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JW Marriott hotels

Mindful stays bring gardens, calm spaces and wellbeing into the large full-service hotel.

JW Marriott brings attentive full-service hospitality, substantial dining, and a growing emphasis on wellbeing to city hotels and destination resorts. Named for J. Willard Marriott, the brand has broadened from large urban hotels into island retreats, safari stays, and historic conversions, keeping a generous approach to space and service.

134 JW Marriott hotels in 42 countries on the Luxury Hotels Atlas (6 not open yet), each placed on the six LHA Tiers.

Owned by Marriott International
Worldwide: 130 hotels and resorts with roughly 50,900 rooms worldwide as of 2025, spread across six regions — U.S. & Canada (36 hotels), Asia Pacific excluding China (32), Greater China (23), the Caribbean & Latin America (17), the Middle East & Africa (12), and Europe (10). The brand has added 50 properties and more than 15,500 rooms since 2016, when it stood at 80 hotels.
On the atlas: 25 High Luxury, 78 Core Luxury, 27 Accessible Luxury, 4 Near Luxury

History

The first JW Marriott opened in Washington in 1984 as a tribute to J. Willard Marriott. Later resorts, safari stays, and heritage conversions broadened a brand that began with an urban business hotel. JW Gardens and newer Mindful Rooms carry its growing interest in wellbeing into the food, interiors, and daily rhythm of the stay.

Timeline

1927 — J. Willard Marriott and Alice Marriott open a nine-seat A&W root beer franchise at 14th Street and Kenyon in Washington, D.C. on May 20, the same day Charles Lindbergh began his transatlantic solo flight, investing $6,000 combined and soon pivoting to hot food under the name The Hot Shoppe.
1957 — Marriott enters lodging with the Twin Bridges Motor Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, the first step toward what becomes the world's largest hotel company.
1984 — The first JW Marriott Hotel opens in Washington, D.C. on 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, the same block as the original Hot Shoppe. Bill Marriott named it in honor of his father; J. Willard Marriott saw the completed hotel the year before his passing. The brand establishes its urban full-service luxury identity from the outset.
1984 — JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria opens the same year, anchoring the brand's early American luxury foothold across the street from the Galleria.
1988 — JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead opens, earning AAA Four Diamond recognition by 1990 and remaining the brand's enduring Atlanta standard-bearer.
1989 — JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong opens as one of the first hotels in Swire's Pacific Place development at 88 Queensway, Admiralty, the brand's earliest major Asia flagship.
1997 — JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur and JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok open, seeding the brand's Southeast Asia presence at the height of Asia's pre-crisis luxury boom.
2000 — JW Marriott Hotel Seoul opens as the first JW Marriott in South Korea, rising 34 stories above the Central City complex in Seocho.
2001 — JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa opens on Mai Khao Beach, Phuket's longest and only active sea-turtle nesting shoreline, marking an early JW resort positioning.
2003 — JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square opens in John Portman & Associates' tower above People's Square, where the square floor plan rotates 45 degrees at the 37th floor to form a crystalline peak.
2010 — JW Marriott Pune opens as Marriott International's 500th global property; JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru follows in 2013 with an Indian art collection assembled by Mumbai-based The Fine Art Company.
2012–2013 — JW Marriott Marquis Dubai opens in two phases, topping out at 355 metres and 1,608 rooms in Business Bay, at the time the world's tallest hotel.
2013 — JW Marriott Hanoi opens in a curving tower whose form replicates a Vietnamese dragon, a concept Carlos Zapata presented directly to Vietnam's Minister of Construction. The hotel goes on to host APEC 2017 and the 2019 Trump–Kim summit.
2015 — JW Marriott Hotel Macau opens within Galaxy Macau as the largest JW Marriott in Asia at 1,015 rooms. The floors directly above simultaneously debut as the world's first Ritz-Carlton all-suite tower, the largest dual-brand luxury opening in Macau's history.
2016 — JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach opens beneath a 280-metre Foster + Partners aluminium canopy. The development brings together four restored colonial military buildings with interiors by Philippe Starck.
2017 — JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa opens in Vietnam designed by Bill Bensley as an entirely fictional French colonial university, "Lamarck University", with 244 rooms distributed across academic department wings.
2019 — JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa opens on Vagaru Island, Shaviyani Atoll, 55 minutes by seaplane north of Malé, 61 villas with thatched kajan roofs, turquoise doors, and five dining concepts for a property of fewer than 100 rooms.
2020 — JW Marriott Tampa Water Street opens as the brand's 100th hotel globally; JW Marriott Hotel Nara opens as Japan's first JW Marriott and Nara's first international luxury hotel.
2021–2022 — JW Marriott Mauritius Resort opens in August 2021 as a rebrand of the former St. Regis Mauritius at Le Morne Brabant; JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa opens in Australia after a A$35 million rebrand from the Surfers Paradise Marriott, the brand's Australia debut.
2023 — JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge opens in Kenya as the brand's first safari lodge; JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi opens in March 2024 as the tallest hotel in Kenya.
2024 — JW Marriott Hotel Marina opens in Dubai (January) as a rebadging of The Address Dubai Marina; JW Marriott Hotel & Suites Saigon opens in Ho Chi Minh City (September) as the brand's Vietnam gateway debut. JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi opens in March 2024 as Kenya's tallest hotel at 35 storeys.
2025 — JW Marriott Reston Station opens September 16, 2025 as Virginia's first JW Marriott; JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo opens October 2025 in Takanawa Gateway City; JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa and JW Marriott Maldives Kaafu Atoll Island Resort also open; JW Marriott Auckland debuts in May as the brand's New Zealand entry. JW Marriott Tashkent opens December 2, 2025 as the brand's debut in Uzbekistan.
2025–2026 — JW Marriott signs 27 deals representing nearly 7,000 rooms in 2025, the highest of any Marriott brand by deal count that year, and continues a post-2016 growth run that has nearly doubled its property count from 80 to 130.

