The policy will cover more than 2,300 hotels and corporate apartments and nearly 400,000 guest rooms. Marriott is the second major hotel chain to adopt a comprehensive smoke-free policy, following a similar announcement by Westin Hotels & Resorts earlier this year.

The move was applauded by by Matthew Myers, president of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

"Marriott's new policy is an appropriate response to the overwhelming and indisputable evidence, confirmed by the recent U.S. Surgeon General's report, that secondhand smoke causes serious diseases and premature death," Meyers said in a news release. "We're also pleased that Marriott acknowledged that going smoke-free is good for business."

Meyers noted that Hawaii is one of 14 states that has passed smoke-free laws that include restaurants and bars.