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Hyatt Place Announces New Locations In Suburban Areas

Hyatt has been on a roll converting the old Amerisuites brand it bought into swankier new Hyatt Place hotels. Economic downturn be damned--they're going on a building binge as well. The company announced last week that they now have 200 locations open or in development.

You can read where all the new locations are going to be in the press release, but here's a look at a few of them to get a feel. If there's not one in a suburban office park near you, it's probably in the works.

* Buffalo Grove, IL
* Richmond Heights, MO
* Middleton, WI
* Austin Airport, TX
* Ewing, NJ
* Richmond Airport, VA
* Houston Medical Center, TX

There are a few urban locations though, including Manhattan and Salt Lake City. There's a lot to like about these Hyatt Place hotels, including free WiFi throughout, 42-inch flat panel TVs with 11 high-definition channels, DIRECTV Sports, and a cool connector that allows you to connect your laptop to the TV and watch DVDs or video you've stored.

We're not sure why the company decided to include this Hyatt Place rendering in their press release though. First, why not picture one that's already open? Maybe even offer up a video tour? Second, is it just us or does this look like pretty much every other boxy mid-range hotel lining the nation's interstate highways and strip mall zones?