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AC Hotel opens in Greenville, SC

It is owned by Auro Hotels led by D.J. Rama

AC Hotel opens in Greenville, SC
Ed Brock
By Ed BrockFeb 28, 2021
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Ed Brock is an award-winning journalist who has worked for various U.S. newspapers and magazines, including with American City & County magazine, a national publication based in Atlanta focused on city and county government issues. He is currently assistant editor at Asian Hospitality magazine, the top U.S. publication for Asian American hoteliers. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Ed began his career in journalism in the early 1990s as a reporter for a chain of weekly newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama. After a stint teaching English in Japan, Ed returned to the U.S. and moved to the Atlanta area where he returned to journalism, coming to work at Asian Hospitality in 2016.
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The AC Hotel by Marriott Greenville Downtown is open in Greenville, South Carolina. It is owned by Auro Hotels led by Dharmendra D.J. Rama as president and CEO.

The 8-story, 196-room upscale hotel is in Camperdown Plaza near Falls Park, the Reedy River, the Peace Center Performing Arts center, Kroc Center Greenville, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Sirrine Stadium. It includes seven restaurants and bars, including the tapas bar Paloma, the rooftop Juniper and The Press Room speakeasy.

Also, the hotel features more than 100 works by 35 local artists and 29,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

“The opening of the AC Hotel Greenville Downtown and Paloma marks an exciting milestone for Auro Hotels,” Rama said. “This project is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity due to its location, scale, level of detail and amenities, as well as a unique opportunity to celebrate our hometown of Greenville. The hotel, along with the thoughtfully-curated food and beverage concepts, will be treasured by visitors and the local community for generations.”

Earlier in February, Auro Hotel’s Auro University in Surat, India, entered a partnership with Marriott International to provide training, internship and employment opportunities on ‘first preference’ basis for the students of the School of Hospitality Management of Auro University.

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