Aventine

This property is in the running for biggest fall for a 1 year anniversary. Only the hardware and toiletries keep it from being a glorified Hyatt Place.

coleslaw

Very little has actually changed since it’s opened.

Aventine

I was looking forward to the fresh Yogurt granola in the morning. The Chobani section was completely taken away too.

platbrownguy

To be fair, if a PH and an HP mated, HR is the likely offspring

Visconti

LOL...ok, gotta admit, that was pretty good!

lsquare

What the heck? What happened? I haven't paid close attention to this thread, but what caused this hotel to start declining?

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coleslaw

From what I've seen, the extent of the "decline" is that they don't have Chobani yogurts every morning, they've switched out glass wine glasses for reusable plastic tumblers and they've switched out glass bottles of pre-mixed cocktails for aluminum cans of pre-mixed cocktails.

It really hasn't significantly declined TBH.

Visconti

Guys, I mean, I wouldn't pay actual money for the asking price, but for a free Cat 4, it's ok. Between that or, say, spending night in T4 or the Fed Circle nightmare, this is fine. But, yeah, I ain't ever drinking that coffee again, though. Buying the coffee at that store in the lobby is money well spent, in my view.

PS - Assuming Aventine didn't actually spend money there, because, if he did, that would suck.

Aventine

Used a free cert and paid some money for the rest of the nights. Not as much as their ADR though. I just hope the hotel doesn’t go up to a NY5 next year.

lsquare

NY5?

nk15

The hotel is currently at 12k points which can be had for $200 with the current Hyatt point sale until tomorrow, Sept 30.

nk15

This particular one has the looks of their mother (PH), and the personality of their father (HP)...

Aventine

New York Hyatt Category 5. Everything in the city seems to land there eventually.

lautaro

Just finished my 3 night, 30usd/night Built4You rate stay. I was asked for my Built Rewards # at check in and that was it, everything went smoothly. I was upgraded pre arrival to an executive suite on the app, but at check in only king view rooms were available. Destination fee was automatically removed being a Globalist.

ElevatorEnthusiast

Well, this was...odd. What initially appeared to be a very nice hard product quickly turned into an obvious pool of cheap decisions, both in terms of construction and service offerings. Frightening Regency Club offerings and terrible noise isolation bring this property down a few notches, and the lack of proximity to the airport public transportation make this property a frank non-starter for future stays in my opinion. I'm looking forward to the new Marriott that should be opening this winter, or I should have just bit the bullet and stayed in Manhattan. Here are my pros, cons, and photos:

Pros:

• Upgraded to an Executive Suite the day of arrival
• Nice views towards Manhattan - if you look at over the large parking lot
• The bed was actually pretty good - plush mattress, plush pillows, though the covers could be thicker (as with most Hyatts)
• I thought the shower was relatively good - the pressure wasn't bad, and the temperature got hot quickly
• They were willing to give late check-out

Cons:

• When I arrived around midnight to my room, I thought that perhaps a dog had gotten loose or perhaps someone was getting murdered based on the odd noises I was hearing - after walking into the bedroom, I realized that I could hear the sinning/carnal endeavors/whatever you want to call it of the folks next door through the wall - it was so loud that I could even hear them crying out each other's names and could hear the sound of their skin slamming into each other (the noise isolation was that bad)
• The Regency Club offerings at breakfast were bad - I didn't even try the coffee (the machine barely even put any out each time you pressed the button, and it smelled odd), the waffles looked like they were boiled and then sat on, and the quiche were the only egg option (though weren't terrible) - this offering is just sad and pathetic
• A few cleanliness misses - including a very dirty bathroom fan vent and some toothpaste left in the sink
• Some of the lights were wonky - I couldn't turn off the lights in the extra bathroom, for example
• Overall, just odd/bad vibes - I'm not sure why anyone would stay here besides those looking to get up to no good - the property just feels isolated and the casino thing, I don't know, it just feels off - all of the staff had "security guard" vibes in their expressions, and there were plenty of security guards, too

Overall, I don't think that I would see this as my first choice when dealing with overnight connections through JFK.

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