Closed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Hyatt Regency New Orleans hotel will finally and officially reopen tomorrow in downtown New Orleans. And when it does, it will have more than 200,000 square feet of meeting and event space — double its previous amount and more than any other hotel in New Orleans, the hotel announced this month.
As the largest meeting and convention hotel in New Orleans, the Hyatt Regency will feature 80,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space, including the new 50,000 square-foot Elite Hall and two 25,000 square-foot ballrooms. The hotel also offers 64 meeting and banquet rooms, 19 executive-level meeting rooms and seven permanent boardrooms, not to mention five meeting planner suites that include oversized work areas with the ability to print, fax and copy.
"In planning the hotel's redevelopment, we conducted three economic studies and spoke directly to the industry's top meeting planners for unbiased feedback and recommendations," said General Manager Michael Smith. "Our ability to house, meet, feed and entertain more than 1,200 guests at one time truly differentiates us from the competition, and I think meeting planners will be both surprised and delighted by all that we have to offer."
In addition to meeting space, the hotel — which underwent a $275 million redesign and revitalization in advance of its reopening — includes 1,193 all-new guest rooms and several food and beverage outlets, including a 360-seat full-service restaurant with private and semi-private dining rooms; a 210-seat media/action bar with private and semi-private lounges; a 70-seat atrium bar; a 60-seat Starbucks; a 24-hour fresh market; and a 300-seat specialty restaurant by famed New Orleans chef John Besh.
For more information, visit www.neworleans.hyatt.com.