Reena Ratilal Patel

DDS, Owner of Marriott Hotels

Reena Ratilal Patel, DDS, is the owner of Marriott Hotels in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her responsibilities in this position range from investment policy development to asset management. She is also tasked with hiring and overseeing the management staff. In addition to leading operations at Marriott Hotels, she has spent more than 5 years as the owner of Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a restaurant she managed to grow throughout 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to her work at Marriott Hotels and the Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Reena Ratilal Patel, DDS, serves as a REALTOR at Crescas Real Estate in Norfolk.

Reena Ratilal Patel, DDS, studied biology as an undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. She graduated with honors and her bachelor of science in 2001. She then completed her medical studies at the Medical College of Virginia, earning her doctor of dental surgery in 2007. Her personal interests include volunteering at Children’s Hospital of Kings Daughters and working toward her pilot’s license.

  Virginia Beach, VA, US