Hyatt House Anaheim Resort I find Hyatt’s two “Modern Essential” brands; Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, to be mostly cookie cutter. The rooms are all the same, the breakfasts are uniform and the staff are reliable. I’ve stayed at a number of both types of properties and rarely write about … Read more
What is it with me and hotels in Chicago? Back in September Virgin Hotels ran a contest called “Chamber Games” where you had to watch a webcam and then tweet when you saw the video that corresponded with a clue given out on Twitter. I was notified on September 28 … Read more
Grand Hyatt Singapore After spending New Years Eve at the InterContinental, it was time to move to the Grand Hyatt Singapore. A Category 5 property, I booked my stay on Points + Cash. I wanted to use a Diamond Suite Upgrade but it was not available. Location: The Grand Hyatt Singapore is located just … Read more
The W Lakeshore Chicago recently had a great sale on rooms starting at $67 per night. I read reviews and it sounded like a decent hotel; not the best but not bad. I decided I would book two weekends in February, one for my birthday and one for Presidents Day. The … Read more
InterContinental Singapore Review My first night in Singapore turned out to be New Years Eve. I already had two nights reserved at the Grand Hyatt but had some IHG points I wanted to use up. The InterContinental Singapore had award nights available. It is located a few blocks from Marina Bay where … Read more
Grand Hyatt Melbourne Review The Grand Hyatt Melbourne is a Category 4 property, meaning it costs 15,000 points for an award night stay. Since it is a Category 4, you may also use your Chase Hyatt Visa anniversary night for a free night stay at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. As my annual … Read more
The Park Hyatt Sydney is one of only eight Category 7 Hyatt properties. To redeem an award night at the Park Hyatt Sydney will cost you 30,000 points. My visit was during the week between Christmas and New Years. Cash prices were starting around $1100 Australian dollars. It is quite an expensive property. … Read more
Hyatt Regency Sydney Review Last month the Four Points at Darling Harbour was rebranded as the Hyatt Regency Sydney. This is good news as it adds a second Hyatt property to Sydney. Once the tower section opens the Hyatt Regency Sydney will be the largest hotel in the city with … Read more
Aria Tower Suites Lounge Aria rebranded their (non Sky) Suites in late 2015 as the Tower Suites. Besides the name change and a few amenities, the biggest change was the creation of the Aria Tower Suites Lounge off the lobby. The Aria Tower Suites Lounge is available for Tower Suites guests to check … Read more
Aria Executive Hospitality Suite Review I had a weekend in Vegas planned at Aria. The standard room was comped (besides the nearly $40 resort fee) for the two nights (plus $100 resort credit and $100 free slot play). 6 weeks before my stay I received an upgrade offer via email. … Read more
Shortcut to Hyatt Explorist Status There is a lot of news today on Hyatt’s change to their loyalty program. In March 2017 Hyatt Gold Passport will become World of Hyatt. The M life/Hyatt status match will also be changing in 2017. According to View from the Wing and others, with Hyatt’s … Read more
Today Hyatt announced that a Hyatt Regency is set to open at 8th and Howell in downtown Seattle. The Hyatt Regency Seattle will be the biggest hotel in the city at 45 stories and 1,264 rooms. The property is (and will continue to be) owned by R. C. Hedreen. Construction is well under … Read more
Are we in for an imminent Hyatt Gold Passport points devaluation? Yesterday I received an email offering a 40% point bonus when you purchase 10,000-55,000 points by October 25, 2016. Unlike previous offers, this one is NOT targeted and anyone can purchase points at this rate. Their last 40% bonus on … Read more
The Concourse Hotel Officially Renamed Hyatt Regency LAX It looks like Hyatt is about to officially introduce a new (renovated) Regency property to it’s portfolio. As of October 3, The Concourse Hotel will be officially renamed Hyatt Regency LAX. The rebranding has been in full swing for sometime. You could earn points … Read more
Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre Review The Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre could be a great property. It is a brand new building in a great location. It opened in July 2016 and still has a lot of work to do before it becomes great. You can read my post … Read more