusel and 345-room Courtyard by Marriott Sochi Plaza Hotel expected to open late 2013.
Sochi is seeing a splurge of development ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics that it is hosting. A unique location in Russia, Sochi was a very popular tourist destination for Russians during the Soviet era. Its climate is similar to a Mediterranean locale but within an hour one can be trudging on snow-covered mountains.
“We are thrilled to announce these three new hotels in Sochi and to be part of the growing infrastructure and rise of this great destination,” said Amy McPherson, president and managing director for Marriott International in Europe.