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title: "Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront Celebrates Official Opening"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/df123706-1830-4d37-accd-145243743530
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220609_hyatt_place_virginia_beachoceanfront_celebrates_official_opening.html
category: "Hotels"
industry: "Lodging & Travel"
segment: "Hotels"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:06:03.522Z
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# Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront Celebrates Official Opening

**TL;DR:** Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront has officially opened, offering 140 rooms and amenities like a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel is located directly on the oceanfront of Virginia Beach and caters to families, couples, and groups of all ages.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-06-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220609_hyatt_place_virginia_beachoceanfront_celebrates_official_opening.html).*

## Story

Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront is located directly on the oceanfront of beautiful Virginia Beach. Guestrooms offer private balconies to enjoy all the views of Virginia Beach including the Boardwalk or Atlantic Avenue, presenting amazing opportunities for dolphin and whale-watching or a front row ticket to parades and live entertainment. This new hotel caters to families, couples, and groups of all ages looking for relaxation and beachside entertainment.

Virginia Beach is a world-class city and key business and leisure destination, and Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront adds a wonderful new option for business and leisure travelers visiting the heart of the city’s business and resort district,” said Rob Murphy, vice president of operations at Suburban Capital, Inc.

Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront offers:

- 140 spacious guestrooms with separate spaces to sleep, work, and play, as well as a Cozy Corner sofa-sleeper (city or oceanfront views available)

- Breakfast Bar featuring hot breakfast items, fresh fruit, steel cut oatmeal, Greek yogurt, and more

- The Market serving freshly prepared meals anytime, day or night

- The Bar features specialty coffees and premium beers, as well as wine and cocktails

- Necessities program for forgotten items that guests can buy, borrow, or enjoy for free

- Free Wi-Fi throughout hotel and guestrooms

- Event Space offers 725 square feet of flexible, high-tech meeting/function space

- Fitness Center featuring cardio equipment with LCD touchscreens

Hyatt Place Virginia Beach/Oceanfront is under the leadership of general manager Matthew Krogsund and director of sales Libby Ross. In his role, Matthew Krogsund is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the hotel, including overseeing the hotel’s 45 associates and ensuring guests encounter the thoughtful service for which the Hyatt Place brand is known. Libby Ross is responsible for providing sales service and support to travelers and meeting planners frequenting the Virginia Beach area.

Guided by its purpose of care, Hyatt’s multi-layered Global Care & Cleanliness Commitment further enhances its operational guidance and resources around colleague and guest safety and peace of mind.

The term “Hyatt” is used in this release for convenience to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Lodging & Travel (sector)
- Hyatt (company)
- hotel opening (topic)
- Virginia Beach (location)
- fitness center (topic)
- Rob Murphy (person)
- leisure destination (topic)
- oceanfront location (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220609_hyatt_place_virginia_beachoceanfront_celebrates_official_opening.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/df123706-1830-4d37-accd-145243743530).