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Marriott International Headquarters & offices · Bethesda, Maryland

Q: Where is Marriott International's headquarters?

At 7750 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, less than two blocks from the Bethesda Metro station. The Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ hotel stands next door.

Q: When did Marriott move to its new headquarters?

In 2022. Construction began in 2018, the phased move-in ended with a ribbon cutting on September 19, 2022, and the company left its 10400 Fernwood Road headquarters, used since 1979.

Q: Who designed Marriott's headquarters?

Gensler was the architect of record and designed the interiors. Sasaki designed the landscape, Hensel Phelps built the core and shell, and Rand* Construction built the interiors.

Q: How big is Marriott's headquarters?

21 stories and 785,000 sq ft (≈ 72,929 m²), with 2,842 workspaces and 180 conference rooms. It was built for about 3,500 associates.

Q: Can the public visit Marriott's headquarters?

Part of the main lobby is open to the public, with a café and a “Cabinet of Curiosities” of items from Marriott's history. The café's seating extends into Sorenson Plaza, an outdoor public plaza between the tower and the hotel.

Q: Does Marriott allow hybrid or remote work?

At the Bethesda headquarters Marriott uses a hybrid work model. HQ-based roles generally require regular in-office presence; remote roles are marked in the job posting.

Q: What benefits does Marriott offer?

In the U.S.: a 401(k) match of 100% up to 5% of pay, stock at 15% off, 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both parents, hotel discounts through Explore, discounts at 2,200+ childcare centers, fertility benefits and free confidential counseling.

Q: How much do Marriott employees make?

The median employee's total compensation was $48,486 in 2025; most Marriott employees work in hotels. 2026 job postings at the Bethesda HQ list $55,000–$71,000 for a digital analyst and $127,000–$215,000 for a director.

Q: How many people work at Marriott?

At year-end 2025 Marriott managed the employment of about 414,000 associates: about 148,000 employed by Marriott itself and 266,000 employed by hotel owners.

Q: Who is Marriott's CEO?

Anthony G. Capuano, who joined Marriott in 1995, became CEO in 2021 and President and CEO in 2023.

Glass office tower with a white entrance portal and flagpoles beside a beige hotel tower, seen across the street — 7750 Wisconsin Avenue from the street · © Gensler

Wide stone-and-wood staircase rising through a multi-storey atrium with tall windows and a long wooden table — The grand floating staircase · © Gensler

Glass ground floor of the tower lit up at night with a Marriott sign above the entrance — The entrance at night · Moreau1 / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Food hall with wooden counters and a hanging sign reading The Hot Shoppe — The Hot Shoppe cafeteria · © Gensler

Lobby with a tall digital screen wall around the elevators, turnstiles and a lounge sofa — Digital art wall at the elevators · © Gensler

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Marriott International · Bethesda, Maryland

A 21-story headquarters with its own test kitchen, a design lab and 13 test hotel rooms in the hotel next door.

Inside the Bethesda tower, the benefits and nearly 100 years of moves from a nine-seat root beer stand — then the pay. Every number from Marriott's own filings, newsroom and careers sites.

785,000sq ft headquarters, opened 2022
2,842workspaces and 180 conference rooms
91children in the on-site childcare center
$48,486median employee pay, 2025

See inside the office Benefits

Sources: Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022 · Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026 · life.marriott.com benefits

Companies / United States / Hotels & hospitality / Marriott International

THE HEADQUARTERS · 7750 WISCONSIN AVENUE · 2022

785,000 sq ft where every desk has a window view

Offices, including executive offices, sit in the core of the 21-story tower, so every workstation has a view through floor-to-ceiling windows, a sit-stand desk and an ergonomic chair. A grand floating staircase, a 20-foot digital art wall around the elevators, a test kitchen and a garden on the 20th floor complete it; the hotel next door holds 13 test rooms.

21 stories · 785,000 sq ft (≈ 72,929 m²)
2,842 workspaces · 180 conference rooms
7,600 sq ft garden on the 20th floor
Cafeteria “The Hot Shoppe” · 450 seats
LEED Gold · Fitwel 3-star
Design: Gensler

Lobby, floating staircase and lounges

A grand floating staircase and a 20-foot digital art wall around the elevators anchor the 21-story tower.

Bridge and stairs crossing an atrium above a sunken lounge with a planted tree and booth seating — Stairs and bridge over the lounge · © Gensler

Double-height lounge with armchairs, a fireplace wall and a Marriott International sign on the window — Lounge with a city view · © Gensler

Wood-lined open lounge alcove with a round table, armchairs and wall screens — Lounge alcove · © Gensler

Workfloors and the café

Offices sit in the core of the tower, so every workstation has a view through floor-to-ceiling windows.

