Hyatt Regency Vancouver: Bottom Line Review

Delta Hotels Downtown Toronto Bottom Line Review was the last stop of several throughout Canada for me. I have been coming to the city for a long time and have seen the prices of hotels go up. The Hyatt Regency is still a Hyatt Category 3, which makes it an excellent antidote to the cash prices downtown.

The Hyatt Regency is close to the waterfront and the train to the airport. It is a large hotel geared towards convention business. The public areas are nice and the views from the guest rooms are great. Although the club lounge is closed, the hotel provides a good breakfast and some attractive afternoon drink options. The hotel isn't perfect, but as a points/free night certificate option, it's hard to beat.

Hyatt Regency Vancouver Bottom Line Review

The hotel is a nice one. This shines as a points redemption since downtown cash rates are approaching a new high. It has a wonderful location, good views, and is a great use of a certificate.

• Points Price: Category 3, 9,000-15,000 points per night.  Bookable using a Category 1-4 Certificate from the Chase Hyatt Card.
• Cash Price: There is some seasonal variation.  The nights that I was there, it was CA$500 (~$400), in other times it can drop down to as low as CA$250-300 ($200-$240).
• Points Value: Most of the time, it’s an excellent value for a points redemption or a category 1-4 cert.  Rates are often $300+, making the point value well above our reasonable redemption value of 1.6 CPP.
• Resort Fee: None.
• Parking: Valet is CA$52/day (~$42) per night with in & out privileges. Self-parking in the attached garage is available for CA$41.66/day and includes in & out privileges as well (~$31.50).
• Turndown service: None.
• Housekeeping: Everyday for all guests.
• Internet: Very good. Able to stream, cast and zoom throughout the property
• Dining:
  • Breakfast: There is a sizeable buffet breakfast with an egg station and numerous hot and cold items served from 7am-11am at Mosaic Bar and Grille. Cost is CA$40 including tax and gratuity (~$32). There is an a la carte menu as well as an in-house Starbucks with the usual array of breakfast sandwiches.
  • Lunch: Mosaic Bar and Grille serves lunch M-F from 11:30am-2pm (midnight on Saturday).  On weekends, there is a brunch menu from 10:30-2pm.
  • Dinner: Mosaic Bar and Grille serves a small bite “appetizer” menu daily from 4pm-5:30pm and then a full dinner menu from 5:30pm-10pm (midnight on Saturday).  There is also a cocktail bar in the main lobby called “Grain Tasting Bar” that has good happy hour from 3-5pm Monday-Friday and serves small bites and drinks from 5pm-11pm (12am Thursday- Saturday.
• Spa: None. There is an outdoor pool attached to the fitness room on the 4th floor.
• Fitness Room:There is a nice-sized fitness room on the 4th floor. It has an assortment of weight machines and free weights alongside 20 or so cardio machines (treadmills, and ellipticals)
• Hyatt Globalist Elite Benefits: Suite Upgrade: I booked a standard room and was upgraded into a huge, “Deluxe” 1-bedroom suite on the 30th floor. This is actually a premium suite, which would exclude it from being eligible for a Globalist upgrade. The property was sold out of standard suites, so provided the deluxe suite at their own, which was very kind.
  • Club Lounge: Currently closed.
  • Free Breakfast: Since the club lounge is closed, free breakfast is served daily at Mosaic Bar and Grille. Overall, both the a la carte and buffet items were high quality.
  • 4PM Late Checkout: Applied automatically without asking.
  • Free Parking: I didn’t have a car, but there is free valet parking on award stays.
• Would I stay again?  Absolutely, especially if booking an award stay. This is a very well-located property right by the downtown waterfront and, given hotel prices in Downtown Vancouver, it’s a steal as a category 3.
• Hyatt Regency Vancouver pros:
  • Great location in Downtown Vancouver, just a few blocks from the Waterfront.
  • Guest rooms don’t start until the 5th floor, so there’s good city views from many of them.
  • Good elite recognition.
  • Overall, very efficient service.
  • Excellent points/certificate value the majority of the year.
• Hyatt Regency Vancouver cons:
  • Property is somewhat dated.
  • Outside of getting a room on a high floor, there’s no way to experience the views (like a lounge or patio)
  • The F&B options, outside of the good-value happy hour, are fairly expensive (albeit so is Vancouver).
  • Standard rooms are on the smallish side at 380 square feet.