Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan

Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan
Location within Armenia
General information
Location	Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates	40°10′40″N 44°30′41″E / 40.17778°N 44.51139°E / 40.17778; 44.51139
Opening	1958
Owner	AK Development
Management	Marriott International
Technical details
Floor count	9
Design and construction
Architect	Mark Grigoryan Eduard Sarapyan
Other information
Number of rooms	259
Number of suites	14
Number of restaurants	4
Website
Official website

Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan, is a 5-star hotel at the central Kentron District of Yerevan, Armenia. It was opened in 1958 as Armenia Hotel, a state-owned enterprise during the Soviet period. After the collapse of the USSR, the hotel was privatized in 1998 and following a major renovation; it was reopened as the Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan in 1999.^[1]

The hotel is located on 1 Amiryan Street, overlooking the Republic Square. The National Gallery and the government building are located in front of the hotel.

As of 2016, with 259 guestrooms,^[2] Armenia Marriott is the 2nd-largest hotel in Armenia.

History

The construction of the hotel was launched in 1950 and completed in 1958. The hotel was opened in 1958 and named Armenia.^[3] It was operated by the state-governed Intourist agency; the regulating body of the hotels and tourism within the Soviet Union. At the time of its opening, Armenia was the largest hotel of the Armenian SSR. The hotel was designed by architects Mark Grigoryan and Eduard Sarapyan, based on the original plan of Yerevan composed by Alexander Tamanian.^[4] The project was directed by Kostantin Altunyan. The foundation of the hotel are from basalt stone, while the hotel itself is built of pink Armenian tufa.

Following the economical crisis of Armenia during the 1990s, the hotel was acquired by the "AK Development" company in 1998. After large-scale renovation works and an investment of US$40 million, the hotel was entirely redeveloped to meet the highest international standards. It was reopened in 1999 as the Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan, operated by the Marriott International, Inc. Currently, the hotel consists of 3 separate buildings (Ararat, Armenia and the New building), located adjacent to each other.^[5]

Features

The hotel has many restaurants, including the "Crystal" bar and lounge, the "Armenia Brasserie" restaurant, the "Cucina" Italian restaurant, the "Vienna" restaurant and bar, the "Great Room" bar, the "Scooop!" ice-cream parlour and the "Meeting Point" outdoor café.^[6][7] The hotel is also home to 8 conference rooms, a fitness and health centre, as well as an indoor swimming pool. The hotel has plans to build an outdoor swimming pool. However, an y reconstruction plan must be coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, as the entire structure of the hotels is listed in the cultural heritage of Yerevan.^[8]

The hotel can be reached via the nearby Republic Square underground station.

References

External links

• Armenia Marriott at marriott.com