We truly loved our stay
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 3/21/10
My husband and I had eagerly anticipated this trip for months and became concerned after reading some of the reviews. I called the night before we were to arrive and spoke to the night manager, Mr. Patel who was wonderful. I asked about the charges mentioned in reviews and about our room. He really went to great lengths to make ours a wonderful experience. The room, balcony, hallways, elevators, lobby and restaurant were all very clean, very nice. The bathroom was a bit small as reviews noted but there is a small table and mirror right outside the bathroom where I was able to put on makeup and do my hair while my husband showered. It was not a problem at all. We were there during St. Patrick's Day and overlooked River St. We had a beautiful view of the Savannah River and River St. It was a bit noisy the night of St. Patrick's Day but was much quieter than we expected knowing the size of the crowd. The noise came from River St., not from inside the hotel.
We also spoke with the concierge man Phil beofre and during our stay and found him most friendly, helpful, and courteous. He knows Savannah! He helped us arrange a shuttle from the airport and bleacher seats for the parade and did not benefit from helping us at all. I mentioned that and he said he was happy to help make our stay memorable and that was enough.
We did not encounter any Hyatt employee or anyone else for that matter that was less than very friendly and helpful. We flew in and did not rent a car so did not experience the valet situation.
The one suggestion I might make is that the reservation people not located in Savannah could have communicated information better. It all worked out fine but they missed providing a lot of information. We will stay at the Hyatt again but will call the hotel itself next time instead of going through reservations and I will try to speak to Mr. Patel. I do also recommend keeping an eye on rates after booking as ours went down. I called and recieved the lower rates.
For the dates we were there, the view, the room and large patio like balcony on the 7th floor, the hotel was worth every penny. The extra charges the reviews spoke of are pretty easy to figure out. I asked and was told. At check-out, the extras cost me less than $ 2.00. We had a hot spot so did not use the wi-fi, we did not use the bottles of water in the room, and we did not use the room telephones except to call the front desk.
Thank you Hyatt for a lovely stay and memory!
Dan and Lauren
Ohio