Hyatt Regency Houston, Glass and steel skyscraper in Downtown Houston, United States
The Hyatt Regency Houston is a 30-story hotel at 401 ft (122 m), the tallest hotel in the city. Its facade is banded with grayish-brown panels and a narrow vertical strip of dark reflective glass bearing a small "Hyatt" sign near its lower part. The building's left edge steps down toward the bottom left, and its 29-story atrium is among the highest in Texas.
The Hyatt Regency Houston opened on December 4, 1972, designed by the joint venture JV III, grouping Caudill Rowlett Scott, Neuhaus & Taylor and Koetter, Tharp & Cowell. It hosted the 16th G7 Economic Summit in 1990, the 1992 Republican National Convention and the 1998 World Energy Congress. A $40 million renovation in 2008 covered all 947 guestrooms, the lobby bar and 64,000 square feet of meeting space.
The revolving restaurant Spindletop, which topped the hotel for years, is now used as function space rather than for dining. The 29-story atrium, among the tallest in Texas, appeared as a filming location in the 1976 film Logan's Run. The hotel served as a host hotel for the 1992 Republican National Convention, the 16th G7 Economic Summit in 1990 and the 1998 World Energy Congress.
The hotel stands at 1200 Louisiana Street in downtown Houston, a short walk from the George R. Brown Convention Center and the Theater District. Its 64,000 square feet of meeting space and 947 guestrooms make it a base for convention attendees. The revolving Spindletop space at the top now serves as function space rather than a restaurant.
The 29-story atrium, among the tallest in Texas, served as a filming location for the 1976 film Logan's Run. For years the building was topped by a revolving restaurant called Spindletop, which is now used as function space.
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