Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal Increases Bandwidth and Hi-Tech Amenities

Princeton, NJ – July 10, 2008 - In today's fast-paced environment, no one has time to wait to download email or access the Internet - particularly when it comes to meeting planners coordinating onsite events.

In response to this requirement, The Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal has just installed six T1 lines to the conference center's meeting space in Princeton, NJ, boosting the facility's bandwidth speed up to 12 Mb/s up and down, announced today by John Yake, Director of Sales & Marketing.

The hi-tech Marriott hotel in Princeton, New Jersey now has the highest dedicated bandwidth of any hotel meeting facility in the Tri-State region.

The Need for Speed - The new six T1 lines can be used throughout the conference center hotel for wireless applications or dedicated hard line service for web-based applications in need of extra bandwidth.

Whether groups need VPN connection, specific IP Pooling, networking, or just accessing the Internet, the Marriott hotel's onsite Event Technology staff assures that meeting planners' need for speed is entirely satisfied.

The Princeton Marriott Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal is certified by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC). IACC certified conference centers have to meet stringent criteria (including dedicated conference space, availability of meeting packages, ergonomic design of the conference facilities, availability of professional staff, food and beverage requirements, guest room and technology requirements, etc.) separating this conference center hotel in Princeton, NJ from other meeting facilities.

Since the hi-tech hotel in Princeton, NJ was initially designed and constructed to be a conference center, the overall layout and flow is very conducive to group learning and accomplishment. With all meeting space situated on one floor in a separate wing connected to the hotel, there are an abundance of breakout rooms clustered near larger conference rooms which allow for a wide variety of meeting types. No matter what the group size, privacy is attainable. There are solid walls with tackable wall surfaces and separate entrances to the meeting rooms as well as access to outdoor common areas, refreshment kiosks where attendees can grab a coffee, juice, or quick snack any time throughout the meeting day, providing a flexible, hi-tech conference center attendees desire.

Overall, the meeting center near Princeton University features a total of 32 meeting rooms with 35,000 square feet of meeting space. The largest room is the Alexander Room at 5,000 square feet with a maximum seating capacity of 400.

Conference dining, the Spa, and other recreational facilities are in a separate portion of the building so meetings are distraction free.

What sets the Princeton Marriott Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal apart with regard to meetings is its ability to provide a comfortable and relaxing environment for maximum productivity, with personalized meeting services and sophisticated metro technology.

About The Princeton Marriott
Set on 25 wooded acres, the Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal is the perfect location for premier meetings, gracious events, and long weekends featuring 300 guest rooms including 11 suites, two restaurants, over 35,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, an indoor pool, health club, all-season tennis, jogging and biking trails, and a full-service spa.
For more information about the Princeton Marriott visit: www.princetonmarriott.com