A brand spanking new dual tower hotel behind intercontinental and next to Hilton suites. A very convenient address as it avoids the chaos crowds camping outside Abraj Al Bait section and also has quick access to enter the new section and not get locked outside all the time.
The booking.
Peak December rates were SAR 2000 per night for a standard room. Early December had advanced purchase rates of SAR 533 per night.
Points + cash had the best value in booking rate options.
Check in.
As per-normal, elite dedicated check in counters are very fast and que-less.
The upgrade.
Using my Ultimate Guide to UPgrades article, the GM confirmed my upgrade to a Prince Suite via email some days prior. The hotel did not even take one of my 4x confirmed suite upgrade certificates ( which I value at R120,000 each).
SAR 8000 per night is a mammoth upgrade, could be my biggest value one when converted to Zar.
The suite.
The entrance to the suite from the passage. That’s my kitchen door on the left.
The entrance.
Guest bathroom.
The view of Intercontinental and the new section to the west. Notice the marble / lack of crowds.
View of crowds infront of Abraj Al Bait.
Hyatt only puts the best.
Everything is state of the art digital.
Hyatt has such clean modern lines.
6 seater spacious dining room.
Private office with glass folding doors. How is that book shelf behind ?
Neat kitchen and convenient second door to enter or exit.
If you the type to bring snacks from home, you will have enough space to store it here.
Diamond welcome amenity.
More welcome amenities.
the office has plug ins for HDMI + scart, oh my.
Usually Hyatt’s offices in suites are loaded with stationary.
Digital Jacuzzi. Impressive.
Yep, numero uno.
The breakfast.
Recently I have only been highlighting what stands out from the normal buffet one finds at every hotel.
Ice cream for breakfast is a treat. Especially when the rates are SAR 11 per scoop in the shops. That’s like 50bux per person per scoop everyone else is paying.
Complimented with caramello pancakes.
Tom Yum Soup was divine. Don’t think I had this for breakfast before.
The lounge.
The Regency Executive Lounge was not opened yet, however, I did manage to get some sneak pics in.
The foodie.
In the interim The Tea Lounge was available for Diamond members and all menu items were complimentary including:
4x scoops ice cream. 25 SAR per scoop.
5x grilled king prawns. 165 SAR.
Only at Hyatt will you get a straw in 200g branded paper.
Arabiatta pasta + butter chicken with basmati rice.
Not on the menu: By special request the head chef offered to make me a prawn biryani with cashews and sultanas. Divine.
All the colours of macaroons you can eat.
State of the art gym to keep in shape after the ( complimentary) gastronomy indulgences.
Every day I got a welcome amenity.
Late check out.
I had a flight out at 7am and booked one night short as I knew Hyatt has 4pm late check out guarantee for Diamonds. That would mean 8 hours waiting until taxi time to Jeddah.
The GM told me I am welcome to check out when ever Im ready, even 2 am ( everyone else checkout time is 10-11am the day before) This was another perk of a whole day in the 8000 SAR per night Prince Suite.
The points I earned from the p+c booking.
Hyatt Regency Makkah’s second tower is due to open soon. Imagine what the presidential suite is going to look like.