The international hotel company Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced on Monday that their new hotel, The Westin Jersey City Newport, will have its grand opening on Feb. 9. It is located a block away from the Newport Mall.
The newly constructed hotel, which was developed by the LeFrak Organization and is owned by a joint venture of LeFrak Organization and Melvin Simon & Associates, is located at 479 Washington Blvd.
The hotel will have 429 guest rooms, 20,500 square feet of meeting space, including 30 meeting rooms, and a grand ballroom with more than 10,000 square feet of space and 20-foot ceilings and can easily accommodate 1,450 guests for a reception or 790 for a seated dinner.
There will also be 230 employees working at the hotel.
Construction on the hotel began in June 2006 and was completed late last year.
Hotel near mall to open in four weeks
