Great Performance By John Legend!

John Legend just performed at our Lobby replica in Grand Central Terminal and did a great job! The crowd loved him. Legend played one set, which included the songs “Green Light”, “Wake up Everybody” and “Ordinary People.”

Below are some photos of the performance. We will be updating everyone via Facebook and Twitter with more photos and videos throughout the day. Make sure to let us know in the comments if you were able to attend the performance!

If you want to see a video of one of his songs, check out our Facebook Page here.

Part 2 of James Brown’s Responses to Fan Questions from Twitter

Happy Friday, everyone! As we head into the weekend, here are some more of football commentator James Brown’s responses to fan questions submitted via Twitter. JB is still responding to these questions every week, so be sure to visit our Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/courtyardhotels and submit yours.

Have a great weekend and thanks for helping us keep Courtyard on the go.

CBS Football’s James Brown Answers Fan Twitter Questions at a Courtyard – Part 1

Here is the first segment of James Brown answering Twitter questions from fans at the Courtyard Fair Oaks. He enjoyed answering these questions so much that he wants his fans to keep sending them so he can respond to more! All you have to do is submit your question by leaving a comment on this blog post or via our Courtyard Hotels Twitter site. JB may answer your question in an upcoming segment!

Thanks for helping us keep Courtyard on the go.

Photos from James Brown’s Afternoon at the Courtyard Fair Oaks

We had a great afternoon with James Brown yesterday at our Courtyard Fair Oaks. He shot a few videos for us and even answered some fan questions from Twitter on film. All of the videos will be posted online starting in a few weeks so stay tuned for those. Until then, here are some pictures from yesterday’s shoot…enjoy!

Thanks for helping us keep Courtyard on the go.

Newest Courtyard Hotel in Washington, D.C., Opens with a Flurry of Firsts

Today, I attended the grand opening of our newest Courtyard hotel in the Washington, D.C., area, the Courtyard by Marriott Washington, D.C./U.S. Capitol. It’s located in a new area of the city called NoMa, which stands for “North of Massachusetts Avenue.” Today’s event was fantastic and I’m so excited that this beautiful hotel is now open.

It is a hotel of many firsts. To begin with, it is the first Hispanic-owned hotel in Washington, D.C. Diversity is a big part of our culture at Marriott and we’re thrilled to add another minority-owned hotel to our portfolio. It is also the first hotel to open in the NoMa district and the first hotel in Washington, D.C., to feature the new Refreshing Business lobby design. And finally, it is the first Marriott hotel in D.C. to have a green roof. We’ve been working hard to make our hotels as green as possible and this green roof made of grass is going to help us save a lot of energy and even helps heat our indoor pool!

There’s a lot of excitement within our company and throughout the city about this hotel and today’s event brought out a lot of local VIPs. D.C.’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, attended and spoke at the event, as did D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Both spoke about how great the hotel looks and how it will contribute to the revitalization of this area and D.C.’s continued growth. A few members of the D.C. City Council, the hotel’s owners and some Marriott executives were also in attendance.

It was wonderful to see so many people so excited about our hotel and its flurry of firsts, especially here in D.C. This is where Marriott was founded and it’s important for us to continue to grow and give back to our local community. We have some great pictures and video from today’s event that I’ve posted below and hope you’ll check out.

Thanks for helping me keep Courtyard on the go.

Brian

Brian’s Blog: Courtyard Lobby Unfolds in New TV Spot

I’m excited to share with you the latest TV spot featuring the new Courtyard lobby. It premiered this past Monday on cable channels like ESPN, Comedy Central, The History Channel, CNN, FX, USA, Investigative Discovery, Spike and Bravo.

It shows guests using the lobby space as many of the new elements unfold before them. I really love the unfolding effect – it makes it interesting to watch and reminds me of origami!

I’ve posted it below, so please take a look and leave a comment to let us know what you think!

Thanks for helping me keep Courtyard on the go.

Brian

Brian’s Blog: Take a Video Tour of the Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley

Last month, I was out in San Diego, California, and stopped by to visit our newly opened Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley hotel. It’s a beautiful hotel in a beautiful city, but instead of writing about it, I decided to film a video with the hotel’s general manager, John Blem, while I was out there. Click below to see the hotel for yourself!

Thanks for helping me keep Courtyard on the go.

Brian