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Opinion will vary but this was compiled by what was highlighted by most members:
All allow 2 adult with 2 kids
All allow 2 adult with 2 kids
which Hyatt in Tokyo?
#46
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Osaka
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, UA
Posts: 3,155
Thanks again.
Decided to go with 2 nights at Andaz, since it will very likely be the only time we ever stay there. Used the DSU at the GH because it will be the last 2 nights of the trip and thinking that the PH suites might be less likely to fill up on a weekday.
So we've got 2 nights at Andaz on C&P, 2 at HR in an Atrium Suite on C&P, 2 at PH at the weekday rate of 39,000++ for a Deluxe Room, and 2 at GH in a Grand Exec King Suite on C&P.
Decided to go with 2 nights at Andaz, since it will very likely be the only time we ever stay there. Used the DSU at the GH because it will be the last 2 nights of the trip and thinking that the PH suites might be less likely to fill up on a weekday.
So we've got 2 nights at Andaz on C&P, 2 at HR in an Atrium Suite on C&P, 2 at PH at the weekday rate of 39,000++ for a Deluxe Room, and 2 at GH in a Grand Exec King Suite on C&P.
#47
Thanks again.
Decided to go with 2 nights at Andaz, since it will very likely be the only time we ever stay there. Used the DSU at the GH because it will be the last 2 nights of the trip and thinking that the PH suites might be less likely to fill up on a weekday.
So we've got 2 nights at Andaz on C&P, 2 at HR in an Atrium Suite on C&P, 2 at PH at the weekday rate of 39,000++ for a Deluxe Room, and 2 at GH in a Grand Exec King Suite on C&P.
Decided to go with 2 nights at Andaz, since it will very likely be the only time we ever stay there. Used the DSU at the GH because it will be the last 2 nights of the trip and thinking that the PH suites might be less likely to fill up on a weekday.
So we've got 2 nights at Andaz on C&P, 2 at HR in an Atrium Suite on C&P, 2 at PH at the weekday rate of 39,000++ for a Deluxe Room, and 2 at GH in a Grand Exec King Suite on C&P.
#48
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Hyatt Diamond... I'm going to be in Tokyo in April. Booked into the HR on P+C for 3 nights.
Due to a flight change, I have an extra day in Tokyo and was thinking of treating myself to a night at the PH. Is it really worth it though? An extra 18,000 points, which is an extra $300 for those of us who have to buy points rather than MS on a credit card. Or I could just walk over with the missus for a drink and dinner for presumably much less, and still get some of the ambiance?
Alternatively, anybody care to comment about the HR in Hakone?
Due to a flight change, I have an extra day in Tokyo and was thinking of treating myself to a night at the PH. Is it really worth it though? An extra 18,000 points, which is an extra $300 for those of us who have to buy points rather than MS on a credit card. Or I could just walk over with the missus for a drink and dinner for presumably much less, and still get some of the ambiance?
Alternatively, anybody care to comment about the HR in Hakone?
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#49
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,258
FWIW, I hated my stay at the HR.
Booked 2 rooms. Very minor upgrade on the 1st room (1 category only). Absolutely no upgrade on the 2nd room. Their base rooms are like a 1980s film set, particularly the bathroom.
And the service was... interesting. It was all the inflexibility of Japanese culture (which I know and understand well), but with the twist of a very non-Japenese air of arrogance/hostility/abruptness. And not just a one-off either - felt it a number of times. Very strange, and nowhere to be found at the Hilton next door when I moved the 2nd room in protest after one night.
When I return to Tokyo, it will absolutely not be at the HR. But I am looking forward to trying the Andaz - looks excellent.
Booked 2 rooms. Very minor upgrade on the 1st room (1 category only). Absolutely no upgrade on the 2nd room. Their base rooms are like a 1980s film set, particularly the bathroom.
And the service was... interesting. It was all the inflexibility of Japanese culture (which I know and understand well), but with the twist of a very non-Japenese air of arrogance/hostility/abruptness. And not just a one-off either - felt it a number of times. Very strange, and nowhere to be found at the Hilton next door when I moved the 2nd room in protest after one night.
When I return to Tokyo, it will absolutely not be at the HR. But I am looking forward to trying the Andaz - looks excellent.
#50
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Hyatt Diamond... I'm going to be in Tokyo in April. Booked into the HR on P+C for 3 nights.
Due to a flight change, I have an extra day in Tokyo and was thinking of treating myself to a night at the PH. Is it really worth it though? An extra 18,000 points, which is an extra $300 for those of us who have to buy points rather than MS on a credit card. Or I could just walk over with the missus for a drink and dinner for presumably much less, and still get some of the ambiance?
