149-room Hyatt Place hotel located in the heart of San Juan, Puerto
Rico
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hyatt
Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), PRISA
Group and McConnell
Valdés Consulting, Inc. announce the opening of Puerto Rico’s fourth
Hyatt-branded select service hotel, the $29 million Hyatt
Place San Juan/City Center in the capital city of San Juan. Hyatt
Place San Juan/City Center is ideally situated in the metropolitan area,
just steps from the Puerto Rico Convention Center and minutes away from
the international airport and all major attractions.
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The 149-room Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center was developed as a joint
venture between affiliates of Hyatt, PRISA Group and McConnell Valdés
Consulting, Inc. The hotel debuts after the opening of three Hyatt
branded properties in Puerto Rico in the last two years: Hyatt
Place San Juan/Bayamón, Hyatt
Place Manatí and Hyatt
House San Juan. This hotel opening reflects Hyatt’s and the PRISA
Group’s commitment to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region.
The hotel features the Hyatt Place brand’s intuitive design, casual
atmosphere and practical amenities, such as free Wi-Fi and 24-hour food
offerings. Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center is located near all major
attractions including historic Old San Juan, beaches, the marina, cruise
ship terminals, entertainment and sports venues, the Hato Rey business
district, museums and cultural centers, as well as the chic Condado and
Miramar neighborhoods, home to a wealth of dining and shopping
alternatives.
Additionally, Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center offers unique elements
and amenities, such as a resort-style swimming pool and water feature
for children and as well as a digital artwork display on the building’s
exterior by local artist Annette Vaccaro. The unique and innovative
digital art installation along the hotel’s façade is the fourth
collaboration of its kind between PRISA Group and local artist Annette
Vaccaro.
Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center features sleek new interior design
offering a new, urban aesthetic intended to showcase the property’s
superior accommodations and service offering. “The combination of the
new interior design, its unique digital art façade and a resort-style
pool offering including a kids’ water playground, is a result of our
mission to develop the absolute best hotel in San Juan that is not on
the shore, even if it’s just several minutes away from the best beaches
in the city,” said Federico Stubbe Jr., President of PRISA Group. “Hyatt
Place San Juan/City Center opens in the midst of an historic moment in
which the Puerto Rican tourism industry is experiencing a revival,
seeing an increase in visitors, hotel reservations and rates in the last
five years.”
“San Juan is a vibrant city, filled with friendly people, great
neighborhoods, and an ever expanding list of great places to visit and
things to do or see,” continued Federico Stubbe Jr. “Our hotel is
centrally located between Old San Juan, Condado and Miramar – the old
and new neighborhoods of San Juan. We are confident that with the Hyatt
Place brand’s well-received innovative service concept and modern
design, combined with its impressive worldwide growth over the last
several years and strong brand loyalty in Puerto Rico, Hyatt Place San
Juan/City Center will exceed our guest expectations and provide them
with everything they need while visiting our area.”
Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center offers:
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149 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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24/7 Gallery Menu with freshly prepared meals at any time of day
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a.m. Kitchen Skillet™, a free hot breakfast for guests
available daily in the Gallery Kitchen, featuring hot breakfast items,
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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Meetings Spaces offering more than 3,165 square feet of
flexible, high-tech meeting/function space
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24-hour StayFit Gym featuring cardio equipment with LCD
touchscreens and free ear buds and fully stocked exercise equipment
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Outdoor swimming pool area, with over 11,000 square feet
of resort-style pool space and water features that includes a
children’s play area with slides, sprinklers and other fun activities,
as well as an adult lounge area with hot tubs; and a convenient
poolside bar offering light fare and drinks.
“As the leisure and business travel industry in San Juan and Puerto Rico
as a whole continues to grow, we are excited to add to the momentum by
welcoming the third Hyatt Place and fourth Hyatt-branded hotel to the
local market,” said Francisco Mariani, Area General Manager for Hyatt
Place and Hyatt House hotels in Puerto Rico. “With our smartly designed
social spaces, guestrooms with separate work and sleep areas,
integrating the latest technology, and practical amenities for guests
such as our free hot breakfast, free Wi Fi and 24-hour food offerings,
our multitasking guests can easily accomplish what they need to do while
on the road.”
