Hyatt Plans Major Expansion of Independent Collection Brands
by Jessica Montevago /
Hyatt’s independent collection of brands—The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination by Hyatt, and JdV by Hyatt—will undergo a major expansion through 2025, the hotel giant announced this week.
The openings include properties in key markets across the globe.
France’s Hôtel du Palais Biarritz, a part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, expects to reopen its doors in late March 2021 for the season, through Oct. 31, 2021, following a restoration of the 19th-century design and architecture. After completing the final phase of its extensive renovation, the hotel plans to resume operations again in summer 2022.
In Oceanside, California, Mission Pacific Hotel, a JdV by Hyatt hotel, and The Seabird Resort, another Destination by Hyatt hotel, are both set to open in Spring 2021. The two adjacent hotels will comprise the newest and largest oceanfront resort development in San Diego County constructed in more than half a century, collectively spanning 700 feet of beachfront property. The upscale 226-room Seabird Resort will be a classic oceanfront resort, while Mission Pacific Hotel will be the “ultimate bohemian-chic coastal experience,” offering guests 161 guestrooms, immersive biking, skating, and surfing experiences.
The Shay, a 148-room boutique hotel at the new Ivy Station development in the heart of Culver City, California is slated to open in summer 2021 and will join Destination by Hyatt.
Hyatt's new Seabird Resort in San Diego county. Photo: Hyatt.
Commune by the Great Wall in Beijing, China is currently undergoing an extensive renovation and is expected to reopen in April 2021 under The Unbound Collection by Hyatt flag. Comprised of 175 guestrooms including 36 villas, Commune by the Great Wall is an exclusive collection of contemporary architecture designed by 12 renowned Asian architects.
The first JdV by Hyatt hotels will open in Canada and Sweden later this year. Toronto will welcome The Anndore House, a JdV by Hyatt hotel, and The Walper, a JdV by Hyatt hotel. Meanwhile, the Story Hotel Riddargatan, a JdV by Hyatt hotel, and the Story Hotel Signalfabriken, a JdV by Hyatt hotel in Stockholm will join the growing portfolio.
Additional properties expected to open or join Hyatt in 2021 include Banyan Cay Resort and Golf, a Destination by Hyatt hotel (West Palm Beach, Florida); A hotel in Jingdezhen, China, a part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt (Jingdezhen, China); The Langbo Chengdu, a part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt (Chengdu, China); El Capitan Hotel, a JdV by Hyatt hotel (Merced, California); The Sweetgrass Inn at Wild Dunes, a Destination by Hyatt hotel (Isle of Palms, South Carolina); and A hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.
By 2025, Hyatt’s The Unbound Collection expects to welcome several new properties including by Hyatt brand’s entry into Japan, Thailand, and Mexico.