Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, Colorado REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
#541
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 174
Bummer. I tried via calling and Twitter and no luck. Guess I need to HUCA. Thanks!
#542
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: RDU
Posts: 2,264
#543
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 13
I just completed a long weekend stay at the PH Beaver Creek. I wrote a complete review of my stay here on the expert hotel reviews page for those who are interested.
tl;dr is that this is a Park Hyatt in name only and does not live up to the brand's promise or its peer properties around the world. The hard product is utterly unremarkable and hampered by the original construction as a Hyatt or Hyatt Regency, staff is overworked and undertrained, guest count is simply too high, and children dominate the property giving it a Disneyland feel. Would recommend looking elsewhere for a luxury mountain vacation. I know I will.
tl;dr is that this is a Park Hyatt in name only and does not live up to the brand's promise or its peer properties around the world. The hard product is utterly unremarkable and hampered by the original construction as a Hyatt or Hyatt Regency, staff is overworked and undertrained, guest count is simply too high, and children dominate the property giving it a Disneyland feel. Would recommend looking elsewhere for a luxury mountain vacation. I know I will.
#544
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 44
Has anyone noticed Hyatt being more aggressive with award availability? I'm trying to book a ski hotel over MLK for 4 nights and nothing seems available at the ski properties. PH BC is our preference having been there a few times and the location is unbeatable with two young kids in ski school. Am I just looking too early? Too late? I had no issues last year for the same holiday weekend.
#545
formerly a193991
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Zulu Romeo Hotel
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Has anyone noticed Hyatt being more aggressive with award availability? I'm trying to book a ski hotel over MLK for 4 nights and nothing seems available at the ski properties. PH BC is our preference having been there a few times and the location is unbeatable with two young kids in ski school. Am I just looking too early? Too late? I had no issues last year for the same holiday weekend.
Do you see standard rooms available? if so, then there is no doubt that award space must be open as well. in my case, ALL standard rooms starting Jan 1, 2023 were completely blocked as confirmed by MHC!
#546
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 490
Just wanted to report back on our great 6 night stay at the property. It was our frist time visiting Beaver Creek in the summer and we really loved the outdoor experience. We stayed in the Jack Scott Suite this time and loved the room. It had two bathrooms, two terraces with seating, a dining table, and a kitchen although the kitchen didn't have a microwave or stove. We liked this suite much better than the James Chadwick Suite across the hall which felt smaller but the Chadwick Suite does have direct views of the mountain if that is important to you. In any event, we are looking forward to our winter return already!
#547
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 490
I should also mention that we stayed 4 nights at the Residences within the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek as well. What an amazing experience, the hotel rooms/suites are definitely a downgrade from the Residences! These properties are hard to book via the Hyatt website btw. The owners try to rent them out on their own first as Hyatt takes a 38% commission when booked on their site which seems very high. I had to make a last second change to our itinerary and when I searched Hyatt availability two weeks prior to our stay a 3 bedroom at the Residences was available using points so I gave it a whirl and boy was I glad we did! The room was around 2k square feet, had a full kitchen, large dining table, 3.5 baths, and 4 terraces. You have access to every hotel amenity including the front desk while staying at the Residences. (The Residences also have a check in desk too) We will definitely try booking another Residence on the next visit, the room was spectacular....
#548
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,948
We actually got lucky and booked between Christmas and New Years for $385 a night. We booked back in the spring and were expecting rates to be closer to $1k. We also booked Easter a couple of months ago, but their best rate was a little under $500, so we used 25k points a night. We may actually switch to Vail for Easter.
#549
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 490
We actually got lucky and booked between Christmas and New Years for $385 a night. We booked back in the spring and were expecting rates to be closer to $1k. We also booked Easter a couple of months ago, but their best rate was a little under $500, so we used 25k points a night. We may actually switch to Vail for Easter.
Also if you do Vail and plan on staying at the Grand Hyatt their lift my be closed for the season by April. I would double check that if your going to book there. It's a great hotel too none the less.
