Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

If it seems like you’re always rushing to or from the airport, next time consider keeping your travel stress at bay with a stay near the airport. The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport is just seven minutes from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and 15 minutes from downtown San Francisco—convenient for both visitors and locals who need to be close to SFO.

The hotel’s 789 guest rooms include a flat-screen TV, iHome stereo with iPod docking station, refrigerator, coffee maker and Wi-Fi (for an additional fee). Rates start at $109 and vary, depending on type of room. If you want to stay connected with the airport theme, ask for a bay view room, where you can watch airplanes land and take off.

But don’t just hang out in your cozy room. The hotel’s restaurant, sports bar and deli are all good places to kick back at mealtime, and fitness fans can spend quality time at the gym and outdoor pool. And San Francisco is a short ride away, so don’t miss out on all the big city fun.

Get a good night's sleep near SFO

Bay Area residents can take advantage of the hotel’s Park, Stay and Fly package to start a vacation off stress-free. Spend a relaxing night in a guest room at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport and ride the complimentary shuttle to the airport for your flight the next day. While you’re gone, you can leave your car safely stowed at the hotel’s covered parking lot for up to 10 days at no charge. (Additional parking in excess of 10 days will be $10/day for a maximum of 20 parking days per package.)

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, 650-347-1234
1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010

Photos courtesy of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

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In a frugal age where hotel owners are counting every penny spent on upkeep, the Custom Hotel in Los Angeles has enjoyed two major renovations in 4 years.

The 250-room Custom Hotel at LAX is being “re-introduced” after yet another makeover given to it by JDV Hospitality, which is now in charge. The previous owners had spent more than $20 million on a full renovation as recently as fall 2007.

Custom Hotel LAX

One of the obvious advantages is its Westchester location – one mile from LAX and a few minutes from Los Angeles attractions like the Venice Beach Boardwalk and the Santa Monica Pier.

While a gazillion other LAX airport hotels can lay claim to the same convenient location, the Custom Hotel still manages to stand apart as the only boutique property among the lot.

As per the JDV custom that each of its hotels have a unique personality befitting its location and culture, this one too has a decor and theme that harks back to the golden years of air travel in the 60′s, when flying was fun and glamorous, and 9/11 didn’t mean anything much.

The guest rooms and suites offer more choice than the cookie-cutter brand-name hotels lined up on W Century Blvd, since each floor of the Custom Hotel has its own graphic concept. In fact, you can actually custom-ize your room, because the LED lighting allows you to change the color of the lighting to suit your mood. Read More »

The Hyatt Harborside Hotel

If you are flying through Boston’s Logan Airport, and are arriving very late or departing very early, you may want to consider staying right near the airport.  Boston has a few beautiful, luxury hotels that are located right by the airport.  They are convenient and have gorgeous views of Boston Harbor.

Hyatt Harborside Hotel

The 270-room Hyatt Harborside Hotel offers WiFi, a 24-hour business center, a complimentary shuttle to Logan Airport, a gym, a mineral pool, and Hyatt GrandBeds.  It’s right near the airport and is right on the harbor.

Harborside Hyatt
101 Harborside Drive
Boston, MA 02128
(617) 568-1234

The Hilton Boston Logan Airport

The Hilton Boston Logan Airport

The Hilton Boston Logan Airport, is located right at Logan Airport, and is directly connected to Terminal A and Terminal E.  There’s also a complimentary shuttle that can pick you up from the airport and/or drop you off at the airport.  We’ve stayed at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport in the past and found it to be fabulous – the beds are extremely comfortable, the rooms are nice and sound proofed, and the location is so convenient.

The AAA Four-Diamond resort also offers a gym, a pool, several on-site restaurants, and more.

Hilton Boston Logan Airport
One Hotel Drive
Boston, MA 02128
617-568-6700

Photo credits: Jodi Grundig

As reported on this blog last year, Yotel was building a 669 room hotel in New York, in Times Square. The hotel is now ready to open its doors, and they’re taking reservations for stays from 15 June, 2011 onwards.

Yotel New York

The Yotel New York has 18 first class cabins and three VIP 2-cabin suites that come with private outdoor terraces and hot tubs. The guest rooms are all classic Yotel in the looks department, with the same purple mood lighting.

But unlike Yotel’s airport hotels, this one does not have a 4-hour rate and will instead offer nightly rates (from $149) for rooms that are twice as big as the airport Yotel rooms. If you follow them on twitter @YOTELHQ or friend them on Facebook, they’re offering special deals.

The Yotel New York is also the company’s first city center hotel. The other Yotels are airport hotels in London (Heathrow and Gatwick) and in Amsterdam (Schipol).

Yotel creator Simon Woodroffe  said of the New York launch – “YOTEL will bring a unique mix of fun, excitement and luxury to New York and all at an affordable price. YOTEL has a fantastic energy about it which New York’s 44 million visitors a year will love.”

The hotel has a luggage robot (yobot), and the premium rooms come with motorized moving beds, a monsoon shower, technowall with TV, music and power services,  workstation, free WiFi and guests get a complimentary breakfast.

It has a Japanese cuisine restaurant named Dohyo, and a Club Lounge with a bar and a DJ booth, and cabins for meetings and private parties. For larger events and parties, the Yotel has a “Studiyo” and The Terrace, which is a large outdoor terrace with two bars, pagodas, and fire & blankets to cozy up.

The hotel is in a 60 story tower that is part of an $800 million mixed-use project. In addition to the Yotel and residencies, the complex also houses the Signature Center, an off-Broadway theater complex designed by Frank Gehry. The entire complex has been built with a green design, and they’re looking for an LEED Silver certification.

Photo – Yotel

More Info: Yotel.com

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