Park Hyatt to Open in Bangkok in 2014

　　Hyatt has signed a management agreement for a Park Hyatt Hotel in Bangkok, the first Park Hyatt in Thailand.

　　Slated to open in 2014, Park Hyatt Bangkok will feature 222 rooms, including 49 suites. The hotel will include all-day dining and specialty restaurants, a lobby lounge and specialty lounge, as well as a sky bar and restaurant with magnificent views of downtown Bangkok. Park Hyatt Bangkok will also feature 15,515 square-feet of meeting space and amenities including a spa, business center, fitness room and swimming pool.

　　Situated within Bangkok’s central business district on the site of the former British Embassy, Park Hyatt Bangkok will be located near premium residences, offices of major international companies, embassies and high-end retail, including Central Chidlom, one of the best performing department stores in Thailand.

　　The hotel will also have easy access to local expressways, the Bangkok Transit System, and the city’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

　　“Park Hyatt Bangkok’s premier location within this attractive and rapidly growing international city represents our commitment to introducing the luxury of Park Hyatt to gateway locations around the world where our guests are traveling,” said Stephen Haggerty, global head of real estate and development for Hyatt Hotels Corporation. “The spectacular ‘twisted coil’ exterior design of this hotel will be a standout in Bangkok’s skyline and will reinforce the Park Hyatt brand’s long history of innovative design.”

　　Park Hyatt Bangkok is one of 18 announced Park Hyatt properties under development worldwide – the first in Thailand – and upon opening, will become the third Hyatt-branded hotel in Thailand.

　　In addition to Park Hyatt Bangkok, 17 other Park Hyatt hotels are under development in the following locations Além-Tejo, Portugal; Changbaishan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Sanya Sunny Bay, China; Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Mumbai, India; Doha, Qatar; Marrakech, Morocco; New York, United States; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, St. Georges, Bermuda and Vienna, Austria.

　　There are currently two other Hyatt-branded hotels in Thailand: Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok and Hyatt Regency Hua-Hin.