Highly Anticipated Opening Sets New Standard of Luxury in
Manhattan
NEW YORK
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2014--
Hyatt
Hotels Corporation
(NYSE:H) announced today the opening of Park
Hyatt New York, the flagship hotel of the globally recognized Park
Hyatt brand that will offer unprecedented luxury in the heart of Midtown
Manhattan
. Guests of Park Hyatt New York will enjoy its prime location
at 153 West
57th Street
between
Sixth and Seventh Avenues
,
which is within walking distance to
Central Park
and across the street
from historic Carnegie Hall.
Spa Nalai is grounded in the principles of serenity, rejuvenation and wellness and indulges locals and guests with tailored spa treatments to meet a wide variety of needs. (Photo: Business Wire)
Park Hyatt New York features 210 luxurious guestrooms, including 92
premier suites, all with floor-to-ceiling windows. The hotel is nestled
within the first 25 floors of the iconic, 90-story One57 skyscraper,
designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian
de Portzamparc. At 475 square feet, the standard rooms at
Park Hyatt
New York
are among the largest in
New York City
and the majority of the
hotel’s deluxe rooms span 530 square feet. Nightly rates for a standard
room currently range from
$795 to $1,295
.
“The opening of Park Hyatt New York marks a significant milestone for
the Park Hyatt brand, giving it representation in a key market and
boosting the brand’s global visibility. It introduces a new way of
defining and delivering luxury for both guests and locals,” said
Katherine Melchior Ray
, Vice President of Luxury Brands for Hyatt. “We
dug deep into consumer insights to see what today’s luxury travelers
want and need. We know that in addition to luxurious accommodations,
culinary expertise, and high-quality service, they also want a
personalized experience. We believe that Park Hyatt New York delivers
this through locally authentic relationships and programs that will
redefine the standard for luxury in New York City.”
Cultural Experiences and Enrichment
Park Hyatt New York is working with Carnegie
Hall,
Museum
of Modern Art
(MoMA), the
Central
Park Conservancy
and Sotheby’s,
among others, to offer its guests personalized, culturally authentic
New
York
experiences entirely unique to the hotel. Art enthusiasts will
enjoy a collection of 350 gallery-worthy artworks from
Ellsworth Kelly
,
Rob Fischer
, and
Robert Longo
, among others, with at least 10 pieces
designed specifically for the hotel. Park Hyatt New York is also the
only hotel worldwide to offer Tubereuse 40 bath amenities by Le
Labo Fragrances, a fragrance exclusively blended for the hotel.
“From its inception, Park Hyatt New York was thoughtfully crafted with
meticulous attention to detail to offer our guests an unprecedented and
authentic
New York
experience that sets us apart from any other local
luxury hotel,” said
Walter Brindell
, General Manager,
Park Hyatt New
York and Area Vice President, Park Hyatt Hotels,
North America
. “We are
absolutely thrilled to be opening in one of the most important cities in
the world, and we hope our guests will enjoy their experience here as
much as we have enjoyed bringing the Park Hyatt brand to New York.”
Park Hyatt New York Design and Amenities
World-renowned interior design firm, Yabu
Pushelberg, created the vision for Park Hyatt New York’s interior
design, which was inspired by New York’s most illustrious Upper East
Side homes. The hotel’s design captures the energy and vibrancy of the
city, utilizing signature elements tastefully layered with modern
materials and furnishings. The firm curated intimate public and personal
areas filled with art and custom furnishings.
Executive Chef
Sebastien Archambault
leads Park Hyatt New York’s
culinary operations, including the dining experiences in the restaurant,
The
Back Room
at One57,
The Living Room
, and the hotel’s event spaces.
Each venue is designed to become a destination in its own right for
culinary-savvy New Yorkers, as well as hotel guests. The stylish,
inviting 70-seat Living Room features a bar that overlooks historic
Carnegie Hall and leads guests to
The Back Room
at One57, an American
grill that seats 96 diners and will open
August 25
. Modern and
sophisticated, the menu features simple yet elegant preparations of the
highest quality meats, seafood, and vegetables. Chef Sebastien joins
Park Hyatt New York from the acclaimed
Blue
Duck Tavern
at Park Hyatt Washington in
Washington, D.C.
The hotel’s exquisite
Onyx Room
, featuring illuminated white onyx walls
and soaring heights, offers extraordinary dining and entertainment
experiences and is large enough to host a seated dinner for 220 or a
standing reception for 450. Additionally, Park Hyatt New York includes
spacious residential-style meeting spaces and an executive boardroom
with an exclusive outdoor terrace that will open later this year.
