Hyatt Regency Miami

Location. The Hyatt Regency Miami is located on the Miami River in Miami, Fla. The hotel adjoins the Miami Convention Center and the James Knight International Center. The Bayside Marketplace is located five blocks away.

Hotel Features. The atrium-style lobby is decorated with leather sofas and chairs, as well as a soaring Yaacov Agam sculpture. Dining options include The Riverwalk Café that serves gourmet meals, and offers take-out service. Currents Lounge overlooks the Miami River, serves appetizers, houses pool tables and features 52-inch flat-panel televisions. A business center is staffed 24 hours a day, six days a week, and offers fax, photocopy and print services. A total of 100,000 square feet of flexible function space accommodates events. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel, for a fee. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool and the complimentary 24-hour Hyatt Stay Fit fitness center. The fitness center houses cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, and free weights.

Guestrooms. The 24-story Hyatt Regency Miami offers 612 contemporary guestrooms with South Beach-inspired décor. Guestrooms feature gold, beige and royal blue fabrics, modern-style pale wood furnishings and streamlined lighting fixtures. Technological enhancements include flat-panel televisions. Hyatt Grand Beds are draped with 250-thread-count sheets and topped with six pillows. Bathrooms are stocked with Portico toiletries. Accommodations contain refrigerators on request, coffeemakers and complimentary in-room safes.

Expert Tip. The Miami River is home to the endangered manatee. Sightings of these rare creatures are often glimpsed from the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows near the elevator bays on the hotel's upper-level floors.