White Lodging Continues Growth with Groundbreaking of Hyatt Place Austin/Downtown
White Lodging, Austin's largest hotel developer and operator of 20 hotels in the Austin market, broke ground today on a 296-room Hyatt Place hotel, which is slated to open in Spring 2013 and will be a joint venture with an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. One of the fastest growing independent hospitality, development and management companies in the country, White Lodging recently celebrated the addition of its 157th hotel and has an ambitious growth plan to add an additional 60 properties -- including the 1,003 room Marriott Convention Hotel -- to their management portfolio by the end of 2015. Hyatt Place Austin/Downtown will add 250 construction jobs and 95 permanent jobs, totaling 1,030 White Lodging associates in Austin.
Hyatt Place Austin/Downtown will feature a warm and welcoming gallery, 296 spacious guestrooms with a Hyatt Grand Bed, a 42" HD flat screen television, and a Cozy Corner oversized sofa sleeper, free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast, and a 24/7 guest kitchen with made-to-order snacks and entrees.
"We are honored to work with Hyatt in this exciting development, and we're looking forward to adding this exciting new property to the vibrant downtown area," said Deno Yiankes, President & CEO of White Lodging's Investment & Development Division.
Hyatt Place Austin/Downtown is located in the heart of downtown and just steps to the convention center, Sixth Street and over 50 restaurants. It's also just 15 minutes from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and minutes away from major companies including Dell, IBM, Applied Materials, Apple, Samsung, Google and Motorola.
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