A evaluate of the Park Hyatt Washington, DC

Whereas the placement is near the Foggy Backside Metro station, on-site valet parking can also be obtainable for $55 per day.

The lodge is pet-friendly, with facilities corresponding to a canine mattress, a water bowl and treats awaiting your canine upon arrival. The nonrefundable pet charge of $150 is assessed each seven days of a keep. The lodge’s pet coverage states a 50-pound weight restrict for one canine and a mixed 75-pound restrict for 2 canine. A portion of the pet charge is donated to the Humane Rescue Alliance.

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For this keep, I lucked out and was upgraded from an ordinary king room to a Park Junior Suite. The full value for 3 nights was $1,142, however that was earlier than the Amex assertion credit score of $200 was utilized.

In case you are a World of Hyatt member, you possibly can ebook this Class 5 lodge utilizing Hyatt factors. An ordinary room with one king mattress or two double beds requires redeeming 17,000 World of Hyatt factors per night time, whereas a Park Junior Suite will set you again 29,000 factors per night time.

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Quiet location near a few of DC’s greatest neighborhoods

It solely takes about quarter-hour to trip the Metro from Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport (DCA) to Foggy Backside and one other 10 minutes to stroll immediately north up twenty fourth Avenue to the lodge. Better of all, that Metro journey will solely value you a couple of dollars.

When you attain the West Finish space, you may discover it is filled with high-end lodge properties — the Fairmont Washington, DC, Georgetown is immediately throughout the road from the Park Hyatt, The Westin Georgetown, Washington, DC is on the alternative nook and The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC is 2 blocks away on twenty second Avenue.

Stroll west on M Avenue for 5 blocks, and you will be within the coronary heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, which is full of retail outlets and eateries. Or, take a 10-minute stroll northeast to succeed in Dupont Circle, the place there are extra nice eating places, plus a number of bars, bookstores and museums.

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Rooms are spacious and residential 

Commonplace visitor rooms on the Park Hyatt begin at 336 sq. ft. Every options one king or two double beds, in addition to a seating space with a chaise lounge, a desk and an outsized chair. All lodge rooms provide soaking tubs along with a big walk-in bathe.

The Park Junior Suite the place I stayed was a beneficiant 544 sq. ft and had one king mattress and a separate dwelling space with the identical furnishings as an ordinary room, plus a desk within the dwelling space and a bigger toilet and walk-in closet space with a sliding mirrored door to shut it off from the bed room and dwelling house.

One neat bed room element was the wall-mounted TV, which swiveled throughout the built-in leisure heart so I may watch the TV from mattress or flip it so it was viewable from the dwelling space.

The toilet was spectacular, too, because it was giant sufficient to suit a single-sink self-importance with ample counter house, a soaking tub surrounded by darkish pure stone and a spa-like walk-in bathe that might simply accommodate 5 individuals. The bathe supplied each a rain showerhead and a hand-held nozzle, plus a ledge with full-size pump bottles of Le Labo bathtub merchandise with a Bergamont scent that occurs to be one in all my favorites.

Past the Le Labo merchandise within the bathe, the toilet had equally scented physique lotion and hand cleaning soap by the sink. Vainness kits had been additionally tucked into an oval Shaker field product of cherrywood.

On the wall dividing the bed room from the dwelling space was a minibar hidden in a cupboard above a espresso maker. Regardless of being empty, the minibar could possibly be stocked upon request by way of a offered QR code or by dialing zero from the room cellphone.

The dwelling space itself got here outfitted with snug chairs and a settee, plus an open bookshelf arrange with cocktail glasses, stir sticks, a bottle opener, a bottle of water and ice freshly stocked within the ice bucket.

An sudden discover was the ebook of American duck decoys additionally on the bookshelf. Having grown up within the D.C., Maryland and Virginia space — identified regionally because the DMV — duck looking with decoys is a typical regional pastime, and my grandparents occurred to gather decoys as artwork. So, seeing this ebook that includes among the well-known Maryland artists I grew up listening to about, corresponding to Lem and Steve Ward from the Japanese Shore, instantly left me feeling nostalgic.

I additionally appreciated discovering a welcome amenity on the lounge aspect desk after I arrived. The 20-ounce bottle of Saratoga pure spring water and the small picket tube of chocolate-covered cherries served as the proper candy deal with to get pleasure from whereas settling in.

Total, I cherished how shiny the suite was because of home windows all alongside the dwelling space wall and throughout the bed room. Nevertheless, just one window in the lounge opened about 2 inches as a security precaution, making it troublesome to get pleasure from contemporary air in my suite.

This lack of satisfactory airflow proved disappointing the primary night time of my keep, because the suite was too scorching and stuffy at round 70 levels, and the air-conditioning unit was solely capable of carry the temperature right down to the mid-60s.

