Renovations begin for new Hyatt Centric Rosemont hotel
The $25 million renovation of a Hyatt hotel in Rosemont is now underway as part of a rebrand years in the making, aimed at transforming it into a full-service lifestyle hotel.
The Hyatt Rosemont Chicago/O’Hare — across the parking lot from the old Rosemont village hall and across the street from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines — closed for renovations last Friday, according to a spokesman for owner/developer Bradford Allen Hospitality.
It is scheduled to reopen under the Hyatt Centric flag in the spring, he said.
The hotel ownership group acquired the 208-room property at 6350 N. River Road in July 2022, and with hotel manager Maverick Hotels & Restaurants, announced plans to convert it into one of only three Hyatt Centric hotels in the Chicago market. The others are located downtown.
Officials characterized the brand as a “lifestyle, full-service hotel concept” that combines the service and design of a smaller boutique hotel with the conveniences of a large chain.
“This hotel checks all the boxes for us as a core brand in a prime, high-density location with experience-driven venues,” said Aghfar Arun, director of Bradford Allen Hospitality. “It also offered us the opportunity to add value through upgrades, in this case by renovating and reflagging it as a Hyatt Centric. The result will be a new, exceptional lifestyle hotel option in the O’Hare submarket.”
Renovations entail a full gut rehab of the property, which will result in 206 completely remodeled guest rooms, 12,000 square feet of modernized meeting space, an improved fitness center and a ballroom with capacity for up to 500 people.
In addition, what once was an American eatery with seasonal terrace will be transformed into Cima, an upscale, “beverage-forward” destination restaurant with outdoor seating. Maverick Hotels & Restaurants will continue to oversee operations of the property as the management company.
“Our staff is excellent, and we want to do everything we can to retain them through this change,” Arun said. “We will support our employees throughout renovations, ensuring the experienced, dedicated staff is in place and ready to go as soon as the hotel opens next spring.”
Hyatt Centric is an emerging lifestyle, full-service hotel concept that combines the service and personalized design of smaller boutiques with the conveniences large chains offer in prime destinations. Hyatt Centric now counts 64 hotels across 59 cities. The concept, which usually averages about 200 rooms per location, aims to appeal to upscale, cosmopolitan guests while also being customizable enough to fit a variety of development sites in attractive locations, according to a press release.
Since launching its hospitality platform in 2022, Bradford Allen has acquired six hotels. In addition to Rosemont, the firm owns hotels in the Glendale Sports and Entertainment District in Glendale, Arizona; Long Island, New York, near the Hamptons; and Iowa City, Iowa, near the University of Iowa campus.
Bradford Allen Hospitality is a specialized hotel ownership platform and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago-based Bradford Allen, a commercial real estate and investment services firm. The firm broke ground last month on its mixed-use gateway redevelopment of the southeast corner of Arlington Heights and Algonquin roads in Arlington Heights.