Atlanta, GeorgiaBuckhead
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
Waterfall-courtyard business tower
Buckhead Atlanta, Georgia
Renovated
2025
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe SocialOutside the door
The house
HyattWaterfall-courtyard business tower
It runs as a bustling convention hotel, but public spaces turn inward to an outdoor Japanese garden and 30-foot waterfall.
What it’s good at
Listed
A Japanese stroll garden incorporates a thirty-foot waterfall, stone paths, and a teahouse.
Listed
Club-level rooms provide lounge access with self-dispensing wine stations and daily breakfast.
Listed
The Fabled lounge pours literary cocktails beside two-story windows overlooking the waterfall.
What they say
Also in Condé Nast Traveler.
Enter the gleaming white lobby, your steps echoing off the marble floor, and walk straight until you reach Onyx, the lobby bar.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Upscale shops along Peachtree Road are a short walk away, and the Buckhead transit station is just down the street.
The rooms
Rooms are straightforward and contemporary with crisp white bedding. The Presidential Suite adds a private balcony facing Stone Mountain.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The outdoor heated pool sits on a second-floor terrace, ringed by striped lounge chairs looking out toward Buckhead high-rises.
The gym
Peloton bikes and cable equipment share the rubber-floored gym, with dry saunas and steam rooms inside the locker areas.
Restaurant
Cassis
Arched windows overlook the Japanese rock garden, and the outdoor stone terrace seats breakfast and lunch guests beneath string lights.
Restaurant
Grand Club Lounge
Buffet counters hold evening charcuterie spreads and mini cupcakes, illuminated by modern pendant lamps and abstract art.
At the table
Leather barstools line the curved cocktail counter, set beneath classical columns and illuminated arched bottle displays.
How it began
Japan Airlines developed the property in 1990 as the Hotel Nikko, commissioning landscape architect Takeo Uesugi to design the garden.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.