Our “National-Park-during-the-pandemic” road trip took us from Bend, Oregon, to Boise, Idaho.
Knowing our longest drive of the road trip would be the next day (the drive between Boise and Missoula, Montana), we just needed a nice, safe, clean place to stay the night.
Oh, and a place that would cost a minimal amount points.
Review: Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square
That’s where the Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square came in.
The World Of Hyatt Redemption
On the night we stayed, the hotel’s nightly rate started at $225 ($264.54 total with taxes and fees).
However, as a Hyatt Category 1 Hotel, I reserved it for just 5,000 World of Hyatt points.
For those of you keeping count, that was a CPP of 5.29 (which was an exceptional WOH redemption).
The Front Desk & Check-In
Check-in was quick and easy.
I was recognized for my WOH loyalty and told I’d been upgraded from a “Two-Double Beds (with sofa bed)” room to a high-floor “Specialty Two Double Beds (with sofa bed)” room with a view.
The value of this upgrade was $10.
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The Room Key
The Specialty Two Double Beds (With Sofa Bed) Room
As you can guess, the guest room was “standard” for a Hyatt Place.
The bedroom area was clean and minimalist and had a view of the Ridenbaugh Canal that ran behind the hotel.
The room was also longer than most Hyatt Place’s I’ve stayed at in the past (which was unusual).
The Living Area
The sleeper/sofa
The swivel TV
The Wet Bar Sink Area
Also unusual for a Hyatt Place was the wet bar sink area just inside the entrance to the room.
I counted that as a positive feature.
The Bathroom Sink Area
This Hyatt Place also had the bathroom sink/vanity placed outside the bathroom.
The Bathroom Shower Area
Room Condition
Now, one thing to note. The first room we were given had some “mystery debris” in the bathtub.
I’m not sure what it was, and I didn’t want to find out.
I quickly marched back down to the front desk and asked for another room (which they happily gave me, no questions asked).
I’m happy to report the second room was debris-free and clean as a whistle.
The Bottom-Review: Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square
Well, beside our mandatory room-change, our stay at Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square was enjoyable.
The hotel was located on the border of a residential area, but it was also a convenient proximity to the shopping and dining (and REI) nearby. However, with a 10-minute freeway drive, the hotel really wasn’t that close to the Airport or Downtown.
The “grab and go” breakfast and coffee was substantial and good, and there was a good little hipster coffee shop just across the street (Coffee Studio | Milwaukee Blvd & Rifleman).
This Hyatt Place was popular, I think it was nearly at capacity during our stay, and it did feel a little more “lived-in” than other Hyatt Places I’ve stayed at. Nevertheless, it was exactly what we needed for our one-night stay in Boise and the Category 1 WOH redemption value was immense.
Final Rating: 7 out of 10.
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Hi, thanks for the review.
RE: “The “grab and go” breakfast and coffee was substantial and good,” With the grab and go breakfast being one of the lone perks left at hotels it would be nice to have a bit more of a description of what was offered and why it was good. Please consider filling that out a bit more on future reviews.
We did a SW trip and one of the weakest looking breakfasts that was actually good was at Ruby’s Inn outside of Bryce Canyon National Park. The option was basically a choice of drink, fruit and granola bar, with an entrée of either a breakfast burrito or something else. It seemed like a low quality selection but then the breakfast burrito turned out to be very tasty and actually made it rather memorable.
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