The announcement is important for Hyatt Groupsince this development was one of its priorities. Its Park Hyatt luxury brand is expected to be launched in London in 2022, completing its coverage of the world's major cities after Chicago, New York, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai among others, not forgetting Tokyo, where the hotel was the setting for the film Lost in Translation. " The arrival of the Park Hyatt brand in London is a key step for Hyatt "commented Felicity Black-Roberts, Hyatt's Vice President, European Development.
Although the group already had several fine hotels in the British capital - the Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill, the Andaz Liverpool Street and the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, a member of the Unbound Collection -Hyatt is further strengthening its offering with a luxury hotel that will offer 203 rooms. The programme also includes a secure executive wing and top-of-the-range event spacese, including a grand ballroom, all in a design setting enhanced by works of art.
The future Park Hyatt London River Thames will be located on the south bank of the river, in the district of Nine Elms. Formerly an industrial area, as still evidenced by the famous silhouette of its power station immortalised by Pink Floyd, this district is undergoing a period of regeneration, marked in particular by the installation of the US embassy in early 2018. A new metro station, due to be completed before the hotel opens, should also improve accessibility.
The Park Hyatt is part of this development and will be located in the Nine Elms complex. This vast property development project launched by the Hong Kong group R&F UK, comprises a number of residential towers, as well as shops and restaurants, and a landscaped park along the River Thames, all designed by renowned architects such as Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Kohn Pedersen Fox.
