First Hyatt Place in UK set for Heathrow Airport
Due to open in spring 2015, the 170-bedroom Hyatt Place London Heathrow/Hayes will become the fourth Hyatt-branded hotel in the UK, joining Andaz Liverpool Street London, Hyatt Regency London-The Churchill and Hyatt Regency Birmingham.
Hyatt will operate the hotel - to include 168sqm of meeting space, an open food market with meals and snacks available 24 hours, free WiFi, and a fitness centre - on behalf of the developer, Magill Investments. It is the second Hyatt Place hotel under development in Europe, joining Hyatt Place Zurich Airport.
Peter Norman, senior vice president, real estate and development for Hyatt in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, said the company was delighted to introduce the Hyatt Place brand to the third busiest airport in the world.
"The opening of Hyatt Place London Heathrow/Hayes will mark a significant milestone for Hyatt as we continue to introduce the brand worldwide and offer more choice to our guests in key gateway cities."
Launched in 2006, Hyatt Place is now based in more than 180 locations in the United States of America, Armenia, Costa Rica, India and Puerto Rico.
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