Hyatt Regency Vancouver - REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Jul 25, 2019, 9:58 am
#316
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Any recent stays? Can anyone weigh in on conflicting reports of parking charges at this property? Have an upcoming full points stay as a Globalist - should I expect valet parking to be comped?
Jul 25, 2019, 10:37 am
#317
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This is a guaranteed benefit for Globs on points/free night award stays. I don't know of any Hyatt Regency in the world that does NOT have parking available that you can charge to your room. You shouldn't have any issues. Just ask nicely to have it removed if they mistakenly bill you (which does happen rather often).
Jul 25, 2019, 3:35 pm
#319
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This is a guaranteed benefit for Globs on points/free night award stays. I don't know of any Hyatt Regency in the world that does NOT have parking available that you can charge to your room. You shouldn't have any issues. Just ask nicely to have it removed if they mistakenly bill you (which does happen rather often).
Jul 25, 2019, 3:41 pm
#320
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Jul 26, 2019, 11:58 am
#322
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I've stayed in some hotels where parking fees are chargeable to the room folio, but the hotel calls them "ineligible" for earning points. They claim that the parking garage is owned & operated by a separate company, and the hotel merely collects the fees from guests, then forwards them to said company!
Jul 27, 2019, 10:50 am
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I've stayed in some hotels where parking fees are chargeable to the room folio, but the hotel calls them "ineligible" for earning points. They claim that the parking garage is owned & operated by a separate company, and the hotel merely collects the fees from guests, then forwards them to said company!
Jul 27, 2019, 8:29 pm
#324
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Contrary to some posts here it's not their own garage, the facility is operated by imPark.
Jul 28, 2019, 6:58 pm
#325
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Jul 29, 2019, 11:27 pm
#326
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In the end, don't by shy to escalate to the GM. Hope this helps!
Jul 30, 2019, 10:06 am
#327
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I've stayed at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency many times as a Diamond and now Globalist. As a guest you have two options of Parking payment. I should note that the garage connected to the Hyatt Regency is a "public" garage. To enter the garage you need to accept the parking ticket. Upon check-in you have the option to either pay at the public garage rate or the Hyatt rate which is billed to your room. The rates will vary according to night/day or weekday/weekend. The front desk will go through the various rates to allow you to choose the cheapest rate. I have not tried to Valet (which uses the same garage), but I have received free parking on point stays. For this, I chose the Hyatt parking rate and I made sure to remind the front desk of the points stay and my Globalist status. Basically they can only comp the parking if you choose the Hyatt rate... because the garage is a public garage.
In the end, don't by shy to escalate to the GM. Hope this helps!
In the end, don't by shy to escalate to the GM. Hope this helps!
Jul 31, 2019, 12:47 pm
#328
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I was just there last week with three kids, and the valet service was super smooth and definitely made things easier. Love the junior suite they put us in. Two bathrooms and wonky long hallway separating the two connecting rooms.
Sep 10, 2019, 10:36 pm
#329
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Possible strike on Thursday, 12 September
Just a heads-up for anyone planing to stay here. Possible strike on Thursday, 12 September
https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/20...n-impasse.html
VANCOUVER—Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver could walk off their jobs as early as Thursday after union members issued a strike notice months into a labour dispute over working conditions and wages.
The workers of the Hyatt are following in the footsteps of workers at Hotel Georgia that issued their strike notice in early August. Hotel Georgia employers followed with a lockout notice effective Aug. 22.
Other hotels part of the downtown hotel bargaining unit includes Westin Bayshore, Pinnacle and Four Seasons.
According to Unite Here Local 40, the Hyatt Regency staff have been without a contract for a year. The union stated on its website that roughly 1,500 hotel workers are affected by negotiations with the five hotels.
https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/20...n-impasse.html
VANCOUVER—Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver could walk off their jobs as early as Thursday after union members issued a strike notice months into a labour dispute over working conditions and wages.
The workers of the Hyatt are following in the footsteps of workers at Hotel Georgia that issued their strike notice in early August. Hotel Georgia employers followed with a lockout notice effective Aug. 22.
Other hotels part of the downtown hotel bargaining unit includes Westin Bayshore, Pinnacle and Four Seasons.
According to Unite Here Local 40, the Hyatt Regency staff have been without a contract for a year. The union stated on its website that roughly 1,500 hotel workers are affected by negotiations with the five hotels.
Sep 11, 2019, 12:47 pm
#330
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Not sure how a strike could affect the HR YVR, I guess it depends on the type of employees who would walk out. I guess they could close down the lounge and provide Club Guests with a breakfast and free minibar which would have to be stocked just like they do it sometimes during the winter months. Housekeeping could be a bigger problem.
That being said I find it deplorable that the owners of this property can't provide their staff with proper contracts considering how the rates have shot up in recent years. I haven't stayed a single time when the published rates for this - let's face it - rather uninspiring business hotel were under 330 CAD.
The staff and the balcony rooms are the strongest factor for me why I stay here and not at the Sheraton Wall Centre. The Hyatt has had a very loyal staff base for years and that should be honoured by providing them with proper working conditions.
That being said I find it deplorable that the owners of this property can't provide their staff with proper contracts considering how the rates have shot up in recent years. I haven't stayed a single time when the published rates for this - let's face it - rather uninspiring business hotel were under 330 CAD.
The staff and the balcony rooms are the strongest factor for me why I stay here and not at the Sheraton Wall Centre. The Hyatt has had a very loyal staff base for years and that should be honoured by providing them with proper working conditions.