Hobart to get Australia’s first Hyatt-Centric hotel
Hobart, one of Australia’s strongest performing hotel markets, has been targeted by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.
The group has announced it is entering a management agreement with Elizabeth Tasmania Pty Ltd to build Australia’s first Hyatt-Centric hotel.
The hotel will have will 221 rooms and will include one restaurant, a bar and meeting facilities. It will be located in the best spot in Hobart, right on the waterfront.
The target market will be the millennial minded traveller.
"We are delighted to be working with Elizabeth Tasmania Pty Ltd. to bring our first Hyatt Centric brand hotel to Australia," David Udell, group president – Asia Pacific, Hyatt Hotels Corporation told hospitalitynet.org
"The Hyatt Centric brand offers an upscale, cosmopolitan experience that was created for millennial-minded travelers. With hotels placed in the center of the world's most unique destinations, this brand provides our guests with a launch-pad to explore the best a city has to offer – which in the case of Hobart includes the breathtaking surrounding countryside."
The plan is to collaborate with local partners and connect guests with authentic experiences that are so unique to Tasmania and Hobart which is now going through a dining boom of top restaurants and quality food attracting tourists from all over Australia and globally. Hobart now has a well-earned reputation for its great food, wine galleries and boutiques. Its healthy hotel industry has been powered by a strong economy and strong tourism arrivals from China, the United States and the U.K., as well as domestic visitors from elsewhere in Australia.
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts and Elizabeth Tasmania will be working with regional food and beverage partners, providing both guests and city residents with cuisine crafted by in-demand chefs.
Construction is expected to start in mid-2017 with the Hyatt Centric Hobart expected to open in early 2019.
It will be added to Hyatt’s Australia portfolio of hotels including Hyatt Regency Sydney, Park Hyatt Melbourne Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Hyatt Regency Perth, Hyatt Hotel Canberra and Hyatt Place Melbourne, Essendon Fields.
by Leon Gettler, February 16th 2017
