In April 2023, Hyattunveiledthe details of its newest hotel brand, Hyatt Studios. There’s now an update, as details have been revealed about how the brand will participate in World of Hyatt, and it’s not necessarily what you might expect.
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There will be one in the Virginia Beach area in the vicinity of the Town Center area (where there's *already* a relatively new-build Hyatt Place), as well. It hasn't been announced yet, but I was told by employees of the aforementioned HP that it's coming, and I think the building itself is already under construction (and visible from the HP). But hey, for those of us with 10 properties visited and no plans to hit up resorts, a new (cheap) checkmark on Brand Explorer isn't a bad thing.
The majority of the Hyatt Houses I've stayed at haven't had proper kitchens (only a minifridge, microwave and a few glasses/coffee mugs) and were much closer to this rendering. It's really a crap shoot whether you get no kitchen, a halfway kitchen or a proper apartment-style kitchen, so I don't see any real differentiation here except for the reduced earnings rate.
I don't really earn steadily on stays anyways with Hyatt, so no bones about it from me. But for a road warrior, I'm not sure what the particular appeal with this would be compared to other extended stay options.
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Standard size fridges sound better to prospective guests than mini fridges which are terrible at keeping frozen items IMO. There are of course in-between options, but standard size appliances are often the cheapest to buy and replace. Odd size appliances are often more expensive.
Hot take but Hyatt's limited-service portfolio needs a rethink and help.
Hyatt Place - once my favorite limited service brand - seems stuck in 2009. While I didn't mind that aesthetic and I very much like the bones which I considered excellent in 2009, in many cases we're seeing 16 year old room designs with furniture really beat up and falling apart. The rooms feel dark and the overall experience is just not competitive with Marriott or Hilton, let alone Holiday Inn Express.
I wonder how this brand will stack up against Hyatt House. Many Hyatt House (and Hyatt Place) properties are showing their age and losing their appeal. The main advantage I see of a new Hyatt Studios brand is that the rooms will be fresh and new. (That was one thing I liked about Holiday Inn Express, that most of their properties are new/modern yet still inexpensive). The grab n go breakfast and half-rate point earnings are obvious ways that hotel operators and Hyatt will use to save money.
Interesting take. I almost always choose the lower-end Hyatt properties in my areas of travel (SE USA, NYC, Texas) because they are the only lower-end and extended-stay properties that don't look teleported from the 90s, have tweakers and drunks on the property and ambulances coming and going late at night.
The rooms look kind of like a Home2Suites but the latter has more desk and counter space. I happen to really like a full size refrigerator for longer stays, it is easier to store restaurant leftovers as well as make a grocery store stop.
I stayed at a Hyatt House in a business park setting a lot in 2021-2022 when my father was ill. Many of the 1BR and all of the 2BR rooms were either corporate short-term relocation (waiting to close on a house) or insurance relocation from recent flooding. I interpreted the reference to flexibility not so much as a reduction in visible brand standards but an ability to customize room type volumes based on local market characteristics.
Thats fairly standard in extended stay hotels and has been for years. Most like Residence Inn, Homewood Suites, Candlewood etc. will give a "re-fresh" around 3-4 days with full housekeeping on the 7th day.
Love the spicy ending to this post. I say this even though as a blog reader I realize I’m just the product here too .
Feels like it’s a method to get around non compete agreements for a given property location by creating a similar but different brand.
7 day housekeeping is ridiculous though, compared to the SpringHill Suites I stayed in a couple of weeks ago where it was every other day
The address listed on their website for the new Hyatt Studios location in Mobile is 5190 Motel Court, Mobile, AL 36619. That's the address of a currently-existing Holiday Inn Express (previously a Wingate), whose website is currently taking reservations as far out as May 2025. The artist rendering of the Hyatt Studios looks considerably similar to that Holiday Inn Express, per Google maps. Unless I am misinterpreting something, that seems to suggest merely a re-flagging and cosmetic upgrades of the building already there rather than a new construction.
@Allen , good eye, you're exactly right!
One thing I noticed too - I don't think the room shots are renders- those are probably prototype rooms already built on the property. The dead giveaway is the top of the windows which were a signature of Wingate Inns and wouldn't be present in the exterior remodel.
Do you have housekeepers at your house everyday ... probably not even weekly if I have to hazard a guess... LOL
You can tell the author of the article has never actually needed an extended stay. I travel for work, and by that I mean I travel for the 2023 year I will have stayed a total of 315 days in hotels I would stay in Hyatt if they had a proper extended stay. OH, and you can cook quite a bit in an extended stay. Marriott has Townplace which has full ovens.
Staying here now. Rooms definitely have a Home2 suites vibe. Hallways are brightly lit and feels like a Tru by Hilton. Definitely appreciate the non carpeted floors in the room though. The lobby is so small and with low ceilings. It feels like you’re checking into an old Candlewood suites. Furnishings feel slightly less refined than the furnishings at the new Hyatt Places. Interestingly, the ottoman they provide here is laughably light… like little kids could throw and catch it easily. Great that everything is new. Gym looks extremely sparse and small. Nothing about the common areas is spacious at all. Luckily the standard room is a really good size. Much bigger than a Tru By Hilton and abou the same size as a Hyatt place room. Not sure I’d want to stay here extended but great clean place and conveniently located for a roadtrip along I-10. Hope they can maintain it well… a lot of these types of places start looking bad quickly.
Here is Mobile. Btw it definitely is a new build, thankfully. Grab and go breakfast was prepackaged/store brand muffins. Would rather pay this lower rate and not have breakfast, but I’m probably in the minority. Breakfasts in the US are generally terrible anyway. There’s no pool so I didn’t see a lot of families with young kids. Some teen families on a road trip. Lot of out of state cars in the lot during this summer season. Other than that a lot of construction worker type of folks. I imagine construction workers and road trippers will frequent this place plant actually want to stay here extended otherwise probably. Again, hopefully they can maintain it well. Not the worst part of town, so the low rates probably won’t attract the riff raff. I could see these doing ok if rates can stay low, they can be located in strategic areas, and they keep up with maintenance. With a dog and long road trips with ice packs, it’s nice to have the full sized fridge. There was also an electric water kettle and full size trash bin in the room, which is rare. No in sink disposal.