Dearborn Hyatt REVIEW - MASTER THREAD - Left 31 Oct 12-Now Adoba hotel
Jun 4, 2012, 3:27 pm
#61
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: MCI
Programs: SPG Gold-no diff than Plat, so who cares; Marriott Gold, Hyatt Diamond, US CP
Posts: 209
It is an awful place but I love it like I loved my 1986 Nissan Sentra when it kicked at 350k miles. Great location and easy access to everything. I just checked in today and even asked for a suite upgrade (I've never gotten one and thought I'd ask). Told by the nice clerk they were sld out. A big lie, but okay.
She said that the Hyatt flag would be removed October 31, so still a good place for Mattress runs for a little bit longer.
She said that the Hyatt flag would be removed October 31, so still a good place for Mattress runs for a little bit longer.
Jun 5, 2012, 12:33 pm
#62
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
It is an awful place but I love it like I loved my 1986 Nissan Sentra when it kicked at 350k miles. Great location and easy access to everything. I just checked in today and even asked for a suite upgrade (I've never gotten one and thought I'd ask). Told by the nice clerk they were sld out. A big lie, but okay.
She said that the Hyatt flag would be removed October 31, so still a good place for Mattress runs for a little bit longer.
She said that the Hyatt flag would be removed October 31, so still a good place for Mattress runs for a little bit longer.
Aug 29, 2012, 11:03 pm
#64
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, SEIBU PRINCE CLUB Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 20,434
On the odd chance that any of you wanted to burn a Stay Certificate here, it is no longer listed among participated properties.
https://www.certificates.hyatt.com/P...Locations.aspx
And the period after October 31st is looking increasingly fuzzy.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...n-t-found-soon
https://www.certificates.hyatt.com/P...Locations.aspx
And the period after October 31st is looking increasingly fuzzy.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...n-t-found-soon
Aug 31, 2012, 9:19 am
#66
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
The Hilton Garden Inn downtown, charges and arm and a leg. It's a block away from Greek Town, and next to the ballpark!
Aug 31, 2012, 9:59 am
#67
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: YYZ
Posts: 6,138
I was there two weeks ago. It's really quite OK. If you can survive without HDTV, you'll be fine. It's not a Park Hyatt, but at less than $100, it's a good value, IMHO...
Sep 6, 2012, 5:16 pm
#68
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MCO
Programs: DL-DM/1MM, HILTON-DIA, .HYATT-DIA/GLOB , IHG-PLT,HERTZ 5*, NATIONAL ES
Posts: 8,691
Sep 7, 2012, 7:04 am
#70
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Oklahoma City, OK,USA
Programs: DL Plat,AA Plat,UA 1Peon,SW(WN) Passing Grade
Posts: 902
oh wow---what an end of an era.....I recall staying there even bak when the "futuristic" monorail ran to the shopping mall......at one time, wasn't there a Ritz_carlton also in the parking lot of the mall?
Sep 7, 2012, 8:01 pm
#71
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MCO
Programs: DL-DM/1MM, HILTON-DIA, .HYATT-DIA/GLOB , IHG-PLT,HERTZ 5*, NATIONAL ES
Posts: 8,691
I checked in tonight. I do not see the big issue. Yes it's old and needs a renovation badly, but my room on the 10th floor faces the mall and is on par with Cincinnati. Room is nothing special, but adequate. Lobby is nice and vast. I would not spend over $109 for this hotel, but my corporate rate was fine and I do not feel shafted...
I am generally pretty picky, but maybe my lowered expectations softened the blow
The one thing that bewildered me is that they do not have the check in kiosks. They would have come in handy tonight with the line at the FD.
Diamonds are nothing special here... No upgrade and amenity options were pretty bad. I just went with points....
I hope that Hyatt finds a replacement property in Detroit soon....
I am generally pretty picky, but maybe my lowered expectations softened the blow
The one thing that bewildered me is that they do not have the check in kiosks. They would have come in handy tonight with the line at the FD.
Diamonds are nothing special here... No upgrade and amenity options were pretty bad. I just went with points....
I hope that Hyatt finds a replacement property in Detroit soon....
Sep 7, 2012, 9:21 pm
#72
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
I checked in tonight. I do not see the big issue. Yes it's old and needs a renovation badly, but my room on the 10th floor faces the mall and is on par with Cincinnati. Room is nothing special, but adequate. Lobby is nice and vast. I would not spend over $109 for this hotel, but my corporate rate was fine and I do not feel shafted...
