Hyatt expands Americas luxury and lifestyle footprint

Hyatt Hotels Corporation continues to strategically grow its luxury and lifestyle brand footprint with a strong development pipeline of more than 30 planned hotels and resorts in the Americas region through 2025, including the expansion of Hyatt brands into new markets.

“The thoughtful growth of Hyatt’s luxury and lifestyle brands reflect the current demand for authentic leisure travel experiences,” said Crystal Vinisse Thomas, VP/global brand leader for Hyatt’s luxury and lifestyle brands. “As we look ahead to 2024 and beyond, we strive to create more opportunities for high-end travelers to reconnect in immersive retreats, explore the hearts of new destinations and revisit their tried-and-true favorites.”

The company will open luxury and lifestyle brands in key leisure markets in the coming years:

Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo (2024) will be the first Hyatt Centric hotel in the Dominican Republic, located in Santo Domingo’s modern business district, and will feature 130 guestrooms and suites and nearly 5,000 sq. ft. of meeting and events space.

Cas en Bas Beach Resort (2024) will be the first Destination by Hyatt branded resort and residences on Saint Lucia, Located between a championship golf course and Cas en Bas Bay with a sandy beach, amenities will include a pool, spa and wellness center.

Hyatt Centric Querétaro (2025) will be located in downtown Querétaro, a city in central Mexico (northwest of Mexico City), known for its well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture. The hotel will feature 105 guestrooms, a rooftop pool and multiple dining concepts including a coffee shop serving an all-day menu, a rooftop bar with views of the city and two signature restaurants.

Boundless debuts

Boundless Collection hotels that will open over the coming years include:

Thompson Houston (2023) will feature 172 guestrooms including 34 suites, all with floor-to-ceiling windows with views of downtown Houston and Buffalo Bayou Park, more than 17,000 sq. ft. of flexible indoor and outdoor event space, three restaurants, a private heli-port, a full-service sanctuary spa and wellness center devoted to full body restoration, a one-acre rooftop and a pool deck.

Thompson Palm Springs (2024) will offer 168 bungalow-inspired guestrooms and suites with private balconies. The hotel will also introduce a Levantine Mediterranean dining concept, a full-service spa, two rooftop pools, event space and more.

Thompson South Beach (2024) will mark the Thompson Hotels brand entry into Florida, and will offer 150 guestrooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, a rooftop pool, bar and restaurant and a ground-floor restaurant and retail space. The hotel, designed by French architect Rudy Ricciotti, will be adjacent to the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center and the newly reimagined Miami Beach Convention Center.

Thompson Monterrey (2025) will be the first urban Thompson Hotels property in Mexico. This 150-room lifestyle hotel will be located within a 31-floor tower amid a mixed-use complex, and will feature a rooftop bar.

Caption By Hyatt Chattanooga Downtown (2024) will join Caption by Hyatt Beale Street Memphis to grow the Caption by Hyatt brand presence in the state of Tennessee, delivering an upscale, select-service lifestyle hospitality experience.

Hyatt Centric Escazu San Jose (2024) will be the Hyatt Centric brand’s first hotel in Costa Rica and offer 161 guestrooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, a full-service bar and 4,000 sq. ft. of event space.

Andaz Toronto-Yorkville (2025) will be the second Andaz hotel in Canada, joining Andaz Ottawa Byward Market. The luxury hotel will be located within The One, a luxury mixed-use tower that is expected to be the tallest building in Canada. The hotel will offer 138 guestrooms and suites, 6,800 sq. ft. of event space, a spa and several food and beverage venues.

Andaz Miami Beach (2025) will mark the first Andaz hotel in Florida, as a rebrand from The Confidante, Miami Beach. With three towers overlooking Miami Beach, the hotel will include a redesigned lobby, pool and recreation area, reinvented food and beverage experiences, a full-service spa, upgraded event spaces, as well as modernized guestrooms with an expanded mix of suites.

Andaz Turks & Caicos at Grace Bay (2025) will be the first Hyatt hotel in Turks & Caicos and feature 59 keys and 73 residential units, three restaurants and bars, a full-service indoor and outdoor spa, a yoga studio, an indoor fitness facility and pickleball courts.

Timeless Collection pipeline

New properties expected to open within the Timeless Collection by the end of 2025 include:

Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol (2024) is slated to be the first Park Hyatt hotel in Mexico and will be a master-planned golf resort stretching along two miles of beachfront property. Located within the exclusive community of Cabo del Sol and overlooking the Sea of Cortez, the luxury resort will offer 163 ocean-view guestrooms and suites, 19 villas and residences, pools, a golf course, a full-service spa, a fitness and wellness center and 35,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meetings and events space.

Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort & Spa (2024) will mark the Grand Hyatt brand’s debut in Arizona when it is rebranded from Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch. The resort will undergo extensive renovations and enhancements of its guestrooms, pools, food and beverage experiences, itsSpa Avania and fitness center, public areas and amenities, including the expansion of the hotel’s indoor and outdoor meeting and event spaces.

Park Hyatt Mexico City (2025) will feature 155 guestrooms and will be located on the upscale Campos Eliseos St. overlooking Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park.

Grand Hyatt Cancún Beach Resort (2025) will sit on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula and have 500 guestrooms with views of the Caribbean Sea and Isla Mujeres. The resort will also feature 11 dining experiences, six bars, an indoor and outdoor destination spa and fitness center and more than 16,000 sq. ft. of gathering space.

Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Hotel & Residences (2025) will be located on a 7.1-acre site of Seven Mile Beach, less than a mile from the center of Grand Cayman’s capital city, George Town. With 351 guestrooms, the hotel will offer six food and beverage venues, a 9,000-sq.-ft. destination spa and fitness center, three swimming pools and 25,000 sq. ft. of indoor meeting and event space.

Inclusive Collection offerings

The Inclusive Collection is expected to welcome new resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico, including:

Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa (2024) will be the first Secrets Resort & Spa property on St. Lucia, providing guests with access to a white-sand beach located close to the capital city of Castries. The property will offer 342 guestrooms and suites, five dining choices, five bars and lounges and a Secrets Spa by Pevonia.

Upcoming Inclusive Collection properties opening in Mexico and the Caribbean: adults-only, luxury all-inclusive resorts including Secrets Tulum Resort & Beach Club and Secrets Playa Blanca Costa Mujeres in Mexico, and Secrets Playa Esmerelda in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; family-friendly Dreams Estrella Del Mar Mazatlan Golf & Spa Resort; Dreams Grand Island in Cancun; and Dreams Playa Esmerelda in Punta Cana; and the debut of the Hyatt Vivid Hotels & Resorts brand with Hyatt Vivid Grand Island in Cancun.

“The sustained growth of the Inclusive Collection in the Americas is a strong testament to the value and opportunity of the all-inclusive segment,” said Erica Doyne, SVP, global marketing and communications, Inclusive Collection, Hyatt. “We continue to evolve and innovate to meet guest demand as demonstrated by the recent launch of Impression by Secrets, designed to deliver an elevated level of all-inclusive luxury amenities and personalized services.

Luxury & lifestyle hotels now open

Several notable luxury and lifestyle Hyatt hotels and resorts opened in the Americas region this year, including:

  • Andaz Mexico City Condesa
  • NUMU Boutique Hotel (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico)
  • Dreams Flora Resort & Spa (Punta Cana)
  • Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin
  • Hyatt Centric Ville-Marie Montréal
  • The Pell (Middletown, RI)
  • Impression Isla Mujeres by Secrets (Quintana Roo, Mexico)
  • Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa (Calistoga, CA)
  • Fordson Hotel (Oklahoma City, OK)