Originally Posted by
777 global mile hound
Thanks for the advice
If the suite is nothing special should I save hundreds of dollars and just book on GP points?
Also SPG has a Cash and Points rate which is a pretty good value too.
As for two healthy legs right now thats a go hopefully they have taxis when I get tired from sightseeing
How many minutes by leg and foot action?
Translation walking distance!
In regards to "two healthy legs" ... Albeit it is true that is just crossing the river, I would say it's a 15 min walk (1 mile) on a fairly busy 4 lane bridge (to Heumarkt) or a 10 min ride on the metro (to Neumarkt) and would generally avoid staying on the "wrong" side
when on a tourist/ sightseeing trip. You will always have to either catch a taxi, metro, or spend some time walking - there is, apart from the exhibition center, nothing much on the Hyatt side of the river, so you would have to go back and forth for club lounge happy hour and sightseeing, dinner and evening entertainment (there are one or two nice restaurants around the Hyatt though - but most is on "the other side"), for example.
Dom and especially the IC are very close or walking distance to almost everything - sightseeing, bars (espec IC), restaurants.
As for basic rooms at the Hyatt. They could do with a refurb, old style TVs etc. Suites are better, but nothing to write home about. Pretty much guaranteed suite upgrade at IC.
Therefore, my recommendation is to stay either at the Dom Hotel or the IC.