Corridor along a slatted wooden wall leading to a glass-walled room filled with rows of chairs — Office floor · © Gensler

Three men seen from behind looking out of floor-to-ceiling windows over Bethesda — Floor-to-ceiling windows · MDGovpics / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Café counter with wooden cladding and red stools along a glass street-side wall — Café · © Gensler

Sorenson Plaza and the hotel next door

The headquarters shares its Bethesda site with the Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ hotel across Sorenson Plaza.

Landscaped pedestrian plaza at night between glass towers, lit by hanging pendant lights — The plaza at night · © Gensler

Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ · Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

White entrance portal marked 7750 under a Marriott International sign, with flags reflected in the glass — The 7750 entrance · Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Glass tower with an angled corner seen from the street under a blue sky — The tower from Wisconsin Avenue · MDGovpics / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Glass tower at night with a lit red Marriott sign at the top — The tower at night · Moreau1 / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Lower floors of a glass office tower with street trees — From the street · Moreau1 / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Facts: Marriott news release “Marriott International Debuts Its New Global Headquarters” (Sep 19, 2022) · Gensler project page “Marriott International Global Headquarters”.

The Bethesda campus: an office tower, a hotel and a plaza

Building	Address
Marriott International Headquarters	7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ (hotel)	Next door to the headquarters, across Sorenson Plaza

Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover page · Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022 · See them on the map ↓

ArchitectGensler (architect of record and interiors)

LandscapeSasaki (2.14-acre site)

BuildersHensel Phelps (core and shell) · Rand* Construction (interiors)

OwnersThe Bernstein Companies and Boston Properties

Office area785,000 sq ft · 72,929 m²

Height21 stories

Opened2022 (ribbon cutting Sep 19)

RatingsLEED v4 Gold · Fitwel 3-star

Fitness center7,500 sq ft · 697 m²

Childcare center≈ 11,000 sq ft · up to 91 children

Design Lab8,400 sq ft “Room27” + 4,400 sq ft test kitchen

CommutingBethesda Metro < 2 blocks · 100 bike spaces · 66 EV chargers

Source: Marriott news releases (Jun 22, 2018 and Sep 19, 2022) · Gensler project page · Sasaki project page · Hensel Phelps project page (Mar 30, 2022)

Office tour videos

Marriott Headquarters Test Kitchen Tasting | Marriott Bonvoy MomentsMarriott Bonvoy (official) · 2025 · YouTube ↗

Benefits (United States)

401(k) match100% up to 5%

Marriott matches 100% of contributions up to 5% of weekly pay; pre-tax, Roth or after-tax.

Employee stock purchase15% off

Associates can buy Marriott stock at a 15% discount.

Parental leave8 weeks

Paid leave for both parents after a birth or adoption; birth mothers can add short-term disability leave.

Hotel discountsExplore

Special room rates and food-and-beverage discounts across 30+ brands and 9,500+ properties.

Childcare2,200+ centers

Discounts at more than 2,200 childcare centers, plus discounted emergency back-up childcare.

Family buildingFertility + adoption

Fertility benefits through Progyny on select medical plans, including egg freezing; part of adoption costs reimbursed.

CounselingFree

Assistance & Resources for Life (ARL): free, confidential counseling and referrals for associates and families.

Preventive care & life insuranceFree

Free annual checkups and preventive screenings on the medical plans; basic life insurance at no cost.

Source: life.marriott.com “Marriott Benefits” (updated Apr 30, 2026). Benefits vary by status and location; U.S. figures exclude Puerto Rico and franchised hotels.

How Marriott keeps people, in its own words

Top 5World's Best Workplaces

Marriott says it was a top 5 company on the Fortune World's Best Workplaces list in 2025.

3× a yearassociateVoice surveys

Every associate can give feedback three times a year; 2025 scores beat the “Global Best Employer” benchmark.

25 yearsQuarter Century Club

Associates with 25 years at Marriott or a Marriott-managed hotel get free hotel nights.

Top floorJ.W. Marriott, Jr. Associate Growth Center

The top floor of the HQ hosts leadership programs, skills courses, speakers and new-hire orientation.

HybridAt the Bethesda HQ

A hybrid work model for the corporate workforce; HQ roles generally need regular in-office presence.

ARGsAssociate Resource Groups

Groups where associates build networks, grow skills and give back, such as the Women's ARG.

Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital Management · Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022 · life.marriott.com “Marriott Benefits” · careers.marriott.com job postings (2026)

Who works here

414,000

associates whose employment Marriott manages

148,000

employed by Marriott itself

115,000

Marriott employees in the U.S.

≈ 3,500

associates the Bethesda HQ was built for

Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital Management (year-end 2025) · Marriott news release, Jun 22, 2018 (HQ capacity)

Pay at Marriott International

Median employee · total compensation, 2025$48,486

The CEO, Anthony Capuano, earned $22,970,926 — 474 times this amount. Marriott uses the median employee it identified in 2023.

Source: Proxy statement, March 27, 2026 (CEO Pay Ratio)

Annual pay range by role · Marriott International HQ, Bethesda (2026 postings)

Digital Analyst$55,000 – $71,000

Director$127,000 – $215,000

Architect (IT)$127,000 – $220,000

Source: careers.marriott.com job postings P1-7141914-0 (Digital Analyst, MDS Media Operations), P1-7184799-0 (Director, Corporate Systems) and P1-6353110-0 (Architect – Infrastructure & Policy Automation), 2026. Bethesda ranges; remote ranges are lower.

Pay by ageNot published

U.S. companies don't have to report pay by age, and Marriott doesn't. The posted ranges above are the closest official numbers.

Compare Marriott International with: Hilton

Office history: from a nine-seat root beer stand to a 21-story tower

1927
A nine-seat root beer stand in Washington, D.C.
J. Willard and Alice Sheets Marriott open an A&W root beer franchise in May 1927, which becomes the first Hot Shoppe, at 14th Street and Kenyon. Alice is the first bookkeeper, executive chef and interior designer.
Source: marriott.com “Our Story” and “Marriott Family History”

The first Hot Shoppe, 14th Street and Kenyon, Washington, D.C., 1920s · © Marriott International (official history page)
1929
Hot Shoppes, Inc.
The company is incorporated as Hot Shoppes, Inc. and keeps its headquarters in Washington, D.C. for 28 years in all.
Source: marriott.com “Our Story”

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1955
Out to Bethesda, Maryland
After 28 years in Washington, D.C., Hot Shoppes, Inc. moves to Montgomery County, Maryland, and a new home in Bethesda.
Source: marriott.com “Our Story”

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1979
A new headquarters on Fernwood Road
Ground was broken in 1977, the company's 50th anniversary; Marriott Corporation moves in during 1979. The address, 10400 Fernwood Road, stayed on Marriott's annual reports until the 2022 move.
Source: marriott.com “Our Story” · Form 10-K 2020 cover page

10400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, 2008 · Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1993
Marriott International is born
Marriott Corporation splits into two companies, Host Marriott Corporation and Marriott International, Inc.
Source: marriott.com “Our Story”

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2018
Groundbreaking in downtown Bethesda
Marriott leaves its suburban site for a walkable, transit-oriented location less than two blocks from the Bethesda Metro station, built for about 3,500 associates.
Source: Marriott news release, Jun 22, 2018

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2022
7750 Wisconsin Avenue opens
After six years of planning, design and construction, the 21-story, 785,000 sq ft headquarters opens; the phased move-in ends with a ribbon cutting on September 19, 2022. The cafeteria is named The Hot Shoppe after the first restaurant.
Source: Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022 · marriott.com “Our Story” · Form 10-K 2025 cover page

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Map: how the headquarters moved

From a root beer stand in Washington, D.C. to suburban Bethesda and then to downtown Bethesda next to the Metro. Marriott has been in Montgomery County, Maryland since 1955.

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1 · 1927First Hot Shoppe, 14th Street & Kenyon, Washington, D.C. — The nine-seat root beer stand where the company began
2 · 197910400 Fernwood Road, Bethesda — Headquarters from 1979 until the 2022 move
3 · 20227750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda — Today's 21-story global headquarters, near the Bethesda Metro

Addresses: marriott.com “Marriott Family History” · Form 10-K 2020 and 2025 cover pages. The 1955 Bethesda address is not published, so it is not on the map.

What Marriott International does

Marriott started as a root beer stand and restaurant chain. Today it franchises, manages and licenses hotels rather than owning them: it owns or leases less than one percent of its system of 9,805 properties in 145 countries and territories.

Four reportable segments: U.S. & Canada; Europe, Middle East & Africa; Greater China; Asia Pacific excluding China. Caribbean & Latin America is reported with corporate and other.

