Marriott International will grow its mid-scale extended-stay brand throughout the Middle East and Africa, starting with the opening of the region's first Residence Inn by Marriott Juffair, Bahrain due to soft launch on December 27, with an official opening expected in January, 2012. The region's second Residence Inn is scheduled to open in the Saudi Arabian province of Jizan on the Red Sea coast mid-next year, vice president & global brand manager for Residence Inn Diane Mayer told Hotelier Middle East at a press briefing on Monday.