Downtown L.A. to Add 5,300 Hotel Rooms Over Five Years

About 5,300 hotel rooms are likely to be added in downtown Los Angeles over five years, helped by such developments as the $172 million construction of Marriott International Inc.’s Courtyard and Residence Inn property.

Marriott, based in Bethesda, Maryland, will operate the 23-story building across the street from its existing JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels. The new property will house an upscale 174-room Courtyard and a 218-room Residence Inn for travelers staying longer. Los Angeles has about 1,700 hotel rooms within a half mile (0.8 kilometer) of the city’s convention center, said Tim Leiweke, president of Anschutz Entertainment Group.