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Hyatt Regency
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Neighborhood: Downtown
265 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 577-1234
265 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 577-1234
- Nearest Transit:
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Civic Center (North-South, Northeast-South, East-West, Proctor Creek)
- Price Range:
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$$$
26 reviews for Hyatt Regency
Oh the Hyatt. I feel like I practically lived here for two straight weeks of my life for two different green building conferences.
Valet guys at the front entrance are awesome.
Front desk people not so awesome (or bright).
The rooms are a little dated...interior design circa 1973.
Exhibit and ballroom levels suit conference needs very well.
The internet is freakin expensive.
Parking in the deck is even more expensive (like $27/day).
Catering is sometimes awesome and sometimes horrendous.
Staff is really friendly for the most part.
Centrally located and convenient.
I would recommend the Hyatt to out-of-towners but stress that it's not the most modern of places. While locale is very walkable, many people I spoke to from other states/countries were looking for a younger "more hip" area of town. Mixed feelings for mixed experiences.
So, I don't mind paying for the parking or the Internet service etc.... after all, if I use it, I will pay for it, and if I don't use it, no reason to pay for it, right? So I know my room rate doesn't cover the parking fee or the Internet service. And with the Hyatt brand and the price, I was expecting, well, a lot more.
I think we got absolute the smallest room ever. We had one of those tower rooms so it's awkardly shaped (but interesting). However, the size of the room is so small, I think I am staying in a hotel in the middle of Times Square! (Actually, I've stayed in Times Square numerious times, I think most of the time, the rooms are bigger). There are hardly any space on each side of the bed to walk around it.
I wouldn't go back, even for the excellent location (if you have business in downtown Atlanta). For the a la carte price, I think there are many other better (and reasonably priced) places.
For the price of this hotel, i expected better.
Valet parking is $27/day (um..yikes!)
Internet is $10 for 24 hrs PER DEVICE (holy crap!)
Beds apparently don't have mattress covers on them..so after one nights sleep the sheet you lay on, which isn't fitted, is all bunched up and uncomfortable. Pillows are down pillows and extremely flat...so bring your own if you like your head elevated above the rest of your body or even parallel to your body.
Our room was on the 20th floor with a nice view, but we couldn't even open our sliding glass door to the balcony! The only way for me to get a breath of fresh air was to go all the way down to the pool (down 21 floors) and sit out there.
Also even from the 20th floor, noise was pretty constant with emergency vehicles going by multiple times a day. And who could forget the lovely Atlanta drivers who think that constantly laying on their horn will fix their issue at hand. (As a side note, once we realized that the door didn't open we called the front desk to make sure we were right in assuming it was locked. They did offer to move us to a new room, but we'd already unpacked and didn't feel like packing up and moving.)
Also, tv stations suck...get basics like CBS, NBC, and then there's like 4 ESPN channels, and practically all the rest are news channels (CNN, FOX news, etc.)
However, the 24 hr gym is great...lots of treadmils/ellipticals, strength training machines, free weights, etc.
The staff at the hotel were very helpful with my requests and questions. I attended the Paul McCartney concert in Piedmont Park during our stay and was going by myself. They recommended I take a taxi instead of the MARTA (said it can run behind on weekends). They also have a taxi station right outside the hotel front doors.
I haven't eaten in any of the hotel restaurants, although our first night we did order room service. Was about $45-50 bucks for a BLT for my husband and Whole Wheat Pasta for me..no drinks, no desserts, that's it.
We mailed a package while here...it was supposed to go out Priority, but I was told they can only send out via Fed Ex or UPS here AND they charge an extra $5 for them to mail it for you. The guy I spoke to had a think Indian accent and was difficult to understand too, which didn't help the process.
When it comes to value, this place gets a 1. I would rather go to somewhere like the comfort inn, econolodge, or other place.
The only option for onsite parking is valet, and they charge $27/day. YUCK.
To top it off the internet for just basic internet is $9.95/day.
To top it off, the bathroom walls were crusted with dirt and grime. Clean much? Apparently not.
