Brooklyn Hotel Offers Easy Access to the DUMBO Arts Festival

BROOKLYN, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 27, 2013) - With its fantastic arts and dining scene, Brooklyn is a cultural hub that's home to hundreds of art galleries, edgy boutiques, and inventive restaurants. Take advantage of Brooklyn's great events at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, a premier accommodation in Brooklyn, New York.

The DUMBO Arts Festival is a massive three-day celebration of art, music and performance in the hip DUMBO neighborhood, a quick walk from the hotel. Over 400 artists showcase their work in over 100 studios, 50 galleries and stages around the cool neighborhood. The festival will take place this weekend, September 27th to September 29th.

Artists will display thought-provoking art exhibits, like "Ship of Tolerance" a large ship with sails that are stitched together with paintings by hundreds of schoolchildren from all different ethnic and social backgrounds to convey the lesson of tolerance. There will also be live music and dance performances, like Entasis Dance, a soothing performance by Eve Bailey under the Brooklyn Bridge.

Guests can take a quick walk to the festival from this hotel near DUMBO, which has enhanced high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the rooms and public areas, an indoor pool and whirlpool, a luxurious spa, and spacious guest rooms and suites. There are also two excellent Brooklyn Heights restaurants: The Archives Restaurant and The Archives Lounge and Bar, both of which serve American cuisine in a cool, modern setting.

The hotel offers great Brooklyn vacation packages, including a Stay for Breakfast package that includes a sumptuous breakfast for two adults and children with the room rate.

About the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Ideally located in the hip Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, just across the river from Manhattan, the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is a relaxing and sophisticated getaway that offers spectacular views and a prime location right in the heart of Brooklyn. The 665 spacious guest rooms and suites are outfitted with luxurious bedding, TVs with cable and premium movie channels, large work desks with ergonomic chairs, enhanced high-speed wireless Internet access, and coffee/tea service. There are two restaurants on-site and a fully-equipped health club with an indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, and sauna. Guests can unwind with a relaxing treatment in the American Leisure Spa. With 32 meeting rooms, an elegant 18,000-square-foot grand ballroom that can accommodate over 2,000 people, and a total of 44,542 sq. ft. of meeting space, the hotel is also the venue of choice for meetings and events in Brooklyn. Located just 1.5 miles across the river from Manhattan, the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge is ideally located just minutes from Brooklyn's great attractions, including the new Barclays Center, the TKTS Booth for discounted Broadway tickets, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and the hip neighborhoods of DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, and Park Slope. This elegant city hotel provides the quintessential New York experience.