Review: Hyatt Regency Sydney

The lack of well placed ports is clearly a carry over from the Four Points days. For a business traveller hotel, you'd think this was a pretty basic one to get right.

@ Scott -- But I believe the wing I was staying in was newly built? I believe the old wing is the former Four Points.

Ben, have you reviewed CSA Business Class PRG - ICN yet ?

@Alex not worth it. It's just a KE A330 with the CSA exterior paint

This used to be the ANA hotel when it first opened catering for Japanese tourists. It then became the Four Points. Am surprised they didn't put you in a suite.

This looks like a big improvement from the Four Points! It also seems like it's comparably priced to the Intercontinental Sydney, which is nice but showing some signs of age. Will definitely consider the Hyatt Regency next time I'm on that side of the world!

I've stayed at the hotel about 30 nights this year for work (always in the corner suite you reviewed), and was similarly impressed. Very happy to have an affordable Hyatt option in Sydney!

My only gripe is that the cardio room is tiny, and the ceilings are too low for me to use the treadmill or other equipment. I'd say if you're over 6' or so you're out of luck.

The lounge staff are really lovely...especially after you've been there for days on end. 🙂 My only complaint about the buffet is that they don't have dessert options at night except for those cookies Lucky mentions.

Just a nitpicky point, Crown in Melbourne has 1500+ rooms, so not the largest hotel in Australia. That said, I stayed here when it was the four points and it looks like a massive improvement!

@matt Crown has 1500 rooms, but that is split between 3 different property's ( Crown towers, Metropol and Promenade) The Hyatt Regency is still the largest single hotel in Australia.

This may go against many bloggers, but I much preferred the Hyatt Regency overPark Hyatt in Sydney.

The Regency is good enough, and such a better location. The views are obviously spectacular from the Park Hyatt, but the location means quite a long walk to get to the CBD (downtown) or a train switch to get around by train. For a stay more than a couple of nights in Sydney, the Hyatt Regency is near Town Hall station, so far more convenient to get around the city.

They must of done a fair amount of work to convert that from a Four Points. Unless that was the nicest Four Points ever haha

Lucky, two things- maybe nit-picky, but the view is over Darling Harbour/Cockle Bay - which opens to Sydney Harbour. 2ndly, a major feature of the new Hyatt Regency is its rooftop bar, which doesn't seem to get a mention.

Sorry for being a pesky Sydney spider.

Mate, great review.
Sadly you missed mentioning the Rooftop Bar. One of the best rooftop bars out there;
https://sydney.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/dining/zephyr.html
Next time....
For your interest the tall building in one of your photos 'Hyatt Regency Sydney studio suite view' is the new;
Sofitel Hotel; http://www.sofitelsydneydarlingharbour.com.au/
& across from that next to The Star (casino) is to be the new,
Ritz Carlton; http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/putting-on-the-ritzcarlton-the-star-heralds-return-of-luxury-hotel-20161208-gt76wz.html
Down from where you stayed is being built the new,
W Hotel; https://www.ausbt.com.au/w-hotel-sydney-to-open-2019
Look forward to many more returns to Sydney to review some of these new babies!

1. I'm surprised to learn that Australia doesn't have a single hotel with more than 900 rooms. That's surprisingly.
2. For a "studio suite" it looks rather spartan. There certainly isn't much to the decor. Unless they were going for the sophisticated-meets-spartan look.
3. The lounge looks a little small for a 900-room hotel, especially given that Hyatt sells access to the Regency Club to non-elite guests. Was there sparkling wine on offer? Did they offer the Pepsi or Coke during the day? Unfortunately, some Regency Club lounges only offer coffee and water during the day.

Would be nice to see photos that more accurately reflect the crowds. Otherwise, great review!

I was gonna comment "did you take these pictures at like 3 AM?" hahah rightfully so...

also no rooftop bar?

I could not stay at the Hyatt Regency knowing my gorgeous Park Hyatt was within view.

Shame such a nice hotel is located in Sydney's biggest tourist dump... Darling Harbour is a hole!

Just as an FYI, whilst the hotel used to be a Four Points, it was renovated with the intention to change it over to a Hyatt Regency. It only looked like that as a Four Points for a couple of months.

And lucky - you are correct - the new wing was never used as a Four Points - it didn't open until soon after the name change to the Hyatt.

Lucky, why limit yourself to eating in the Club when Sydney is full of amazing places to eat?! You're but a 5-10 minute walk from countless cafes and restaurants.

That said, I realise that reviewing the buffet etc is part of the gig. Out of interest, I'd love to read a detailed post in future about how you manage your health given your eating lifestyle of airline food and hotel buffets.

Stayed there back in January and received the same exact room as an upgrade! The only difference from my stay was that chaise lounge wasn't in the room. The option of checking out at the club lounge was great since the queues in the lobby can get quite long. Nice review!

@Eric Oh no! I can just picture you bonking your head whilst running on the treadmill, then trying to run a little tilted to the side. Good thing for you there aren't any desserts at the cocktail hour since you're not getting your cardio.

@FNT Delta Diamond Yes, I had the same impression of the "studio suite". BTW, that name sounds like an oxymoron. How can it be a studio if it's a suite? Isn't a studio something that is one room and a suite something is more than one room? Regardless, it's a nice room even if it is the jumbo shrimp of Sydney.