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GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Owner/operator NewcrestImage has opened the first “dual-branded” hotel property in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Located in the suburb of Grapevine, the facility includes a 181-room Courtyard by Marriott and a 120-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott. While maintaining separate branding, the hotels share the same management, sales and housekeeping staffs, as well as an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center and 13,000 square feet of meeting space. The property is the third dual-branded hotel in the state of Texas, with others in Houston and Austin. NewcrestImage now owns and operates 17 hotel properties, with five under construction and two in various stages of development.