Stay With A Friend: Glenn Awaits Your Arrival

ATLANTA, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenn is hanging with a new crowd.  Glenn hotel, Atlanta's premier property known for its warm Georgia hospitality, is now part of the Autograph Collection from Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR).  Sage Hospitality manages Glenn hotel and is pleased to announce the hotel as the latest property to join the prestigious Autograph Collection, which is a group of independent hotels representing upscale and luxury properties with distinctive personalities.

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"We're excited that Glenn is joining Autograph Collection.  This premier hotel collection recognizes the vision of style, comfort, service and history we've instilled at the Glenn," said  Walter Isenberg, President and CEO, Sage Hospitality.

"Our guests continue to enjoy the same independent and unique hotel experience they've come to expect from our hotel," said Nanci Sherman, Chief Happiness Officer of Glenn hotel. "At Glenn, we strive to create the feeling of staying with an old friend, and guests are charmed by their own personal hosts that cater to them during their stay, ensuring that they'll never want to leave!"

Glenn's motto is "stay with a friend," and the hotel does everything possible to make visitors feel like they are the houseguest of a good friend, rather than a stranger in a hotel. The hotel has a longstanding history in the city, originally opened as office space in 1923 and turned into a hotel in 2006. Guests are welcomed into a cozy living room of a lobby, complete with comfy leather couches and contemporary decorations -- including a lamp made entirely out of old keys.  The hotel's employees are dubbed "personal hosts," there to cater to guests and make sure their stay is as comfortable as possible.  Hosts are on-call throughout the duration of the stay, from the welcome drink upon check-in to the final checkout.

Glenn's guests are welcome to home cooking at the hotel's restaurant.  After your meal, head upstairs to the lively rooftop bar, with cocktail hours featuring the city's best DJs providing a soundtrack to the sweeping views of downtown Atlanta.

Glenn hotel began bookings as a Marriott property on May 17 and is scheduled to join the Autograph Collection on June 10. Glenn hotel will be a part of the Marriott Rewards, Marriott International's award winning loyalty program, where members can earn and redeem points at over 3,000 hotels in 67 countries. Starting rate for summer 2010 is $159 per night/double occupancy.  Travel agents may book Glenn hotel using GDS chain code AK.

To celebrate the Marriott partnership, visitors named "Glenn" or "Glenda" who visit the hotel during the week of June 10-17 will receive a complimentary "Glennteani" and be entered to win a night in the spectacular Penthouse.

For reservations at Glenn hotel, please call (866) 521-2250 or visit www.glennhotel.com.

Glenn hotel

Glenn is downtown Atlanta's destination for an uncomplicated, unconventional and unpretentious experience that embraces its own rich history in the heart of the southeast's urban center.  Glenn, an Autograph Collection hotel, offers guests a dynamic comfortable experience complete with a restaurant and a roof top bar, 110 rooms of luxurious accommodations and unique meeting and event spaces. Opened in January 2006 in a part of downtown's vibrant Luckie Marietta District, Glenn is located at 110 Marietta Street in downtown Atlanta, Ga. Glenn is within walking distance to the CNN Center, Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome, the Georgia World Congress Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the new World of Coke and Georgia Aquarium. Please visit Glenn online at www.glennhotel.com or call 404.521.2250.

Sage Hospitality

Founded in 1984, Sage Hospitality has strategically grown into one of the largest privately held hotel management and development companies in the nation operating a variety of large, full-service hotels and extended stay and select-service properties. Sage Hospitality's comprehensive management portfolio includes major international brands for Marriott, Starwood, Hilton and IHG as well as independent boutique hotels, such as the Oxford in Denver. Sage Hospitality has further differentiated itself with the creation of the Sage Restaurant Group, which has created and is managing 9 unique restaurant concepts including the acclaimed Mercat a la Planxa in Chicago. The company developed the innovative CoCo Key water resort brand with 10 destination hotel and water resort properties. For more information, please visit www.sagehospitality.com

SOURCE Marriott International, Inc.