Arriving in the dark at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco I had a little fun when I knew better than my driver where the hotel was located. A quick trip around the block and were back at the front of the hotel. Facing a complex set of works requiring me to navigate carefully to the entrance. The next morning I saw the huge fence as well as a good range of local shops.

The atrium of the hotel is spectacular with both a huge wall of lights and the enormous ball of twine (!) drawing your eyes up to the floors of bedrooms

Check-in was quick and the agent advised that he had a nice room for me. It was on the top floor and as very much a person won over by a great view I was hoping for something interesting.

The lifts wizzed me up

to room 1740:

Opening the door I was met with a huge sitting room….

Two sofas and two easy chairs and a dining table:

There was a kitchen and a beautifully appointed bedroom:

Complete with a PC and printer:

The bathroom had a huge tub, seperate shower and wash stand

The bedroom doors opened on to a private balcony which overlooked Market Street and had views of the Bay Bridge. Night time views were a little limited, but I could see the Cable Cars below:

The next morning I awoke and realised that the views from the balcony were even better in the daylight:

Along Market Street:

Embarcadero:

I went up in the lift to the Regency Club which occupies what used to be a revolving restaurant. I had not stayed at the property for many years and so was pleased to see the new, enhanced offering. There was a reasonable amount of seating with excellent views. The usual cold offering was laid out to help yourself:

The area featured a couple of super comfy chairs:

Good views of the Ferry Building

The service was friendly and attentive and I wish I had more time to linger, or had arrived the night before a little earlier.

However, it was a super upgrade and has won my heart away from the Grand Hyatt San Francisco.

The BART was soon wisking me back to the airport from the station which is just a few steps away from the entrance.