Hospitality company Hyatt has marked the debut of its first Hyatt Regency hotel in Manhattan's Times Square in New York City, US.

The new 795-room property is managed by global real estate investment company Highgate and owned by Argent Ventures.

The upscale hotel has undergone a multi-million-dollar transformation, now featuring a two-storey lobby with a restaurant and a glass atrium.

Hyatt Regency Times Square general manager Mohit Malhotra said: “Hyatt Regency Times Square is the most exciting recent addition to New York City’s hotel landscape.

“The Hyatt Regency brand offers a seamless travel experience for both business and leisure guests. The hotel’s stunning design, incredible views, and exhilarating location are complemented with comfort, convenience, and genuine care for our guests, World of Hyatt members, and customers.”

Highgate’s design and construction group Lucid collaborated with Gensler and Hyatt to facilitate the project's development.

Each guest room and suite at the Hyatt Regency property is designed to provide views of New York City, featuring sofas, tables, blackout curtains, and built-in reading lights and chargers.

The 969ft² penthouse suite offers views and can be connected to two additional rooms for extra space.

The hotel offers a gym that is equipped with a range of training equipment. It also offers 290,000ft² of modern commercial space at its base, marketed by CBRE.

The Times Square property joins around 30 other Hyatt properties in New York City, including the recent Hotel Seville Nomad under The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.

This opening follows Hyatt's continued expansion of the Hyatt Regency brand in the US, with hotel launches in Houston announced in May 2023.