HYATT PLACE SAN JUAN-CITY CENTER LEADERSHIP
Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center is under the leadership of General
Manager Gisela Rivera. In her role, Rivera 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 thoughtful
service for which the Hyatt Place brand is known. Additionally, Mariani
will oversee the four Hyatt-branded hotels in Puerto Rico, including
Hyatt Place San Juan/City Center, Hyatt Place San Juan/Bayamón, Hyatt
Place Manatí, and Hyatt House San Juan. Mariani is supported by Area
Director of Sales Laura Soto-Reyes.
ABOUT HYATT PLACE
Hyatt Place, a brand of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, offers more than 235
locations in the United States, Armenia, Chile, China, Costa Rica,
Honduras, India, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, The
Netherlands, and United Arab Emirates. For Hyatt Place information or to
make a reservation, call 1-888-HYATT-HP (888-492-8847) or visit hyattplace.com.
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About PRISA Group
PRISA Group (PRISA) is a family-owned developer, builder and owner of
green residential communities, hospitality and resort projects in Puerto
Rico and Florida with over 6,000 units in planning and construction,
representing a value of over $3 billion. The firm has delivered over
3,000 units in the last 20 years and owns and is currently developing
projects in San Juan, Dorado, Bayamon, Manati, Vega Alta, and San
Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, as well as in Orlando and Tampa, Florida.
PRISA is currently developer and co-owner of the Dorado Beach Resort, a
1,400-acre $1.4 billion development, anchored by the $340 million Dorado
Beach, A Ritz Carlton Reserve, which opened to the public in December
2012 to great acclaim, and the $228 million J.W. Marriott Dorado Beach,
currently in development and expected to break ground 2Q 2016. In
addition, the firm developed and owns two Hyatt Place & Casino projects
in Bayamon and Manati, Puerto Rico, which opened in December 2013 and
March 2014, respectively, and the Hyatt House San Juan, Puerto Rico’s
first extended stay hotel, which opened in October 2014.
PRISA has received numerous awards, including Builder Member of the
Decade and three Master Planned Community of the Year Awards by the
National Association of Home Builders’ Puerto Rico Chapter, the highest
honor bestowed upon Puerto Rico developer, the Frank Ramirez de Arellano
Award, and the ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean 2013 Vision Awards’
Project of the Year for Dorado Beach. In November 2014, the firm was
awarded the Developer of Year award by Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the
development of its Hyatt portfolio.
The firm’s next projects include District Live!, an urban entertainment
complex in San Juan, Dorado Beach Health Center in Dorado, Puerto Rico,
a 120-bed acute care hospital in affiliation with a renowned mainland
hospital brand, and a portfolio of Hyatt and Marriott limited service
hotels in the Southeastern U.S.
About McConnell Valdes Consulting, Inc.
McConnell Valdes Consulting, Inc. (McVC) is a Puerto Rico corporation
specializing in the planning, financing, development and marketing of
hospitality and mixed-use real estate projects in Puerto Rico. McVC
personnel have over 30 years of experience in the hospitality and real
estate industries and have advised local and international clients in
designing and executing complex hospitality and real estate projects in
Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Spain.
McVC is an affiliate of McConnell Valdés LLC. This affiliation provides
the continuity and support of one of the nation’s most respected
Hispanic-owned law firms combined with the hospitality and real estate
expertise and transactional track record of the professionals at McVC.
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 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®, Andaz®, Hyatt Regency®,
Hyatt Centric™, Hyatt®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt
House®, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Zilara™, Hyatt
Residence Club® and Hyatt Residences® brand
names and have locations on six continents. As of December 31, 2015, the
Company's worldwide portfolio consisted of 638 properties in 52
countries. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.

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