New drinking, dining options
As the Memphian opens, it adds new food and beverage options to Overton Square. The hotel has a three-meal restaurant, Complicated Pilgrim, and a rooftop bar, Tiger and Peacock.
Complicated Pilgrim was inspired by the romanticism of open-air brasseries, according to the hotel website. It is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner and features local and regional dishes with a distinctly Memphian perspective and a focus on fresh ingredients. It also hosts a bar area that serves coffee drinks and adult beverages. At Complicated Pilgrim, it is our mantra to eat well and roam free. We believe some journeys will take you further from where you began than where you belong. We’re inspired by distant lands and those who’ve wandered them, knowing well that our hearts are our home and all paths lead back to Memphis, the hotel said on Facebook.
6.5% Net Rooms Growth
Hyatt Hotels Corporation ( Hyatt or the Company ) (NYSE: H) today reported first-quarter 2021 financial results. Net loss attributable to Hyatt was $304 million, or $2.99 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021, compared to net loss attributable to Hyatt of $103 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted net loss attributable to Hyatt was $363 million, or $3.57 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021, compared to Adjusted net loss attributable to Hyatt of $35 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020. Refer to the table on page 11 of the schedules for a summary of special items impacting Adjusted net loss and Adjusted losses per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.
A Hyatt executive said the company was excited to introduce the “upscale lifestyle hotel” to the “city that invented rock n roll.”
On Thursday, Carlisle said a year ago, he didn’t know if this day would ever come but thanked the community members, Hyatt personnel, city officials and his wife for helping him bring the project to fruition.
“This was destined to be and it s a dream, sort of, 40 years in the making,” he said.
Memphis hotels see increase in booking since opening amid pandemic
New Memphis hotels opening during pandemic By Janice Broach | April 23, 2021 at 8:53 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 10:19 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Opening a hotel during a pandemic can be risky business.
But it hasn’t stopped several hotels from opening their doors downtown.
Memphis Tourism said things are going better than you might expect.
“Memphis has had a smart growth hotel plan that Memphis Tourism, Downtown Memphis Commission and the city of Memphis worked on to make sure we have larger full-service hotels, “ said Kevin Kern with Memphis Tourism. “We’re starting to see that with the advent of the opening of the Canopy and the Hyatt Centric.”
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