James Tokach

Review of Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach...

The hotel is nice, mostly clean and the staff is n...

The hotel is nice, mostly clean and the staff is nice enough but Clearwater is just really touristy which is not our vibe. The beach is packed and the hotel shares a public access parking lot which gets packed on the weekend bringing with it a large crowd of undesirables. The police presence was strong and kept the rowdy crowd under control.

The pool is nice, but on the 8th floor so you're kind of disconnected. The hot tub isn't near the pool, but on the roof??

Everything you need is found at the beach store just next store: beer, wine, food and beach gear. Proper liquor store just across the street.

Lots of dining and water activities in walking distance.

The rooms are large but not very efficient. We were able to cook a full meal in the kitchenette for 17 people. That same space had only couch seating for five people, the rest was a vast empty cavern.

The decor is modern but the light fixtures use cold led/florescent lighting and the fixtures themselves are very cold in projecting light. The room felt dark and cold and very uninviting. Side table light reflected so bad into the TV glaring making it unusable. I placed towels over that light and the dining table light to soften the lighting.

My biggest gripe is that the stairwell doors are all locked one way so can only exit your floor down to street level which really made navigating the hotel difficult to impossible with distancing rules and sharing the ride trying to get everyone to the pool on the 8th floor or down to the beach access on floor 2. I agree the street level doors need to be locked but floor to floor is dumb given the layout of this hotel made worse by limits during these times.

There's also non stop traffic between you and the beach all day and night as this route is used for beach cruising.