The only thing it really has going for them is a good coffee shop, decent bar, and the restaurant isn't too bad.
The hotel itself deserves a 1 but the restaurants are a 3+ which is why it received a 2.
Save your money guys and go somewhere decent.
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Great location, easily accessible from ATL - just a block away from the Peachtree Center MARTA stop. Typical business style hotel, with just about everything you'd need.
Rooms in the Atrium Tower are recently renovated with nice (if bland) furniture and a generous work space (though the TVs aren't modern, and the desk is awkwardly situated)...they're calling them "studio-style" rooms. Beds have nice down comforters and good down pillows plus massive body pillows, too. Most (all?) rooms in the tower have a balcony, which provides an okay view of the rest of downtown Atlanta.
Bathroom = small but functional. My shower's on-off temperature dial thing was busted, so it sprayed water every which way. Compared to the bedding, the towels weren't quite up to part, quality-wise. Nifty that Hyatt gives toothpaste!
My biggest gripe with this place is the HUGE lack of sound-proofing of the rooms, at least in the Atrium tower. Not only could I hear EVERY WORD of conversation happening in the room adjoining mine, but late into the night (say, 1 or 2am) I could hear constant din/shrieking/yelling downstairs in the atrium lobby...not sure if that would be less of a problem on a higher floor, but on the 4th floor I had a hard time falling asleep.
We spent 4 nights at the Hyatt downtown. The property was clean and well maintained. Lots of great restaraunts are within walking distance. The staff was wonderful. Very enthusiastic about helping, yet not in your face. We were annoyed that they would charge so much for wireless internet. $12 per day, per device. Considering what we paid for the room, you would think they could include internet. Come on, even McDonalds offers free wireless now.
A big old hotel downtown - cool atrium.
I was quite impressed with the Hyatt Regency during my most recent stay.
I was upgraded to a newly rennovated suite simply by the goodness of their hearts. The International Tower was fully updated in 2007-08, and the room was enourmous and beautifully appointed. Great location. Solid bar, good coffee shop.
Wonderful helpful staff, although their switch board operators could use a kick in the ass.
Overall, a great stay.
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Soo I had a wedding to go to..and let me just say....driving up this hotel blows your mind away! The valet is very helpful, they knew we were there for the wedding and the groom was about to arrive on a horse, yes yes a horse...and so they advised us where to stand and where to go so we dont miss anything..thumbs up...
After the wedding..we headed over to the bar before the reception started....let me tell you ..they had some amazing mango mojitos and whenever you order a drink, they give you free bowl of assorted nuts...yay yay..for all of us starving guest..hehe...
The decor was really nice and all the staff onsite were very helpful..a def recommended place to stay if you are ever in town..you will fell like a million bucks for sure!!! :)
The Hyatt Regency Atlanta is extremely convenient in downtown Atlanta and right next door to the Peachtree Center & the MARTA. The hotel is easy to get around the downtown core.
Rooms are decent and most have been recently remodeled (as of Feb 2009) and I was able to stay in the Radius tower. Rooms in that tower are on the smaller side but well appointed. Features the Hyatt Grand Bed, which I am a HUGE fan of. Closets are good sized and have a lot of the features built in(i.e. iron board). Bathrooms are well appointed.
Staff are fantastic and great in meeting your needs. They were able to provide fantastic suggestions to local areas and were quick and attentive.
The commons areas do show the buildings age, but its still fine.
All in all, a great place to stay!
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The place is really not bad. I came here for a conference. The people here are nice, always greeting you with a smile. I think the best way I would describe this place is that it's classy in a very 70s way. This hotel is old but they keep it clean. =)
We spent New Years Eve 08 here. The place was mobbed with partygoers and bowl-goers, but despite the crowd, the Hyatt staff was like a well-oiled machine. We were checked in quickly by a cheerful friendly concierge and were on our way to our room in no time.
Despite being an older hotel (constructed in the late 60s, I believe) this location is beautifully maintained. Our room was clean and comfortable as well!
The large New Years Eve party didn't overwhelm the facility - there was room to spare.
