Hyatt Place Development Pace Accelerates in 2007
	86 Projects Increase System to Over 200 Hotels
Hyatt today announced that it approved a total of 86 new Hyatt Place hotels to date. These new projects, which include the first new-build Hyatt Place hotels in New Mexico, Missouri and Ohio, bring the total number of new build Hyatt Place projects open and under development to over 200 hotels. 'Based on the 100+ Hyatt Place hotels currently open and operating, we're confident the combination of comfortable amenities, Hyatt-quality service and adaptability in multiple markets will continue to stimulate demand in a variety of urban and suburban areas,' said Jim Abrahamson, Hyatt's head of development for the Americas. 'Thanks to the success of our hotels we have a substantial advantage over our competitors because developers have been able to experience the brand firsthand and see the concrete and impressive guest satisfaction scores, occupancy levels and ADR.' Hyatt Place will add the following locations to its portfolio: NORTH -- Illinois: Hyatt Place Chicago/Buffalo Grove -- Michigan: Hyatt Place Grand Rapids/Downtown -- Missouri: Hyatt Place St. Louis/Richmond Heights -- Ohio: Hyatt Place Cincinnati/Kenwood -- Wisconsin: Hyatt Place Madison-West/Middleton SOUTH -- Alabama: Hyatt Place Huntsville -- North Carolina: Hyatt Place Raleigh/Downtown, Hyatt Place Wilmington -- Tennessee: Hyatt Place Chattanooga -- Texas: Hyatt Place Austin Airport, Hyatt Place Austin-North, Hyatt Place Houston/Medical Center, Hyatt Place San Antonio-North EAST -- New Jersey: Hyatt Place Ewing/Scotch Road -- New York: Hyatt Place New York/33 Beekman St., Hyatt Place New York/52nd Street -- Virginia: Hyatt Place Fairfax Corner, Hyatt Place Richmond Airport WEST -- California: Hyatt Place Vista/Carlsbad -- New Mexico: Hyatt Place Santa Fe -- Utah: Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Downtown Story continues below ↓ Advertisement In addition to the newly approved locations listed above, new build Hyatt Place hotels are being developed in the following cities: Alaska Anchorage Alabama Birmingham/Downtown Mobile Arizona Glendale Phoenix/Avondale Phoenix/Gilbert Phoenix/Mesa California Fresno Riverside/Downtown San Francisco/Airport Sacramento/Davis Sacramento/Roseville Colorado Denver/Westminster Connecticut Uncasville Florida Boca Raton Bonita Springs Dania Beach Jacksonville/Airport Orlando/Lake Mary Sarasota/Airport Tampa/Brandon West Palm Beach Illinois Chicago/Downtown Chicago/Northbrook Chicago/Warrenville Rockford Indiana South Bend/Mishawaka Kentucky Covington/Downtown Lexington Louisiana Covington Lafayette Maryland Arundel Preserve Baltimore/Downtown Baltimore/White Marsh Michigan Detroit/Novi Grand Rapids/Wyoming Mississippi Jackson/Madison Tupelo New York Long Island/Garden City New York City Saratoga Springs/Malta Nevada Las Vegas/Green Valley Las Vegas/Henderson Reno/Airport North Carolina Concord Raleigh/West Ontario, Canada Barrie Niagara Falls Toronto/Airport Oregon Portland/Airport Pennsylvania Bethlehem Pittsburgh South Carolina North Charleston (2) Tennessee Memphis/Germantown Texas Dallas/Garland Houston/Energy Corridor Utah Salt Lake City/Airport Virginia Chesapeake Fredericksburg Herndon Landsdowne Williamsburg Washington Seattle-South Wisconsin Madison Milwaukee