Ritz-Carlton Logo — The Ritz-Carlton , actually The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC , is the name of a U.S. hotel chain , based in Chevy Chase , Maryland .
The company is since 1998 is 99% owned by Marriott International operates 77 hotels worldwide (two in Germany, in Berlin and Wolfsburg), three marketing partner hotels as well as 12 sales offices and employs approximately 35,000 people. Known properties in the chain, for example, the Arts Barcelona , The Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park . in Germany are in the Autostadt in Wolfsburg as well as in Berlin, The Ritz-Carlton hotels.