Originally Posted by enki

Trying to make the best use of money/rooms/etc, especially as a newly minted Diamond.

The family and I are staying in Orange County in mid-January for 3 nights. There will be 4 adults and 2 children, and I'm currently booked into the VIP Family Suite. When I checked they had this "on sale" for just over $300/night. I also need one night, concurrent with the 3 above, of a basic room. That was almost $200 for the night. My questions are this:

1) How is the family suite? I went back in this thread a bit and saw very little about this. I want to be sure that 6 of us (wife and in main room, kids on bunk beds, 2 other adults on sofa bed) will be comfortable.

2) Are there better options, either for the cost or the room, that I should be considering? As a new Diamond, I haven't used suite upgrades yet, and it sounds like I probably shouldn't for this property. But I'm willing to do whatever I can to make this comfortable for the family.

3) Should I look at any other Hyatts in OC? I'm willing to drive a bit, but I couldn't really find a place that seemed as family friendly as this one, though I did briefly consider the private villa at the Hyatt Newport Beach (that one makes a ton of sense, but at $900+/night, it's a bit out of the budget).

Thoughts? I appreciate any wisdom...

Thanks,

Enki