Hotel website now states
"Now accepting reservations for stays
from December 22, 2022 and beyond."
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/en...ckfriars/lonrb
I hope they are using the time to do a better refurbishment than they did for the old Staybridge Suites at Stratford, which is now a Hyatt House. The kitchens, rooms and bathrooms at the Hyatt House look almost the same as when it was an IHG hotel. To be fair though, it seems they at least did a full refurbishment for the Hyatt Regency at Stratford which used to be a Holiday Inn. Both hotels are in the same building.
I have stayed at this hotel in London Blackfriars when it was still a Crowne Plaza so I should recognize if they do this on the cheap.