Hyatt opens Chinese Regency hotel

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has opened the Hyatt Regency Xuzhou in China’s Jiangsu Province as part of the 873-foot-tall International Finance Center.

The new hotel takes up the top 14 levels of Xuzhou’s tallest tower and overlooks the city and Yunlong Lake. Designed by P49, the property includes elements of classic Chinese art, nature and local Han culture. The design uses natural materials and rippling textures and patterns to evoke the lake.