Bravo, Hyatt!
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The rooms in this hotel are nice and clean- no complaints here.
However:
(1) The mediocre food available through room service is outrageously overpriced. In addition to the already steep food prices, they add an additional room service charge to the bill. For example, a regular coffee is $6.50 plus a $3.50 delivery charge plus tax and tip.
(2) The Internet costs $12.95 per day. Are you kidding me? Come on, Hyatt, we all know that it doesn't cost you nearly that much to offer Internet to your customers.
(3) The area surrounding the hotel is desolate and sketchy, so you will need the Internet to connect with the rest of the world. There are a few take out places in the food court nearby, but not much else. I was warned by someone offering directions for the city not to travel too far along the main street. Several very aggressive men followed me and asked me for money- very scary and annoying when you are by yourself.
(4) There isn't a convenient store or drug store within walking distance. If you forget your toothbrush or dental floss, you are simply out of luck! There isn't a store in the hotel where you can buy any of these items either.
(5) I was charged over $8 (per call) for calls that did not connect. I called home a few times and just let the phone ring. I was charged for these calls even though the person at the other end didn't pick up. What a scam! Be careful: you can easily rack up $100 in telephone charges this way without realizing it.
(6) The water in the hotel costs $6 per bottle. And given that there is no convenient store in the area, you don't have much of a choice. I would recommend bringing your own with you.
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The hotel is nice, but I'm afraid I have to only give them three stars. I've been coming to this hotel yearly for a massive convention each fall, and have had opportunities to stay in several of the various rooms. If you're here for a big convention where there are a lot of people trying to move around the building, either don't stay in the main tower or get rooms close enough to the ground floor that it's reasonable to take the stairs. The elevators stay packed, and rarely make it above the ground floor. Getting out of your room, especially on the last day of a big conference, WILL take you several hours. Plan on it.
The international tower tends to be much more calm, and less of a problem to get in and out of, but it's still pricey.
To make matters worse, the bottled water in the rooms is a joke at $6/bottle, and the coffee shop on the ground floor in the lobby is way overpriced. I generally spend very little time in the rooms anyway, so that doesn't make things too bad. Overall, it's a nice hotel, they just have some issues with elevator speed and usefulness when staying in the main tower. They ought to have a separate elevator or two just to handle the convention traffic among the bottom floors.
Well what can you say - this is a pretty standard Hyatt Regency complete with a giant installation piece of the Olympic Torch or something like that.
Anyhow, it's a good business hotel - easy access via MARTA to ATL airport and the beers aren't ridiculously priced as they ofter are at hotel bars. The water for $6 is a rip though especially since it's Dasani which is Atlanta tap water anyways (although of course filtered, etc etc.)
The burgers at the bar restaurant are pretty good though and the they get a bonus star for giving you a free tube of AquaFresh toothpaste in your hotel room (I also like their Portico bath stuff)
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I was at the Hyatt several years ago for a conference and found it to be an excellent venue and a great hotel for business travelers. Rooms are spacious, comfortable, well-kept, and very nicely appointed.
Large ballrooms and lots of meeting rooms can accommodate any size conference, breakout sessions, etc. The ballroom was like a chameleon--some nights of my conference, it was set up like an exhibit hall, other nights a banquet facility with stage front, and other nights a theater. Food was good and the servers were top-notch!
Great location close to some of the major attractions and basically connected to the Peachtree Center.
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Not bad for downtown Atlanta, but I have stayed in better.
I stayed in a regular room (not in the tower) but my room faced the tower so the view was cut off, just like the people in the tower rooms that face my room. The room is nicely furnished and it looks like it has been recently renovated. The atrium appears well-kept though dated.
Did not eat in the hotel restaurants; however, the hotel bar serves great drinks and the appetizers were the best I've had in a hotel, which is why I gave 4 stars instead of 3. Be forewarned, the drinks and appetizers are a bit pricey but they were worth the cost.
