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The new Marriott Irvine Spectrum has 271 rooms that include double queens, king rooms, executive suites, event spaces and more. R.D. Olson Construction developed the $120 million hotel. It’s the first full-service hotel of its kind to open in Irvine in the last 10 years. (Photo courtesy of Marriott Irvine Spectrum)
The executive king suite’s living room at the new Marriott Irvine Spectrum. (Photo courtesy of Marriott Irvine Spectrum)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe great roo