The most expensive Hyatt isn’t a Park Hyatt and it’s not even a hotel. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Alila...
Review: Mar Monte Hotel Santa Barbara, Part Of Hyatt Unbound Collection
The recently-remodeled Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara offers refreshed rooms in an ideal beachside location. While there is room for improvement, as you’ll read about in this review, this remains one of my favorite getaway hotels. Mar Monte...
Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara Now Mar Monte Hotel, Part Of The Unbound Collection
Before I publish a full review of the property, I thought it would be important to mention that the Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara recently rebranded as the Mar Monte Hotel, returning to its original name. The hotel is now...
Compelling New Hyatt Promotion Solidifies My Loyalty
I give great credit to Hyatt for figuring out how to entice me to remain loyal when my status is already locked in for another year. Hyatt’s generous new elite earning promotion stacked with other great offers should cause...
Review: Hyatt Regency Toronto (Suite)
After my flight to YYZ on Air France I spent the night in Toronto, choosing the Hyatt Regency. Although the hotel is dated, I found it perfectly suitable for my short stay. Note my stay was in February 2020…the...
The Loss Of Park Hyatt Mallorca Is A Big Loss For Hyatt
The Park Hyatt Mallorca will not reopen as a Hyatt property. That not only marks the loss of Park Hyatt’s only resort in Europe, it marks the loss of one of my favorite hotels. Park Hyatt Mallorca Will Not...
Review: Grand Hyatt At SFO (Corner Suite)
The Grand Hyatt At SFO is a fabulous airport hotel, providing convenience and comfort that is worth the premium over other airport hotels at San Francisco International Airport. This review covers my stay in a corner suite. Grand Hyatt...
Hyatt’s Vision Of “Safety First, Wellbeing Always” Does Not Include Masks
Hyatt sent out an email to all World of Hyatt members yesterday on safety. The Hyatt email is interesting not so much for what it does say, but for its omission of any discussion (or even mention) of facial...
Review: Hyatt Place Atlanta Airport South
The Hyatt Place Atlanta South was a perfect place to spend the night during a long layover in ATL, with one glaring exception (that will keep me from ever returning). My flight from Istanbul arrived into Atlanta too late...
Review: Hyatt’s Alila Bangsar – Kuala Lumpur
The Alila Bangsar hotel near Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is new to the Hyatt brand and is perhaps the best value in the chain. Please enjoy this Alila Bangsar (Kuala Lumpur) review. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
We got in on an incredible hotel suite deal, but food and beverage of the $4.2bn Grand Hyatt Baha Mar resort are the true Pirates of the Caribbean. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Review: Park Hyatt Saigon + Exploring Ho Chi Minh City
This week we are taking a walk down memory lane with a vintage first class trip report. I’m sharing photos and brief commentary from a trip I took in the final days of 2010 and first days of 2011...
Review: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Orlando (Bi-Level Suite)
Orlando is flush with hotels but after trying a few out, the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress is among the most impressive. We were upgraded to a bi-level suite and it was extraordinary. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
Hyatt’s Limited Global Footprint Finally Hits Me
For years I’ve argued that Hyatt’s limited global footprint has not mattered…that the hotel chain has enough hotels in enough places to suit my travel needs. But Israel has presented a new challenge. I’m not just blindly loyal to...
Spend Your Upgrades Early and Often
Hotels, airlines and even car rental companies give us benefits that are good all year, but sometimes we treat them too preciously. This is the year to spend your upgrades early and often! If you are considering booking travel or signing...
Review: Hyatt Centric Honolulu Disappoints
I had a chance to try out the Hyatt Centric in Honolulu and my oh my, how disappointing it was. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
Hyatt Gifted Me Executive Platinum Status On American Airlines!
When my mobile phone rang with a call from Omaha, my eyes lit up. Could it be that I was on of the “chosen” ones to receive free Executive Platinum status with American Airlines courtesy of Hyatt? Yes! Free...
Caution: Refresh Underway At Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara
The Hyatt Centric in Santa Barbara is undergoing a mutli-million dollar refresh that will bring much-needed upgrades to a historic hotel. I recently took my family to Santa Barbara for the weekend and we stayed, as usual, at the Hyatt...
SPG Should Have Taken the Hyatt Offer
Starwood Preferred Guest hotels sold to Marriott a couple of years ago. Now, following the first full year of their combined loyalty program, it’s clearer than ever – SPG should have taken Hyatt’s acquisition offer. If you are considering...
Review: Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome – Suite
A stay in Paris should be magic, and in our case it certainly was. The Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome delivered on a perfect Parisian stay. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...
