Joie de Vivre Brand Expanding into Canada & Europe

When Hyatt acquired Two Roads Hospitality, the Joie de Vivre brand had a limited footprint with less than a dozen hotels across the United States. And most of those were in California.

Hyatt is taking Joie de Vivre global with new hotels joining the brand in Sweden and Canada in addition to the BEI Zhaolong Hotel in Beijing which joined Joie de Vivre in 2020.

Three Hotels Joining JDV in Sweden

Hyatt has announced the addition of three new Joie de Vivre hotels in Sweden. The three boutique hotels – Story Hotel Riddargatan and Story Hotel Signalfabriken in Stockholm, as well as Story Hotel Studio Malmö, Sweden, will all retain their individual hotel names and unique identities.

The three Story Hotels will be available for reservation as part of Hyatt’s JDV brand through Hyatt's booking channels and for World of Hyatt members to earn and redeem points for stays starting April 1, 2021.

Story Hotel Studio Malmö will feature 95 unique guestrooms, all creative and playful in their design to reflect the young and vibrant population of the city.

Story Hotel Riddargatan, Stockholm

An 83-room property widely believed to be one of Stockholm's original boutique hotels, the Story Hotel Riddargatan will have an industrial design to represent the building's former life as an apartment complex, barber shop and garage. The property is centrally located in the Östermalm area with easy access to vibrant neighborhood restaurants, cafés and bars as well as the high-end shopping district. The hotel will also feature a restaurant, Ling Long, specializing in Southeast Asian cuisine, and one indoor and one outdoor bar.

Story Hotel Signalfabriken, Stockholm

Story Hotel Signalfabriken will feature 83 individually designed guestrooms and a vibrant bar and restaurant, which will host regular DJ performances. Formerly a fire station and town hall, this listed property in Sundbyberg's Torg neighborhood will attract business travelers with meetings in the surrounding areas of Solna, Bromma and Kista. Leisure guests  will enjoy the small town feel and abundance of restaurants nearby with quick access to Stockholm's city center in less than ten minutes via the nearby tram, bus and subway lines.

Story Hotel Studio Malmö

Story Hotel Studio Malmö will feature 95 unique guestrooms, all creative and playful in their design to reflect the young and vibrant population of the city. Situated on the top floors of a high-rise building, the hotel offers spectacular views overlooking the city and water. The hotel is part of the mixed-use STUDIO building, which also houses conference and meeting facilities, corporate offices, retail outlets, several restaurants and a café. With its unique waterside location at Universitetsholmen, and  close proximity to Malmö's central station, guests  can easily  explore the city, and nearby Copenhagen via a 35-minute train ride. The hotel's restaurant and cocktail bar, Kasai in the Sky, will deliver food and drink on Malmö's highest outdoor terrace with views of the ocean and city skyline.

Joie de Vivre Also Expanding Into Canada

The Walper Hotel in Kitchener, Ontario is one of two hotels joining Hyatt’s Joie de Vivre brand this spring.

Hyatt will be expanding it’s footprint in Canada this spring with the addition of two hotels to the Joie de Vivre brand.

The historic Walper Hotel is located in Kitchener, Ontario. This iconic 1893 landmark is the epicentre of one of Kitchener, Ontario’s oldest neighborhoods, now a hub of vibrant growth, partly due to the buzzing tech scene of the Waterloo-Toronto Tech Corridor.

The Walper hotel is joining Hyatt’s Joie de Vivre brand this spring.

The 113 room Anndore House in Toronto is joining Joie de Vivre this spring.

The Anndore House in Toronto is also joining Joie de Vivre this spring. This hip, upscale hotel in an area with fast food and casual eateries is 2 minutes on foot from the Bloor–Yonge subway station and a 10-minute walk from the Royal Ontario Museum.

Featuring exposed-brick walls and city views, the chic urban rooms have flat-screen TVs, record players and minifridges, as well as sitting areas and rainfall showers. Suites add separate living spaces.

On site amenities include a barber shop, a cafe, and a restaurant and bar with patio dining and access to an off-site fitness center.