Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont
New Aircraft, Old Friends
Welcome back to to an Econoy Class and Beyond classic – The Hyatt Regency, Rosemont.
In this Trip Report:
- Well, this year has been a pile of toilet so far
- Take the National Express, when your life is a mess, it will make you smile
- Heathrow Terminal 3 Lounges, featuring The Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Business Class Lounges
- AA087 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare – Main Cabin Extra
- Into the USA… and dealing with a Credit Card Fraud Call
- HOTEL: Holiday Inn/Staybridge Suites, Rosemont
- Airplane Art Extra from the Holiday Inn/Staybridge Suites, Rosemont
- HOTEL: Hyatt Regency O’Hare
- Airplane Art Extra from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
- Playing with the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Camera around Chicago
- Back to O’Hare Terminal 3
- American Airlines Flagship Lounge
- BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow, World Traveller Plus
- Buses and Buses
- The way old friends do
With my time complete at the Holiday Inn, I grabbed an Uber for the quick transfer over to the Hyatt. Yes, I could have faffed around with shuttle buses to and from places, but honestly, it’s not worth the effort, the tips involved… and everything else.
Easier to pay a single taxi fare and be done with it between the two properties.
I had a chatty Uber driver on the way, which was good to see, who took the most direct route to the Hyatt. Unlike the Chicago licencd taxi driver, they didn’t try to scam me…
HOTEL: Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Hotels at night? You bet. It’s a rule on this blog
It’s been six months since I’ve been here, but the door staff still remember me. That’s always a good sign.
With everything in hand from the taxi, I took my luggage indoors and upstairs.
Ground floor seating
This carpet and I are too good friends
Perks Coffee Shop
The contents of the expensive CVS Vending machine
This being past midday, I normally stand a very good chance of check-in and a room, so I can unload, do final preparations and then head off.
To the mezzanine and check-in area
They have a loyalty scheme, it seems…
Red Bar
Hello Glass Tentical Monster
I attempted to check in with the usual kind of room that my friend and I like. That’s in the main building and with a balcony.
Alas, there were none. I was offered an upgrade in the Executive Wing, but I declined this.
Why decline an upgrade? It isn’t much of an upgrade to be fair, as it is a long hike from the place my friend and I will be during the weekend, and at 2 am at night (which is when some of us get in). A long hike at the end of a night is not something either of us likes, so the upgrade was declined.
As such, a room could not be allocated until 3 pm. In the back of my mind, I was prepared for something like this, so I quickly repacked my trash and held it with the bell desk.
With that, I headed downtown. There were still a lot of things to be done before the weekend began, and waiting until 3 pm for a room was not on my agenda.
Chinese pastries at Chiu Quon Bakery.
The main Chinatown strip on S Wentworth Street.
Insert Standard Chicago Shot of the John Hancock Building
Insert standard Millenium Park photo with the Bean image here.
Insert Chicago Theatre Image here
I returned around 7 pm, with what I needed obtained, as well as a little bit of tourism on the side.
This time, I was able to check in with a room on the 10th floor allocated, which was facing towards Rosemont Station.
Good enough.
To the lifts. The Tenticle Monster gazes on.
After saying hello to my group of friends, as well as doing a little setup, I finally headed upstairs to the room – after all, I had yet to see it.
Through the maze of walkways
Going into the room, if you’ve been through one of my trip reports before, you’ll recognise this room a mile off.
There was one thing that did confuse me initially, with the layout of the room “flipped”. It took
On the rrightis the bathroom. This has a ¾ tub in it, with a shower attachment (with controls that make sense to few people). In the centre, the toilet and to the right, a sink. The Amenities are mostly bulk-packed, save for a bar of soap.
Overiew
Hair dryer, soap and towels
Cleaning supplies.
Shower
Bulk supplies
On the left-hand side is a cupboard. And yes, it has an iron and an ironing board.
I don’t get salty about this when travelling in Germany at all.
Making my way into the room, on the left is the massive TV, and on the right– two queen-sized beds. The beds, as usual, were their usual comfortable selves and exceedingly comfortable.
Beds
Chair. Bags parked to the right
Meanwhile, the TV was at an angle that still scares me – but is seemingly safe.
Tea and Coffee facilities in the room are there, with the Keurig-style makers making it a little easier when you’re only half asleep and need caffeine that comes from a pod. Tea was in tea bags.
Its podular.
And baggie.
Charging station and phone.
Tables of fun.
TV – About the only time I switched it on this trip.
Underneath the TV, there was a safe and a fridge.
This time, the room faced the Kennedy, Rosemont L station, and once the winds changed, it was perfect for photos.
Rosemont Station. Yes, you can hear the announcements from the room with the window open.
The O’Hare departure conga line
Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER taxing in
An EVA Air Cargo 777F heading out
In terms of service, the room was made up daily, and it seemed that the restaurant was being used for more than breakfast, which is good to see.
The Red Bar seemed to be where most of the action was taking place most nights, with it busy each time I passed through – again, good to see that things were busy at the hotel and that people were connecting.
Check out was a simple affair – with the charges confirmed with some pleasant interactions with the staff, I was on my way out, after dropping off my luggage for a while.
I’d need to pick this up before I went home.
Overall:
The hotel continues to improve by getting the basics right – and that’s all I can ask for this property from the lows of 2022. Things are slowly coming back to normal with genuine improvements.
I can only hope this progress continues.
Next:
If you’re reading this in sequential order, it’s time for another round of Airplane Art, this time from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare.
If you’re reading this in publishing order, we’re off to give the iPhone 17 Pro camera a workout in downtown Chicago.
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I’m surprised the CVS machine isn’t bigger to accommodate a gigantic roll of paper to dispense their ridiculous receipts.
And that irritatates the (redacted) out of me when they have a Keurig but don’t give you tea K-cups as well as coffee. Twinings makes them, so you can enjoy a Picard-approved beverage without manual effort. The K-cup EG is not nearly as good, but it has the saving grace of being fast.
It’s the only advantage of those CVS Vending Machines – the lack of a toilet roll to print out recpeipts. Even Walgreens have given up printing them for me, and are sending them to my email instead.
This again is cost and “can’t be bothered” – even the Holiday Inn had K-Cup Teas. Of course, one could argue that tea bags are more sustainable than plastic K-Cups, but I suspect bulk-teabags (even wrapped indidvually) are a lot cheaper.
But then, I’m a Nespresso Pod snob… so I can’t be postive.
Agreed on the tea bags, I have a Keurig but mainly use it just to heat water to make tea with a tea bag (PG Tips right now, but having learned they’re owned by Lipton now I’ll order Yorkshire from Amazon when my supply runs out) and the occasional cup of coffee, since I can get coffee K-cups from work (and being I’m a hybrid worker it’s even legit.)
Yes, I know that I should have a proper kettle.