Houston’s new Marriot Marquis brings Texas style entertainment

​​HOUSTON – Houston will welcome an infusion of new guest rooms next fall with the city’s newest hotel — the Marriott Marquis Houston, which announced an opening date of October 1, 2016.

Connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center via a climate-controlled skybridge, the hotel will boast 1,000 guest rooms and over 100,000 sf of meeting space, including 52 meeting rooms, a 3,500-sf open-air event pavilion, a 21,729-sf junior ballroom, and a 39,000-sf ballroom — the largest ballroom in Houston.

The hotel also will sport a 5,000-sf spa; a 5,000-sf fitness center; six food-and-beverage outlets, including two specialty restaurants; and an "amenity deck" featuring an infinity pool and a 530-foot Texas-shaped lazy river.