255-room Hyatt Place hotel located in downtown Edmonton celebrates
its official opening
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hyatt
Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt
Place Edmonton/Downtown in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The hotel,
which opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, brings the Hyatt Place
brand’s intuitive design, casual atmosphere, and practical amenities,
such as free Wi-Fi and 24-hour food offerings, to the Edmonton area.
The hotel’s convenient location in the heart of downtown Edmonton
provides easy access to the area’s best shopping and cultural favorites
such as the Art Gallery of Alberta, Citadel Theatre, Francis Winspear
Centre, Commonwealth Stadium and the New Rogers Place. Business
travelers enjoy a short commute to the Shaw Conference Centre,
Government of Canada, Alberta Treasury Branches and Edmonton’s CN Tower
office building.
“As Edmonton continues to grow and thrive economically, we are excited
to add to the momentum by welcoming the first Hyatt Place hotel to the
area,” said Owner Prem Singhmar of AUM Hotel Group. “With our smartly
designed social spaces and guestrooms with separate areas to work and
sleep, Hyatt Place Edmonton/Downtown offers multitasking travelers the
room they need, and our free hot breakfast is just the thing to get our
guests going in the morning.”
Hyatt Place Edmonton/Downtown offers:
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255 spacious guestrooms with separate spaces to sleep, work and
play, as well as a Cozy Corner sofa-sleeper
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Free Wi-Fi everywhere
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a.m. Kitchen Skillet™, a free hot breakfast for guests
available daily in the Gallery Kitchen, features signature breakfast
sandwiches, fresh fruit, oatmeal, yogurt, cereal, fresh-baked
pastries, and more
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24/7 Gallery Menu & Market serving freshly prepared
meals anytime, day or night and perfectly packaged sandwiches and
salads
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Coffee to Cocktails Bar featuring specialty coffees and premium
beers, as well as wines and cocktails
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Odds & Ends program for forgotten items that guests can
buy, borrow or enjoy for free
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Meeting and Function space with more than 13,000 square feet
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24-hour Gym featuring cardio equipment with LDC touchscreens
and free ear buds
“Edmonton is a vibrant city, filled with friendly people, inviting
neighborhoods, and an ever-expanding list of attractions and landmarks
to visit,” said Rachel Macknee, director of sales and marketing, Hyatt
Place Edmonton/Downtown. “Our hotel is central to all of Edmonton’s most
popular sites, and we are confident that the Hyatt Place
Edmonton/Downtown will exceed guest expectations and provide them with
everything they need while visiting our area.”
For more information about Hyatt Place Edmonton/Downtown, please call
(587) 525-1234 or visit edmontondowntown.place.hyatt.com.
HYATT PLACE EDMONTON/DOWNTOWN LEADERSHIP
Hyatt Place Edmonton/Downtown is under the leadership of Director of
Operations Steve White and Director of Sales and Marketing Rachel
Macknee. In his role, White is directly responsible for managing the
day-to-day operations of the hotel, including overseeing the hotel’s 60
associates and ensuring guests encounter the purposeful service for
which Hyatt Place is known. Macknee is responsible for providing sales
service and support to travelers and meeting planners frequenting the
Edmonton area.
ABOUT HYATT PLACE
Hyatt Place, a brand of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, combines style,
innovation and 24/7 convenience to create a seamless stay with modern
comforts. There are more than 255 Hyatt Place locations in the United
States, Armenia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Honduras, India, Mexico,
Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Thailand, The Netherlands,
United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom. Join the conversation on Facebook
and Instagram,
and tag photos with #HyattPlace and #TheresAPlaceForYou.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global
hospitality company with a portfolio of 12 premier brands and 679
properties in 54 countries, as of September 30, 2016. The Company's
purpose to care for people so they can be their best informs its
business decisions and growth strategy and is intended to create value
for shareholders, build relationships with guests and attract the best
colleagues in the industry. The Company's subsidiaries develop, own,
operate, manage, franchise, license or provide services to hotels,
resorts, branded residences and vacation ownership properties, including
under the Park Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Andaz®,
Hyatt Centric®, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt™, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt
House®, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Zilara™ and Hyatt Residence Club® brand names
and have locations on six continents. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
About AUM Hotels
AUM Hotels Group Inc. is a local hotel ownership and operating company
based in Edmonton, AB, with multiple international brands under their
umbrella. These brands include, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hilton
Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and the newly opened Hyatt Place Edmonton
Downtown. The downtown property is the first Hyatt Place opened in
Canada and boasts 255 very spacious guest rooms and has a very
distinctive exterior including more than 1,400 windows. For more
information on AUM Hotels please contact Trisha Faulmino at 780-416-2121
or s.mundo@aumhotels.com.

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