Hyatt Hotels is to more than double its portfolio in France with four hotels in Paris, Cannes and Nice in its pipeline.

Hyatt Hotels has signed management agreements with Constellation Hotels Holdings to rebrand four iconic France hotels including the Hotel Martinez, which will become the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez.

The other hotels are the Palais de la Mediterranée Hotel and Casino, which will be rebranded Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Mediterranée and the Concorde Lafayette will relaunch as Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile.

Meanwhile, Hotel du Louvre will be marketed initially as Hotel du Louvre. Following a two-year renovation, the hotel is to become an Andaz-branded property.

Each of the four properties will undergo a renovation.

The hotels, which will be converted to Hyatt brands beginning in April 2013, will add more than 1,700 rooms to Hyatt's existing hotel portfolio in France.

The groups' current portfolio includes Park Hyatt Paris Vendome, Hyatt Paris Madeleine and Hyatt Regency Paris Charles de Gaulle.

Peter Fulton, group president, EAME for Hyatt said: "Paris and Cannes are France's two most important cities for business and leisure travel, and Nice is one of the most in-demand resort areas in the world.

"We look forward to becoming good stewards of these hotels, each of which has a proud and long-established cultural heritage. With the strength of our service culture we believe Hyatt will bring great value to these hotels, to their new owners and to our new associates."