Hyatt Regency Seattle Grand Opening

Hyatt Regency Seattle Grand Opening Today I attended the grand opening of the brand new Hyatt Regency Seattle, the largest hotel in the Pacific Northwest with 1260 guest rooms.  Designed by LMN, the large flat white building isn’t the most attractive in my opinion. My daily commute to work takes … Read more

Hyatt Hotel Canberra Review

Hyatt Hotel Canberra Review The Hyatt Hotel Canberra is a historical hotel located in the Australian capital, a short distance from the Parliament House.  Originally built in the 1920s by the government, the Hotel Canberra closed in the 1970s and reopened with an update and addition by Hyatt in the … Read more

Hyatt Palm Springs Review

Hyatt Palm Springs Review The Hyatt Palm Springs is an older property in the heart of downtown Palm Springs.  Formerly titled the Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs, it has the feel of a Regency with 193 rooms built around an indoor atrium. A new Andaz is being built just down … Read more

Hotels Should Limit Their Brands

Hotels Should Limit Their Brands Today news came out that Hyatt would acquire Two Roads Hospitality.  Currently Two Roads Hospitality has a portfolio of (at least) five brands: Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, Destination Hotels, tommie and Alila Hotels & Resorts.  Hyatt currently has 13 brands (plus exhale spa).  If … Read more

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Review

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Review Hyatt has a large footprint in Tokyo.  With four consecutive nights in the city, I originally booked two nights at the Andaz and two at the new Centric.  However, having just finished a stressful quarter at school and work, I decided I just wanted to … Read more

Winning Travel Contests

Winning Travel Contests I’ll admit it.  I’m a sucker for a good contest.  I’m not sure which came first, my love of travel or my love for winning contests.  It is a chicken/egg mystery.  Lucky for me, there are a ton of contests where the prize is travel.  I have … Read more