Hyatt Hotels and Immobiliare Real Estate Development Group have opened the first Hyatt Place Panama City/Downtown in Panama City, Panama.

The Hyatt Place Panama City/Panama is located in the city’s financial zone, and is in close proximity from Tocumen International Airport, and the Atlapa Convention Center.

Features include 165 spacious rooms; five meeting rooms spanning 4,500ft²; and a Coffee to Cocktails Bar featuring specialty coffees and premium beers, as well as wines and cocktails.

"The hotel’s opening marks the first Hyatt-branded property to enter the Panamanian market."

Other amenities include 24/7 Gallery Menu serving made-to-order entrees and appetizers around the clock; 24-hour gym; a self-service laundry facility, an outdoor, and a rooftop swimming pool.

Hyatt Latin America and the Caribbean senior vice-president Myles McGourty said: "We are delighted with the opening of Hyatt Place Panama City/Downtown because not only does it represent the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Panama, it marks the continued growth and development of the Hyatt Place brand.

"Hyatt Place hotels have been extremely well-received by our guests around the world, especially in the United States and Latin America."

The hotel’s opening marks the first Hyatt-branded property to enter the Panamanian market, with the brand continuing to expand throughout Latin America.

A brand of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Hyatt Place operates more than 200 locations in the US, Armenia, China, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Puerto Rico, The Netherlands, and United Arab Emirates (UAE).