Don't call it "Hyatt Regency Paris Charles de Gaulle", call it "The Atrium Hotel & Conference Centre Paris CDG Airport, by Penta". The Penta Penta Hotels has just taken over the management of this establishment, which has been run by the American hotelier since it opened in 1992. This change of direction should be a smooth one, with Hyatt explaining that it is working closely with the new managers. "to ensure a smooth transition, commented Michel Morauw, Hyatt's Regional Vice President for France., who explains that his group "remains committed to continuing to operate its portfolio of hotels in France".. In fact, two of its brands - Hyatt Place and Hyatt House - are also present in the hotel. close to the Paris hub from the end of 2020.
For passengers, this handover does not involve any major changes, either for its teams or for the company itself. offering largely geared towards business customers with its 388 rooms, including 13 suites, and a MICE area of almost 2,000 m² with 25 meeting rooms. Another intangible feature is that the architecture of the venue will of course remain unchanged. The building, designed by Helmut Jahn, the German-American architect best known for the Sony Center in Berlin, is distinguished by a vast atrium housed under a glass dome that acts as a skylight. A vast space around which revolves the life of the establishment, its bar and restaurant as well as the meeting rooms.
This distinctive sign explains the hotel's new name, "The Atrium Hotel & Conference Centre", with its new manager highlighted only by the signature "by Penta". There are two reasons for this, starting with the presence in Roissy, since 2017, of the Pentahotel Paris CDG Airportthe brand's only hotel in France. Secondly, because the characteristics of this top-of-the-range hotel do not fit in with the fundamentals of the Pentahotels lifestyle concept. " Instead, the establishment will be positioned as a stand-alone concept with new features, while retaining the level of service Penta customers have come to know and love." says Penta Hotels in its press release.
Founded in 1971, the history of this group of German origin is intimately linked to air transport, being the fruit of a long experience in the field. joint venture between five companies Lufthansa, Swissair, Alitalia, BOAC and BEA. In the UK, one of its first facilities was located near the West London Air Terminal, on Cromwell Road. Here, British European Airways passengers could pre-board in the heart of the British capital before being taken by bus to Heathrow.
However, the group has come a long way since then. In the mid-2010s, Penta Hotels was one of the first to move towards a affordable lifestyle hotels with lobbies transformed into vast living rooms, the Pentalounge. These cosy all-in-one spaces combine lounge, bar, café and reception, and were designed in partnership with architect Matteo Thun.
Pent Hotels was acquired by Aroundtown and Capital Bay in 2020, the brand is being revitalisedwith a new identity since 2021. " A lot is planned for the coming yearssays Rogier Braakman, Managing Director of Penta Hotels Worldwide. For example, many hotels will be equipped with long-stay rooms to create an even stronger "home from home" feeling for guests." . As for future destinations, the targets have all been identified: " We prefer emerging destinations. Medium-sized towns with untapped potential or areas of trendy cities that are a little off the beaten track and away from the mainstream."