The houses to know

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge, Maasai Mara, Kenya — Africa's first JW Marriott safari lodge: 20 tented suites on the Talek River, MICHELIN Two Keys, and Big Five access
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Phu Quoc, Vietnam — Bill Bensley's fictional 19th-century French colonial university: 244 rooms distributed across Department of Arts, Sciences, and Mycology wings
JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa, Jeju Island, South Korea — The first Bill Bensley–designed JW Marriott resort: cliff-edge suites above volcanic basalt, canola-field color palette, and a natural hot spring
JW Marriott Hotel Madrid, Madrid, Spain — Calle de Sevilla gives JW Marriott a central Madrid address within the city’s historic core.
JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea, Istanbul, Turkey — KCA International’s design brings JW Marriott to Istanbul’s Ataköy waterfront setting.
JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan — The hotel brings JW Marriott to Tokyo’s Takanawa district, where the neighborhood’s trees help shape the setting.
JW Marriott Absheron Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan — The hotel occupies the site of Baku’s earlier Intourist Absheron, connecting the new stay to a Soviet-era hotel history.
JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The former Kempinski tower gives JW Marriott a prominent Riyadh base on King Fahad Road.
JW Marriott Hotel Changsha, Changsha, China — HBA Singapore’s interiors give the Changsha hotel a design language drawn from Hunan.
JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa, Shaviyani Atoll, Maldives — The remote Maldivian resort has 61 villas with thatched kajan roofs, five dining concepts, and a bar serving 98 rums.

Newest openings

JW Marriott Atlanta Downtown — Atlanta, Georgia, USA — opened spring 2026 — A 237-room conversion of the former W Atlanta Downtown (originally opened 2009, 25-storey tower at 45 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd), redesigned by Looney & Associates. Features an Italian-inspired lobby restaurant, a 360-degree lobby bar (The Ledger), the brand's first U.S. Mindful Floor (24 dedicated wellness rooms), and a rooftop pool. The rebrand leaves Atlanta with no W Hotels and adds a second JW to the city alongside the Buckhead property. Timed for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Atlanta's first matches beginning June 15 (Hotel Dive; Haute Living)
JW Marriott Tashkent — Tashkent, Uzbekistan — opened December 2, 2025 — The brand's debut in Uzbekistan and Central Asia's first JW Marriott, located in Tashkent City's new business district near the city's largest park. Nearly 300 rooms and suites, three presidential suites, indoor and infinity pools, and a full spa, the most expensive luxury opening in Uzbekistan's modern hospitality history (UzDaily.uz; Forbes Travel Guide)
JW Marriott Reston Station — Reston, Virginia, USA — opened September 16, 2025 — Virginia's first JW Marriott, 247 rooms inside the Reston Station mixed-use community, the largest transit-oriented development in the Washington, D.C. region, with direct Metro Silver Line access to Dulles. The opening debuted the brand's Mindful Rooms concept: 14 wellness-focused rooms with circadian lighting, yoga alcoves, and sleep-and-wellness consultations. Also features Northern Virginia's largest luxury event space at 40,000 sq ft with an 11,700 sq ft ballroom (Comstock/Business Wire; Hotel Dive)
JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo — Tokyo, Japan — opened October 2025 — A 308-room luxury hotel in the Takanawa Gateway City development in Minato Ward, 13 minutes by Keikyu express from Haneda Airport. Positioned on the Edo-era ridgeline where Japan's first steam railway ran in 1872, with a Spa by JW drawing on Japanese wellness traditions. Rates start at $449 per night in cash or 94,000–100,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (Wallpaper; The Points Guy)

