The Hyatt Centric Brand Debuts in Puerto Rico with Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 17, 2025--

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), Interlink and Vivo Beach Club today announced the opening of Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde, marking the first Hyatt Centric branded hotel in Puerto Rico. Located in one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated neighborhoods, the hotel is walking distance to the award-winning Isla Verde Beach, vibrant restaurants, nightlife, and shopping, placing savvy travelers in the middle of the action. A five-minute drive from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, the hotel provides easy access to the historic colonial district of Old San Juan, El Yunque National Rain Forest, San Juan’s Financial District, and the Puerto Rico Convention District.

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Following the completion of a $30-million-dollar transformation from the former Verdanza Hotel, the newly renovated Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde features 223 thoughtfully designed guestrooms and suites with city and partial ocean views. The guestroom design draws inspiration from Puerto Rico’s natural beauty, including the surrounding Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, sea corals, and mountains—incorporating vibrant textures, contemporary touches, and locally inspired details that reflect the culture and spirit of the island. Lead interior design and architecture firms involved in the project include V Architecture, 3MG, Baskerville and landscape architect EDSA.

Enhancing the experience, guests can enjoy complimentary access and shuttle service to Vivo Beach Club, an oceanfront private beach club in a resort-like atmosphere designed for guests of all ages. The club features three pools, four restaurants and bars, the award-winning Ocean Lab Brewing Co. micro-brewery, and an outdoor concert stage with capacity for 3,500 people, recognized as one of the top music venues in Puerto Rico.

“The inauguration of Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde marks a significant moment for tourism in Puerto Rico, the result of an exemplary collaboration between local talent, capital, and effort. This project—developed and remodeled entirely with Puerto Rican expertise—transforms a traditional hotel into a vibrant and unique concept, integrated for the first time with Vivo Beach Club to offer immersive experiences that bring together design, gastronomy, entertainment, and the beach. With renovated facilities, an exclusive beach club for guests, and a wide culinary, recreational, and cultural offering, the hotel positions itself as a new landmark for both locals and visitors, reaffirming Isla Verde’s potential and its contribution to the region’s economic development. We are deeply grateful to Hyatt for its commitment to the local market and to everyone who made this achievement possible, which is above all an investment in our people, our industry, and the future of Puerto Rico’s tourism sector," said Federico J. Sánchez Ortiz, President & CEO of Interlink, and Luis and Matías Fernández, Owners of Vivo Beach Club; Co-Owners of Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde.

The hotel offers a resort-style pool deck and jacuzzi with an open-air restaurant and bar, a 24-hour fitness center, and a kid-friendly splash pad. The hotel is also pet-friendly, welcoming four-legged companions with dedicated amenities.

Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde is home to two distinct food and beverage experiences, including:

Renowned Puerto Rican chef, Efraín Cruz, is the hotel's Executive Chef overseeing the culinary offering of each outlet, events and banquets.

With over 16,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a rooftop terrace with ocean views, the hotel offers versatile venues well-suited for corporate gatherings, social celebrations, and creative meetings. From intimate boardrooms to large ballrooms and open-air spaces with modern technology, each setting is designed with flexibility and creativity in mind.

Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde marks the sixth Hyatt hotel in Puerto Rico, joining Hyatt Place San Juan and Hyatt House San Juan, Hyatt Place Bayamon, Hyatt Place Manati and Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico. The hotel is managed by Highgate Hotels, an industry-leading hotel management firm, with a diverse portfolio of hotels across North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe, including three other hotels in Puerto Rico.

To celebrate the official opening, World of Hyatt is offering members the opportunity to earn 500 Bonus Points for qualifying nights at Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde through March 31, 2026, part of World of Hyatt’s new hotel member offer. Additional participating hotels and their offer stay periods can be found at worldofhyatt.com/newhotelbonus. No registration is required and members can earn on top of other offers. Terms Apply.

For more information or to book a reservation, please visit www.hyattcentricsanjuanislaverde.com.

The term “Hyatt” is used in this release for convenience to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.

About Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company guided by its purpose – to care for people so they can be their best. As of September 30, 2025, the Company's portfolio included more than 1,450 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 82 countries across six continents. The Company's offering includes brands in the Luxury Portfolio, including Park Hyatt ®, Alila ®, Miraval ®, Impression by Secrets, and The Unbound Collection by Hyatt ®; the Lifestyle Portfolio, including Andaz ®, Thompson Hotels ®, The Standard ®, Dream ® Hotels, The StandardX, Breathless Resorts & Spas ®, JdV by Hyatt ®, Bunkhouse ® Hotels, and Me and All Hotels; the Inclusive Collection, including Zoëtry ® Wellness & Spa Resorts, Hyatt Ziva ®, Hyatt Zilara ®, Secrets ® Resorts & Spas, Dreams ® Resorts & Spas, Hyatt Vivid ® Hotels & Resorts, Sunscape ® Resorts & Spas, Alua Hotels & Resorts ®, and Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts; the Classics Portfolio, including Grand Hyatt ®, Hyatt Regency ®, Destination by Hyatt ®, Hyatt Centric ®, Hyatt Vacation Club ®, and Hyatt ®; and the Essentials Portfolio, including Caption by Hyatt ®, Unscripted by Hyatt, Hyatt Place ®, Hyatt House ®, Hyatt Studios ®, Hyatt Select, and UrCove. Subsidiaries of the Company operate the World of Hyatt® loyalty program, ALG Vacations®, Mr & Mrs Smith, Unlimited Vacation Club®, Amstar® DMC destination management services, and Trisept Solutions® technology services. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.

