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IRVINE, CA—The $50-million Courtyard by Marriott atIrvine Spectrum opened earlier this week. The 210-roomproject, located at the corner of Alton Pkwy. and Irvine CenterDr., is the centerpiece hotel property for theIrvine Spectrum and offers design features and amenities befittingboutique full-service hotel.

Produced by R.D. Olson Development and designedby international architects WATG, the hotelrepresents the Southern California debut of Marriott's latestGen Next design and features distressed woodfloors and high-back leather chairs in addition to modernconveniences. The lobby offers welcome pedestals; an interactiveGoBoard displaying news, weather, traffic,restaurants and other items of interest; andsemi-enclosed media pods with flat-panel TVs. Guest rooms includetechnology features including free Wi-Fi,convenience plugs and iPhone/iPod dockingstations; smart TVs with full connectivity; DVRs; and freestreaming of guests' subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu or othermedia.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.