So here is the next installment of the Asia Tour. I hope you enjoyed the first part and continue reading.
The free shuttle bus arrived on time. The driver put our suitcase into the trunk. Soon the ca. 5 minute ride to the hotel commenced.
The bell captain took our piece of luggage and accomponied us to reception. We were greeted by a friendly lady and efficiently checked in. Our King Room was ready and located on the 7th floor.
The lobby is large, on the right is the reception and Concierge, on the left the restaurant 8, serving Italian, French, Korean, Japanese, finest pastries, chocolates and dessert. There is a water feature and a modern piece of art.
When entering the lifts guests must swipe their key card and only then press the button for the selected floor the guest wants to go to. This is a good security measure.
Our room was large and held in brown, grey and gold colors.
There was a writing desk with two chairs (loved it), a large flat screen TV with local and international channels, a chair with ottoman, a king sized bed, minibar, safe and wardrobe. The bath room was equipped with a sink, a bath tub and shower combination and Hyatt own branded toiletries. As usual in Korea, dental and shaving kits are available, but unlike in Japan, aren't free. The hair dryer and other amenities, like cotton pads were stored in traditional Korean boxes. There are a lot of antique furniture and Korean textiles all over the hotel.
The toilet was Japanese by Toto, but with very simple functions, no bidet function or dryer.
The bed room had panorama windows and overlooked the Incheon Aviation Cluster.
I was half naked and on toilet, because I wanted to refresh myself, when the door bell rang. As explained in an earlier review my better half is hard of hearing and hadn't a clue the door bell had made any sound, so I quickly got up, grabbed the bath robe, put it on and opened the door. The guy from room service blinked a bit surprised at my outfit, but explained he was delivering our chocolate box, which we had requested through Hyatt's e-concierge. They thought, when we were already on the room, they could give it to us now and not wait for another three hours. We had requested it for 18.00 hours. The gesture was appreciated. It gave us time to explore the hotel and location.
On the first floor are all the meeting rooms, the health club and the indoor swimming pool. It looked inviting and was medium in size. There is also a terrace garden, very beautiful and calming. No wonder the hotel is favored by honey mooners, there are all amenities one can wish for.
The water feature continues outside the hotel. From the terrace garden we could also see the Airjoy Building and signs for the E-Mart. We checked it out. Most of the building seemed to be closed, but the E-Mart had open. It reminded us of Walmart with all the American products stocked.
Soon we realized when crossing the street, we had to be careful. Korean car drivers aren't aware of pedestrians it seems.
We went as far as the head quarters of the Airport Authority before returning to our hotel. One of the neighbors of the Hyatt is the Best Western Premier.
On our return we ordered dinner. I had Mee Goreng, while my better half had French Toast. There were three condiments available: Vanilla Cream, Berry Compote or Maple Syrup. I explained to Room Service I wanted Berry Compote and Maple Syrup. She answered that wasn't a problem, but there would be an additional charge, if I wanted more than one condiment. I agreed. When room service arrived, it wasn't charged extra. The meal was delicious. We went to bed early, because we had an early start to our next destination.
Internet is also available, by the way, against a charge. It's only free, if the guest is at least Platinum member of Hyatt's Gold Passport programm. It was fast for uploads and downloads.
The next morning we had in room breakfast, checked out and took the shuttle bus again to Incheon.
Watch out for the next part, flying with Cathay Pacific to Taoyuan International Airport
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