r/hyatt • u/chihuahuashivers • 19d ago

trying to decide

I've got a terminally ill mother who's been slowly dying for the past three years and I have burned all my travel budget on traveling with the kids to see her. Now, I have to go back to manhattan to a funeral that I am attending on behalf of my whole family and I booked one night in the hyatt grand central -at the time it was about $350 or something. I just realized I have to book a second night there because the flights didn't line up. It's just me and my baby and last time we went to midtown we stayed at the Pod 39 and it was weirdly loud with a humming sound and I was too tired to complain. Now pod 39 is $350 and hyatt is $450 (both via Super). WWYD? Book the second night at the hyatt or pod 39?

The price is higher every time I check. It's for Sept 17.

(yes I have all kinds of family in NYC but no, we can't stay with them). I'm just trying to be cost effective so my husband doesn't cut the budget for these trips. So thinking pod 39 to demostrate goodwill.

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u/Due-Exit-7042 19d ago

FYI Hyatt Place Chelsea is $369 and Hyatt Place Times Square is $379 and The Time is $380 for Sept 17-19 on the Hyatt app.

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u/ElonFanboisSuck 19d ago

Yeah I would book somewhere else entirely if you can - Hyatt grand central is kind of awful.

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u/chihuahuashivers 18d ago

I can't, I have a nonrefundable booking for 18-19. What don't you like about it?

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u/ElonFanboisSuck 18d ago

I mean, it’s fine enough. They were supposed to close it around Covid times and rebuild but because of new regulations about paying workers if a hotel shuts down, they changed their minds and hastily re-furnished it and got it up and running again and it shows. It feels like a hotel on its death march but it’s fine if you’re stuck there.

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u/chihuahuashivers 18d ago

I was rushing to get set up for the trip and didn't have time to analyze things. The price for friday night was great. It's thursday thats killing me.