[2] The JW Marriott brand was established in 1984, with the opening of the first hotel in Washington, D.C.[3] It was named as a tribute to J.W.

[4] The JW Marriott Jakarta experienced terrorist bombings in 2003 and 2009.

In the 2003 incident, a car bomb explosion outside the lobby killed 12 and injured 150, mainly Indonesians.

In the 2009 incident, a bomb in a small breakfast room caused six deaths.

An unexploded bomb in a guest room failed to detonate.