127-room Hyatt Place hotel located at Pensacola’s newly fashioned
Uptown district
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 10, 2013--
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Innisfree Hotels today announce
the opening of Hyatt
Place Pensacola Airport, a refreshing hotel option for business and
leisure travelers alike offering forward-thinking, around-the-clock
amenities and modern design.
“We’re proud to introduce the Hyatt Place brand to the Pensacola
market,” said
Rich
Chism
, director of development, Innisfree Hotels. “We believe
travelers will appreciate the comfortable and functional amenities
offered at Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport such as free Wi-Fi,
made-to-order fresh food around the clock and the StayFit@Hyatt fitness
center.”
The hotel opening marks the 18th Hyatt Place hotel in the state, and it
is the first hotel to bring a new level of amenities to the airport.
“Having this premier hotel at our international airport is a distinct
advantage for our business and leisure travelers,” said Airport Director
Greg Donovan
. “Our customers now have the option of staying overnight
right on the airport campus with top-notch restaurants and retail
outlets nearby. Having such amenities is exclusive to Pensacola
International as no other airport in the region has the convenience
of an on-site hotel or the high levels of service for which Hyatt is
known.”
“I’m excited about the economic impact of this development,” said
Pensacola Mayor
Ashton Hayward
. “The beautiful new Hyatt Place hotel is
a great addition to Pensacola and adds even more value for travelers
choosing Pensacola International Airport. I want to thank Innisfree
Hotels and their partners for working to create new jobs and new revenue
for our city.”
Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport offers:
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127 spacious guestrooms, all of which feature a 42-inch HDTV, the
plush Hyatt Grand Bed® and a sectional sofa sleeper
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Complimentary Wi-Fi access and wireless printing throughout the hotel
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Complimentary a.m. Kitchen SkilletTM, featuring freshly
prepared breakfast sandwiches, a variety of fresh fruits, hot and cold
cereal, yogurt, breads, premium coffee and an assortment of juices
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Flexible, high-tech meeting/function space accommodates up to 1,000
attendees
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24/7 Gallery Menu serving made-to-order snacks and entrees any time of
day or night
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Intimate Bakery Café featuring specialty coffees, premium beers, wines
and cocktails
Exceptional landscaping and design concepts extend to the exterior of
the hotel and adjacent commercial properties that Innisfree Hotels is
developing alongside the hotel property. “Interest in the commercial
/office spaces has increased during the construction of the hotel,”
noted Chism. Space is still available for two restaurants, a bank with
drive through, a Class A office building, and a smaller office building.
This broader development project will generate non-airline revenue for
the Airport through lease fees, as well as bring in local option sales
taxes for the City of Pensacola. It will also create payroll revenues
through the addition of new jobs to the local economy.
Innisfree Hotels is proud to partner with the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians on this project.
Julian
MacQueen
, chief executive officer and founder, Innisfree Hotels,
said, “Our relationship with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has
spanned almost two decades. We’ve collaborated on other successful
projects during this time and are very excited to work with them again.”
“We are fortunate enough to be able to reinvest into the community with
quality investments like this project,” said
Tim Martin
, president and
chief executive office, Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority
(CIEDA).
HYATT PLACE PENSACOLA AIRPORT LEADERSHIP
Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport is under the leadership of General Manager
Adam Emling
. In his role, Emling is directly responsible for managing
the day-to-day operations of the hotel, including overseeing the hotel’s
associates and ensuring guests encounter the purposeful service for
which Hyatt Place is known.
ABOUT HYATT PLACE
Launched in 2006, Hyatt Place brings to the upscale select-service hotel
category the authentic hospitality for which Hyatt is known. Inspired by
multitasking travellers’ 24/7 lifestyle, Hyatt Place combines stylish
design and practical amenities with forward-thinking technology and
purposeful service. Hyatt Place hotels feature complimentary Wi-Fi
access and remote printing, a 24-hour StayFit@Hyatt fitness center, a
coffee and wine bar serving specialty coffees and premium wine, beer and
spirits, complimentary a.m. Kitchen SkilletTM, featuring
freshly prepared breakfast sandwiches, and a Grab ’n Go case stocked
with sandwiches and hand tossed salads. The new Gallery Menu, Fresh 24/7
offers entrées and appetizers around the clock. Specially trained
Gallery Hosts offer assistance with everything from directions to
check-in to a freshly made meal. Spacious guestrooms are designed to
help guests perfectly blend their lifestyle of work and play, featuring
the Hyatt Grand Bed®, Cozy Corner sofa sectional, work center, 42-inch
HDTV and the Hyatt Plug Panel media center.
Hyatt Place, a brand of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, offers more than 170
locations throughout the United States, as well as locations in Costa
Rica and India. For Hyatt Place information or to make a reservation,
call 1-888-HYATT-HP (888-492-8847) or visit www.HyattPlace.com.
ABOUT INNISFREE HOTELS
For more than three decades, Innisfree
Hotels has expertly managed and developed dozens of hotels in
partnership with many of the world’s most recognized hotel brands. Today
Innisfree owns or manages 2122 hotel rooms, and has approximately 1000
employees.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global
hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more
than welcome. Thousands of members of the Hyatt family strive to make a
difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by
providing authentic hospitality. The Company’s subsidiaries manage,
franchise, own and develop hotels and resorts under the Hyatt®,
Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place® and
Hyatt House
TM brand names and
have locations on six continents. Hyatt Residential Group, Inc.,
a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops, operates,
markets or licenses Hyatt ResidencesTM
and Hyatt Residence ClubTM. As of
December 31, 2012, the Company’s worldwide portfolio consisted of 500
properties in 46 countries. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.

Source: Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Stephanie Sheppard, (312) 780-5399
Stephanie.sheppard@hyatt.com
or
Innisfree
Hotels
Jill Thomas, (850) 393-8150
jill@innisfree.com