Legat Architects
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Flexible, Efficient Lobby

The lobby layout promotes efficiency for schedule-bound groups and intimacy for individual guests:

  • Direct path between the vestibule, host desk, and elevator
  • Larger groups navigate lobby and public areas without disrupting other guests in intervening spaces
  • After large groups have left, decorative barn door closes off the breakfast area to create more visual appeal within the lobby
  • First-floor lounge/bar area offers separation from the lobby, yet guests checking in can still get glimpses into that area

Fine-tuned to Save Costs

When the initial architect’s design proved too costly, the developer turned to Legat’s hospitality experts to “fine-tune it to the marketplace.” Legat redesigned the concept, changing it from two separate five-story hotel buildings to a single nine-story building that houses both hotels.

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“Genius-level space planning makes it possible for both big groups and individuals to enjoy their stay.”

Agricultural and Industrial Inspiration

The design modifies the brand standards to pay tribute to the industrial/agricultural history of the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa:

  • Textures, patterns, and colors including earth and jewel tones point to the facility’s heartland USA location.
  • Contrasting materials of wood, metal, and stone on furniture and fixtures suggest industrial and agricultural concepts.
  • Reception desk background artwork features abstract interpretation of Midwestern hills and fields.
  • Dining area off lobby has large mural depicting adjacent Mississippi River
  • Meandering lines on wood walls and ceilings of common seating areas bring to mind a circuit board, but also crop lines formed by farming combines.
  • Bronze statuettes of eagles (hotels are surrounded by eagle habitat) appear in first-floor lounge.
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The Bend

The Hyatt Place/Hyatt House rises as the first and largest structure on The Bend, a mixed-use development that transforms an old industrial site into a vibrant, livable community.

A River View from Every Room

Designers tweaked the building’s placement to make sure that each of the 233 guestrooms has a view of the Mississippi River. Larger extended stay rooms have spacious kitchenettes and living areas.

“The twin nine-story hotels offer upscale comforts for both leisure and business travelers, a distinctive ninth-floor lounge with panoramic river views, as well as access to miles of unobstructed riverfront and a bald eagle habitat. They promise to be the most compelling hotel options in the Quad Cities.”

The River Room

On the ninth floor, The River Room bar/lounge offers panoramic river views of the Mississippi.

explore the river room

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