The JW Marriott Grand Rapids is a hotel located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was the first JW Marriott Hotel in the Midwest[3][4] and is the sixth tallest building in Grand Rapids.[5] Its theme is based on Grand Rapids's sister cities: Omihachiman, Japan; Bielsko-Biała, Poland; Perugia, Italy; Ga District, Ghana; and Zapopan, Mexico.[4] When the hotel was first opened, Amway Hotel Corporation hired photographer Dan Watts to travel to each of the sister cities and photograph them for the property. Each floor of the hotel features photography from one of the cities and is unique to that floor.
The property was identified as the brand's best hotel for customer service in North America for 2008, 2009, and 2014.[1]
External links
- Marriott's Corporate Hotel Page
- Building Statistics from the Pennsylvania State University
References
- Shandra Martinez. JW Marriott names Grand Rapids hotel best in North America for customer service MLive, 5 February 2015^
- J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids The Skyscraper Center, retrieved 23 April 2020^
- Fall 2007 Debut Planned For JW Marriott Grand Rapids Hotel Business, 4 December 2006, retrieved 23 April 2020^
- Josh Slagter. Marriott shows off new downtown hotel MLive, 27 August 2007^
- Matt VandeBunte. See Grand Rapids' tallest buildings, and how B.O.B expansion plan alters city's skyline MLive, 29 August 2014^