Review: Hyatt House & Hyatt Place LAX

How can you attack the owner and then not explain why?

I understand why you put the disclaimer on the post, by I agree with this – if you're not expecting readers to be involved in the beef, then personally I'd not mention it at all, at least unless you're able to link to your future post explaining why.

This is an example of Hyatt's limited portfolio. This should probably be a full-service hotel. Except Hyatt doesn't really have a brand that would fit since there is a nearby Hyatt Regency.

Looking at the public spaces, amenities, restaurant and rooms, this is nicer than the Hyatt Regency Houston Intercontinental Airport, Hyatt Regency Rochester, Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, and Hyatt Regency Toronto. It actually reminds me of the Hyatt Place Allentown/Lehigh Valley, which is also a dual-branded Hyatt Place-Hyatt House property and has, as Gary Leff says, one of the nicests restaurant at a limited-service hotel anywhere.

But the whole dual-branded thing confuses me. Especially when they are competing brands and one hotel is more expensive than the other hotel even though they are, for all practical purposes, one hotel with the same amenities and services.

For example, Hyatt House is opening up a property in Lansing, Michigan that is shared with an AC, which is a Marriott brand. I can't believe Marriott and Hyatt are allowing Concord Hospitality to operate a dual-branded property with brands from two competing hotel portfolios.

You have a dramatic definition of "attack".

You're "closing in on lifetime Globalist status" and had never stayed at a Hyatt House? That's sort of amazing.

Havent read the article yet, just wanted to chime in and say thats an awesome brunswick medalist pool table from the 1950s in the lobby. sweet table!

Ben,

Welcome to parenthood, where having a refrigerator and some space in room is super clutch! I've found that most Hyatt Houses are newer and have enough room to set up a travel crib where you can actually walk around the room. It's the little things that matter when traveling with a kiddo.

A simple Wikipedia search explains everything you'd need to know about Aaron Schock and why guys like Ben (and myself and countless others) have beef with him.

I suppose it's nice to know that fashionability and tasteful design choices are among the many stereotypes embodied by Mr. Schock.

Thanks for the heads up about the owner. (and for those of you complaining, a quick Google or Wikipedia will indicate the issues).

It could have been just a Hyatt, or a Grand Hyatt. In Seattle we have those 3 brands within 3-4 blocks. But, I think they have the same owner.

I'm curious how you knew who the owner is? I've stayed at so many hotels and never known. I'm honestly curious because I'd rather not stay at his hotels either.

Is Hyatt developing any new Hyatt or Grand Hyatts? It seems like they're only doing Park Hyatt, Hyatt House and Hyatt Place these days plus the resorts.

The post has since been updated without attacking the owner.

Ben,
Thank you as always for your review. I actually was booked into this hotel twice but trips were canceled. Two of the facilities now under my purview at work could be seen from your Hyatt Place window (just out of sight in your picture)... one is to the right/west of that parking structure and the other is on the left side of your view back by that large hangar (that's the UA hangar). Obviously this would be a very convenient location and could be done by walking. I usually get put in the Hilton down the street or the Sheraton which I truly abhor.

Nice to see an airport hotel at LAX that is truly refreshed. The others there are tired... and those "renovated" are just lipstick on a pig with too much original structure... because everyone loves having to straddle the toilet to close the bathroom door. I dislike LA - my personal feelings (as a quote once said, "It's Detroit but with palm trees") - and I think serving too much time isolated to Century in generally depressing hotels has much to do with it.

I had my senior prom here in 1978. (Before Aaron Schock was even born...)

"If you’re going from the airport to the hotel, you’ll find the shuttle in the red zone for “hotel & private parking shuttles” on the departures level."

Ben-isn't the shuttle pick up at the airport on the lower/downstairs ARRIVALS level, like your picture indicates? The departures level is upstairs/outside.

The man can spend $100,000 of taxpayer money to decorate his office, good to know that he can decorate a hotel.

I'm guessing as the picture is representative of the walk. Arrivals-LL would have been far shadier. Hotel shuttles are on the Departures-UL.

That used to be Tishman Airport Center II. Tishmam Airport Center I is now H Hotel a Curio and Homewood. Both were office buildings. I worked in I long time ago on graveyard shift and sometimes had to go to II to get the guard to radio the guy in I to let me in (pre-cell phones). Great plane watching when it wasn't foggy.

"However, I wouldn’t stay again, because I have issues supporting the owner and developer of the property (Aaron Schock)."

But no qualms about supporting the governments of the UAE, Qatar, etc?

Ok then.

Lucky, you might as well boycott Hyatt completely if you’re going to bring politics into this.

In short the guy is / was a closet case who stole taxpayer dollars

From WikiPedia
Schock resigned from Congress in March 2015 amid a scandal involving his use of public and campaign funds. A subsequent congressional ethics investigation "revealed that he used taxpayer money to fund lavish trips and events".[3] In November 2016, a federal grand jury indicted him in connection with the scandal. After he pled not guilty, prosecutors reached a deferred prosecution agreement with him in March 2019 whereby all charges against him were dropped in return for a period of good behavior and payment of $100,000 in restitution.[4] As part of the deal, Schock's campaign committee, Schock for Congress, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of failing to properly report expenses.[4]

Despite having a voting record of consistently opposing LGBTQ rights,[5] Schock came out as gay in March 2020 and expressed regret for some of his previous policy decisions.[6]

Those of us who are out and proud of who we are tend to dislike people who want us in camps - Quisling / HomoCon / Ass

Looking forward to the future disclaimers about the owners when flying EK first!

You're allowed to hold different entities to different standards, in regards to how they are related to you or how much your actions can even influence them.

If you want to mount a real defense of Aaron Schock here, instead of a false dilemma fallacy, go ahead.

Does anyone know if Aaron Schock is still the owner (as of October 2023)?