Earlier this week, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman announced that a Hyatt hotel will replace the Le Meridian planned for Hayden Ferry Lakeside. This coming just a few weeks after the public learned of Starwood’s departure from Tempe. While it has been nearly a year since employees of Starwood and Suncor were aware of the change it only became public knowledge a month ago. It would have been nice to have a Le Meredian hotel, which would really put Tempe on an international scale. Fortunately, the $100+ million project will still be a high-end hotelier, Hyatt Regency.
The Hyatt, which will offer 240 hotel rooms, will also come equipped with 24 residential condominiums, a 4,000 SF spa and 13,000 SF of meeting space. Studies conducted over the last couple years revealed that Downtown Tempe has a shortage of hotel rooms. While several hotels are slowly sprouting around Mill Avenue, the Hyatt will be the second hotel to come to Tempe Town Lake after another Starwood hotel called Aloft opens in January.
Aloft is a new concept from the international hotel giant, which features a modern design and innovative technology throughout. Upon entering the hotel, guests will sign in using similar systems that airports have, where you can pick your own room and the computer gives you your room key. Aloft is highly visible from the Loop 202 highway, but tucked behind Grigio and Northshore from Tempe Town Lake. Tempe has been waiting nearly a decade for a new hotel and will warmly welcome the tax revenue both hotels will produce for the city.
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