Hyatt Place

ALPHARETTA, Ga. | Hyatt Place Atlanta/Alpharetta/Windward Parkway and Hyatt Place Atlanta/Cobb Galleria celebrated grand openings today, bringing the number of Hyatt Place hotels in the Atlanta area to four, with five more scheduled to open by year-end. By reflecting the comfort, flexibility, technology and taste people incorporate into their daily lives, Hyatt Place is the first hotel brand designed to let guests stay like they live.

“With Hyatt Place, we saw an opportunity to create a hotel experience that understands the way people are living their lives and offer guests a hotel environment that’s designed specially to allow them to be more productive, relaxed and fulfilled,” said Jim Abrahamson, senior vice president for Hyatt Corporation. “Atlanta’s impressive business community is spread across a large area, which is unique for a metropolis. Based on the city’s layout and volume of companies operating in the surrounding area, we believe Hyatt Place’s multiple locations can provide the right kind of experience for this mix of travelers.”

Similar to what travelers might experience at home, guests of Hyatt Place can spread out in their spacious, contemporary guestrooms, taking advantage of free Wi-Fi access while stretched out on the signature Hyatt Grand Bed™ or the Cozy Corner sectional sofa-sleeper. They can also catch the evening news, the big game or the latest feature movies on the 42-inch flat panel, high-definition television offering 11 channels of high-definition programming in addition to an already impressive channel selection. Hyatt Place guests will also have access to Hotel SportsNetSM service, which includes NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ and NBA LEAGUE PASSSM as well as other nationally branded professional and college sports programming.

Hyatt Place hotels also feature the Gallery, an innovative welcoming arrival area where guests are personally greeted by the Gallery Host, a dynamic new position in the hospitality industry that encompasses everything from guest check-in to giving personal tours of the hotel. In the Gallery, guests will also find a self-registration kiosk, an intimate coffee and wine café and bakery, free Wi-Fi, a TV den and an e-room with free access to a public computer and printer. Guests at Hyatt Place may purchase signature hot breakfast entrées along with Starbucks® specialty coffees or enjoy a free continental breakfast. Hyatt Place also offers a variety of freshly prepared, café quality items, including made-to-order entrées, sandwiches, soups, salads and pizza which guests can order 24 hours a day, seven days a week via a touch screen menu in the Guest Kitchen or from the Gallery Host.

Hyatt Place Atlanta Airport – South and Hyatt Place Atlanta/Perimeter Center opened last year to rave reviews. Additional Atlanta-area Hyatt Place hotels scheduled to open throughout 2007 include:

  • Hyatt Place Alpharetta/Northpoint Mall
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta/Buckhead
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta/Duluth/Gwinnett Mall
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta/Norcross/Peachtree
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta/Downtown
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta/John’s Creek
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta Airport – North
  • Hyatt Place Atlanta – East/Lithonia

Hyatt Place Atlanta/Alpharetta/Windward Parkway features 127 completely renovated guestrooms and public areas. Conveniently located near a variety of attractions, the property also offers guests a complimentary shuttle service within a five-mile radius for transportation to local offices, shopping malls and restaurants. The hotel is located at 5595 Windward Parkway.

Hyatt Place Atlanta/Cobb Galleria features 123 completely renovated guestrooms and public areas. Conveniently located near the Cobb Galleria Center, the hotel offers guests a complimentary shuttle service within a five-mile radius. The hotel is located at 2876 Spring Hill Parkway.

Travelers are raving about Hyatt Place hotels already open in and around Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Washington, DC and Louisville. There will be 120 Hyatt Place hotels open by December 2007, including locations in Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa, Miami, Orlando and Detroit, in addition to other key business and leisure markets throughout the country.

About Hyatt Place

Hyatt Place is a new kind of Hyatt for today’s relaxed lifestyle, combining The Hyatt Touch® with stylish design, purposeful amenities and forward-thinking technology. Catering to discerning business and leisure travelers, 120 Hyatt Place hotels will be operational across the U.S. by the end of 2007. Hyatt Place is a newly developed brand of Global Hyatt Corporation. For Hyatt Place information or to make a reservation, call 1-888-HYATT-HP (888-492-8847) or visit . From the U.S. and Canada, reservations for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or logging onto .

About Global Hyatt Corporation
There are 214 Hyatt branded hotels and resorts (over 90,000 rooms) in 43 countries around the world, operating under the Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Grand Hyatt® and Park Hyatt brands. Currently, there are an additional 43 Hyatt hotels and resorts under development, including 15 new hotels in China. Global Hyatt Corporation is also the owner of Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc. operator of the 12 Hyatt Vacation Club timeshare and fractional residential properties, Hyatt Equities, L.L.C. (hotel ownership), Select Hotels Group L.L.C. (which owns, manages and franchises 163 AmeriSuites hotels, Hyatt Place and Summerfield Suites hotels) and U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (which franchises 95 Hawthorn Suites, and 272 Microtel Inns and Suites). From the U.S. and Canada, reservations for any Hyatt hotel worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or logging onto .

Amy Patti
Public Relations Manager, Select Brand
312-780-5620
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