This is post three of three about my trip to Clearwater Beach, Fl in August 2012.
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My mother and I arrived at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater
Beach a few hours before the check-in time of 4 p.m. Not having any status with
the chain, I was prepared to just leave our bags and wander around town, but
the front desk nicely accommodated us early.
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The entrance & lobby
The large pink structure is imposing and can be seen from
pretty much anywhere on the beach.
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| Nice lobby |
The room
All rooms at this hotel offer a full kitchen with granite
countertops, microwave, refrigerator and counter cooktop, which is nice for
saving money on meals should you want to hit up the local Publix grocery store
or reheat some leftover restaurant meals.
Our Deluxe 2 Queens room was bright, clean and spacious.
Basically, everything I could ask for in a free room.
The bathroom was large as well.
The view
We were on the 8th floor, which is the same level
as the swimming pool. We had a balcony and nice views of both the Gulf and the
Clearwater Bay.
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| View from our balcony |
Speaking of the pool, it was small, but not crowded at the
time of my stay. Views were nice.
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| Eighth floor swimming pool |
There is also a terrace and hot tub on the 16th
floor. It would have been nice to catch one of those Clearwater sunsets from up
there, but it was either too overcast or raining during my stay.
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| View from the terrace on the 16th floor |
The Hyatt staff was all friendly and helpful. I did not
partake in any meals in the restaurant, but did have a drink in the lobby bar
during happy hour.
I was concerned about the resort fees ($20 per night) that
were listed on my reservation, but thankfully this hotel waives resort fees for
award nights. Word to the wise, parking is also pricey, but I didn’t have a
car, so this was not an issue for me.
The verdict: I would definitely stay at this hotel again (for free on points, of course!)
should I return to Clearwater Beach.
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