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Hyatt Place Times Square Review
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The Cost
When I was looking at hotels, I looked exclusively at Hyatts as I was staying with a friend who has Hyatt Globalist status. With his Globalist perks, I enjoy late checkout (4 pm latest usually), free breakfast at places that had an otherwise additional cost and free parking at hotels with a parking fee.
When deciding to book between points vs. cash, I decided to go with cash as I was running low on points. The Hyatt Place Times Square was considerably cheaper than all other options and was in a good location near Penn Station. I paid $218 for a room with a king bed along with a sofa bed.
This is also a Category 5 Hyatt, meaning each room starts off at 17,000 points per night and can go up to 23,000 points. Unfortunately, you can’t use a Category 4 certificate here, which is really unfortunate since there are no other Manhattan based hotels where you can use these valuable certificates.
The Location
Being 10 minutes from Penn Station, the Hyatt Place Times Square was ideal for me. I was coming back from Paris arriving in JFK late at night and wanted to sleep ASAP. I also wanted to wake up in an area where I could go out and do fun activities in the morning (which is why I didn’t choose a hotel near the JFK airport). I took the Airtrain to Jamaica from JFK and then the Long Island Railroad train (LIRR) which took about 30 minutes to get to Penn Station. The walk from Penn Station to the Hyatt was easy and safe as I was around a busy area with lots of lit up areas.
