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An affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporation has signed a management agreement with State Unitary Enterprise (Poytaht Qurilish va Xizmat) to open a Hyatt Regency hotel named as Hyatt Regency Tashkent in Uzbekistan.

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Hyatt Regency Tashkent, which is designed to reflect the rich cultural tradition of Uzbekistan, will feature 300 guestrooms, including 44 suites, two restaurants, a bar and lounge.

Apart from that the hotel will also features more than 1,200 square meters of meeting facilities including a ballroom, and a spa and fitness club.

Located in Navoi Street, the hotel will be accessible to Tashkent’s several landmarks, retail outlets and government offices.

In addition to Hyatt Regency Tashkent, there are currently five Hyatt-branded hotels under development in the CIS, including Hyatt Regency Sochi, Hyatt Regency Vladivostok Golden Horn, Hyatt Burny Vladivostok, Hyatt Regency Moscow Petrovsky Park, and Hyatt Regency Rostov on Don.

The Hyatt Regency Tashkent is scheduled to open in January 2015.