Brand Collection
82 Properties in our collection · Average score 9.0/10
Marriott's heritage hotel umbrella. Originally CIGA, Italy's grand hotels, now an 85-property soft brand spanning historic properties globally.
The Luxury Collection began as CIGA (Compagnia Italiana Grandi Alberghi), the Italian state-owned grand hotel chain that included the Gritti Palace, the Danieli, and the Excelsior on the Lido. After ITT Sheraton bought CIGA in 1994 and Starwood absorbed Sheraton in 1998, the heritage collection beca
The portfolio's logic is heritage: Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, Grande Bretagne in Athens, Imperial in Vienna, Gritti Palace in Venice. Newer additions are heritage-style new builds in markets without existing grand hotels. The properties operate independently; there's no Luxury Collection design
Ideal Guest
Marriott Bonvoy points users wanting heritage stays. Travelers who book specific Luxury Collection properties (the Gritti, Grande Bretagne) where the building is the draw and the brand is incidental. Not for travelers who don't engage with hotel loyalty programs.
Eighty-five properties globally, weighted toward historic European city hotels and resort destinations. Property quality varies; the original CIGA hotels remain standouts, while some recent additions are upper-upscale rather than grand-hotel tier. Travelers should evaluate properties individually.
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Destinations: Addis Ababa, Ajman, Albufeira, Aqaba, Athens, Bali, Bangkok, Barbados, Berlin, Bodrum, Boston, Bratislava, Buenos Aires, Charlotte, Chicago, Cortina dAmpezzo, Costa Navarino, Costa Smeralda, Cusco, Dalian, Diriyah, Doha, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Dublin, Elciego, Florence, Geneva, Halifax, Hamburg,.
The Luxury Collection properties appear in these curated collections: