Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Aug 26, 2020, 8:18 am
#572
Join Date: Jul 2004
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@I 40 wow, these pics are super helpful thank you! I keep checking avail on the Lake Cottages and they are hard to come by leading into Labor Day! Considering the High Sierra 2 bedroom time share units - anyone stay there recently and can comment ?
Aug 26, 2020, 8:58 am
#573
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@I 40 wow, these pics are super helpful thank you! I keep checking avail on the Lake Cottages and they are hard to come by leading into Labor Day! Considering the High Sierra 2 bedroom time share units - anyone stay there recently and can comment ?
I'm confused. Initially you were asking about getting upgraded to a lakeside cottage. Now you seem to imply that you are just going to reserve and pay for one of those since you are asking about the advantages of upper vs. lower cottages.
Aug 26, 2020, 9:02 am
#574
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Thanks @JIMCHI - Since ideally we'd want the Lakeside Cottage plus double room adjacent (for 3 adults) I realize it's unrealistic to rely on an upgrade (even as a Globalist) so we were considering just paying for it. However it's about double the cost of reserving a 2 bedroom timeshare unit so that's on the table too, though thank you for clarifying it's a 2-3 block walk from the lake which I figured. Having never been there, it's hard to visualize everything so these pics have been super helpful!
Aug 26, 2020, 7:25 pm
#575
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Agree with @JIMCHI on the hike from the timeshare. The hotel is so much closer and convenient.
If you want 2 bedrooms, and close to the beach access, why not get the lakeside double, and a standard room at the hotel?
Get the lower room and you'll have a balcony the others can walk up to and share. Seems like I see some couples here doing that.
The lakeside room is the meeting place and hang out on the deck during the day/ evening.
If you want 2 bedrooms, and close to the beach access, why not get the lakeside double, and a standard room at the hotel?
Get the lower room and you'll have a balcony the others can walk up to and share. Seems like I see some couples here doing that.
The lakeside room is the meeting place and hang out on the deck during the day/ evening.
Aug 26, 2020, 7:35 pm
#576
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@I 40 that's actually a great idea! I hadn't thought of that since I didn't know how close the hotel is to the lakeside cottages but sounds like it's all fairly close. The problem seems to be consecutive nights avail on those lakeside double rooms though! I think we'll have to aim for post Labor Day weekend when things calm down a bit...
Aug 26, 2020, 8:08 pm
#577
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@I 40 that's actually a great idea! I hadn't thought of that since I didn't know how close the hotel is to the lakeside cottages but sounds like it's all fairly close. The problem seems to be consecutive nights avail on those lakeside double rooms though! I think we'll have to aim for post Labor Day weekend when things calm down a bit...
Aug 29, 2020, 10:26 am
#578
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I don’t recall this in the past stays but there new policy as stated for upgrades to the cottages per the manger this morning:
“There would also be an upgrade fee associated with it- cottages are considered premier suites, and to be consistent with what we have been offer all Globalists since we reopened, the upgrade fee would be $250/night, as opposed to the full price of $500/night.“
“There would also be an upgrade fee associated with it- cottages are considered premier suites, and to be consistent with what we have been offer all Globalists since we reopened, the upgrade fee would be $250/night, as opposed to the full price of $500/night.“
Aug 29, 2020, 10:31 am
#579
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@cbrown - oh that's good to know. So if you book a standard room on points let's say, and the cottage is avail, you could pay $250/night to upgrade to it? Someone also mentioned up-thread that you could request an upgrade to the Lakeview Doubles and if avail they might grant for free (for Globalists...maybe other tiers too?)
Aug 29, 2020, 11:06 am
#580
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@cbrown - oh that's good to know. So if you book a standard room on points let's say, and the cottage is avail, you could pay $250/night to upgrade to it? Someone also mentioned up-thread that you could request an upgrade to the Lakeview Doubles and if avail they might grant for free (for Globalists...maybe other tiers too?)
Aug 29, 2020, 11:15 am
#581
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@cbrown - oh that's good to know. So if you book a standard room on points let's say, and the cottage is avail, you could pay $250/night to upgrade to it? Someone also mentioned up-thread that you could request an upgrade to the Lakeview Doubles and if avail they might grant for free (for Globalists...maybe other tiers too?)
Sep 20, 2020, 12:37 pm
#582
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@JIMCHI - they said it's 'based on availability'...
Speaking of - anyone up there right now and can vouch for the smoke situation? Also curious if the crowds and number of people at the beach have decreased now that we're into the second half of Sept. Seems like a great time to go!
Speaking of - anyone up there right now and can vouch for the smoke situation? Also curious if the crowds and number of people at the beach have decreased now that we're into the second half of Sept. Seems like a great time to go!
Sep 20, 2020, 1:43 pm
#583
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@JIMCHI - they said it's 'based on availability'...
Speaking of - anyone up there right now and can vouch for the smoke situation? Also curious if the crowds and number of people at the beach have decreased now that we're into the second half of Sept. Seems like a great time to go!
Speaking of - anyone up there right now and can vouch for the smoke situation? Also curious if the crowds and number of people at the beach have decreased now that we're into the second half of Sept. Seems like a great time to go!
Sep 20, 2020, 2:53 pm
#584
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@JIMCHI - they said it's 'based on availability'...
Speaking of - anyone up there right now and can vouch for the smoke situation? Also curious if the crowds and number of people at the beach have decreased now that we're into the second half of Sept. Seems like a great time to go!
Speaking of - anyone up there right now and can vouch for the smoke situation? Also curious if the crowds and number of people at the beach have decreased now that we're into the second half of Sept. Seems like a great time to go!