First look: Marriott International HQ employee cafe in Bethesda + more! (Photos)

Marriott International is welcoming its first employees at its new headquarters in downtown Bethesda. Staff at the hospitality giant is expected to move from the existing North Bethesda HQ to this new office tower and hotel at 7750 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda this month. Greeting the first arrivals are a friendly lobby security guard, who is on-duty 24 hours a day, oversize pillows on the lobby sofas, and an employee cafe. Flags have been raised on the flagpoles outside.

It turns out the cafe is pretty much just a coffee bar though, so it doesn't look like we'll be seeing the Mighty Mo or the Orange Freeze on the menu here. I need to know from Marriott employees - are you going to get your caffeine boost here, or at Starbucks across the street?