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pm91 · #**1001** Posted **Jan 3, 2008, 8:37 PM**

is this hyatts biggest hotel? it looks freakin massive; how many rooms does it have?

ArizonaGuy · #**1002** Posted **Jan 4, 2008, 2:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by pm91

is this hyatts biggest hotel? it looks freakin massive; how many rooms does it have?

I believe it is 1000 rooms.

texboy · #**1003** Posted **Jan 5, 2008, 9:11 PM**

1003 to be exact! lol

ydoc14 · #**1004** Posted **Jan 6, 2008, 2:33 AM**

Taken by U-EET @ Flickr

ArizonaGuy · #**1005** Posted **Jan 7, 2008, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by texboy

1003 to be exact! lol

Wow...I wonder how that happend. Oh well.....the building looks great. I'm just glad there is one more highrise in the skyline. I'm sure it looks nice coming down 281 @St. Mary's.

J.Dskyhigh · #**1006** Posted **Jan 7, 2008, 8:15 PM**

Wow! That is an great pic. and the skyline I saw from a hill on bandera st. on the north west side of town was amazing! The Hyatt from that view fills up a big gap in our skyline. MANN I LUV THIS BUILDING!!

ydoc14 · #**1007** Posted **Jan 8, 2008, 12:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by J.Dskyhigh

Wow! That is an great pic. and the skyline I saw from a hill on bandera st. on the north west side of town was amazing! The Hyatt from that view fills up a big gap in our skyline. MANN I LUV THIS BUILDING!!

Yeah and it even ends up being taller than the Marriott

FastFerrari82 · #**1008** Posted **Jan 8, 2008, 10:18 PM**

hey...by any change do they light up the building up at night?...im mainly concerned about the condo portion of the building...and if so how does it look?..pics plz

verbl · #**1009** Posted **Jan 9, 2008, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by FastFerrari82

hey...by any change do they light up the building up at night?...im mainly concerned about the condo portion of the building...and if so how does it look?..pics plz

Yeah I was wondering that myself, plz help us out

J.Dskyhigh · #**1010** Posted **Jan 9, 2008, 8:32 PM**

Well right now the only lights on the Hyatt that are on at night are the lights inside the building. I know there are going to light up the building when it opens but not now.

ArizonaGuy · #**1011** Posted **Jan 10, 2008, 4:24 AM**

Can someone get a pic of the skyline coming down 281 right before the St. Mary's exit? I know there's a place around Trinity that you can take a picture from but alas, I'm in Phoenix.

FastFerrari82 · #**1012** Posted **Jan 11, 2008, 5:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by ArizonaGuy

Can someone get a pic of the skyline coming down 281 right before the St. Mary's exit? I know there's a place around Trinity that you can take a picture from but alas, I'm in Phoenix.

hey i have a pic of that..but you would have to check it out on flickr.com..the title is: it's San Antonio ..im in phoenix too..but SA native.

ArizonaGuy · #**1013** Posted **Jan 12, 2008, 2:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by FastFerrari82

hey i have a pic of that..but you would have to check it out on flickr.com..the title is: it's San Antonio ..im in phoenix too..but SA native.

Thanks man. Nice pics. Anyone else have any of that 281 shot of downtown with the Grand Hyatt in full view?

NBTX11 · #**1014** Posted **Jan 12, 2008, 4:54 AM**

Just saw on Kens 5 news that GH was not going to open on time, that it was going to be at least 3 weeks late. They also said it was 37 stories tall for whatever reason.

ArizonaGuy · #**1015** Posted **Jan 12, 2008, 5:40 AM**

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Just saw on Kens 5 news that GH was not going to open on time, that it was going to be at least 3 weeks late. They also said it was 37 stories tall for whatever reason.

Yikes......
Major fines for Faulkner USA

ydoc14 · #**1016** Posted **Jan 12, 2008, 4:35 PM**

Here's the article:

New Hyatt will not open as scheduled

Web Posted: 01/12/2008 12:51 AM CST

Stacia Willson
KENS 5 Eyewitness News

With 37 stories and more than a thousand rooms, the new Grand Hyatt Hotel won’t be ready on time.

Construction has fallen behind on the multi-million dollar hotel, and it won’t open in three weeks.

Just last week, employees at the Hyatt Regency said everything was on schedule for the hotel to open on Feb. 6. But today, the company sent a statement admitting things have fallen behind by at least three weeks.

Construction is in full swing at the newest location, but there is still plenty of work that needs to be done.

The statement says the final stage of construction is not yet “appropriate for customers” and that “it is more prudent to allow three more weeks to finish out the job.”

More coverage
KENS video: http://www2.mysanantonio.com/multimedia/video/NewsOnDemand/index.cfm?videos=50612

Last week, those representing Faulkner USA, the company handling the construction, issued a statement assuring the public that the keys would be handed over by next month.

Meanwhile, KENS 5 has learned that at least one event has already been cancelled. About 500 to 600 people planning on attending a gala at the Hyatt on Feb. 23 have been redirected to the Marriot River Center.

That is raising questions about additional reservations, including bookings for March Madness. The Hyatt Downtown is designated as the headquarters hotel for the Final Four college basketball championships.

Numerous calls to Faulkner were not returned.

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Online at: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met....13aa061b.html

ArizonaGuy · #**1017** Posted **Jan 13, 2008, 3:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by ydoc14

Here's the article:

New Hyatt will not open as scheduled

Web Posted: 01/12/2008 12:51 AM CST

Stacia Willson
KENS 5 Eyewitness News

With 37 stories and more than a thousand rooms, the new Grand Hyatt Hotel won’t be ready on time.

Construction has fallen behind on the multi-million dollar hotel, and it won’t open in three weeks.

Just last week, employees at the Hyatt Regency said everything was on schedule for the hotel to open on Feb. 6. But today, the company sent a statement admitting things have fallen behind by at least three weeks.

Construction is in full swing at the newest location, but there is still plenty of work that needs to be done.

The statement says the final stage of construction is not yet “appropriate for customers” and that “it is more prudent to allow three more weeks to finish out the job.”

More coverage
KENS video: http://www2.mysanantonio.com/multimedia/video/NewsOnDemand/index.cfm?videos=50612

Last week, those representing Faulkner USA, the company handling the construction, issued a statement assuring the public that the keys would be handed over by next month.

Meanwhile, KENS 5 has learned that at least one event has already been cancelled. About 500 to 600 people planning on attending a gala at the Hyatt on Feb. 23 have been redirected to the Marriot River Center.

That is raising questions about additional reservations, including bookings for March Madness. The Hyatt Downtown is designated as the headquarters hotel for the Final Four college basketball championships.

Numerous calls to Faulkner were not returned.

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Online at: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met....13aa061b.html

37 floors?? Did it grow 3 more floors when we weren't looking?

ydoc14 · #**1018** Posted **Jan 13, 2008, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by ArizonaGuy

37 floors?? Did it grow 3 more floors when we weren't looking?

I think if you count the floors inside the mechanical penthouse, and the river-level floor you get 37?

ArizonaGuy · #**1019** Posted **Jan 13, 2008, 4:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by ydoc14

I think if you count the floors inside the mechanical penthouse, and the river-level floor you get 37?

Humm....that could be it. Someone find out and let me know! hehe
I can't wait to see the building in person. it looks pretty cool. I hope they out line the roof top with lighting or something like that.

neo074 · #**1020** Posted **Jan 13, 2008, 4:41 AM**

It kind of figured they were not going to open up on time, the top half still looks like crap and the Feb date was rapidly approaching.