Marriott International's headquarters is located in Bethesda, Maryland.
Marriott began in 1927, when J. Willard Marriott and Alice Marriott opened a root beer stand in Washington, D.C. The business expanded into restaurants and hotels, eventually becoming one of the world's largest lodging companies.
The company's corporate center is in Bethesda, a Maryland suburb just northwest of Washington, D.C. Because Marriott's history began in the capital region, descriptions sometimes loosely associate the company with Washington, but Bethesda is the headquarters city.
Marriott International operates numerous hotel brands, including Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton, Westin, and W Hotels. Its broad international portfolio should not be confused with the separate legal headquarters of every individual brand.