Where the money came from · Revenue by segment, 2025

U.S. & CanadaFees, owned and leased hotels, cost reimbursements

$19.3B

Europe, Middle East & AfricaEMEA hotels

$2.4B

Asia Pacific excluding ChinaAPEC hotels

$1.1B

Greater ChinaHotels in Greater China

$0.6B

Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 1 and Note “Business Segments” (total reportable segment revenue)

Revenue, 2025$26.2Bup 4% from $25.1B in 2024

Net income, 2025$2.6BGAAP

Properties9,8051,779,936 rooms in 145 countries and territories

Development pipeline≈ 4,100properties, nearly 610,000 rooms

Source: Form 10-K 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025) · growth rate calculated by eciffo

Growth: revenue vs. people

1.7×revenue, 2016 → 2025
$15.4B → $26.2B

−16%people employed by Marriott, 2018 → 2025
176,000 → 148,000

YearRevenueEmployees

FY2016

$15.4B

—

FY2017

$20.5B

—

FY2018

$20.8B

176,000

FY2019

$21.0B

174,000

FY2020

$10.6B

121,000

FY2021

$13.9B

120,000

FY2022

$20.8B

140,000

FY2023

$23.7B

148,000

FY2024

$25.1B

155,000

FY2025

$26.2B

148,000

Fiscal years end in late December. Revenue: SEC XBRL financial data from Marriott's 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K (people employed by Marriott itself; from 2022 Marriott also reports associates employed by hotel owners whose employment it manages, 414,000 in total at year-end 2025). Multiples calculated by eciffo.

Chief executives

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2021 – today

Anthony G. Capuano

Joined Marriott in 1995. CEO since 2021; President and CEO since 2023.

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2012 – 2021

Arne M. Sorenson

President and CEO from 2012; he died in 2021 and was closely involved in designing the new headquarters, whose plaza bears his name.

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Before 2012

J.W. (Bill) Marriott, Jr.

Long-time CEO, then Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board from 2012; now Chairman Emeritus. The top-floor growth center is named for him.

Founders: J. Willard Marriott and Alice Sheets Marriott (1927), with partner Hugh Colton in the first year.

Source: marriott.com “Our Story” · Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022

Marriott International: questions people ask

Where is Marriott International's headquarters?

At 7750 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, less than two blocks from the Bethesda Metro station. The Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ hotel stands next door.

Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover · Marriott news releases 2018 and 2022

When did Marriott move to its new headquarters?

In 2022. Construction began in 2018, the phased move-in ended with a ribbon cutting on September 19, 2022, and the company left its 10400 Fernwood Road headquarters, used since 1979.

Source: Marriott news releases, Jun 22, 2018 and Sep 19, 2022 · marriott.com “Our Story” · Form 10-K 2020

Who designed Marriott's headquarters?

Gensler was the architect of record and designed the interiors. Sasaki designed the landscape, Hensel Phelps built the core and shell, and Rand* Construction built the interiors.

Source: Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022 · Sasaki and Hensel Phelps project pages

How big is Marriott's headquarters?

21 stories and 785,000 sq ft (≈ 72,929 m²), with 2,842 workspaces and 180 conference rooms. It was built for about 3,500 associates.

Source: Marriott news releases, 2018 and 2022

Can the public visit Marriott's headquarters?

Part of the main lobby is open to the public, with a café and a “Cabinet of Curiosities” of items from Marriott's history. The café's seating extends into Sorenson Plaza, an outdoor public plaza between the tower and the hotel.

Source: Marriott news release, Sep 19, 2022

Does Marriott allow hybrid or remote work?

At the Bethesda headquarters Marriott uses a hybrid work model. HQ-based roles generally require regular in-office presence; remote roles are marked in the job posting.

Source: Form 10-K 2025 · careers.marriott.com job postings

What benefits does Marriott offer?

In the U.S.: a 401(k) match of 100% up to 5% of pay, stock at 15% off, 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both parents, hotel discounts through Explore, discounts at 2,200+ childcare centers, fertility benefits and free confidential counseling.

Source: life.marriott.com “Marriott Benefits”

How much do Marriott employees make?

The median employee's total compensation was $48,486 in 2025; most Marriott employees work in hotels. 2026 job postings at the Bethesda HQ list $55,000–$71,000 for a digital analyst and $127,000–$215,000 for a director.

Source: Proxy statement 2026 · careers.marriott.com postings P1-7141914-0, P1-7184799-0

How many people work at Marriott?

At year-end 2025 Marriott managed the employment of about 414,000 associates: about 148,000 employed by Marriott itself and 266,000 employed by hotel owners.

Source: Form 10-K 2025

Who is Marriott's CEO?

Anthony G. Capuano, who joined Marriott in 1995, became CEO in 2021 and President and CEO in 2023.

Source: marriott.com “Our Story”

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