--- title: "Hyatt Announces the Opening of Hyatt Regency Cape Town" url: https://burnaze.com/article/1bc728ab-2972-4479-9a58-e6a8e4e302fe source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20201215_hyatt_announces_the_opening_of_hyatt_regency_cape_town.html category: "Lodging & Travel" industry: "Lodging & Travel" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2020-12-15T12:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:04.026Z image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551836022-deb4988cc6c0?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop --- # Hyatt Announces the Opening of Hyatt Regency Cape Town **TL;DR:** Hyatt announced the opening of the Hyatt Regency Cape Town hotel, designed for productivity and delivering seamless experiences for business and leisure travelers. The hotel adds to Hyatt's expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa, with several other Hyatt Regency hotels in the region. *originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-12-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20201215_hyatt_announces_the_opening_of_hyatt_regency_cape_town.html).* ## Story The Hyatt Regency brand is designed for productivity in mind, delivering seamless experiences addressing the needs of both business and leisure travelers. Services and amenities include a memorable culinary experience, flexible spaces to work, collaborate or relax, and expansive technology-enabled facilities for meetings and events, along with expert planners who anticipate every detail of a guest’s stay. Situated in the bustling Bo-Kaap neighborhood, and only a few minutes from Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront and Robben Island Ferry, Hyatt Regency Cape Town delivers its brand promise to guests that are looking to experience South Africa’s rich and multicultural history. “We are extremely excited to welcome guests to the first Hyatt hotel in Cape Town,” said Asif Raza, general manager Hyatt Regency Cape Town. “For business travelers, the hotel provides easy access to the financial district and Cape Town International Convention Centre, while its location in the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood makes it a great base for leisure travelers, too. The hotel’s tranquil ambiance and modern design will ensure a stress-free guest experience and we are proud that we can now offer the renowned Hyatt Regency service to visitors to South Africa in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.” The 137 guestrooms and suites at Hyatt Regency Cape Town each boast large floor-to-ceiling windows or a balcony as well as walk-in rain showers. Designed intuitively and with all the essentials, guests can make the most of their time away with each room offering an expansive workspace, spacious desk and complimentary wireless high-speed internet access. At 126 Cape Kitchen & Café, guests are taken on an unexpected culinary journey. Created with flavors from traditional South African, Cape Malay and Asian cuisine, guests can enjoy a world-class dining experience. An international breakfast buffet with a variety of delicious food and beverage ensures that guests start the day off right. Guests can also take in the breathtaking views of Signal Hill while unwinding and enjoying one of the signature drinks on the outside pool deck. Hyatt Regency Cape Town is designed to foster productivity and deliver flawless meeting experiences with the assurance of expert planners who anticipate every detail. Over 1,873 square feet (174 square meters) of event space, six different meeting rooms and two executive boardrooms can accommodate up to 140 guests for social events, weddings and business meetings. The state-of-the-art technology and audiovisual equipment paired with responsible and empathetic service allows guests at Hyatt Regency Cape Town to enjoy stress-free experiences. The hotel adds to the significant expansion in Hyatt’s brand footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, fueled by the Hyatt Regency brand. Hyatt Regency Cape Town joins three Hyatt Regency hotels in the Sub-Saharan region including Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro and Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, along with the planned Hyatt Regency Nairobi in Kenya and Hyatt Regency Lagos Ikeja in Nigeria, set to open over the next three years. To provide World of Hyatt members even more ways to be rewarded, World of Hyatt is offering members the opportunity to earn 500 Bonus Points for qualifying nights at Hyatt Regency Cape Town, from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021, as part of World of Hyatt’s new hotel member offer. Additional participating hotels and their offer stay periods can be found at the World of Hyatt website. No registration is required and members can earn on top of other offers. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - brand expansion (topic) - Lodging & Travel (sector) - Hyatt (company) - hotel opening (topic) - hospitality industry (topic) - Cape Town (location) - sub-saharan africa (topic) --- Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20201215_hyatt_announces_the_opening_of_hyatt_regency_cape_town.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1bc728ab-2972-4479-9a58-e6a8e4e302fe).