We concluded our trip to Scotland and Norway by taking an SAS business class flight from Oslo to Washington D.C. with a short Copenhagen connection. I was able to choose SAS business class seats for free 30-hours before the flight time. After we landed at the IAD airport, we chose to stay overnight at Park Hyatt, Washington D.C.
Park Hyatt, Washington D.C. Booking
I used 25K Hyatt points to book a standard king room at Park Hyatt, Washington D.C., which is located between Georgetown, Pennsylvania Avenue, and the White House (see image below).
Park Hyatt, Washington D.C. Check-in
The front desk agent recognized my Globalist status and upgraded us to a Park Executive Suite (see the image below for all the available suites). He also explained the locations for the gym, swimming pool and breakfast.
Park Executive Suite
This is a large suite with separate areas for the living room and kitchen table along with a half-bath. The sectional sofa (two attached) is very long and there are two easy revolving sofas that are very comfortable.
The bedroom is also spacious with a king bed with an attached bathroom containing a large shower, bathtub, a single sink and toilet. We found the sink to be on the smaller side suitable for little kids. Bath towels are surprisingly small for a Park Hyatt Suite and they reminded me of the Norway hotels. The toilet paper is not as thick as we would like, and it is a hit and miss with Park Hyatt’s when it comes to toilet paper quality.
The mattress and pillows were comfortable and we went to sleep by 8pm due to jet-lag.
Fitness Center
I got up around 6am and worked out in the gym which is located outside the hotel in an adjacent building. You have to walk past the reception and exit the building and walk across a covered path to the next building. You walk upstairs to find the gym at one end along with a heated pool and hot tub on the other. The gym has TechnoGym equipment which is usual with Hyatt’s and I used the free weights and ellipticals for my workout. I find the fitness center to have a smaller space and inferior to Park Hyatt NY or Chicago.
Swimming Pool & Hot-tub
I find it inconvenient wearing a bathrobe and walking across the front desk and a cross walk to reach the pool area, but that is how it has been designed. The small pool (around 12 laps possible) is heated to be lukewarm, 3 feet deep at one end and 5 feet deep at the other end. I enjoyed a few laps and there was no one else in the pool area.
I found a lot of discoloration of the bathtub exterior which needs some painting (see images below).
Breakfast
Park Hyatt, Washington D.C. enforces a cap of $60 USD per person. It is better than a per room cap of $90 we observed at Thompson Houston (link). Breakfast can be ordered from a paper menu there, which is typical at many Park Hyatt’s. The prices for most items are in the range of $24-28 USD and our bill came to about $80.
The breakfast was overpriced as expected at a Park Hyatt, but tasted very good.
Conclusion
Park Hyatt, Washington D.C., is in need of a makeover, but it is still enjoyable and located in a nice neighborhood.