Grounded in the principles of rejuvenation and wellness, the hotel’s
sun-drenched Spa Nalai will indulge the most discerning travelers and
locals with tailored spa treatments to meet a wide variety of needs. In
the language of the Lenape people, the original tribe of
Manhattan
,
Nalai means “Serenity,” a mood the spa promotes through a unique
synthesis of both ancient and innovative healing techniques with
advanced beauty rituals to craft a deeply personalized experience. Spa
Nalai draws inspiration from its sister
Park Hyatt
spas around the world
and offers a menu of treatments as part of its International Series that
will change seasonally. Spa Nalai’s signature treatment is founded on
the ancient tradition of earthing, identified as the practice of
employing the Earth’s energy by grounding the body to the Earth’s
natural surfaces, and takes place atop a warmed state-of-the-art sand
quartz bed.
Park Hyatt New York’s breathtaking three-story aerie on the 25th floor
features a steam room, hydrotherapy hot tub, private changing rooms, and
indoor swimming pool with underwater speakers playing an exclusive
soundtrack from Carnegie Hall. A 24/7 state-of-the-art fitness center
overlooking the aerie will promote health and wellbeing activities for
guests.
Significant Growth for Hyatt
With the opening of Park Hyatt New York, Hyatt is now represented in
Manhattan
with eight hotels, including Grand Hyatt New York,
Andaz Wall
Street
,
Andaz 5th Avenue
, Hyatt 48 Lex,
Hyatt Union Square
,
Hyatt Times
Square
, and Hyatt Place Midtown-South. There also are two other
Hyatt-branded hotels under development in
New York
-
Hyatt House New
York/Chelsea and
Hyatt Place New York Times Square
.
For more information, please visit www.parkhyattnewyork.com or follow Park Hyatt New York on Twitter,
Instagram or
Facebook
.
About Park Hyatt New York
Park
Hyatt New York is the flagship hotel of the globally recognized
luxury Park Hyatt brand. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect
Christian de Portzamparc and with Yabu Pushelberg at the helm of its
interior design, the hotel’s 210 luxurious guestrooms offer a slight nod
to the past, evoking an eclectic, residential aesthetic.
Park Hyatt New
York guests benefit from the hotel’s prime location across from Carnegie
Hall and within walking distance to Central Park. The hotel allows the
best local
New York
artists, chefs, interior and fashion designers,
musicians and collectors to showcase their specialties, providing the
ultimate guest experience. New Yorkers and worldwide travelers alike
will enjoy an exquisite bar,
The Living Room
; gourmet culinary offerings
at
The Back Room
at One57; the phenomenal Spa Nalai; a 24/7 fitness
center, and a stunning indoor swimming pool. For more information, visit www.parkhyattnewyork.com.
About
Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt
hotels provide discerning, affluent business and leisure
guests with elegant and luxurious accommodations. Guests of
Park Hyatt
hotels receive highly attentive personal service in an intimate
environment. Located in several of the world's premier destinations,
each
Park Hyatt
hotel is custom designed to combine sophistication with
a distinctive regional character.
Park Hyatt
hotels feature
well-appointed guestrooms, meeting and special event spaces for groups,
critically acclaimed art, food and beverage programs and signature
restaurants featuring award-winning chefs. There are currently 34 Park
Hyatt hotels in the following locations:
Abu Dhabi
,
Beaver Creek
,
Beijing
,
Buenos Aires
,
Busan
,
Canberra
, Carlsbad, Changbaishan,
Chennai
,
Chicago
,
Dubai
,
Goa
,
Hamburg
,
Hyderabad
,
Istanbul
,
Jeddah
,
Maldives
,
Melbourne
, Mendoza,
Milan
,
Moscow
,
New York
,
Ningbo
,
Paris
,
Saigon
,
Seoul
,
Shanghai
,
Siem Reap
,
Sydney
,
Tokyo
,
Toronto
,
Vienna
,
Washington
D.C.
and
Zurich
. For more information, visit parkhyatt.com.
The term “Hyatt” is used in this release for convenience to refer to
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
and/or one or more of its affiliates.
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®, Hyatt
House®, Hyatt ZilaraTM, and Hyatt
ZivaTM brand names and have locations on six
continents.
Hyatt Residential Group, Inc.
, a
Hyatt
Hotels Corporation
subsidiary, develops, operates, markets or
licenses Hyatt Residences® and Hyatt Residence Club® .
As of June 30, 2014, the Company's worldwide portfolio consisted of 563
properties in 48 countries. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
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