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HYATT REGENCY WOODFIELD CELEBRATES $32 MILLION TRANSFORMATION
Newly designed public spaces, guest rooms and restaurant are centerpieces of hotel-wide renovation

SCHAUMBURG, IL (March 13, 2009) – Hyatt Regency Woodfield recently celebrated the completion of the hotel’s $32 million renovation featuring a fresh, modern redesign as well as upscale services and amenities.

The newly refurbished hotel is conveniently located at the epicenter of Schaumburg area businesses and well-known Woodfield shopping centers, just 25 miles from downtown Chicago.

 “The recently completed renovations exemplify our goal of creating a truly home-like experience for our guests,” said James Gould, general manager, Hyatt Regency Woodfield. “We are committed to listening to our guests needs and are excited for them to experience the new Hyatt Regency Woodfield.” 

The $32 million renovation which began in February 2008, includes:

  • A complete overhaul of all public spaces and each of the 470 guest rooms
  • Each guestroom offers contemporary design along with a 37-inch, flat -screen Sharp LCD HDTV equipped with SuiteLinq HD programming which provides free TV channels and a variety of video-on-demand content. Deploying SuiteLinq’s solutions is part of the hotel’s continuing effort to be totally consumer centric
  • Updated baths with posh Portico products and a sleek Rainfall showerhead
  • Hyatt Fast Board™, PDA and Express Check-in  
  • StayFit@Hyatt Fitness Center, indoor and outdoor pool

The highly anticipated, on-property restaurant, “Fresh 1800,” and its accompanying bar, which opened in early December, is a the hotel’s mid-priced, French-inspired restaurant.  “Fresh 1800” uses only the freshest ingredients, local produce and close-to-the-farm foods where possible and offers a cooking style and dining room experience representing a simpler and healthier lifestyle.  This spring, Hyatt will add an outdoor herb garden where, in season, fresh herbs will be picked for use by the “Fresh 1800” culinary staff and for tabletop use.

For business travelers, Hyatt Regency Woodfield offers a special Hyatt Business Plan Room Type. In addition to accommodation, guests reserving a Business Plan Room Type will receive: 

  • Daily full breakfast for one
  • Daily internet access for one computer
  • Bottle of water refreshed daily
  • Daily Newspaper
  • One pressed shirt or blouse (per room, per day during standard business hours)
  • Unlimited, local, 1-800 and long distance calls to the US and Canada

For those considering events and large-scale meetings, the property has more than 30,000 square feet of flexible event venues, as well as multiple ballrooms, outdoor spaces and exhibit areas. The hotel offers onsite expert meeting planners and AV technicians along with creative onsite and off-premise catering.

In addition to the Business Plan Room Type, guests can also take advantage of the hotel’s special offers including the “Girls Night Out”, “Kids Night Out” and “Our Night Out” weekend packages. Visit http://woodfield.hyatt.com for more information.

Hyatt Regency Woodfield was acquired by The Harp Group, a Crescendo Company, in joint venture partnership with Prudential Real Estate Investors in June 2007. The hotel is managed by Chicago-based Portfolio Hotels & Resorts. Portfolio Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality management company that specializes in managing unique, boutique-style hotels, destination resorts and significant urban hotels in domestic and international markets.

About Portfolio Hotels & Resorts

Headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, Portfolio Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality management company that specializes in managing unique, boutique-style hotels, destination resorts and significant branded urban hotels in major domestic and destination markets.  The company was established in 2005 by former Chicago-based Coastal Hotels founders Helmut Horn and Graham Hershman, industry veterans whose past experience includes development of the Hawthorne Suites brand, the Highlands Inn in Carmel, CA, and Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys. Their current portfolio of 20 branded and independent hotels includes the four boutique Inns of Monterey properties in Monterey, CA; the Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco, the first newly constructed LEED-certified hotel in California; the upscale Harvest Inn in St. Helena in the Napa Valley, the 802 room Sheraton Gateway LAX, and the recently opened 560 room luxury InterContinental Chicago O’Hare.  For more information about the company, visit www.portfoliohotels.com.

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About Global Hyatt Corporation

Global Hyatt Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world’s premier hotel companies. The hotels owned, operated, managed or franchised by its subsidiaries provide authentic hospitality to guests in 44 countries through a passionate commitment to personalized service, cultural relevance, and the environment. Global Hyatt subsidiaries own, operate, manage or franchise more than 370 hotels and resorts worldwide under dsfthe Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Resorts™, Grand Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt Summerfield Suites® and Andaz™ brands with additional properties under development on five continents. Global Hyatt Corporation is also the owner of Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc., operator of Hyatt Vacation Club®. The success of Global Hyatt is driven by the commitment and energy of the thousands of men and women around the world who provide exceptional service to hotel guests. From the U.S. and Canada, reservations for any Hyatt hotel worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or visiting www.hyatt.com.

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