CHICAGO—Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Dellisart Wellspring Investment, LLC have opened the Hyatt Place Bowling Green, which is located at the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Gateway to downtown Bowling Green within the Bowling Green Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. The TIF district is a public financing project that covers 350 acres in the city’s downtown, and with $187 million in capital investments certified as of December of 2012.
“With thousands of WKU alumni, parents, sports teams, guest lecturers and prospective students arriving to our great city from across the country, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to be a part of this new opening in Bowling Green,” said general manager Adam Artusio. “We can’t wait to welcome guests to our new hotel and show them the authentic hospitality and purposeful service for which the Hyatt Place brand is known.”
The four-story, upscale, select-service hotel is connected to the Augenstein Alumni Center at WKU. It is located minutes from downtown venues, including Fountain Square Park, Skypac, Bowling Green Hotrods Pro Baseball Stadium and Circus Square Park.
The property features 108 guestrooms, all of which include a swiveling 42-inch HDTV, the Hyatt Grand Bed and Cozy Corner sectional sofa; free WiFi everywhere; complimentary a.m. Kitchen Skillet breakfast; 1,760 sq. ft. of flexible, high-tech meeting/function space; the 24/7 Gallery Menu serving made-to-order entrees and appetizers around the clock; and a Coffee to Cocktails Bar featuring specialty coffees and premium beers, as well as wines and cocktails.
“The entire Bowling community has played a role in making this dream a reality, including leaders from Western Kentucky University, Warren County Fiscal Court, The City of Bowling Green and the Warren County Downtown Development Authority,” said Douglas Artusio, chairman and CEO of Dellisart, LLC.
“We are so delighted to bring this new hotel to the downtown market and contribute to the economic growth and long-term vitality of the community,” said Ray Chen, owner of Wellspring Investment, LLC.
“The TIF development was intended not only to revitalize downtown Bowling Green but also to connect the WKU campus to downtown,” said Gary A. Ransdell, WKU president. “The addition of Hyatt Place Bowling Green next to the Augenstein Alumni Center is the cornerstone that will complete that gateway to downtown. This is an exciting opportunity for our community and our campus.”