I have only ever stayed at the Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf because I really like it. The location, the rooms, the views, the service, and the Globalist recognition are all positives.
The Wellem is one of the two Hyatt properties in the city and has over 100 rooms and suites. The Wellem is a part of Hyatt's Unbound Collection.
The hotel used to be called Hyatt House, but that branding makes no sense to me, as Hyatt Place is a limited service brand.
I don't know what I think of The Wellem. There is a central location, huge rooms, washing machines in each room, friendly service, and it is in a beautiful historic building. The building that the hotel is in was originally a courthouse.
Something just doesn't feel right about the property. The public areas felt lifeless even though the hotel was empty. Something is not working right in the public spaces.
A standard room free night redemption costs 12,000-18,000 points per night at the Wellem. The nights we stayed cost 15,000 points per night.
We paid the equivalent of $225 per night because I value World of Hyatt points at 1.5 cents each.
You can earn World of Hyatt points even if you aren't a Hyatt loyalist. World of Hyatt points can be earned with both the World of Hyatt Credit Card and the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card.
The cash rate for our stay would have been 335 Euro per night. The points requirements for this hotel are the same as for the Hyatt Regency.
The Wellem is in the middle of the city. You are close to the Rhine, museums, and many great restaurants. You can get there from the airport.
The Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf is located in MedienHafen, which is an up and coming area with lots of new businesses. I love the MedienHafen area and the walk along the river from the Hyatt Regency to the Altstadt is a great way to see it.
The pictures of the hotel's lobby speak for themselves, so I'll let them speak for themselves.
The lobby has a lot of seating on both levels.
This space is not used by the hotel. It's all just sitting and not doing anything. There are lots of seats, but no one is sitting in them. It would never happen. It isn't alive anymore. It feels like you are walking into a museum.
The hotel used to have a lounge for all guests with complimentary soft drinks and snacks. That has been removed.
There is a man who plays the piano in the lobby for a few hours a day. I almost felt bad for the guy because he was playing for no one. I would like to remind everyone that the hotel was full during our stay, and that the city of Dusseldorf feels very alive again.
The reception is at the end of the lobby, and our check-in process was quick and easy. The associate thanked me for being a Globalist and said we had been upgraded to a studio suite. She said that we would get complimentary breakfast if we were Globalist.
The studio suite is the hotel's standard suite. The room was one level higher than reception.
Rooms in the same category can be very different in size. The studio suites are marketed as being a total of 69 square meters. There was a living area and bedroom in the room, but there were no doors between them.
How high the ceilings were was the first thing we saw. There are four meter high ceilings in the rooms at the hotel. There was a room with a washing machine just inside the entrance to the room. At reception, the hotel gave away detergent.
The living room had a couch, a dining table, and a counter with high-top seating. The room had a lot of personality, from the wallpaper to the splashes of colors.
A dishwasher, fridge, and lots of plates, silverware, and other items were found in the kitchenette.
There was a balcony off of the living room.
There was a partial wall that separated the two areas of the room. The bed was a king size.
There was a Vanity next to the bed.
The bathroom had a walk in shower, a toilet, and a sink.
The area of the hotel where the toiletries were custom made is called the area of the hotel.
After we checked in, we were given some nuts and cheese. That was a nice touch.
The room had free wi-fi. Air conditioning works well. This can be an issue in many parts of Germany, and was especially useful during this stay, as the temperature on our last day was 35 degrees Celsius.
It was an awesome room, from the amount of space it offered, to the high ceilings, to the design.
Pitti Cucina Italiana is the hotel's Italian restaurant and serves breakfast. Breakfast is available from 7AM until 10:30AM on weekdays and from 8AM until 11:30AM on Saturdays and Sundays. The restaurant is beautiful.
The breakfast was very good by German standards. Two buffet areas were present. Cold cuts, cheese, salad, veggies, bread, sweets, and hardboiled eggs were in one room.
There were fresh juices and cereals in another room.
I was happy to see the coffee menu and the drinks that were made by the baristas. I had a nice drink.
There was a small menu with things like omelettes, pancakes, waffles, etc.
I liked ordering a veggie omelet.
The first morning there was almost no one at breakfast and the second morning the restaurant was so full that we couldn't get a table in overflow seating. It was difficult to get any service on the second day, even though the server were friendly.
There is a bar on the ground floor. This space doesn't do much to take advantage of the amazing lobby as it has no views of the open space.
The entrance of the hotel had a few seats where you could order drinks.
We had dinner at MASH on the first night of our stay. The menu can be found here. A series of circumstances led to us dining here.
The Bar Olio we were going to go to was closed for the night after we walked there. Ford only had shorts, and some restaurants in Germany have weird dress codes.
We got a table at MASH after giving up on getting a table at other restaurants. It should have been a sign that there was only one other table at 8PM.
The only person working there was nice, but it all felt disorganized. Ford tried to order a negroni but they didn't have it. We ordered aperol spritzes because they weren't very generous.
We ordered a tuna salad. The tuna tartare came with a very similar salad as a side and the restaurant is working with limited ingredients.
The one vegetarian option was risotto. They weren't the only ones who were out of that. We ordered burgers since we didn't want a proper steak.
The experience was weird. The chef came out after the meal to show us how great the meal was. I can appreciate the intent, but it is odd that things you wanted to order weren't available.
There is a gym on the basement level. The gym was nice and had a good selection of equipment.
There is a beautiful lobby at the Wellem Dusseldorf. The hotel is centrally located and has large and nicely appointed rooms. The breakfast at the hotel is great.
I can't understand this hotel. I don't understand why this was a Hyatt house. The rooms have kitchenettes, but this isn't a limited service hotel. The hotel doesn't seem to be giving this place a pulse even though it has a new name.
The current state of the hotel is sad, as there is so much potential in it. It feels like you are entering a closed museum when you walk into or out of the hotel. It takes some of the fun out of a stay for me. I think it could be better if it had a different vision.
This is a great place to stay, and I am sure others will like it. I love the Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf so much that I stayed there again. It is always cheaper to pay with cash.
If I didn't like the Hyatt Regency so much, I might have a different opinion of this place.
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