Dubai, UAE - 19th March 2015

The JW Marriott Marquis, the UAE's largest five-star hotel had the pleasure of hosting last night's 10th edition of the prominent, annual Time Out Dubai Restaurant Awards. The luxury hotel celebrated a number of accolades on the night including winning the Best Thai restaurant with Tong Thai, Best Indian restaurant with Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar and Best Bar Food with GQ Bar; as well as Prime 68 being highly commended in the Best Steakhouse category. The auspicious event was held in the properties ballroom showcasing exquisite cuisine from resident chef's Sebastian Nohse, Director of Culinary and Steven Peter, Executive Sous Chef.

Mr. Bill Keffer, General Manager at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai commented; "This recognition from the highly influential Time Out Dubai team shows that we have consistently upheld our quality offerings for which the JW Marriott Marquis is renowned. These awards are testament to the hard work of our world class chef's and teams as we endeavor to ensure every guest's experience is made truly memorable. We thank all our guests who have trusted and supported us since our opening; contributing to all these accolades and achievements."

The titles are the latest additions to the hotel's increasingly expanding collection of awards including; Business Traveller Middle East Best Overall Business Hotel Middle East and the Tatweej-Academy for Excellence, Excellence and Quality award -Best Hotel in the UAE. The food and beverage offering has been and continues as the most highly awarded segment; with 10 accolades received from renowned regional publications such as BBC Good Food and What's On magazine, in addition to previously with Time Out Dubai.

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About JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts
JW Marriott is part of Marriott International's luxury portfolio and consists of beautiful properties in gateway cities and distinctive resort locations around the world. These elegant hotels cater to today's sophisticated, self-assured travelers, offering them the quiet luxury they seek in a warmly authentic, relaxed atmosphere lacking in pretense. JW Marriott properties artfully provide highly crafted, anticipatory experiences that are reflective of their locale so that their guests have the time to focus on what is most important to them. Currently, there are 64 JW Marriott hotels in 26 countries; by 2016 the portfolio is expected to encompass more than 92 properties over 36 countries.

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The "Marquis" designation is reserved for select downtown properties that offer the highest level of comfort, technology, personal service, meeting facilities, privacy and world-class amenities.

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