| Hyatt Regency Birmingham | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 2 Bridge Street, Birmingham, B1 2JZ, England |
| Coordinates | 52°28′40″N1°54′32″W / 52.4779°N 1.9089°W |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Management | Hyatt Hotels Corporation |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Lifts/elevators | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 319 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| birmingham.regency.hyatt.com | |
The Hyatt Regency Birmingham is a hotel on Broad Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Hyatt Regency Birmingham stands at a height of 75 metres (246 feet) 24 floors [1] and has 319 guest rooms. [2] The hotel, which opened in July 1990, [3] has a blue glass exterior facade, and stands across the road from the International Convention Centre. [4]
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The hotel was built, and is run by, Hyatt Regency Birmingham Ltd. This company is a public-sector/private-sector partnership between the Hyatt Corporation, Trafalgar House, and Birmingham City Council. [5] The hotel cost £37 million to build, with £1.5 million of that being provided by the city, which also donated the building site, which was, according to estimates, worth £615,000 in 1987. [6] In June 1991, the Hyatt accommodated members of the International Olympic Committee, who were attending its 97th annual session at the International Convention Centre. [7] In April 2002, the company (with the NEC Group as the third majority shareholder, after the demise of Trafalgar House) put the hotel building up for sale. [2] In November 2002, the hotel was sold to London Plaza Hotels for £27.5 million, with Hyatt Regency Birmingham Ltd continuing to operate it. [8] Birmingham City Council made a £5 million profit on the sale, from its 17.5% stake in the hotel, which it used to pay off debt. [9]
The hotel was specifically constructed to have close ties to the International Convention Centre, including a private-access bridge that joins the two. [9] [10] This easy to secure link was one factor in attracting the 24th G8 summit to the city, [9] as well as the 2000 NATO Meeting of Defence Ministers. [11] [12] [13]
The Hyatt Hotels Corporation bought the hotel out of administration in 2012 for £27 million.
In 2014, they made a £6 million investment into the hotel which included a new pub with a heated terrace which opens onto Broad Street - The Gentleman & Scholar Pub and Terrace.
In 2016, the hotel was bought by a Middle East investment group (an affiliate of Sharjah-based Bin Otaiba) for £38.6 million. The hotel will keep its Hyatt Regency branding. The purchaser plans to spend approximately £2.7 million over the next three years on improving the venue. [14]
As a result of its links with the conference centre, the Hyatt is the base for the Prime Minister when the Conservative Party conference is hosted in Birmingham. [15]
