01 April 2003

 
Cairo’s newest exclusive family retreat, the exquisite 5 star deluxe JW Marriott Hotel, Mirage City Cairo has opened. The hotel is the newest international JW Marriott Hotel and the third JW Marriott Hotel in the Middle East.
 
JW Marriott is the premium deluxe brand within Marriott International, providing luxurious surroundings and exceptional business and leisure service amenities at an affordable price.
 
The hotel itself offers 428 Bedrooms, superbly appointed to JW Marriott standard, including executive floors and suites. All rooms will offer STSN Internet access which will be a first for any hotel in Cairo, combined with JW Marriott hospitality delivered by associates that understand, and are trained to deliver service levels beyond expectations.
 
This magnificent 400 acre development is located on the periphery of Cairo, 15 minutes from the Airport, 10 minutes from the business suburb of Heliopolis and only 8 miles from downtown Cairo. The highly accessible Ring Road Highway provides easy and efficient access to the famous Pyramids and other historical attractions.
 
The hotel is offering a special weekend rate of LE 799 (normal price LE 2,100), which includes 2 nights in a double room, with breakfast for two adults and two children, and a complimentary one-day beach pass. The offer is valid during April and May and makes a short trip to Cairo sound very attractive.
 
An exciting variety of fourteen restaurants and bars offer international choice often not associated with hotels, from the famous JW Steakhouse to the exotic Cucina’s Restaurant where homemade pasta and pizza cooked in clay ovens will tantalize your taste buds!
 
From the meeting organiser’s point of view, the hotel offers the largest ballroom in Cairo seating 2000 people for gala dinners and 2,600 for conferences, with many other smaller meeting and private banquet rooms.
 
The hotel also features one of the largest onsite health spas in the world (80,000 square feet), various sporting facilities from tennis to the championship18-hole golf course designed by Peter Harridan, and a first for Cairo…a themed water-park ‘The Beach’ with wave pool and waterslides, the perfect venue for themed outdoor events!
 
Neal Jones, Director of Marketing commented, ‘This JW Marriott Hotel offers refined levels of luxury with the comprehensive business facilities expected by the business traveller, while offering a vast choice of restaurants, bars, sporting and relaxation facilities, all combining to create a unique, distraction free environment, conducive to strategic thinking.’ 
 
With these extensive facilities combined with the rich, unique historical sites located in and around the exciting city of Cairo, the visitor to Cairo will now be offered a new angle of excitement ensuring an unforgettable experience!
 
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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with nearly 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories.  Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Ramada International brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Marriott Grand Residence Club brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished
corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. 

 
The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 144,000 employees.  In fiscal year 2002, Marriott
International reported systemwide sales of $19 billion.  For more information or reservations, please visit the web site at
www.marriott.com.

For further information, please contact
Naamat Baradhy/Lorraine Chandler
Bates PanGulf PR,
Phone 04 2214161,
Fax 04 2247839,
Email: publicrelations@batespangulf.com

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