{"id":15819,"date":"2023-07-31T17:38:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=15819"},"modified":"2023-07-31T17:38:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:38:52","slug":"my-review-of-hyatt-regency-barcelona-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2023\/07\/31\/my-review-of-hyatt-regency-barcelona-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After one-night in central Barcelona at the Le Meridien hotel<\/a>, I booked the Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower hotel with my own Hyatt Leverage<\/a> plan. I received a nice free-night promotion from Hyatt, plus was (for a very short period) upgraded to Globalist due to a loophole…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hotel is fairly far out by the Hospital de Bellvitge<\/em> station, last stop of the red metro line. It’s about 30 minutes by metro to the city centre, or 20 minutes to the airport by bus.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The hotel building is quite prominent once you have exited the station, on top of which there’s a huge Hesperia sign that is the owner of the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lobby is large and impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Once having confirmed my name and ID, the receptionist lady greeted me with a very warm welcome, and invited the duty manager to have a chat with me. She then gave me a thorough introduction of the hotel facilities, breakfast and the club lounge, while accompanying me to the lift.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My (suite) upgrade experience with Marriott, IHG and Hilton has been pretty poor in Europe. This is the first and maybe only time I’m staying as a Globalist, and they upgraded me to a Regency Suite on the 24th floor. The highest guest floor is the 25th, and there’s a famous(?) rooftop restaurant on the 29th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As there’s no separate living room, it’s probably more of a junior suite. However the TV-mounting wall segregates the space well, and you definitely won’t find it confined here.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The room has a traditional layout, is well furnished, and there’s no apparent sign of wear and tear. It is surely a very high standard as of hotels in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bathroom comes with a small wardrobe as well as a jet tub.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It is the tallest building in the neighbourhood by a good margin so you have a nice view.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can cast content to the TV via Chromecast or the Hyatt mobile app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As recommended by the hotel staff, I had my breakfast in the main restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here’s the buffet:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Classic Spanish breakfast with a large selection of cured meat. The quality is decent, although I’m a bit disappointed that they don’t offer churros here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hyatt Regency Club is located on the fifth floor, and it is Huge!<\/p>\n\n\n

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As a business hotel they’ve done a good job catering to business clients’ needs. There are four conference rooms in the club lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fruits, snacks and drinks (including beer and wine) are displayed throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Happy Hour is 5pm to 7pm every evening. In addition to salad and cheese etc, there are two hot items offered each day. I had a lot of fried meat balls and beef stew…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Liquor and spirited are also on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Breakfast in the club lounge is a lot simpler, although they make some special dishes here such as the Bao.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gym is very small and I’m not impressed. The swimming pool is contracted so all guests including Globalists must pay a \u20ac10 fee per day, which I didn’t use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was checking out, the receptionist again called for the (general?) manage who was on his way out to have a personal chat with me. He was very attentive and asked if I wanted to bring a couple of bottles of water with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m truly impressed how well Globalists are treated at Hyatt Hotels. Although they don’t have 4pm guaranteed late check-out which I find very useful, it is better than my Marriott Titanium experience is almost every way. Sadly I was (duly) downgraded back to Explorist shortly after my stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower is a very solid hotel with great guest rooms and club lounge. The location is inconvenient though, so I only recommend you to stay here on your first or last day utilising its proximity to the airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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