New Hyatt Place Gives Downtown West Palm Beach First New Hotel in Decades

WEST PALM BEACH — Downtown West Palm Beach this month gets its first new hotel in nearly 30 years - and takes a small step toward creating the 1,000 rooms needed to lure bigger conventions. The 165-room Hyatt Place at 295 Lakeview Ave. officially opens March 19, but the hotel already has begun renting rooms as workers put the finishing touches on the sleek lobby.