Guyana Marriott welcomes first official guest

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The Guyana Marriott Hotel’s first guest, REPSOL’s Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza
Marriott Hotel’s first guest, REPSOL’s Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza meets Head of Atlantic Hotel Incorporated, Winston Brassington and Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh
Marriott Hotel’s first guest, REPSOL’s Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza meets Head of Atlantic Hotel Incorporated, Winston Brassington and Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh

[www.inewsguyana.com] – The Marriott Hotel formally welcomed its first guest this morning, REPSOL Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza. Among those present were Head of Atlantic Hotels Incorporated, Winston Brassington and Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh who described it as an “extremely exciting and momentous moment for all Guyanese”.

Noting that the Marriott is an international hotel brand of the highest repute, “well known for the excellence of its properties and the excellence of the services that they offer”, the minister said government was delighted that the company viewed Guyana as a place where they would like to do business.

He added that the Marriott was, “sufficiently confident to associate their brand with this country and they have worked closely with us to establish a hotel that has true international standard, class and calibre”.

The Finance Minister said that he has had a number of conversations with the hotel chain’s top leadership and on every occasion, he has heard that the company is proud to be associated with the Guyana Marriott and they are proud to have the company’s brand attached to it.

The Guyana Marriott Hotel’s first guest, REPSOL’s Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza
The Guyana Marriott Hotel’s first guest, REPSOL’s Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza

In addition to this, they have said that the local hotel can hold its own against any other Marriott branded hotel, internationally. He described the facility as a “fantastic addition to the local landscape and provides a very important fillip to the tourism industry and to the tourism landscape infrastructure in Guyana”.

The fact that the first guest is the head of a well known multinational company, which itself with its investments locally in the oil and gas sector has also indicated its belief that Guyana is a good place to do business, with a global footprint, sends a strong signal of confidence and optimism in this country’s future, Minster Singh indicated.

“A fantastic place, as expected,” was the description given by the Marriott’s first guest, Giancarlo Ariza, adding that it was one of the best hotel brands internationally. He added that the Marriott Guyana, will make many changes in the local hotel industry, “not only that it’s going to make good opportunities for development and other business around the hotel area”.

The Marriott, a five-star brand is known around the world as one of the most prestigious and quality hotel brands. The hotel chain is present in 72 countries, comprising more than 3600 hotels, and a staff complement of 129,000.

The establishment will provide employment for 250 people in the hospitality business, through direct employment, and another 100 indirectly. This will be accomplished through the utilisation of the services of local workers such as electricians and those in the construction field. The 197–room Marriott boasts a large ballroom, a conference centre, casino, nightclub, restaurant, a concrete walkway, and all other amenities of a world-class hotel. The US$51 million project was launched in November 2011. [Extracted and modified from GINA]

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5 COMMENTS

  1. duh monay could ave been well spent in linden buxton agricola is what you really want to say but too ashamed to say it so i said it for you

  2. Wonderful! looking forward to staying here. I have stayed at many Marriotts all over the world so for me it will be quite an experience to stay at one in the home country!

  3. What a success! What a Development! What a laugh at the haters!
    What a beauty! PNC eat your heart out! At what cost they ask us, and I say read and learn! Wake up PNC from your slumber, arise and join the army. Leave development and building to the capable PPP, for you wouldn’t be able to cut anymore budgets. The voters will give this prosperous Government an easy 57% vote on 11th of may.

  4. At what cost? That money could have been better spent, on education, infrastructure, health, rather than making PPP cronies rich. The shock will come when someone in the clique will suddenly be the investor. Getting a $58m hotel for $8m and the Guyanese people will be left holding the short end of the stick. Wake up people.

  5. Congrats to the PPP/C for brining this brand of hotel to Guyana. We are progressing in the right direction. Keep the momentum going.

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