By offering travelers a consistent, dependable and safe night's rest, the Marriott chain quickly surpassed more established competitors.

Marriott spent $2 billion in the mid-1980s on building out the Courtyard by Marriott chain in order to target Holiday Inn's clientele.

One less expensive option is the Courtyards by Marriott chain, with more than a dozen properties in prime spots throughout the area.

Is the result a boutique hotel or a Marriott chain with spiffy furniture?

The hotel is now part of the Marriott chain.

The operating corporation is considering a proposal by the Marriott chain to build a hotel consisting of two 26-story towers at the island's southern tip.

Marriott used it to design its Courtyard by Marriott chain (the slogan: designed by business travelers for business travelers).

The Marriott chain operates 21 extended care institutions in eight states, with 16 more under construction and another 15 scheduled to begin later this year.

But company officials said they were mostly franchisers, and could not make unilateral decisions for the hotel owners who paid to be a part of the Marriott chain.

The Motel 6 addition will put 131,900 rooms under Accor's management, well ahead of the 109,600 rooms controlled by the Marriott chain.