I am generally pretty picky, but maybe my lowered expectations softened the blow
The one thing that bewildered me is that they do not have the check in kiosks. They would have come in handy tonight with the line at the FD.
Diamonds are nothing special here... No upgrade and amenity options were pretty bad. I just went with points....
I hope that Hyatt finds a replacement property in Detroit soon....
I am generally pretty picky, but maybe my lowered expectations softened the blow
The one thing that bewildered me is that they do not have the check in kiosks. They would have come in handy tonight with the line at the FD.
Diamonds are nothing special here... No upgrade and amenity options were pretty bad. I just went with points....
I hope that Hyatt finds a replacement property in Detroit soon....
I really hope for a downtown detroit property.
Sep 7, 2012, 10:28 pm
#73
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: WOH (G)lobotimized, SPG Tarnished Gold
Posts: 498
This begs the question of whether an operator would find it economically sensible in the metro Detroit marketplace to take on a FS flag that would demand a healthy investment.
The two most noteworthy new hotel announcements in Metro Detroit this year have been an HP (new construction in Novi) and an Aloft, slated as part of the renovated David Whitney building. Despite local media hype of these being "boutique" brands, FTers know better than that.
For a FS Hyatt to emerge downtown, I suspect that an existing FS operating property would have to find its existing affiliation unsatisfactory and thus jump ship. Would the Westin Book Cadillac or Marriott Ren Cen entertain this?
(FWIW, the long-empty Pontchartrain was purchased in March by a Mexican developer, who appears to have the same aversion to investment as the Hyatt Dearborn's Middle East investors; the speculation is that the Pontch aspires to be a a Crowne Plaza.)
The two most noteworthy new hotel announcements in Metro Detroit this year have been an HP (new construction in Novi) and an Aloft, slated as part of the renovated David Whitney building. Despite local media hype of these being "boutique" brands, FTers know better than that.
For a FS Hyatt to emerge downtown, I suspect that an existing FS operating property would have to find its existing affiliation unsatisfactory and thus jump ship. Would the Westin Book Cadillac or Marriott Ren Cen entertain this?
(FWIW, the long-empty Pontchartrain was purchased in March by a Mexican developer, who appears to have the same aversion to investment as the Hyatt Dearborn's Middle East investors; the speculation is that the Pontch aspires to be a a Crowne Plaza.)
Sep 8, 2012, 9:11 am
#74
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MCO
Programs: DL-DM/1MM, HILTON-DIA, .HYATT-DIA/GLOB , IHG-PLT,HERTZ 5*, NATIONAL ES
Posts: 8,691
Two agents, but they were not speedy and efficient....
Sep 8, 2012, 9:35 am
#75
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
This begs the question of whether an operator would find it economically sensible in the metro Detroit marketplace to take on a FS flag that would demand a healthy investment.
The two most noteworthy new hotel announcements in Metro Detroit this year have been an HP (new construction in Novi) and an Aloft, slated as part of the renovated David Whitney building. Despite local media hype of these being "boutique" brands, FTers know better than that.
For a FS Hyatt to emerge downtown, I suspect that an existing FS operating property would have to find its existing affiliation unsatisfactory and thus jump ship. Would the Westin Book Cadillac or Marriott Ren Cen entertain this?
(FWIW, the long-empty Pontchartrain was purchased in March by a Mexican developer, who appears to have the same aversion to investment as the Hyatt Dearborn's Middle East investors; the speculation is that the Pontch aspires to be a a Crowne Plaza.)
The two most noteworthy new hotel announcements in Metro Detroit this year have been an HP (new construction in Novi) and an Aloft, slated as part of the renovated David Whitney building. Despite local media hype of these being "boutique" brands, FTers know better than that.
For a FS Hyatt to emerge downtown, I suspect that an existing FS operating property would have to find its existing affiliation unsatisfactory and thus jump ship. Would the Westin Book Cadillac or Marriott Ren Cen entertain this?
(FWIW, the long-empty Pontchartrain was purchased in March by a Mexican developer, who appears to have the same aversion to investment as the Hyatt Dearborn's Middle East investors; the speculation is that the Pontch aspires to be a a Crowne Plaza.)