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2 reviews for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
I must say, this Hyatt is usually pretty crowded and entertaining. The fact that they are surrounded by huge businesses and as close to the tollway as you can get (and a mile or so to the edens) are certainly useful things. On some nights they have a wii and wii sports, combine that with drunkenness and you can imagine the entertainment value!
Overall, the rooms are pretty spacious if you get the king bed rooms. They usually consist of a cough, lounge chair with ottoman, desk area for working (with a ethernet jack or phone jack, not sure), nice swivel tv, bed and climate control. Every time I have come here to visit friends, etc or just stay I have been pretty impressed. The layout is nice in the lobby, on busy days they have a pretty good sized standard buffet with consistently fresh (but not that varied food). The room service food however is extremely elaborate but definitely overpriced. An Ahi Tuna sandwich for like 16$? I mean Ahi is awesome, but jesus anything over $10 for that is just overkill.
However, rooms are always fresh and clean and the place doesn't have any kind of slack or trashy approach to it. Definitely a nice hotel to stay at, if you have the hookup or something. I believe freelancer's union has discounts at the hyatt. Gym is clean, pool looks nice (never checked it out), and damn close to great towns and places. Since yelpers would be reading this I'm sure they can find the good stuff nearby....good old chicago rule: Everything is 45 minutes away by car.
Oh yeah. They have real high speed internet but it's a freakin scam price at the time of this writing (17$ a night for "broadband" or 10$ for web surfing? talk about costly for a 225KB/s cap). I'd rather tether my phone than pay for that.
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This is a Business Class hotel with good accommodations and OUTSTANDING service!
The rooms are suite-like. In the first "room", you'll find a large glass-top desk and chair, 2 recliners, a couch/fold-out, and fridge. A wall and entertainment center creates the separation from the bed-"room" where you'll have either one or two queen sized beds (COMFY COMFY COMFY!). The television can be swivel'd to face into either the living room or the bed(s).
Hi-speed internet. Marginal workout facility. Indoor pool. Friendly friendly Shuttle drivers!
SERVICE at its very BEST!
Beginning with the front desk/concierge you will find them to be incredibly (incredibly, I say!) helpful and attentive, going far and beyond what I expected. At the end of my stay, when the $60 private car from the hotel to Midway Airport didn't sound too appealing, Anna spent a half-hour to schedule, map, and illustrate a train-ride into downtown Chicago and an "El"/subway ride out to Midway that costs only $5 total. With a little bit of planning, I got one more chance to walk around and sight-see in downtown Chicago; more than worthwhile!
You'll also find the sincerely helpful and attentive waitstaff at the hotel restaurant (I only partook in the complimentary breakfast buffet, but they had a Chilean sea bass on the dinner menu that I'm eager to try next time I'm there!).
The Metra station (equivalent to Caltrain, for those of us here in the Bay), only a mile away, is a scenic and affordable 40-minute ride smack-dab into downtown Chicago (about two blocks from "the loop", Chicago's hub of subway/"El" trains...). From here, a good amount of Chicago can be seen on foot, reached by subway, or by taxi...
My company's headquarters is located in Northbrook, a mere mile or two from this hotel, and this is one of two hotels that are approved for expensing when/if we come to town. Even so, I'd seriously consider staying here, even for another social visit to the Chicago area...
Note: There aren't very many evident entertaining places to see in Deerfield. It seems to be mostly companies and corporations. But there are a few local joints within driving distance that are worth a look-see... check out Ram, Cubby Bear, and Yard House for starters...
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