Hyatt Regency Savannah

Hyatt Regency Savannah
The building's lobby in 2011
Hotel chainHyatt Regency
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeHotel
Address2 West Bay Street
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates32°04′54″N 81°05′29″W / 32.0816°N 81.0915°W / 32.0816; -81.0915
Completed1980 (1980)
Technical details
Floor count6
Design and construction
DeveloperMerritt Dixon
Website
Official website

Hyatt Regency Savannah is a high-rise hotel in Savannah, Georgia. Built in 1980, it stands adjacent to Savannah City Hall at Bay Street's downtown midsection.

Originally envisioned as a 14-story structure in Savannah's Historic District, a long battle with the Historic Savannah Foundation concluded with a compromise being reached of its being limited to six storeys. Another source of controversy is that it bridged River Street, physically dividing the waterfront in two, although the air rights were actually a remnant of the preceding structure, the Wilcox and Gibbs Guano Company. A tunnel allows pedestrian and vehicle access along the street.