Originally I wasn’t planning on staying at the Hyatt Place Yerevan. However, after getting to the airport at 12:30AM, I was informed that my flight had been delayed by about 10 hours due to fog, meaning I needed a hotel for the night. Technically I could have probably checked back in at the Marriott. After all, I paid to stay until later that day. However, since I had checked out already, that seemed like it could get complicated.
Instead I decided to check out the Hyatt Place. It was priced around the same, so I paid ~70USD for my short stay there.
The Hyatt Place is very close to the Marriott, meaning it’s about a 15 minute drive from the airport. While the Marriott has a great location on Republic Square, the Hyatt Place is a couple of blocks away on a much quieter side street.
Road to Hyatt Place Yerevan
Based on the exterior, the Hyatt Place looked more to me like an office building than a hotel.
Hyatt Place Yerevan exterior
Hyatt Place Yerevan signage
Since I arrived at the hotel at around 3AM, the lobby was dead. The check-in process was efficient, and the two people working the night shift were young and chirpy. I was told that the complimentary breakfast was served from 6:30AM until 10:30AM (7AM until 11AM on weekends).
Hyatt Place Yerevan lobby
Hyatt Place Yerevan lobby
The lobby was pretty typical of what you’d find at a Hyatt Place anywhere, with a a cafe area, a bar, some general lobby seating, and a business center.
Hyatt Place Yerevan lobby
Hyatt Place Yerevan lobby bar
The elevators were right across from reception, and I took one up to the fourth floor, where my room was located.
Hyatt Place Yerevan hallway
I was assigned room #412.
Hyatt Place Yerevan floorplan
I thought the room at the Hyatt Place was lovely — it was spacious and modern.
Hyatt Place Yerevan room entryway
The room featured a king size bed, a sofa with an ottoman, a desk, and a wall-mounted TV.
Hyatt Place Yerevan king room
Hyatt Place Yerevan king room sofa
Hyatt Place Yerevan king room
The desk area was quite large. In addition to the desk itself, there was also a kettle with coffee and tea, a mini-fridge, and a bottle of water.
Hyatt Place Yerevan in-room desk & TV
Hyatt Place Yerevan in-room coffee & tea
Hyatt Place Yerevan in-room fridge
Next to that was a closet.
Hyatt Place Yerevan in-room closet
My room looked out over a parking lot and some nearby buildings, so the views weren’t exactly impressive (though they were still better than my views from the Marriott).
Hyatt Place Yerevan view
The bathroom was back near the entrance, and had a sink, toilet, and walk-in shower with a sliding glass door.
Hyatt Place Yerevan bathroom
The water pressure in the shower was excellent.
Hyatt Place Yerevan shower
Toiletries were in individual containers (unlike some other limited service hotels, where they have reusable containers in the shower), and were fine.
Hyatt Place Yerevan toiletries
I ended up only getting about three hours of sleep, and woke up at around 7AM and went to breakfast. While complimentary breakfast is a standard Hyatt Place feature, I’ve never seen a Hyatt Place with a breakfast this good (in fairness, this was also my first non-US Hyatt Place stay).
The dining area had a good amount of seating, and was wide open when I visited (much like the Marriott, I got the sense that this hotel was mostly empty).
Hyatt Place Yerevan restaurant
Hyatt Place Yerevan restaurant
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
I’ll let the pictures of the food speak for themselves — wow!
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
Hyatt Place Yerevan breakfast buffet
The only other noteworthy amenity of the hotel is the gym, which can be accessed 24/7, and was extremely basic.
Hyatt Place Yerevan gym
Hyatt Place Yerevan gym
At around 9AM I took a taxi back to Yerevan Airport, hoping for better luck with my flight this time around.
Hyatt Place Yerevan bottom line
While I was only at the hotel for a few hours, I was impressed. Physically I thought it was one of the nicer Hyatt Places I’ve stayed at, though what really impressed me was the breakfast, as all the Hyatt Place properties I’ve stayed at in the US had much more limited breakfast buffets. I’m not sure if this spread is pretty standard for their international properties, or if this one was actually above average.
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