Opening next

JW Marriott Ranthambore Resort & Spa — Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India — expected Q4 2026 — confirmed. 127 accommodations including tented suites and family tents designed around the romance of the Ranthambore National Park landscape. A 1,174 sq m ballroom, four meeting rooms, and a Spa by JW alongside two resort pools. A 60-seat chapel targets destination weddings. Located 10 minutes from the park, where tigers, bears, and crocodiles range freely
JW Marriott Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari Camp — Solio Game Reserve, Kenya — expected 2026 — announced. Will extend the JW safari concept pioneered at Masai Mara into central Kenya's rhino country (The Opening List; Hotel Investment Today)
JW Marriott Hotel Johor Bahru — Johor Bahru, Malaysia — expected December 2026 — confirmed. Conversion of the former Thistle Johor Bahru, acquired by YTL Hotels in December 2025 for RM 150 million. 410 rooms; positioned minutes from the new RTS Link cross-border rail to Singapore, making it the brand's second Malaysia property and first in Johor.
JW Marriott Phuket Chalong Bay Resort & Spa — Phuket, Thailand — expected Q4 2027 — confirmed. 165 rooms; designed by Japanese firm Kume Sekkei with contemporary aesthetics and functional design, featuring an all-day dining restaurant, lobby bar, fitness center, kids' club, and 210 sq m function space

Every JW Marriott hotel on the atlas

Vietnam

JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi — Hanoi · High Luxury
JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa — Phu Quoc · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel & Suites Saigon — Ho Chi Minh City · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Trang An Resort & Spa — Ninh Binh · Accessible Luxury · Opening soon

Canada

JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District — Edmonton · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Parq Vancouver — Vancouver · Core Luxury
JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa — Muskoka Lakes · Accessible Luxury

Indonesia

JW Marriott Hotel Surabaya — Surabaya · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta — Jakarta · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Medan — Medan · Core Luxury

South Korea

JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa — Jeju Island · High Luxury
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul — Seoul · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul — Seoul · Core Luxury

Turkey

JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea — Istanbul · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Ankara — Ankara · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Istanbul Bosphorus — Istanbul · Core Luxury

Brazil

JW Marriott Hotel Sao Paulo — São Paulo · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro — Rio de Janeiro · Core Luxury

Germany

JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt — Frankfurt · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Berlin — Berlin · Accessible Luxury

Japan

JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo — Tokyo · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Nara — Nara · Core Luxury

Kenya

JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge — Maasai Mara · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi — Nairobi · Core Luxury

Malaysia

JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Lumpur · Core Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Johor Bahru — Johor Bahru · Accessible Luxury · Opening soon

Peru

JW Marriott El Convento Cusco — Cusco · High Luxury
JW Marriott Hotel Lima — Lima · Core Luxury

Saudi Arabia

JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh — Riyadh · High Luxury
JW Marriott Trojena — Trojena · Accessible Luxury · Opening soon

United Arab Emirates

JW Marriott Hotel Marina — Dubai · High Luxury
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai — Dubai · Core Luxury

Australia

JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa — Gold Coast · Core Luxury

Azerbaijan

JW Marriott Absheron Baku — Baku · High Luxury

Colombia

JW Marriott Hotel Bogota — Bogotá · Core Luxury

Costa Rica

JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa — Guanacaste · Core Luxury

Dominican Republic

JW Marriott Hotel Santo Domingo — Santo Domingo · Core Luxury

Ecuador

JW Marriott Quito — Quito · Core Luxury

Egypt

JW Marriott Hotel Cairo — Cairo · Core Luxury

France

JW Marriott Cannes — Cannes · Core Luxury

Hong Kong

JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong — Hong Kong · Accessible Luxury

Italy

JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa — Venice · Core Luxury

Kuwait

JW Marriott Hotel Kuwait City — Kuwait City · Core Luxury

Macau

JW Marriott Hotel Macau — Macau · Core Luxury

Maldives

JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa — Shaviyani Atoll · High Luxury

New Zealand

JW Marriott Auckland — Auckland · Core Luxury

Oman

JW Marriott Hotel Muscat — Muscat · Core Luxury

Panama

JW Marriott Panama — Panama City · Accessible Luxury

Qatar

JW Marriott Marquis City Center Doha — Doha · Accessible Luxury

Romania

JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel — Bucharest · Accessible Luxury

Singapore

JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach — Singapore · High Luxury

Sint Maarten

JW Marriott St. Maarten Beach Resort & Spa — Sint Maarten · Accessible Luxury

Spain

JW Marriott Hotel Madrid — Madrid · High Luxury

United Kingdom

JW Marriott Grosvenor House London — London · Core Luxury

Uzbekistan

JW Marriott Hotel Tashkent — Tashkent · Core Luxury

Venezuela

JW Marriott Hotel Caracas — Caracas · Core Luxury

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