Feel as you did in the United States. The Marriott hotel chain has opened the Courtyard Santo Domingo Hotel at 50A Maximo Gomez Avenue (Tel. 685-1010). The property is centrally located with such attractions as the National Theater (Plaza de la Cultura), the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center within walking distance. The new Courtyard is also within walking distance to the the US Embassy and Consulate, across the street from the Vatican Embassy and five minutes from the Presidential Palace and other important government offices. The new hotel is a five-storey building with 141 rooms, 4 of which are suites. The Courtyard promotes itself as the hotel designed by business travelers for business travelers.