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A Marriott Grows in Moscow

Where: Voznesenskiy Pereulok 7, Moscow, Russian Federation

The Courtyard Marriott has come to Moscow and finally, after a year and a half delay, the hotel will open its doors this summer.

The building's owners (not Marriott) had tried to sell the hotel after its completion--no one knows why--and since a buyer has not appeared, they decided to go ahead and open it.

With Marriott managing the property, the four-star hotel has 215 rooms, "two restaurants, four conference rooms totaling 300 square meters, a 360-square-meter atrium with a capacity of up to 400 people, and underground parking for 65 cars."

The hotel is located across from St. Andrew's Anglican Church and near the Moscow Conservatory,and "the Courtyard's location could be one of the best of any hotel of its class in Moscow."

Because apparently, the Holiday Inn is way far from the center of Moscow.

"This is an excellent location," an analyst said. "For the next three to five years, at the very least, they will not face competition in Moscow."

FYI: There are three other Marriotts in Moscow. Hmm...how do you say monopoly in Russian?

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