AC Hotels

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.^[4]

AC Hotels by Marriott

Industry	Hospitality
Founded	1997[1][2]
Founder	Antonio Catalán
Headquarters	Bethesda, Maryland
Number of locations	188[3] (September, 2020)
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	Marriott International
Website	ac-hotels.marriott.com

History

In 1997, Antonio Catalán founded AC Hoteles C. A. after selling his 35% share in NH Hotel Group.^[1]

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.^[2][5]

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.^[6]

Locations

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

Accommodations

AC Hotel by Marriott in Córdoba

AC Hotel by Marriott in Barcelona

Historical

		US	Non-US		Total
2011[7]	Properties		80		080
	Rooms		08,371		008,371
2012[8]	Properties		79		079
	Rooms		08,736		008,736
2013[9]	Properties		75		075
	Rooms		08,491		008,491
2014[10]	Properties	01	76		077
	Rooms	00220	09,311		009,531

From 2015

		North America	Europe	Middle E. & Africa	0Asia &0 Pacific	Caribbean Latin Am.		Total
2015[11]	Properties	005	78					083
	Rooms	000911	09,551					010,462
2016[12]	Properties	011	80			004		095
	Rooms	001,913	09,879			0966		012,758
2017[13]	Properties	031	82			000010		123
	Rooms	005,288	10,035			001,917		017,240
2018[14]	Properties	049	85	01		000010		145
	Rooms	008,447	10,589	188		001,553		020,777
2019[15]	Properties	063	83	01		000012		159
	Rooms	010,720	10,631	188		001,922		023,461
2020[16]	Properties	073	84	01	04	000014		176
	Rooms	012,337	10,854	188	001,296	002,254		026,929
2021[17]	Properties	095	87	02	04	000015		203
	Rooms	015,692	11,508	286	001,296	002,383		031,165
2022[18]	Properties	107	89	02	07	000017		222
	Rooms	017,766	11,959	286	001,910	002,696		034,617
2023[19]	Properties	117	92	02	07	000018		236
	Rooms	019,386	12,529	286	001,910	002,867		036,978