Review: Hyatt Regency Jersey City

If you want Hyatt to acknowledge and fix the systemic and confounding problems under WOH (some of which you have outlined in prior posts), stop reviewing their properties and pumping their credit card.

Oh and even better stop giving Hyatt your business and stay elsewhere.

Evan, Hyatt's top elite tier remains more rewarding for those who will still achieve it than Starwood's, Marriott's, IHG's (Spire), or Hilton's. If their footprint works for you, and you stay enough to continue earning top elite status with them, why stop giving them business?

"which are located on the firth floor"

It was time we added some new numbers to the system!

I live in Jersey City not far from the Hyatt. Jersey City is a detination for business travelers on its own, with several large financial institutions having a presence here.

The location is really excellent. Probably a better location for getting around Manhattan than many Manhattan hotels. Here is what you can do once you take the very short walk from the Hyatt to the PATH:
1) Pay $2.75 to take PATH to WTC using Metrocard
2) Once in the new WTC station/Oculus you can access the whole Brookfield and WTC complex underground.
3) Without going outside, you can access the Fulton St subway station and Chambers St Station. This gives you access to the 2,3,4,5,A,C,E,J,Z lines. From there you can go all over the city for an additional $2.75 MTA fare.

LOL.

@Gary still shills for the perennially under-performing but over-rated W.I.P, despite incontrovertible evidence that Hyatt no longer gives a f$#% about running a rewarding loyalty program, after repeatedly trying and failing, sycophantic travel bloggers' raves notwithstanding:
-- "Evan, Hyatt’s top elite tier remains more rewarding for those who will still achieve it than Starwood’s, Marriott’s, IHG’s (Spire), or Hilton’s. If their footprint works for you, and you stay enough to continue earning top elite status with them, why stop giving them business?"

Why stop?

One adjective immediately popped into my head at the claim that "Hyatt’s top elite tier remains more rewarding..."

Pyr·rhic: won at too great a cost to be worthwhile for the victor.

G'day!

Did you check with the conference organizers for hotel space? At most conferences I go, they have a block of rooms set aside just for attendees, but you have to book through their booking agency, however the prices are heavily discounted. Usually the remaining (public) rooms are very high priced, as you saw.

@Gary, I generally think you are an intelligent guy; I read your blog as well. However, a majority of your and Lucky's readers aren't stupid and we all know you and Lucky have a financial incentive to play nice with Hyatt. My point being your readers can see the hypocrisy in bemoaning the shortcomings of WOH (of which there are many) while continuing to be a revenue generating patron of Hyatt, and worse yet pumping specific properties and the Hyatt credit card, as well as, selling WOH as the least bad. Sh*t is still sh*t even if it is the least bad sh*t. If you or Lucky or anyone else wants to see change at WOH do something about it instead of just hypocritically talking about it. Hyatt is not going to change if all people do is talk but continue to book stays and supplement their bottom line.

Lucky, Thanks for the review. It was the only of the Hyatt I saw after the Freddie Awards, but then someone may have reviewed it earlier. I appreciate the fact you made the effort while involved in other work. I've considered staying there as another option for Manhattan, and just haven't done it yet. So it sounds like you were able to pay with points..?

Jimmy

I love it. "Yeah, you should totally take a financial hit as a protest against a large multinational corporation that cut back on the gravy train for folks who like to go to the Maldives and eat breakfast for free in upgraded suites. Do it for your readership, who would probably run over their own grandma to fly EK F on a mistake fare."

We're not exactly talking divesting from South Africa under apartheid here, or from companies contributing to global warming.

Lucky, a word seems to be missing (or different words need to be subbed in for the phrase "on the Jersey") within this sentence: "Being on the Hudson on the Jersey [side?] reminded me of being in Kowloon overlooking Hong Kong Island." Great analogy, by the way.

Are you going to do a piece on how Hyatt hosted the event then walked away with ZERO wins!?!

Best Elite 4 years in a row... then a hard stop when they rolled out WOH...

The ship is on fire... will the crew go down with it?

Lucky -

Please start reviewing Marriott properties, as thousands of them are now redeemable via SPG point transfers

Thanks

@ Anthony -- I'm hoping to review quite a few soon. 🙂

What ended up happening with booking the room? You posted a few days earlier they were playing games with standard room availability. Were you able to call WoH and force them to open a standard room?

Also, you did get a partial Manhattan view! You can see it off to the right in that picture. It's just that the weather was bad.

Jersey City is really a booming area recently. It is not a tourist destination, but if you are staying there for work or other reasons, there are plenty of good restaurants and bars in the neighborhood to keep one entertained.

I stayed there a few years ago on a trip to New York to watch the Mets and Yankees. Easy to get to New York from the hotel. A bit of effort to get from the airports. Booked with points got a beautiful room, suite upgrade out on the end. It had a view of the Harbor-downtown and view of the Statue of Liberty. Even had a Norwegian cruise ship sail by into port. That was when I still had Diamond with Hyatt and Hilton, since retiring those are no more. New Elite Tier system makes it much harder to have any status unless you get their credit card or AMEX platinum.

I've stayed at the Robert Treat in Downtown Newark which is now a Best Western. Though updated still has the feel of a more classic hotel.Room rate includes a buffet breakfast. It is a a short walk or free hotel shuttle to Penn Station Newark where there is both a train and PATH to NYC as well as the train to Philadelphia and Points South. Also the shuttle will take you to Newark airport. Newark has a very good museum. There is also a concert/sports stadium within walking distance. My room had a view of the lower NY skyline. The Hotel has a restaurant that serves better than average food. Much less expensive than Manhatten and convenient if your coming and going from New York by train or Newark Airport.

Overall, a good review of the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City. The views of lower Manhattan are truly spectacular. If you can tear yourself away from that, however, it is very rewarding to explore what is within walking distance from the hotel. From Satis Bistro a scant few blocks away to the abundance of bars, restaurants and clubs in the Grove Street area, Jersey City offers many entertainment options for guests at the Hyatt. Talented restaurateurs who have been priced out of Manhattan and Williamsburg are re-working their magic on this side of the Hudson. This Hyatt Regency has the best of both worlds - easy access to NYC and a vibrant neighborhood all its own. It has become a preferred hotel for us while visiting our daughter in New York.