AC Hotels by Marriott, formerly named AC Hoteles C. A., is a midscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International serving business and leisure travelers. As of June 30, 2020, it had 170 hotels with 25,811 rooms in addition to 135 hotels with 23,172 rooms in the pipeline.[4]

AC Hotels by Marriott
IndustryHospitality
Founded1997[1][2]
FounderAntonio Catalán
HeadquartersBethesda, Maryland
Number of locations
188[3] (September, 2020)
Area served
Worldwide
ParentMarriott International
Websiteac-hotels.marriott.com

History

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In 1997, Antonio Catalán founded AC Hoteles C. A. after selling his 35% share in NH Hotel Group.[1]

In 2005, business austerity measures resulted in conference cancellations and widespread bans on business trips for several years. The downturn forced AC to team with a major Spanish rival in 2009 in a management deal that cut costs at both chains. The chain rebranded after a needed, but undisclosed, investment by Marriott. A new joint company assumed the management, but property ownerships remained with existing parties.[2][5]

Since June 8, 2011, AC Hotels by Marriott has operated as a subsidiary of Marriott International, and is now based at Marriott's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Catalán remained as AC Hotels' president.[6]

Locations

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As of 2024, AC Hotels by Marriott maintains properties in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Jamaica, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Accommodations

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AC Hotel by Marriott in Córdoba
 
AC Hotel by Marriott in Barcelona

Historical

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US Non-US Total
2011[7] Properties      80      080
Rooms 08,371 008,371
2012[8] Properties      79      079
Rooms 08,736 008,736
2013[9] Properties      75      075
Rooms 08,491 008,491
2014[10] Properties      01      76      077
Rooms 00220 09,311 009,531

From 2015

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North
America
Europe Middle E.
& Africa
0Asia &0
Pacific
Caribbean
Latin Am.
Total
2015[11] Properties      005      78      083
Rooms 000911 09,551 010,462
2016[12] Properties      011      80      004      095
Rooms 001,913 09,879      0966 012,758
2017[13] Properties      031      82 000010      123
Rooms 005,288 10,035 001,917 017,240
2018[14] Properties      049      85      01 000010      145
Rooms 008,447 10,589      188 001,553 020,777
2019[15] Properties      063      83      01 000012      159
Rooms 010,720 10,631      188 001,922 023,461
2020[16] Properties      073      84      01      04 000014      176
Rooms 012,337 10,854      188 001,296 002,254 026,929
2021[17] Properties      095      87      02      04 000015      203
Rooms 015,692 11,508      286 001,296 002,383 031,165
2022[18] Properties      107      89      02      07 000017      222
Rooms 017,766 11,959      286 001,910 002,696 034,617
2023[19] Properties      117      92      02      07 000018      236
Rooms 019,386 12,529      286 001,910 002,867 036,978

References

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  1. ^ a b "ECONOMIA | Hostelería. Antonio Catalán Díaz pone en marcha la cadena AC Hoteles". El Mundo (Spain) (in Spanish). 1999-10-11. Archived from the original on 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  2. ^ a b Mulligan, Mark (2010-10-07). "Spain's AC Hotels in Marriott deal". Financial Times.
  3. ^ "AC Hotel Locations". www.marriott.com.
  4. ^ "AC Hotels by Marriott". Marriott Hotels Development. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  5. ^ "Marriott and AC Hotels Form 'AC by Marriott'". CoStar Group. 2010-10-07.
  6. ^ "Fallece a los 44 años el tudelano Carlos Catalán, hijo del fundador de AC Hoteles". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Europa Press. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "2011 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 19.
  8. ^ "2012 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 22.
  9. ^ "2013 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 20.
  10. ^ "2014 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 17.
  11. ^ "2015 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 5.
  12. ^ "2016 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 8.
  13. ^ "2017 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 8.
  14. ^ "2018 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
  15. ^ "2019 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
  16. ^ "2020 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 9.
  17. ^ "2021 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
  18. ^ "2022 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
  19. ^ "2023 Annual Report". www.marriott.gcs-web.com. p. 7.
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