At check-in, the hotel parking garage was full, so I was directed to a parking garage a short block away. It was cheaper ($10 per night vs $18) so I didn't mind. The check-in kiosks are modern and I was preparing to use one when the girl at the check-in struck up a conversation, so I checked in with her. The staff is very friendly and attentive as well.
I would recommend this hotel; I got a great rate at Hotwire so I did not choose the hotel myself. Next time, I will probably use Hotwire again and if I get this hotel again, I will not complain.
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This hotel is nice, however, one big downside for me was the amount of noise coming from outside. The windows do not block sound very well at all so you hear every bus, truck, siren or car blasting music along Peachtree St. I was on the 15th floor and the noise is disracting at night. They charge for internet use, they do have HBO, and the fitness center is very good. They provide a nice basket of apples, oranges, and occasionally bananas in the fitness center. The fitness center also has 4 TVs, two on each side showing CNN and ESPN. The bathroom had a small comp tube of toothpaste and my room had a small refrigerator. Not a bad hotel at all, just didn't like the street noise.
This hotel rules, it's gorgeous, and enormous. I was here for a conference and stayed 3 nights. Overall very accommodating. Where do I begin..
The rooms: I stayed on the 6th floor of one of the newer towers. The decor was very modern and sheik. Huge floor to ceiling windows - not a huge space, but everything had it's place. Built in armoire with iron, safe, hangers, extra blanket, coffee maker - everything you need. The bathroom was very nice with one of those bowl sinks and clear glass all tiled showers. Flatscreen TV (I never watched it, but it looked cool.) Very clean room - my friend got goodnight mints put on his pillow every day after house keeping had come to visit. Internet costs $9 a day - I found a neighbor who didn't require a password so mine was free the whole time - but others in my group couldn't get that signal from their room so it depends.
Food: Not too shabby. They serve Starbucks coffee in the little onsite coffee shop and sell fancy coke bottles (which are cheaper at the hotel than the Coke museum P.S.) I had the breakfast/brunch bar - it's expensive $18 or so (includes juice, coffee, whatever you want) - nice variety of things and very tasty.
Hotel Bar: Nice wait staff - patio to sit outside or smoke if need be. Prices are reasonable to NY standards I guess. $10 Knob Creek, $10-$12 mojitos and margaritas, $6-$7 beers, $8 Hot Toddy.. It was decent. I wouldn't recommend going here unless you are staying at the hotel, or want to stop in for a nightcap.
Conference Rooms: Enormous and convenient. I can't believe how many conferences were going on at the same time - helpful flatscreen TVs are all around to tell you what's going on where and when.
Surrounding area/Location: Right down town on Peachtree Street. 3 blocks for the Coca Cola Museum, near the art museum, children's museum, and aquarium. The hotel is connected to an indoor mall that has strange hours but some good back up places to eat. 1 block from the public subway system MARTA - excellent local in that regard. Liquor store nearby - open until 11:45 PM.
Everything else: Service was great - everyone was super nice. Concierge was helpful in gathering taxis and pointing you in the right direction. Free lemonade, cokes, and cookies all day in the lobby - can't be beat. Workout room was really nice - and they give you free fruit!
I would have loved to stay longer - would definitely return!
I checked in here tonight - I'm staying here for a conference. So far, I'm going to go with 3 stars.
I'm in the Rotary Tower, which has a really fun setup - each floor is pretty tiny, with 10 rooms around a central elevator shaft. My room is very compact as well - small, but nice. Mostly, it seems like the bathroom has gotten a lot of its footage chopped out. I've noticed that the walls seem thin, and I can hear my neighbors better than I'd like to.
Others have mentioned the views. Unless I want to look in the windows of the main hotel tower, I don't have much of a view. :) Additionally, the windows are poorly insulated. Tonight, it's cold (36 degrees F), and my windows are just about blowing cold air into the room.
My main complaint so far is that the hotel charges $9.95/day for slow, unsecured internet... Now, I'm no expert, but I'd think that if the Best Western could offer free internet, so could the freaking Hyatt. (It's ironic how, the more expensive the hotel, the fewer things are complimentary. I think I'll stay away from the $5 bottle of water, thankyouverymuch.)