#550
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,865
I should also mention that we stayed 4 nights at the Residences within the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek as well. What an amazing experience, the hotel rooms/suites are definitely a downgrade from the Residences! These properties are hard to book via the Hyatt website btw. The owners try to rent them out on their own first as Hyatt takes a 38% commission when booked on their site which seems very high. I had to make a last second change to our itinerary and when I searched Hyatt availability two weeks prior to our stay a 3 bedroom at the Residences was available using points so I gave it a whirl and boy was I glad we did! The room was around 2k square feet, had a full kitchen, large dining table, 3.5 baths, and 4 terraces. You have access to every hotel amenity including the front desk while staying at the Residences. (The Residences also have a check in desk too) We will definitely try booking another Residence on the next visit, the room was spectacular....
#551
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: MR-Amb, Hyatt-Globalist, AA-EXP
Posts: 1,744
I like this hotel as a solid points option for ski season, but for the cash prices they charge for the suites those pictures are pretty sad. I've only stayed in one of the larger suites once 5 or 6 years ago and they look almost identical today. I'm not sure who pays it, but those suites regularly sell for $2K-4K+ during ski season and the furnishings are pretty rough for a luxury property. I'd put those well below the Hyatt Centric Park City and nothing compared to suites at the St. Regis Deer Valley or nearby Ritz. I don't know that I've ever seen the Park Hyatt residences available during ski season, but assuming they would sell for even more.
I've been hoping for a huge renovation at this hotel for a long time, but prices are higher than ever so I'm guessing there's not much motivation to do anything significant with the rooms.
I've been hoping for a huge renovation at this hotel for a long time, but prices are higher than ever so I'm guessing there's not much motivation to do anything significant with the rooms.
#552
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 490
So basically the same thing as Hyatt Centric Park City. They allow the hotel/Hyatt to rent out their Residences for them the majority of the year, then maybe 1-2 weeks a year the owner actually stays there. It’s also a Ski Resort and in a village like area with multiple other resorts.
#553
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
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But basically the same concept, especially as far as a hotel guest is concerned renting one vs. the other.
#554
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 490
I like this hotel as a solid points option for ski season, but for the cash prices they charge for the suites those pictures are pretty sad. I've only stayed in one of the larger suites once 5 or 6 years ago and they look almost identical today. I'm not sure who pays it, but those suites regularly sell for $2K-4K+ during ski season and the furnishings are pretty rough for a luxury property. I'd put those well below the Hyatt Centric Park City and nothing compared to suites at the St. Regis Deer Valley or nearby Ritz. I don't know that I've ever seen the Park Hyatt residences available during ski season, but assuming they would sell for even more.
I've been hoping for a huge renovation at this hotel for a long time, but prices are higher than ever so I'm guessing there's not much motivation to do anything significant with the rooms.
I've been hoping for a huge renovation at this hotel for a long time, but prices are higher than ever so I'm guessing there's not much motivation to do anything significant with the rooms.
With all that being said, I've stayed at the Hyatt Centric in Park City 4 or 5 times in large 1 bedroom suites. Price aside I'd take this stay in the Jack Scott Suite anytime over the HC not because I like this room better but because of Park Hyatt's superior location on a relative basis.
I have never seen the Residences available over Christmas or New Years. They had that week for sale during our stay which is week 52, it was a 2 bedroom and had an asking price of 500k for that week. Good luck with that!
Last edited by Tonyr4; Aug 31, 2022 at 11:50 pm
#555
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 490
Yes and no. The fractional ownership of the Park Hyatt Residences makes finding a room there much harder as the owner can only use it certain weeks out of the year. Also there are only 18 Residences at the Park Hyatt and for whatever reason Hyatt charges a 38% commission to book through the website. It costs half of that commission to use a local realtor from what I was told which all leads to making it harder to find availability there via the Hyatt program. This is also probably the big reason why the Hyatt Residence Club in Aspen de-flagged. I love Hyatt as a customer but if I were an owner I wouldn't be thrilled about paying a 38% commission to book my week out either.