On-site meals and beverage retailers are removed from normal

Whereas the property solely has one sit-down restaurant, plus an adjoining lounge, a separate tea venue and room service, the Michelin-recognized eatery impressed with its number of up to date American dishes.

Dinner at Blue Duck Tavern

On the primary night time of my keep, I arrived at 7 p.m. and was promptly escorted to a desk near a window overlooking M Avenue. The restaurant and next-door lounge had been each bustling for a Thursday night time.

After welcoming us, the server offered a heat bread basket with salted butter whereas my eating companion and I reviewed the menu.

All the pieces on the menu sounded fantastic, so it was troublesome to slender down the alternatives, however after a short chat with the server, we selected the tuna crudo ($24) to begin. It arrived with a crispy puffed rice garnish on high; the chunks of tuna had been flavorful and tossed in a lightweight citrus sauce with marcona almonds.

For the principle entrees, we ordered a jumbo lump crabcake ($26) and the roasted duck breast with a confit leg, fruit mostarda and duck bone discount ($45). The duck breast was crispy on the surface and melt-in-your-mouth tender inside.

Pureed potatoes ($13) and roasted honeynut squash ($18) rounded out the meal and accompanied the entrees properly, together with a glass of Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc from New Zealand ($19) and an Previous-Usual-inspired Park DC cocktail ($20).

The dessert choices had been all seasonal and native. We opted for the pear-ginger sorbet ($5), which was a lightweight and fantastic palate cleanser. The pear taste was not upstaged by the ginger; it tasted such as you had been biting right into a juicy, contemporary pear.

Total, the service was attentive and coursed out properly. The atmosphere was energetic — a couple of giant events had been seated close by — so the din of conversations and a busy open idea allowed friends to see the workers zipping about.

Since I booked my stick with Amex Superb Inns + Resorts, I used to be capable of apply my $100 on-site lodge credit score to the dinner simply by signing the invoice to my room.

Breakfast at Blue Duck Tavern

I additionally dined within the restaurant on each Saturday and Sunday mornings of my keep so I may use my every day Amex Superb Inns + Resorts breakfast credit.

For breakfast, Blue Duck Tavern makes use of bar seating throughout the day, and the small two-tops are a lot quieter than the principle eating room close to the open kitchen. On the weekend mornings, I noticed many households with youthful kids eating on the venue.

Throughout our first breakfast at Blue Duck Tavern, we ordered the BDT Benedict ($28), the Duck Confit Hash ($29), a aspect of crispy potatoes ($11) and cappuccinos ($8 every). The service was attentive and fast however not rushed. Our server checked in on us and the dishes as soon as they arrived. Each principal dishes had been savory and ready to our satisfaction.

Sunday’s breakfast, sadly, was a little bit of a special story. I ordered the Sourdough Einkorn Waffle ($23) with a aspect of pork sausage ($8). Whereas the meals arrived promptly, I used to be offered with pancakes as an alternative of the waffle I had ordered. The server delivering the meals was not the identical one who took the order, so he instantly returned to the open kitchen, the place I may see him talking to the chef earlier than returning a couple of minutes later with the waffle.

After that, the service appeared to taper off — we had been by no means checked on once more or supplied water or espresso refills. After I lastly flagged somebody down for the verify (our server was not seen), it took one other 20 minutes for the verify to reach. By this time, it was after 10 a.m., which means we’d quickly be previous the breakfast window our Amex Superb Inns + Resorts breakfast credit score could possibly be utilized in. Fortunately, all of it labored out, and we departed earlier than brunch started at 11:30 a.m.

Afternoon tea on the Tea Cellar

I all the time benefit from the formality of a superb afternoon tea service. Nevertheless, a lot to my disappointment, I used to be not capable of partake within the service since I used to be testing on Sunday, the one day you possibly can get pleasure from this expertise.

Nonetheless, the menu appears to be like incredible, with an array of savory and candy treats to accompany all types of teas, all for an inexpensive value, so in case your plans allow it, do your greatest to suit the service in. You may get pleasure from afternoon tea on Sundays from 3 to five p.m. for $75 per individual plus tax and a 20% service cost, which have to be pay as you go on the Tock reservation platform.

Accessibility

The Park Hyatt affords accessible visitor rooms with options corresponding to closed-captioning for TVs, lowered thermostats and lightweight switches, emergency strobe-light smoke detectors and doorways measuring 32 inches large.

Have in mind, although, that different areas, such because the foyer, usually are not as accessible. Upon getting into the foyer, there are steps down on three sides that should not have everlasting ramps. Nevertheless, one can find a everlasting ramp into Blue Duck Tavern from the foyer walkway (on the reverse finish of the foyer from the check-in space), which you possibly can take to then exit on to the sidewalk exterior by way of the restaurant’s principal entrance door.

There are additionally chair lifts obtainable on the pool and the new tub, although these areas could require some additional help to succeed in as a result of quirky location of the moist space.