Press Release

Three Marriott Resorts Honored Among Hawaii's Best

Travel + Leisure’s 2008 list of Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii includes Marriott resorts on Oahu, Kauai and Maui

HONOLULU, Hawaii – July 16, 2008 – Three Marriott Resorts in Hawaii are proudly featured on the 2008 list of Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii by Travel + Leisure magazine.

• The luxurious JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina makes the list again, retaining its position from Travel + Leisure’s 2007 list. Located within Oahu’s most complete resort destination, JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa offers the world-renowned Ihilani Spa, golf, tennis, four secluded lagoons and a private marina. Guests are ensconced within relaxed Hawaiian elegance at this beachfront resort.
• Breaking into the Travel + Leisure list is Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Centrally located, just minutes from Lihue airport, the resort hotel offers 18 holes of Jack Nicklaus golf, tennis, shops, oceanfront dining including the signature Kukui’s Poolside Restaurant & Bar, spa services and Hawaii’s largest single-level swimming pool.
• Also joining the list for the first time is the newly renovated Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. Rejuvenated by a $60 million renovation with exciting new guest services and amenities, the resort now features the Maluhia Serenity Pool, a new adult pool with six exclusive over-the-water cabanas. Guests can also get a taste of celebrity at the new Mala Wailea restaurant and lounge from renowned chef Mark Ellman, one of the original founders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine.

Marriott Resorts Hawaii has additional properties on Oahu and the Big Island, each with its own appeal and exciting features.

• Located in the heart of exciting Waikiki is the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, which is delighting guests with newly refurbished guestrooms, restaurants, lounges, Hawaiian entertainment, two swimming pools, a fitness facility, shops and boutiques, a business center and Paul Brown’s Spa Olakino * Salon.
• On Hawaii’s Big Island, guests seeking relaxation and rejuvenation will find a piece of heaven at the luxurious Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. Newly renovated, the oceanfront resort features a new ballroom, refurbished, contemporary guest rooms and a new Mandara Spa.

Editor’s Note: JPG images available upon request.

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 3,000 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE®, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.

For More Information, Contact:

Bernie Caalim, Jeanne Datz Rice
Noreen Kam or Erin Kinoshita
McNeil Wilson Communications
1003 Bishop Street, 9th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 531-0244
Phone: (808) 521-7163
E-mail: bernie.caalim@mwc-anthology.com,
erin.kinoshita@mwc-anthology.com,
noreen.kam@mwc-anthology.com, or
erin.kinoshita@mwc-anthology.com

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