Dubai: Marriott International announced the opening of two new Residence Inn properties in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

The Residence Inn by Marriott Kuwait City offers 139 suites, while the Residence Inn by Marriott Jazan in Saudi Arabia is home to 79 suites.

By 2018, the US hotel chain expects to open 12 hotels across the Middle East and Africa, adding 1,228 rooms to the extended stay sector, according to a statement on Tuesday.

Within the Marriott Executive Apartments brand alone, six properties in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Gabon, and Ethiopia are due to open n in the next couple of years.