The Swissotel is a fine hotel, that has never quite developed a loyal following. Built when the neighborhood bordered the "combat zone", the hotel suffered when Federated Dept. stores abandoned plans to build a Bloomingdales on a vaccant lot across the street, and the area continued to decline. Perhaps the Hyatt flag and marketing, coupled with the recent growth of the area (now known as the "Ladder District") with new condos and the Ritz Carlton Boston Common around the corner, could make a big difference...

http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston...31/story2.html

"The 501-room Swissôtel Boston could soon be flying the Hyatt flag, although the property's owner, Bethesda, Md.-based Host Marriott Corp., is not expected to change."

""We are in negotiations with Host," said Hyatt Hotels Corp. spokesman Robert Allegrini, who said no deal has been signed, but that "if and when" an agreement is reached, the property would become a Hyatt Regency."