The Hyatt Place San Antonio – North/Stone Oak opened its doors on April 15. The 126-room hotel in north San Antonio is owned by Sonterra Hotel Investors LLC, a 50-50 partnership between CIRI and hotel developer Dewey F. Weaver Jr.
Hyatt Place is a newer franchise chain of Global Hyatt Corp. that caters to business travelers. The Hyatt Place San Antonio – North/Stone Oak features free daily continental breakfast, 24-hour room service, a bakery café with Starbucks specialty coffees, complimentary Wi-Fi, 1,700 square feet of meeting space, 42-inch flat-planel high-definition televisions in guest rooms and a 24-hour fitness center.
The Hyatt Place is part of CIRI Land Development Co.’s 1400 Sonterra Blvd. project. The project is located on a 22.5-acre parcel of CIRI land in north San Antonio that CIRI acquired from federal surplus land as a result of the Cook Inlet Land Exchange.
The parcel is located on the intersection of Sonterra Blvd. and U.S. Highway 281, a major highway into and out of San Antonio. Nearby sites of interest include the 350-bed Methodist Stone Oak Hospital and the 700,000-square-foot headquarters of Tesoro Petroleum.
Weaver’s company, InterMountain Management LLC, manages the Hyatt Place San Antonio – North/Stone Oak. Weaver himself started in the hospitality industry when he was 11 years old, with experience in everything from dishwashing and housekeeping to hotel management and ownership.
Weaver’s management team has an average of 25+ years experience in the hospitality industry. InterMountain is one of North America’s largest hotel management and development companies and currently owns or manages more than 65 hotels nationwide. InterMountain is pre-approved to operate Marriott, Hyatt, Wyndham, Hilton, Holiday Inn Express, Starwood and Comfort Suites premium brand hotel properties.