Alternatively, anybody care to comment about the HR in Hakone?
Due to a flight change, I have an extra day in Tokyo and was thinking of treating myself to a night at the PH. Is it really worth it though? An extra 18,000 points, which is an extra $300 for those of us who have to buy points rather than MS on a credit card. Or I could just walk over with the missus for a drink and dinner for presumably much less, and still get some of the ambiance?
Alternatively, anybody care to comment about the HR in Hakone?
Anyway, if you're willing to give up sightseeing and indulge in all the PH has to offer a Diamond, then I think that it would be worth it.
As for HR Hakone, it's nice, but a bit sterile. If you're the kind of person that, given the choice of any beer in the world to try, would choose a Heineken, then the HR Hakone is for you.
#52
Hyatt Diamond... I'm going to be in Tokyo in April. Booked into the HR on P+C for 3 nights.
Due to a flight change, I have an extra day in Tokyo and was thinking of treating myself to a night at the PH. Is it really worth it though? An extra 18,000 points, which is an extra $300 for those of us who have to buy points rather than MS on a credit card. Or I could just walk over with the missus for a drink and dinner for presumably much less, and still get some of the ambiance?
Alternatively, anybody care to comment about the HR in Hakone?
Due to a flight change, I have an extra day in Tokyo and was thinking of treating myself to a night at the PH. Is it really worth it though? An extra 18,000 points, which is an extra $300 for those of us who have to buy points rather than MS on a credit card. Or I could just walk over with the missus for a drink and dinner for presumably much less, and still get some of the ambiance?
Alternatively, anybody care to comment about the HR in Hakone?
#53
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How do you get 18000 points for $300? Last I checked they sold 1000 points for $24.
Anyway, if you're willing to give up sightseeing and indulge in all the PH has to offer a Diamond, then I think that it would be worth it.
As for HR Hakone, it's nice, but a bit sterile. If you're the kind of person that, given the choice of any beer in the world to try, would choose a Heineken, then the HR Hakone is for you.
Anyway, if you're willing to give up sightseeing and indulge in all the PH has to offer a Diamond, then I think that it would be worth it.
As for HR Hakone, it's nice, but a bit sterile. If you're the kind of person that, given the choice of any beer in the world to try, would choose a Heineken, then the HR Hakone is for you.
re.Hakone. Number 1 on my girlfriend's list of "to do" for Japan is Mount Fuji. Having done the Hakone loop myself previously as a daytrip from Tokyo, only to see clouds, I thought 2 days would be better than 1 for getting that elusive glimpse... And since it does have an onsen, I can barely manage to convince myself to part with 25k points (actually P+C).
Yes, I work on the basis on the 40% bonus I see regularly enough = 1.7 cents a point...
#54
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#55
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Osaka
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, UA
Posts: 3,155
#57
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Location: Palo Alto, California,USA
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...re.Hakone. Number 1 on my girlfriend's list of "to do" for Japan is Mount Fuji. Having done the Hakone loop myself previously as a daytrip from Tokyo, only to see clouds, I thought 2 days would be better than 1 for getting that elusive glimpse... And since it does have an onsen, I can barely manage to convince myself to part with 25k points (actually P+C)....
#58
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Osaka
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, UA
Posts: 3,155
#59
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, IHG Gold Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 519
Plus got a pretty nice BRG (~35500 yen) and DSU to a suite
#60
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 5
Hyatt Regency Tokyo, Executive or Atrium Suite?
I was given a choice between the Regency suite and the Atrium suite at HR Tokyo when using DSU.
I've read great things about the Atrium suite and picked that option. However, I learned that this type of room is only available on the lowest floors of the property.
Is it worth giving up Atrium suite for a high floor Regency suite, for the views?
As a diamond member, what are the chances the hotel will further upgrade me upon check-in to another suite?
Another consideration is to go with alternate Hyatt in Tokyo altogether. Are the others worth the increase in points/cash? Is there a great use of DSU at the GH or Andaz?
I've read great things about the Atrium suite and picked that option. However, I learned that this type of room is only available on the lowest floors of the property.
Is it worth giving up Atrium suite for a high floor Regency suite, for the views?
As a diamond member, what are the chances the hotel will further upgrade me upon check-in to another suite?
Another consideration is to go with alternate Hyatt in Tokyo altogether. Are the others worth the increase in points/cash? Is there a great use of DSU at the GH or Andaz?