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Review: Grand Hyatt Melbourne
Room Type
King Room with River View
Date
November 2019
Rating
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Round-the-World Again 2019
- Booked: Relentlessly Round-the-World
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In my experience, most Grand Hyatts are exactly this. Perfect location, but very average product, as most are showing their age.
As a Globalist, besides the central location; lounge access, a nice suite upgrade, and a decent price point is what makes me stay here as opposed to a Park Hyatt sometimes (DC is a good example).
But if I wasnt a Globalist, I’d probably stay at a Park Hyatt or competitor equivalent if their location worked for me.
It sounds like you might be being unduly harsh on the Hyatt, perhaps because you’re not a high level elite as you are with Marriott.
Perhaps there’s an element of that but I don’t think it plays a larger role than justified.
I haven’t hesitated to shower Hyatts with praise when I’ve enjoyed my stay in the past, after all (PH Siem Reap for example), and I’ve also labelled Marriotts as "perfunctory but nothing more" or even "should be actively avoided" when warranted.
In this case, I genuinely think you could slap a Sheraton brand on the same hotel and the experience would be largely the same.
I stayed at this hotel a couple of years ago and loved it.
Probably because I got a great room upgrade to a premium suite thanks to my Globalist status. 🙂
I actually tried both the Park Hyatt and the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, and preferred the Grand Hyatt due to is location and the view of the river.
Yeah, when I was comparing between this and the Park Hyatt, the Grand Hyatt definitely seemed like better value, and I think I made the right choice there.
Great review with nice pictures. I would like to add that the hotel has an excellent Regency Club in my opinion. However the RC can get very crowded.
Also check the Hyatt.com rate too. We stayed at Christmas and it was a$195 per night.
I think that the location is excellent and only the Westin Melbourne has a better location.
I touched on the location briefly but should’ve expanded more on it – it was definitely one of the best things about the hotel, easily within walking distance of the major hotspots in the CBD.