Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel Midway Through Major Transformation
Released on: June 20, 2011, 12:08 pm
Author:
Juliana High
Industry:
Travel
ATLANTA, GA. (June 20, 2011) – Hyatt Regency Atlanta is at the
half way point in a $65 million transformation designed to update the
downtown Atlanta landmark hotel for the new demands of business meeting
and convention attendees.
The downtown Atlanta hotel, known as a center for business and group meetings, began
modernizing its Centennial Ballroom – the largest hotel ballroom in the Atlanta
market – in April. That work follows months-long updates to Hyatt Regency Atlanta’s
Atrium lobby, entryway and food and beverage concepts. Other renovations, including
updates to the hotel’s Atrium Tower guest rooms, will begin this fall.
“The design and facilities transformation, expected to be completed in December
2011, was initiated to meet the new demands of today’s group attendee – a
professional who is more pressed for time, who expects to be able to work from
anywhere and who believes networking before and after meeting sessions is as
important as the meeting itself,” said Joe Hindsley, Hyatt Regency Atlanta’s General
Manager and current president of the Atlanta Hotel Council.
“Meeting guests today want a destination that’s open, user-friendly, time efficient
and built for his or her needs,” Hindsley said. “That’s why we’ve designed Hyatt
Regency Atlanta’s public spaces to be more accommodating for business and
networking. We’ve made our check-in more intimate and user friendly and our new food
and beverage concepts are designed to help guests work, meet and network before and
after their event.”
Key to this strategy is Twenty-Two Storys, Hyatt Regency Atlanta’s new lobby bar.
Scheduled to open May 14, Twenty-Two stories provides a comfortable space for guests
to work, get a bite to eat and meet with associates and clients in the heart of
downtown Atlanta. Hyatt Regency Atlanta’s new food and beverage offerings also will
include a new full-service restaurant and a grab-and-go market option.
Other key updated features include the Atrium Lobby space, which rolled out a new
front desk, wider revolving entrance door, new escalators and large tile flooring,
making it cleaner and easier for guests to pull luggage across this surface.
The hotel’s main entrance, off Atlanta’s Peachtree Street, has also received a fresh
new look with the addition of marble columns, an expanded front drive and a new,
larger revolving front door, enhancing guests’ sense of arrival as they enter the
hotel.
At the front desk, all natural walnut wooden pod-style desks were installed on a
radius, designed to provide a more intimate, personalized and efficient check-in
experience. The backdrop behind the front desk showcases a novelty display of brass
key fob replicas from the original Regency Hyatt House – cleverly used pieces of the
hotel’s history were fused to make this exceptional piece of art.
All 737 Atrium Tower guest rooms also will be redesigned with 32” LCD flat panel
TVs, iHome Dual alarm clock radios, new wall coverings, drapes and artwork, energy
efficient fixtures and a signature carpet design inspired by the legendary Flora
Raris, the sculpture located in the Atrium Lobby. New tile flooring, low-flow
toilets, energy efficient lighting, granite vanities and fresh lighting will be
upgraded in the guest room bath areas.
Designed by famed architect John Portman, Hyatt Regency Atlanta has long served as a
leader in the Atlanta hospitality industry. Ideally located in the heart of downtown
Atlanta, Georgia, the hotel property boasts a total of 180,000 square feet of
function space, 1,260 guest rooms and is renowned for unparalleled guest service.
The latest $65 million transformation of the downtown Atlanta hotel is intended to
ensure the hotel’s continued position as a leader in the local, regional and
national meetings and convention market, Hindsley said.
“Hyatt Regency Atlanta has played an integral role in Atlanta for more than 40
years, serving as a central gathering place for local Atlantans and a meeting venue
for travelers across the globe,” Hindsley said. “This major transformation speaks to
our commitment to ensure the hotel continues to be an innovative destination for
years to come.”
The hotel will remain open for business throughout the duration of the project; the
transformation was strategically planned in stages as to not disrupt guests’
experiences.
For more information about Hyatt Regency Atlanta and its Atlanta, Georgia downtown
hotel transformation, please visit http://www.hyatt.com/gallery/atlrarenovation/.
About Hyatt Regency Atlanta:
Investing $65 million in capital improvements in 2011, Hyatt Regency Atlanta has
been a city landmark since its inception in 1967. Hyatt Regency Atlanta is located
in the heart of downtown Atlanta on Peachtree Street. The 1,260-room hotel is the
first atrium hotel in the world and is one of the nation's premier convention and
tradeshow facilities with 180,000 square feet of ballroom, exhibit, and meeting and
hospitality space. For reservations or more information on Hyatt Regency Atlanta,
call the hotel at 404-577-1234 or visit www.hyattregencyatlanta.com
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Contact Details:
- Juliana High (Hyatt Regency Atlanta) - 404.460.6402 / Juliana.High@Hyatt.com
- Walter Woods (Cohn & Wolfe) - 404.260.3560 / Walter.Woods@cohnwolfe.com
Website: http://www.hyattregencyatlanta.com
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