JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel
The JW Marriott Absheron Baku is a high-rise hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, opened in 2012. It is located on Azadliq Square next to Pushkin's Park and the Crescent Hotel on the edge of the Caspian Sea.[1]
| JW Marriott Absheron Baku | |
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  Location within Azerbaijan | |
| General information | |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°22′27″N 49°51′23″E |
| Opening | 1 May 2012 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 21 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 237 |
JW Marriott Absheron Hotel on stamp
The hotel is named for the previous Absheron Hotel which formerly stood on this site. It was established by the Soviet Intourist monopoly in 1985[2] and had 343 rooms on 16 floors. It was entirely demolished in 2009.[3]
The current JW Marriott-managed hotel of 237 rooms on 21 floors was built on the site[4] and opened on July 3, 2012.[5] It is described as an "imposing hotel", with a "magnificent view of the city square and the sun-spangled expanse of the world's largest lake".[6]
References
- Noble, John; Kohn, Michael; Systermans, Danielle (1 May 2008). Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lonely Planet. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-74104-477-5. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "All Russia Hotels". Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- http://www.yeraltimuhendislik.com.tr/en/project/pasha-insaat-absh/
- https://www.hotelmanagement.net/design/reardonsmith-architects-completes-jw-marriott-absheron-baku-azerbaijan
- https://www.tophotelprojects.com/en/jw-marriott-absheron-baku-opens/
- Haley, Ken (15 August 2011). Emails From the Edge. DoctorZed Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-921924-07-1. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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