This fusion is subtle yet palpable throughout the entire building. Munich Marriott Hotel City West is inviting, elegant and timeless, yet edgy. Studio Lux Berlin was responsible for the interior design. Founder and Managing Director Joern Siebke has extensive experience in holistic room design and creating unique atmospheres. Trained as a landscape architect and architectural lighting designer, he has collaborated with renowned architectural and interior design firms on a number of international hotel projects for over 20 years – constantly elevating his abilities to craft hotel spaces with extraordinary atmospheres. Munich Marriott Hotel City West features natural earth tones, warm metals, wood and brick as an homage to the district’s industrial heritage. The accentuated, carefully curated lighting truly turns heads in its interplay with handcrafted, structured spaces, reflective high-gloss elements and bold, rich materials. The end result: an expertly designed and memorable hotel interior that could be the backdrop of a film.

All 398 rooms and suites at Munich Marriott Hotel City West are divided into nine categories. What they all have in common is their unique, warm and understated elegance, exuding a feeling of peace and calm. The rooms also feature locally inspired design elements – like the lion’s heads on the walls, which guests are encouraged to rub for good luck. Or the wood panelling reminiscent of Alpine homes. The special twist is found in the most private of spaces and makes the biggest difference: All 398 rooms of every category at Munich Marriott Hotel City West include TOTO WASHLET. Joern Siebke explains why they decided to install TOTO WASHLET in every room: “TOTO products are considered differentiators that give Munich Marriott Hotel City West an elevated quality, setting it apart from other properties on the market.” He continues: “It’s possible to book a standard room here and still experience TOTO WASHLET – something that’s reserved for guests in only the most elevated suite categories at other hotels.” Hotel bathrooms are essential to making people feel comfortable, which is why the developers chose TOTO WASHLET. “We’ve seen this development in showers over the past several years. Rainfall showers – once a real highlight in hotel bathrooms – have become almost expected standard features. International business travellers and a certain clientele already associate the TOTO brand with high quality and exclusivity. To make the real difference, we wanted to give our guests a next-level experience in the most private of spaces – the bathroom,” explains Joern Siebke. All guests will enjoy the many convenient features, exceptional hygiene and comfort that TOTO WASHLET has to offer. 

The owners wanted an exquisite hotel that would fill a gap in Munich’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions/events) market. Studio Lux Berlin did just that with a versatile concept that makes so many things possible over nearly 1,600 m2 and three floors. The hotel has an extraordinary range of flexible, adaptable spaces for meetings, conferences, conventions and celebrations – from the column-free ballroom spanning over 900 m2 with its own entrance and space for over 600 guests to the small, cosy meeting studio with just 20 m2 of space. The event space on the first floor even has its own open-plan show kitchen attached to the studio, allowing conferences and meetings at Munich Marriott Hotel City West to be transformed to special events for connoisseurs. 

Guests have a wide variety of dining options to choose from: Assoluto Ristorante & Vineria has an open-plan kitchen and serves authentic Italian delicacies. The open restaurant area also incudes a separate Wine Room for more intimate gatherings and tastings. People can enjoy their morning coffee or a quick afternoon snack at Assoluto Café. westhub bar & lounge provides a lovely, relaxed space for more casual get-togethers. Elite members of the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty programme and guests staying in executive and higher room categories can enjoy free refreshments around the clock at the exclusive M Club Lounge on the seventh floor. Another highlight is the spacious rooftop terrace available for event bookings, which provides a stunning view of the city and the Alps.

A visit to Munich Marriott Hotel City West is more than just a visit to Munich – it’s an excursion into an entirely new world full of beauty and extraordinary comfort for every guest.

         Main TOTO hygiene technologies for toilets:

• Rimless bowl for improved hygiene, making them easier to clean
• TORNADO FLUSH: The powerful whirlpool flush thoroughly cleans the entire toilet bowl.
• CEFIONTECT: A special long-lasting glaze that keeps the surface beautiful and shiny over the long term while keeping germs and residues from accumulating in the bowl.
  
  Main TOTO WASHLET hygiene technologies:
  
  
• EWATER+ to effectively clean the ceramic and wand jet with electrolysed water, which reduces bacteria – keeping the wand jet and toilet bowl cleaner for longer.
• TOTO shower toilets have the wand jet for intimate cleansing in a position above the toilet bowl. It retracts behind a protective flap following cleansing and each use. This keeps the wand jet from coming into contact with any kind of waste.
• PREMIST automatically sprays the surface of the toilet bowl with water before each use, making it more difficult for dirt and waste to stick
  
  Main TOTO WASHLET comfort features:
• Wand jet has adjustable cleansing functions – water temperature, spray type and water pressure, including the front wash for intimate cleansing
• Odour absorption
• Heated seat
• Elegant, easy-to-use remote control
• Sensor-controlled lid and flush• Nightlight

Completed: 09/2023

Architects: ATP architekten ingenieure, Munich

Interior design (all areas): studio lux berlin, www. studioluxberlin.com

Project scope: 

• 398 rooms

Public areas on three floors: 

• Great room with bar and wine chamber

• Restaurants with show kitchens 

• 20 flexible event spaces with show kitchens

• Ballroom (over 900 m2) – can be divided into four spaces, with lift

• Pre-function area with library & residential kitchen

• GYM 

• M Club Lounge

• Event terrace (468 m2)

Interior work: 

• Robert Wolte & Partner GmbH (rooms, lower level & first floor)

• Uedl GmbH, Dobl, AT (ground floor)

Düsseldorf, January 2024
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TOTO, one of the world’s leading sanitary ware companies, has an unwavering focus on people and their well-being. Established in Kitakyushu, Japan in 1917, TOTO has been developing, producing and marketing its comprehensive high-end bathroom concepts for the European market since 2009. The company aims to create a new attitude towards life through regeneration, comfort and hygiene, integrating technologies into their product designs in a smart, nearly invisible way. Japan’s leading manufacturer in the sector, TOTO offers a comprehensive range of products including ceramic sanitary ware, faucets and accessories. The company can now look back on over 40 years of developing and manufacturing WASHLET and has sold over 60 million units worldwide to date. TOTO supports the development of a fully emission-free society and is very committed to sustainability: By joining the RE100 initiative, TOTO Group will convert all of its facilities to power from sustainable energy sources by the year 2040. The company also received certification from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBT) to reduce greenhouse gases in line with the Paris Agreement, and to systematically cut CO₂ emissions further on this basis. TOTO employs 36,000 people world-wide.

Read more about TOTO online: eu.toto.com