We stayed here for a conference taking place at the Grand Hyatt, but the Grand had no rooms, and the location of this Hyatt on the River Walk appealed. However, this hotel seems to date from the 60's with a concrete atrium making it look very dated. We had upgraded to a room with a city view, which is important, as a lot of the rooms look into the atrium, and we were upgraded again to a river view as they had no room ready for us at 3:30pm. It was a reasonable size, with floor to ceiling windows and a nice view of the river. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom a decent size, but the overall look was a bit gloomy and dark. Other things we weren't keen on included: there was a connecting door to the next room, which meant we could hear normal levels of conversation from that room; the air conditioning seemed only to be on or off, with no temperature control; bizarrely, the hairdryer was on a short lead of only about 8 inches, which made it very difficult to use; and there was no small mirror in the bathroom. The restaurant was closed in the evening most of the time we were there, which isn't a problem as there are loads of places to eat on the River Walk, but it did serve excellent buffet breakfasts.
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