Dual-flag Hyatt opens in downtown Tampa
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Mar 4, 2021

A 17-story dual-flag hotel in the heart of downtown Tampa has officially opened to guests.

The Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Hotel is at 405 E. Kennedy Blvd. — a property that was previously a surface parking lot owned by the city of Tampa. Developer HRI, which is based in New Orleans, won a bid to develop the site in 2016 and closed on the land in 2018.

Of the hotel's 345 rooms, 230 have a Hyatt Place flag and 115 are branded as Hyatt House rooms. The hotel also includes 3,600 square feet of meeting and event space and 3,200 square feet of street-level retail space. For the retail space, HRI has signed deals with Starbucks, self-serve taproom The Wicked Pour and Junmai Station Sushi, a grab-and-go kiosk featuring Japanese food and sundries.

There's also a heated rooftop pool. Corazon Bar and Restaurant is located on the hotel's lobby level.

“Style, convenience and diversity are the foundations of the experiences found at Hyatt Place Tampa Downtown and Hyatt House Tampa Downtown,” Patrick Sorge, general manager, said in a statement. “This is a highly curated and incredibly well-designed dual-branded development, with all the familiar comforts of the Hyatt brands. We are thrilled to be a part of the alluring and diverse culture of downtown Tampa and look forward to welcoming leisure and business travelers who can call our property home during their visit to this incredible city.”