kuponuts

I have stayed here for two nights. At 640HKD+10% tax, I think it's the best-value Hyatt I have ever stayed in. I got upgraded to Club Twin with seaview as part of the trial Diamond offer. They had nice evening cocktails, nice breakfasts, and most importantly, very attentive staff and impeccable service.

We ordered room service on both nights and the food was not overly priced. The congee was really creamy, but they might need to do more work on the other dishes. Room service also sent us some complimentary mocktails with raspberry, orange juice and Pocari. It was the nicest mocktail I have ever tasted.

I will definitely revisit this hotel in the future.

kats

640HKD+10% tax is a bargain. What kind of rate is this? Corporate??

kuponuts

Adv Purchase! I got close to 5000 points (DM 30% + G3 + MC) for my stay at Shatin Hyatt.

MattTaiwan

Recently stayed in Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin in Regency Suite and please take a look of my flickr pictures

kuponuts

Oh Matt! Did you stay at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin last week? I think I saw you on the Club Floor with a friend. Was that you?

kats

I keep following you, MattTaiwan. I will be there immediately after Tokyo. The pictures look great. I especially like the welcome champaign picture!! I hope I get the same.

peachy3

Hi all!

My partner and I are planning to spend 3 nights here on our next trip and it looks like a great place! It's only a little bit extra to go to Club, are there any great benefits of doing so? Would you recommend it?

Thanks!

Peachy

kuponuts

Yes, definitely! You get to sit before the Tolo Harbour, while sipping champagne and munching on salmon, guacamole on lavosh. Yum!

mmhk

I would say it really depends on what you are in HK for and what your personal need is. The breakfast in the lounge is alright as are the evening cannapés. They are good but nothing too special like i.e. in the GH HK. IMHO you are better off with a 'normal' room and if you feel like use the 'Awaken' package, which includes the buffet breakfast at The Café or in-room service - both are very good and cheaper than you would add it extra.

Overall, it is a great hotel with awesome staff, especially the service staff. With them even the GH HK can at times not really keep up!

If you are a Diamond member you will have access to the Regency Club anyway - no matter what room you book.

Enjoy your stay! Cheers.

bearbrick

hotel is fine.an above average HR etc.....great staff as well as great dining and pool [ dunno if its heated though]
HOWEVER be aware that if you think tsim tsa tsui or central is a hop skip and a jump away you would be disappointed.....very disappointed.

the mrt is regular enough but then depending on where you are going there are more than a 7 or 8 stops just to TST witthsome changes - depending on where you are going of course......and also long long walks at the station changes for central eg.

so this hotel is for people who need to be in sha tin really........or do not mind the travelling /distance from the usual central TST and central areas of HK

mmhk

Here is a link to the MTR Corp. website with an interactive journey planner: http://mtr.com.hk/jplanner/flash_eng/index.php

The HR Shatin is on the light blue line, at a station called 'University'. You can click on it as your starting point and then select your destination. It shows you the approx. travel time etc.

toyotaboy95

MTR (Mass Transit Railway), not MRT like in SIN. Trains are frequent alright, with one roughly every minute at peak times (morning rush and evening) up to a max. of 4 minutes. However, there are sometimes "through-trains" (roughly one every hour) to Mainland China (bullet style) which go through the station and don't stop (electronic displays will read "-Stand Clear-"). Thus, trains are kept at a safe distance until the through-train goes away (disruption to service of up to 2-3 minutes). The MTR is state-of-the-art btw, trilingual and they have developed railway systems for Melbourne, Beijing, Stockholm etc.

kats

To get to GHHK, you get off the #104 bus at "Fleming" which is the 2nd stop from Hung Hom Station. The fare is HK$9.40 or something. 5 min walk to the hotel from the bus stop. One may need a map if first time.

macj86

I've stayed in the Sha Tin property 3 times and the TST property 2 times so far. The only possible drawback is the 20 minutes or so distance (best way to do this is to take the MTR to Kowloon Tong station and then walk to a TST MTR exit). Of course, if you want a quiet place, this is not a drawback.

Comparing rates, no context either. You can book a balance package at Sha Tin for 1380 HKD (standard Sha Tin rates start at 900 HKD) with a standard rate at TST running between 1750 and 1900 HKD. Club amenities are almost the same, service is...well...standard Asian Hyatt excellence at both properties, TST doesn't have a fitness center yet but you get a pass to the outstanding Jackie Chan California Fitness Club next to the Peninsula, both have good pools, etc.... So basically, you have to determine if being 20 minutes closer to "downtown" TST is worth the extra 1000 HKD.

Then again, if you're a points fiend, you can hop between Sha Tin (3000 Next Big Thing + G3) and the GH Guangzhou (1:45 by KTR) (3000pt Next Big Thing + 2000pt G3 + 2000pt GP607 + 5000pt Balance Pkg bonus)... I'm just saying.

abraxis

Hmmm...that's interesting! And since I have a valid Chinese visa and I've never been to Guangzhou...