Monday, April 03, 2006

Rate the Hyatt Long Beach, CA

http://longbeach.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?src=tig_lgbrl_brand_google
Cranky was sent to a conference in Long Beach, CA. Since the conference was at the Hyatt, I stayed there. Just a few observations:
OVERALL: Nice setting, great rooms.
GOOD: The most comfortable beds, elevators aplenty and fast. And very very clean.

BAD:
Why do all hotels still have the most awful coffee on earth in those little coffee makers in the rooms? Why oh why? When most of them serve a brand name (Starbucks) on site, do the rooms still have awful coffee?
This is a very nice hotel, yet, it seemed like the Hyatt was trying to make money off of every little trivial thing. #1, no drinking fountains, so you have to buy bottled water - just plain everyday bottled water - $3.00 (come on, this isn't a movie theater).
I would also think the Hyatt, being so high end here in Long Beach, would have free internet, WiFi, but no, they teamed up with T-Mobile for the cursed $9.99 a day service.
Drinks at the bar? $6.50 for nothing-to-get-excited about wine.
It was ridiculous the way the Hyatt nickeled and dimed us guests.
*** That said, I would still come back because the rooms were so good and clean and comfortable ***

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