Park Hyatt Busan - REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Jun 5, 2022, 4:47 pm
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I stayed at this PH Busan a couple years ago and we enjoyed the room a great deal, it's an elegant hotel. However I have to say the room service food quality was poor, at least for Korean food. We did get a couple of non-Korean "snack" options which were quite good, but the Korean food was sub-par. We weren't Globalists at the time so didn't try the breakfast but I am not surprised if the breakfast food wasn't great.
As Explorists we were upgraded to a nice corner room with great views. But if you stay here it's much better to eat outside the hotel; plenty of great food in Busan itself all around the hotel.
As Explorists we were upgraded to a nice corner room with great views. But if you stay here it's much better to eat outside the hotel; plenty of great food in Busan itself all around the hotel.
Jun 12, 2022, 6:47 am
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They finally brought back ordering made to order eggs and savories. Koreans must have complained of the powdered eggs and French Toasts wasting away in Staubs. Double up for Western sized portions.
Jun 21, 2022, 7:50 am
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Looking to stay in Busan for 2 nights 3 days in the middle of an upcoming Seoul trip. I'd love to take advantage of my globalist at least for a couple nights on this trip. The room comes out to around $540 for a 2-night stay. Is this worth it for this hotel? How's the location? Are upgrades easy to get upon check-on for someone with no remaining DSUs? There are probably cheaper options with Marriot, but Marriott upgrades almost always seem non-existent on check-in, or to a "jr suite", which isn't a suite at all.
Jun 21, 2022, 7:59 am
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Unfortunately no, I was supposed to be there in a week and a half, but got COVID last week, so I don't want to risk a positive PCR on arrival, so heading to Thailand now instead.
Jun 21, 2022, 8:11 am
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Use a spare TSU for the Executive Oceanview marina suite. The views are quite special and worth using a TSU.
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Jun 21, 2022, 4:11 pm
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The Westin isn't always cheaper and the rooms look like the 90s happened again. Fairfield is cheaper but a totally different stay experience.
Jun 23, 2022, 8:27 pm
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Depends when you’re going between weekday or weekend but this property will always try to put you into the Family suites at the very least. Weekends see over 90% occupancy rates and suites are harder to come by.
Use a spare TSU for the Executive Oceanview marina suite. The views are quite special and worth using a TSU.
Use a spare TSU for the Executive Oceanview marina suite. The views are quite special and worth using a TSU.
Jun 23, 2022, 11:00 pm
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Thank you Aventine for always being so helpful, esp with Seoul related questions. I'm going to be there a weekday so it hopefully that will work in my favor. I do have a spare TSU, but it says the executive oceanview marina is a premium suite? I'm not sure if the TSU will work for that?
Aug 1, 2022, 1:15 am
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Hotel is pretty packed for the Korean vacation period. Suites probably can’t be had without using SUA or buying them outright.
Breakfast still in the lower end range of PH breakfasts.
Breakfast still in the lower end range of PH breakfasts.
Nov 7, 2022, 2:35 pm
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Nov 7, 2022, 3:06 pm
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I had a weekend stay here in late October. Used a SUA for an upgrade to a family executive suite with a great view of the harbor and the bridge. I would agree with Aventine regarding the breakfast. I thought the breakfast at the Andaz Seoul was better than here. I did still enjoy the breakfast though. Just as a note, I was told to take breakfast in the "Dining Room" restaurant (or whichever the upper level one is), though it looked like the "Living Room" restaurant was also doing buffet breakfast. No idea if there was a difference in the offerings, but just throwing that out there.
Dec 20, 2022, 5:38 pm
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I'm looking to stay in the first week of May (weekdays, Mon-Thurs) with 3 total people, and noticed the Park Family Suite is only ~$40 more expensive than the base king room per night.
Crossing my fingers for the Executive Marina upgrade regardless, but reckon it's worth booking the Park Family Suite now over the base King room to guarantee more space? Not sure if Golden Weekers in Japan would come to Busan, or if occupancy by other Koreans would be high given the public holiday later that week (think Children's Day starts on Friday) and I guess others would put in PTO for the days leading up to it.
Crossing my fingers for the Executive Marina upgrade regardless, but reckon it's worth booking the Park Family Suite now over the base King room to guarantee more space? Not sure if Golden Weekers in Japan would come to Busan, or if occupancy by other Koreans would be high given the public holiday later that week (think Children's Day starts on Friday) and I guess others would put in PTO for the days leading up to it.
Dec 20, 2022, 9:55 pm
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I'm looking to stay in the first week of May (weekdays, Mon-Thurs) with 3 total people, and noticed the Park Family Suite is only ~$40 more expensive than the base king room per night.
Crossing my fingers for the Executive Marina upgrade regardless, but reckon it's worth booking the Park Family Suite now over the base King room to guarantee more space? Not sure if Golden Weekers in Japan would come to Busan, or if occupancy by other Koreans would be high given the public holiday later that week (think Children's Day starts on Friday) and I guess others would put in PTO for the days leading up to it.
Crossing my fingers for the Executive Marina upgrade regardless, but reckon it's worth booking the Park Family Suite now over the base King room to guarantee more space? Not sure if Golden Weekers in Japan would come to Busan, or if occupancy by other Koreans would be high given the public holiday later that week (think Children's Day starts on Friday) and I guess others would put in PTO for the days leading up to it.
Dec 21, 2022, 1:21 am
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