| Hyatt Regency Savannah | |
| Status: | Completed |
| Building Type: | Hotel |
| Address: | 2 West Bay Street Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Coordinates: | 32.0816°N -81.0915°W |
| Floor Count: | 6 |
| Developer: | Merritt Dixon |
| Hotel Chain: | Hyatt Regency |
Hyatt Regency Savannah is a high-rise hotel in Savannah, Georgia. Built in 1980,[1] 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,[1] although the air rights were actually a remnant of the preceding structure, the Wilcox and Gibbs Guano Company.[2] A tunnel allows pedestrian and vehicle access along the street.
The hotel has a swimming pool, a fitness center and a lounge.[3]
Long before the site became occupied by the hotel, two ranges of buildings — Bolton Range and Habersham & Harris Range — stood on the lot, part of Commerce Row.[4] These buildings were replaced by the Neal Blun Building, which stood between 1889 and 1969, and (to the west) the M. Ferst and Company grocery store.[5] The Ferst building was completed in September 1888, but Moses Ferst, a native of Bavaria, died eleven months later, aged 60.[6]