On the up-side, there's a 24-hour coffee shop downstairs. The packaged items (bottles of soda and whatnot) are about double the normal price, but the fountain drinks are relatively reasonable. The coffee isn't any more expensive than a Starbucks, and honestly I like it a little better.
The neighborhood doesn't seem so bad - I felt safe walking in daylight - but time will tell. There's some neat stuff south of the hotel - the Peachtree mall, several restaurants - but not much for a mile or so north of it.
Other things... My room has a very large widescreen LCD TV. Unfortunately, it's set to Stupid Widescreen mode, where all the regular channels are horizontally stretched & distorted. The Setup menu is disabled, so I can't fix it, sadly. Also, it's placed oddly - on the right-hand side of the bed, and not comfortably viewable from anywhere in the room. Finally, it's an HDTV but the signals being sent to it are standard definition. This means it looks like crap.
The bed was the best point. They didn't skimp on the pillows, and overall it was extremely comfortable. Nevertheless, the small room felt more and more prison-like as the conference went on. I was pretty okay just by myself, but if my wife had come along, things would have felt extremely cramped.
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I was really happy with this hotel for a convention. It worked for one person for business purposes very well.
I stayed in the Radius Tower and from what I can gather, all rooms in that tower are the same. The rooms can best be described at dorm rooms. They are very small with the entire outside facing wall of floor to ceiling windows. The rooms are very efficient and organized. No bathtub, just a shower. The bedding was comfy and the linens are nice. The room had WiFi and a cable for Internet service at $9.95 per 24 hours.
The buffet for dinner was super fast and pretty tasty.
Overall, this hotel caters to the business/convention traveller for Americasmart just a block away. I would style here again for sure.
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Attended a conference in downtown and this was a very convenient location although the surrounding area isn't quite the safest(?) Well, all the reputable hotels are in the vicinity, Hilton, Marriot Marquis, Westin, etc but for some reason, just the neighboring streets are somewhat questionable. Everyone said it's safe to walk out when it's bright but as dark falls, just be weary and don't walk alone!
Overall a comfy and decent stay although there were some black stains on the comforter upon arrival.
Newly remodeled room, flat screen TV, modern furniture, it was all good.
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What a great time!! We attended the New Year's Eve party thanks to a friend in the liquor biz. She was able to get us VIP tickets and a room in the tower. Everytime I think about that night I smile. The room was so cool, it was modern done very very very well. I felt like I was in a New York apartment. If you stay there and are able, please ask for "the tower," as this is the most updated and posh. The beds were oh so comfy. The hotel and staff attended to every detail, including champagne in our room upon arrival as well as extra soap. They have the best smelling soap; I had to take a couple of extra bars home. The little details added up to impeccable service.
The Hyatt did an amazing job with the party. The drinks were great, the food was awesome (jumbo - and I mean jumbo - shrimp, sushi, and little mini cakes to name a few dishes), and the live music was a lot of fun. We were in the VIP area, so we were in our own isolated world. By the end of the night there were a lot of people who had a little "too much," but no fights or big drama that I was aware of. Crowd control was uninvasive, but present.
This is a rather standard conference-sized Hyatt in downtown Atlanta. The guest services were helpful. My king room was very nice and well appointed. The restaurants and bars in the hotel are pretty standard, too.
One of the best things is the hotel is connected to the Peachtree Center MARTA station, so it's an easy trip to the airport.
I had an opportunity to stay here and loved it. Granted the breakfast can be better. The views of downtown were fabulous and ambiance of the lobby. I had to come out for a business conference and this place was so convenient since the conference rooms were below the lobby and the hotel is connected to the shopping area.
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Great comfy king room - great views - as noted by other Yelpers. Close to Centennial Park, Atlanta Aquarium and Coca Cola. Attentive staff - we played with the lobby check in kiosks, and the staff were attentive for those in our group who had a little challenge. I usually use the fitness room, and didn't this time because of the quick in - quick out business trip. Didn't use any restaurants here this time - all meals were offsite! A pleasant stay!
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