Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan Airport REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Apr 29, 2007, 1:49 pm
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Diamond treatment has been pretty good for me, but then again my only use for it was to run up the FFN counter. 
May 17, 2007, 9:09 pm
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OK, this is going to sound stange...
And the couches in the balcony suites were among the least comfrotable I've every sat on.
Bed was nice though.
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Jun 17, 2007, 10:36 pm
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Was there this weekend and added some pics of my Ambassador Suite for you to enjoy
Aug 15, 2007, 12:44 pm
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Parking Options?
I noticed that the self-parking fee for the hotel is $23 per night. Is parking available (and, more importantly, free) on the weekends? Are there meters? I haven't been to Crystal City is several years, so I can't remember what the parking situation is like on weekends.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Aug 15, 2007, 5:11 pm
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Most of Crystal City has no street parking, and other areas have residential permits. Sat/Sun parking is free for the retail shops, but I dunno about overnight.
Found this old thread on DCA-area parking, which mentions some interesting options:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/archi.../t-335612.html
edit: sorry, there is metered parking. didn't remember it from a prior visit.
Found this old thread on DCA-area parking, which mentions some interesting options:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/archi.../t-335612.html
edit: sorry, there is metered parking. didn't remember it from a prior visit.
Last edited by paytonc; Aug 17, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Aug 15, 2007, 9:42 pm
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A minor point, but no self parking at hotel ... only valet parking.
I'm here right now (and here just about every other week). There are metered street parking spots nearby (within a few blocks). You don't have to feed the meters after 6:00 pm, but I have no idea whether or not.they allow you to leave your car overnight.
I'm here right now (and here just about every other week). There are metered street parking spots nearby (within a few blocks). You don't have to feed the meters after 6:00 pm, but I have no idea whether or not.they allow you to leave your car overnight.
Aug 15, 2007, 10:27 pm
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A minor point, but no self parking at hotel ... only valet parking.
I'm here right now (and here just about every other week). There are metered street parking spots nearby (within a few blocks). You don't have to feed the meters after 6:00 pm, but I have no idea whether or not.they allow you to leave your car overnight.
I'm here right now (and here just about every other week). There are metered street parking spots nearby (within a few blocks). You don't have to feed the meters after 6:00 pm, but I have no idea whether or not.they allow you to leave your car overnight.
If they are like the meters at the Marriott Crystal Gateway -- and that actually may be the meters you refer to -- then you can leave the car overnight. More importantly, the parking is definitely free on Sundays and holidays and there are some meters that are actually free on Saturdays -- but you have to make sure you are at one of them!
Otherwise, they are 25 cents per hour as I recall before 6 PM.
Aug 15, 2007, 10:28 pm
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Most of Crystal City has no street parking, and other areas have residential permits. Sat/Sun parking is free for the retail shops, but I dunno about overnight.
Found this old thread on DCA-area parking, which mentions some interesting options:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/archi.../t-335612.html
Found this old thread on DCA-area parking, which mentions some interesting options:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/archi.../t-335612.html
Wrong.
Aug 16, 2007, 2:51 pm
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This is just plain wrong. There is on-street parking in Crystal City with meters, but evenings and weekends you do not have to feed the meters. They've been doing a lot of new construction around the CC Hyatt in recent years, so on-street parking may not as plentiful as it used to be due to construction zones and more stuff around the CC Hyatt than there used to be, but it is there. I stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Crystal City (basically clear on the other side of Crystal City, but still Crystal City none-the-less) and on-street parking on the weekend there is a piece of cake.
Aug 16, 2007, 7:32 pm
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As I was leaving this morning, I noticed there were metered parking spaces on the street just to the left (when facing the hotel) of the hotel entrance.
Aug 17, 2007, 11:02 am
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This hotel is just dandy for short stays. I have one in two weeks, it is also one of the only hotels that falls within per diem for DC.
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Aug 20, 2007, 10:55 pm
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Room service prices seem a bit cheaper than the other DC area hotels I've been in. Renovated rooms are nice. Downside is that it is not near the Metro and will have to take the shuttle to the airport to catch the Metro.
Aug 23, 2007, 8:38 pm
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Loved the food and service
I needed a nearby hotel as I was flying West at 6am the next day and thought I'd try Hyatt Crystal City - loved every minute of it! The room was fantastic as was the restaurant (top floor?). With a great meal and awesome view, it sucked to be eating there alone..
I was in the lobby at 4:30am (before the 5am shuttle..) and couldn't get a cab. The front desk arranged to have someone drop me off at DCA in their Chevy Suburban.
Nice touch - wrote letter of recommendation to them for their service and hospitality.
Chipper
I was in the lobby at 4:30am (before the 5am shuttle..) and couldn't get a cab. The front desk arranged to have someone drop me off at DCA in their Chevy Suburban.
Nice touch - wrote letter of recommendation to them for their service and hospitality.
Chipper
Aug 25, 2007, 1:11 pm
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I was very satisfied to stay here a few nights before this years Freddie Awards which was held at the nearby Marriott.
I found the hotel to be very pro active and helpful ^
They made my stay very enjoyable.
The room was one of the more successful renovations in a rather previoulsy dull Hyatt.
It is interesting that the Marriott had the nicer lobby and the Hyatt had far nicer rooms
I found the hotel to be very pro active and helpful ^
They made my stay very enjoyable.
The room was one of the more successful renovations in a rather previoulsy dull Hyatt.
It is interesting that the Marriott had the nicer lobby and the Hyatt had far nicer rooms