The Last Aeroplan Hurrah: Hyatt Regency Incheon Airport

I just stayed here during a long layover. I gave the bottle of wine to the shuttle driver and I think I made his day based on his facial expression. Not bad for 8k points as you said.

Cabs are cheap in Seoul - ICN to the city should be 40 to 50 bucks.

The new subway to the airport is quite nice and operates early enough to make an 8am. I seem to remember it taking something like 40 minutes from Hongdae, slightly longer from the center. Faster than Tokyo->NRT, for sure.

@ Pegasus -- Hah, great idea. I don't really drink so I'm always torn as to what to do with the bottle of wine. Usually I just leave it in the room, though I'd love to put it to better use.

@ Kevin -- Hmmm, then either I'm going crazy or we got screwed. While the 40 minute ride does sound faster, there's still the time waiting for the subway and also getting from the hotel to the subway, so in this instance I still think it probably wasn't worth going into the city. Have to plan a longer layover next time!

I stayed at this property and as usual, almost exact review as Lucky. I had a long/interesting conversation w/ an American pilot working for Korean Air. Taxi: Lucky, you took a "Black Taxi" which is more luxury. Next time I am going to stay at one of hotels in the westside of the city which will take max an hour to get there.

I bet you and your boyfriend got a real kick out of leaving the shower blinds open.

Here comes troll. lol.
Excellent review.

We've got the same dilemma next month. With a 4p arrival into ICN and a 8:20am flight the next day which would you choose? I'm a Hyatt Diamond and have booked a room using points, but now after reading this review I'm not sure. Not enought time to visit the city so that leaves the transit hotel or the Hyatt.

The transit hotel runs ~$115 for 12 hrs, but we could land, visit the lounge and then crash at like 7p. Then go straight to the plane at 7a. Do you think this is a better plan than the Hyatt?

@ Mac -- That's a toughie. I'd say 16 hours is a bit too long of a layover for the transit hotel. At the end of the day the rooms are really small and I suspect you'll feel rather "trapped" in the terminal, so I'd go with the Hyatt. If you landed at 8PM or later I'd say go for the transit hotel, as I suspect a 12 hour layover is about my tolerance for that. Also, how do you plan on accessing the lounge? Keep in mind that if it's based on your ticket, you're only typically allowed in with a same day departing boarding pass, so you may be out of luck.

This hotel certainly seems like a good place to crash for a night before catching a mid day flight the next day. Especially if your inbound flight is a red-eye. I wouldn't like to stay in one of the lounges for more than 6 hours. Did you manage to get some comfortable sleep lucky? Mabe it would have been better if you had slept on the floor with one of those Cathay duvets. Too bad they don't let you take them or even buy them.

This hotel certainly seems like a good place to crash for a night before catching a mid day flight the next day. Especially if your inbound flight is a red-eye. Did you manage to get some comfortable sleep lucky? Mabe it would have been better if you had slept on the floor with one of those Cathay duvets. Too bad they don't let you take them or even buy them.

Why did this thing post my comments twice? Weird!

@ Darren -- The sleep would have been a lot more comfortable if the bed weren't so hard! But definitely a comfortable place to sleep nonetheless!

Need help. Arriving at incheon by 5am and need to have a 12 hour layover to catch my next flight around 445pm.

Any advice. I want to save cause i cannot afford to pay for a hotel.

How much is this spa on air for? I dont mind sharing as long as it is safe and comfortable. thanks

@ orlando -- A dayroom at one of the airside transit hotels would be maybe $60 for the 12 hour block, so I might consider that if it's within your budget.

We just stayed over at this hotel last night. Not *all* the rooms have the upgraded flat panel TVs - ours still has the big old fashioned TV (it was the first thing I noticed!)

The pleasant surprise was the same amenity that you got (even though I'm at Platinum with Hyatt right now).

Do you remember when the club opens for breakfast? Wondering if enough time before 8:50a flight.

@ E -- It opens at 6:30AM for breakfast if I recall correctly.

Just arrived at the hotel -- got the same amenity (sans wine) without status (my Platinum expired yesterday).

But you're right about nothing to do around here -- flight landed 6pm, I was at the hotel at 7pm, but my flight tomorrow is at 9am so difficult to justify going into the city. The only thing to do around the hotel is to take the shuttle back to the airport and check out stuff pre-security.

Will be staying here on our way to S. Africa next december/january and i agree with you in terms of not having enough feasible time to go into the city and do the park hyatt. Given that there is not much around the area, do you feel it is worth it to upgrade the extra 4K points to get club access?

@ drew -- That's a toughie. Assuming it's two people I would probably say yes. I value 4,000 points at $60, and that seems like a reasonable premium for evening snacks and drinks and then breakfast in the club lounge.

http://www.intltaxi.co.kr/en/rates.html

After I read $200 I knew for sure you were conned lol I am new to your blog, so reading things as I find them, reading your recent taxi woes it seems like being a target for con men is nothing new. When you are in Singapore next MSG me, I shall counsel you on the finer points of avoiding bullshit. 🙂

The taxis at Incheon have ripped off people for years. Basically they are gangsters:

http://asiancorrespondent.com/63999/police-arrest-taxi-gangsters-at-incheon-airport/