The Hyatt Regency Phoenix is a

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hotel in

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Phoenix,

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, United States. It is 317 feet (97 m) tall and has 24 floors. It was completed in 1976. The top floor has a

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. It was designed by

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and Associates to complement the Phoenix Civic Plaza (now called

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) and

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. The building was constructed by Chanen Construction Company. The hotel's façade is clad in textured split ribbed

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. The hotel lobby and restaurants occupy the main level. The second floor features meeting rooms and an additional restaurant while an

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rises 8 stories. Floors 9 through 21 house guest rooms. Floors 22 and 23 house mechanical equipment and are called "the neck of the Compass". The Compass Restaurant sits atop the hotel on floor 24. The Compass is Arizona's only

. The

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bank offers two enclosed guest elevators and three "scenic elevators", which glide upward from the lobby, through the atrium and, finally, on the building's exterior, offering views of downtown Phoenix and of

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The hotel has 693 guest rooms, two restaurants, a grab n' go market, a swimming pool, of meeting space, and a retail shop. The Hyatt Regency Phoenix was chosen by the

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as the headquarters hotel for

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which was played in nearby Glendale in February 2008. On July 1, 2008, the Hyatt Regency Phoenix was sold for $96 million to

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-based DiNapoli Capital Partners.Berry, Jahna
"LA group pays $96M for downtown Hyatt Regency"
''The Arizona Republic'', July 7, 2008.

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External links

Official website
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