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AC Hotels

European-based hotel chain

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AC Hotels by Marriott, formerly named AC Hoteles C. A., is a midscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International serving business and leisure travelers. As of June 30, 2020, it had 170 hotels with 25,811 rooms in addition to 135 hotels with 23,172 rooms in the pipeline.

01History

In 1997, Antonio Catalán founded AC Hoteles C. A. after selling his 35% share in NH Hotel Group.

In 2005, business austerity measures resulted in conference cancellations and widespread bans on business trips for several years. The downturn forced AC to team with a major Spanish rival in 2009 in a management deal that cut costs at both chains. The chain rebranded after a needed, but undisclosed, investment by Marriott. A new joint company assumed the management, but property ownerships remained with existing parties.

Since June 8, 2011, AC Hotels by Marriott has operated as a subsidiary of Marriott International, and is now based at Marriott's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Catalán remained as AC Hotels' president.

02Locations

As of 2024, AC Hotels by Marriott maintains properties in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Peru, Portugal, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Jamaica, the United Kingdom, and the United States.and Morocco

03Accommodations

Historical

From 2015

		North America	Europe	Middle E. & Africa	0Asia &0 Pacific	Caribbean Latin Am.	Total
2015	Properties	005	78				083
2015	Rooms	000911	09,551				010,462
2016	Properties	011	80			004	095
2016	Rooms	001,913	09,879			0966	012,758
2017	Properties	031	82			000010	123
2017	Rooms	005,288	10,035			001,917	017,240
2018	Properties	049	85	01		000010	145
2018	Rooms	008,447	10,589	188		001,553	020,777
2019	Properties	063	83	01		000012	159
2019	Rooms	010,720	10,631	188		001,922	023,461
2020	Properties	073	84	01	04	000014	176
2020	Rooms	012,337	10,854	188	001,296	002,254	026,929
2021	Properties	095	87	02	04	000015	203
2021	Rooms	015,692	11,508	286	001,296	002,383	031,165
2022	Properties	107	89	02	07	000017	222
2022	Rooms	017,766	11,959	286	001,910	002,696	034,617
2023	Properties	117	92	02	07	000018	236
2023	Rooms	019,386	12,529	286	001,910	002,867	036,978

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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:

AC Hotel Córdoba Palacio.jpg by losmininos, CC BY-SA 2.0
Architecture Barcelona (83703651).jpeg by Pat Mckane, CC BY-SA 3.0
AC Hotels by Marriott, Tallahassee, Florida.jpg by The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0

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