About Hyatt Centric

Hyatt Centric is a brand of full-service modern boutique hotels located in prime destinations. Created to connect guests to the heart of the action, Hyatt Centric hotels are thoughtfully designed to enable exploration and discovery so travelers never miss a moment of adventure. Each hotel offers social spaces to connect with others in the lobby, meanwhile the bar and restaurant are local hot spots where great conversations, locally inspired food and signature cocktails can be enjoyed. Streamlined contemporary rooms focus on delivering everything guests want and nothing they don’t. A passionately engaged team is there to provide local expertise on the best food, nightlife and activities the destination has to offer. For more information, please visit hyattcentric.com. Follow @HyattCentric on Facebook and Instagram, and tag photos with #HyattCentric.

About Interlink

Founded in 1977, Interlink is an integrated real estate company with more than four decades of experience in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Its primary focus is development, construction and management of assets and properties, within the residential, commercial and hospitality sectors. Interlink has a proven track record that includes an extensive portfolio of world-class developments and renowned construction projects. For more information you can visit: www.interlinkpr.com.

About Vivo Beach Club

Opened in 2017, the VIVO Beach Club resort offers an impressive array of "island living" experiences and beachfront entertainment. It's a vibrant beachfront destination designed for people of all ages, featuring a beach club and outdoor pool, upscale restaurants and bars, a convention center, shops, music venues, and a craft brewery. It has established itself as one of the best day and night clubs in the metropolitan area, as well as the ideal place for private parties, large celebrations, festivals, concerts and corporate events. It is located on one of the best beaches in the world and offers a modern atmosphere with excellent gastronomy, drinks, shops, music and sea views. All the perfect ingredients for a great Caribbean experience.

Within the VIVO Beach Club complex is Ocean Lab Brewing Co., Puerto Rico's largest craft beer maker, offering a wide variety of beer styles and activities. Ocean Lab Brewing recently received the award for Best Beer Bar in the United States.

Vivo Beach Club

Deluxe King Guestroom

Pool Deck

Lobby & Espresso Lab

NEW YORK (AP) — More drops for AI stocks are dragging the U.S. market lower Wednesday, and Wall Street is heading toward a fourth straight loss.

The S&P 500 fell 0.8% in afternoon trading, though it's still not far from its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 128 points, or 0.3%, as of 1:14 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.2% lower.

The majority of stocks within the S&P 500 were rising, but they're getting drowned out by drops from the artificial-intelligence industry.

Questions continue to dog the former superstars about whether their yearslong dominance of Wall Street meant their prices shot too high, as well as whether all the investment in AI will produce enough profit and productivity to prove worth the cost. Worries are also rising about the debt that some companies are taking on to pay for it all.

Broadcom dropped 5.4%, Oracle fell 4.6% and CoreWeave sank 4.9%. Nvidia, the chip company that’s become Wall Street’s most influential stock because of its tremendous size, fell 3% and was the heaviest weight on the S&P 500.

Only 17% of respondents in a survey of relatively big businesses by UBS said they're in production at scale with their AI projects. That could be “a reminder for tech investors to remain sober about the likely 2026 revenue growth uplift from AI products,” according to UBS analysts, though the rate continues to rise.

Also on the losing end of Wall Street was Lennar, which sank 4.9% following a mixed profit report. The homebuilder delivered a weaker profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, though its revenue topped expectations.

Executive Chairman Stuart Miller said that conditions remain challenging, with customers feeling less confident while looking for discounts and more affordable options. As a result, the company gave limited forecasts for its upcoming financial performance.

Progressive, meanwhile, fell 2.2% after the insurer based in Mayfield Village, Ohio, said that its net income for November fell 5% from its year-ago level.

On the winning side of Wall Street were oil companies, after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela. It’s Trump’s latest escalation in pressure on Venezuela, which may be sitting on more oil than any other country.

That sent the price of a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude higher by 1.6% to $56.03, just a day after it sank to its lowest level since 2021. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 1.7% to $59.90 per barrel.

That in turn helped ConocoPhillips rise 3.5% and cut into its loss for the year so far, which came into the day at 8.5%. Devon Energy rallied 3.6%, and Halliburton added 1%. Oil prices had dropped through most of this year on expectations that companies are pumping more than enough crude to meet the world’s demand.

Netflix climbed 1% after Warner Bros. Discovery’s board said it still recommends shareholders approve a buyout offer for its Warner Bros. business from the streaming giant, rather than a competing hostile bid from Paramount Skydance for the entire company.

Warner Bros. Discovery slipped 2.1%, while Paramount Skydance fell 3.2%.

In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady ahead of a report coming on Thursday that will show how bad inflation has been for U.S. consumers.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury held at 4.15%, where it was late Tuesday.

In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following a stronger finish in Asia.

South Korea’s Kospi leaped 1.4% for one of the world’s bigger gains and shaved its loss for the week so far down to 2.7%.

AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.

Dilip Patel, right, and Bobby Charmak, left, work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A currency trader stands near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)