Marriott hotel request denied by Marietta
The Marietta City Council unanimously denied a request to approve a Marriott hotel at 2500 Delk Road during a special called meeting last week.
Mason Drake of H I Atlanta Inc., which did not yet have a signed contract with Marriott, previously told the council the nightly rate would be $139 to $159 for the 160-unit Marriott with 70 extended-stay units for TownePlace Suites and 90 units for Fairfield Inn and Suites.
A $19 million development, the hotels would cater to business travelers with no weekly or monthly rates offered, he added.
“While it’s branded extended stay by Marriott, it is not extended stay by your definition,” Drake said.
Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott was among a handful who spoke before the council members, asking for their denial since there is “no legal guarantee that Marriott will stay.”
Making the motion for denial, Councilman Philip Goldstein said, “If the sale doesn’t go through, the zoning would be there to go to someone else. If the sale does go through, there are several ways for Marriott to get out of the contract.”
