Hospitality

Marriott opens its 100th hotel in Bengaluru

Marriott International has launched its 100th hotel in India in India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru. “With the opening of the 360-room Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel, we have achieved the milestone of 100 hotels in India,” said group President and Chief Executive Officer Arne M Sorenson.

The 360-room hotel includes 39 suites and 79 Sheraton Club Rooms, and also home to large meeting and banqueting facilities. A convention centre detached from the main hotel building with a capacity to host about 2,000 pax will be opened in a few months’ time. The convention centre is expected to be operational from July. On the F&B side, the hotel offers a mix of six different restaurants and bars. The Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield also offers all signature brand offerings of the Sheraton brand like Sheraton Fitness, Shine Spa, etc.

The hotel has five banquet spaces that include a pillarless ballroom and a lounge upstairs for members of the Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty programme.