Hotel near mall to open in four weeks


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.

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