SAND CITY, CALIFORNIA—The twin-brand Courtyard by Marriott Sand Metropolis Monterey and Residence Inn by Marriott Sand Metropolis Monterey formally opened its doorways as the primary resort in Sand Metropolis, California. The property, which overlooks Sand Metropolis Seaside, is located steps from Sand Metropolis’s arts hub and some miles east of Monterey
The 215-room resort will function as a Marriott franchise, delivered to life by EKN Improvement and managed by Aqua-Aston Hospitality. Higher Monterey sights such because the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Pebble Seaside golf programs, and Carmel-by-the-Sea are close to the property, which additionally gives handy entry to Sand Metropolis’s inventive district.
“Sand Metropolis has emerged as Monterey County’s inventive hub—along with locals, guests from throughout have taken word and need to be a part of the power,” stated Fady Hanna, common supervisor, Courtyard by Marriott Sand Metropolis Monterey and Residence Inn by Marriott Sand Metropolis Monterey. “Because the vacation spot’s first and solely resort, the dual-brand resort meets the various wants of vacationers whereas additionally championing and offering a platform for Sand Metropolis’s homegrown inventive power, entrepreneurial spirit, and native tradition.”
Property Particulars
The property contains an open-air piazza, with the outside Lido Stage, a devoted venue for reside music, cultural programming, and inventive efficiency. Programming is anticipated to characteristic a rotating calendar of native musicians, makers, performers, and community-led gatherings. The twin-brand resort additionally has a 246-square-foot scorching tub and garage-style doorways that permit automobiles to drive straight onto the inside courtyard pool deck.
“EKN Improvement creates inns that ignite a novel spark in each location. We construct with objective, design with imaginative and prescient, convey new dimension to the model expertise, and craft locations which are particularly tailor-made to every group,” stated Ebbie Nakhjavani, president and chief exectuive officer of EKN Improvement. “In Sand Metropolis, our inspiration got here from traditional Italian open-air design, with a vibrant piazza and the Lido Stage at its coronary heart. These parts come collectively to type a dynamic gathering area programmed with ongoing occasions and actions, together with reside performances and community-driven programming, for friends and locals to get pleasure from.”
Meals & Beverage
Linked to the piazza, the Bistro, the resort’s onsite restaurant, will serve cooked-to-order breakfast, made every morning with recent, domestically sourced elements, and handcrafted Starbucks espresso drinks. Moreover, for Residence Inn friends, a complimentary every day breakfast buffet is obtainable. A fresh-to-go market provides lunches, snacks, and drinks all through the day.
Within the night, the Bistro transitions to a wellness-inspired eating expertise with crisp salads, roasted greens, and ready proteins, together with seasonal, domestically sourced fish. Tthe Bistro bar features as a gathering place for each locals and resort friends, with a seasonally rotating cocktail program highlighting native elements, collaborations with regional spirits producers, and limited-time craft keg beer faucet takeovers.
Facilities
Tthe Courtyard Sand Metropolis Monterey gives up to date, beach-inspired design by means of its 127 guestrooms; each gives a workstation, free Wi-Fi, and a refreshment heart.
For prolonged stays, the Residence Inn Sand Metropolis Monterey provides 88 pet-friendly suites with fully-equipped kitchens. The Residence Inn Sand Metropolis Monterey lodging embrace a complimentary every day scorching breakfast, laundry services, and social areas.
Extra resort facilities shared between the properties embrace an outside swimming pool and a scorching tub, a 24/7 health heart, visitor laundry, free Wi-Fi, and greater than 8,000 sq. toes of indoor and outside assembly and occasion area appropriate for company features and social gatherings for features of as much as 500 individuals.
Sustainability
The Courtyard Sand Metropolis Monterey and Residence Inn Sand Metropolis Monterey incorporate a spread of high-efficiency and sustainability-driven design options throughout HVAC, lighting, plumbing, and constructing methods. Guestrooms and public areas embrace double-pane, insulated, and tinted home windows with thermal breaks, in addition to high-efficiency HVAC models that adjust to California’s environmental laws.
Water-conserving plumbing fixtures and a recirculating hot-water system assist cut back waste, whereas LED lighting with adaptive controls and good elevator programming improve operational effectivity. The resort’s building prioritized decreased environmental influence by means of the usage of prefabricated wall panels manufactured off-site to attenuate materials waste and on-site emissions. Moreover, the resort has 14 electrical car charging stations.
