with a Mediterranean-style arcade formed by segmental arches on the first and second floor. A similar design motif existed on the east and west sides of the atrium, which were stepped back from the first below-ground level. Campanile-like towers, which served as structural supports for the lobby elevators, were set against the south wall. Two gift shops graced the lobby. The exterior of the hotel featured rhythmic metal-framed windows with spandrels. The base of the building was clad in rusticated stone panels. The corners of the building featured entrances to the hotel lobby bar and to a delicatessen-like restaurant, which helped to alleviate the monotony of the vast expanses of wall. A mansard roof topped the structure. The roofline was punctuated with dormers, each topped by a pediment, which helped to mask the HVAC and mechanical equipment on the roof. In addition to its regular guest rooms, the hotel had two special types of rooms. The hotel's top floor was called the Regency Club, and each of these rooms (aimed at business travelers) came with special amenities. The hotel also had three presidential suites. Each presidential had a hot tubm, sauna, wet bar, and other amenities. The firm of Hirsh-Bedner oversaw the interior decoration scheme. The public spaces featured marble floors, while the meeting and banquet levels had white maple walls. A large number of original artworks were placed throughout the public spaces of the hotel, including two Cubist sculptural pieces by Guy Dill. Critical assessment Benjamin Forgey, the architectural critic for The Washington Post, called the Hyatt's architectural design grand, but not great. Although aesthetically pleasing, he called it "a cold, passionless design." Elements of the structure were clichéd but also efficient, he concluded. "[T]his building is better than a brutal box; we see the architects conscientiously hitting a lot of the right urban design keys without creating a wholly pleasant, let alone a memorable, melody." 2012 sale Quadrangle Development put the now 888-room Grand Hyatt Hotel up for sale, and in 2011 Host Hotels & Resorts agreed to place a $15 million deposit on the building to prevent another bid from being entertained. Host, however, withdrew from the negotiations on December 18, losing its deposit. However, Host reversed itself in 2012 and on July 22 announced it had agreed to buy the Grand Hyatt Hotel for $400 million. The sale was the largest hotel sale to date in