Hyatt Regency Columbus USA

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Overall: 6/10 Good
The Hyatt is a nice and mostly convenient place to stay in Columbus, if not a bit desolate.
Location: 6/10
The hotel is in a very convenient location, in downtown Columbus. I particularly found it extremely well placed as I was fencing in the Greater Columbus Convention Centre, which is right beside the hotel, and accessible through a hallway connecting the two. However, the hotel is in a somewhat desolate area. There are restaurants a few blocks away but nothing really nice right beside the hotel. There seemed to be nothing of interest around the hotel. Then again, Columbus is a pretty desolate city.
Customer Service: N/A
I can’t say much about customer service since I didn’t really pay attention to it.
Amenities: 5/10
The Hyatt offers all of the generic amenities that we expect of our hotels now: room service, a gym, etc. However, parking is a mess. It’s located a distance from the hotel, and it takes twenty minutes for somebody to get the car and drive back to the lobby to load your luggage.
Interior: 7/10
The interior of the hotel is very nice and grand and clean. The rooms are well maintained and the bedding is extremely comfortable. It’s a shame that the view is not incredibly nice; we got a room with a view over a barren field of railway tracks, but I guess it really depends on what room you’re in.
Price: 6/10
We were able to get a reasonably good price for a room there.

Happy travelling!
-Chelsea

Motel One Brussels Belgium

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Overall: 7/10 Good
A pretty great hotel in Brussels. Well situated, well priced, and attractive, but lacking in speed of service.
Location: 8/10
This hotel is not located in the centre of it all, but it’s pretty close. Down the street are the Brussels Park and Royal Palace. It’s pretty close to a metro station and bus station, and a bit farther from the train station. The area around the hotel is safe, well lit, and quiet at night, not to mention beautiful.
Customer Service: 6/10
The staff are polite but the wait times are insane. Checking in can take a half hour lined up, and so can checking out.
Amenities: 6/10
Beware that breakfast is not included in the room price, and that the lines and seating at breakfast are insane too! There’s not much else at the hotel but there’s a very nice courtyard outside. They have free wifi, which is really nice since most other hotels in Europe don’t.
Interior: 8/10
The interior of the hotel is very clean and new. The rooms are well lit, attractive, and clean, though a bit small.
Price: 7/10
You can expect a pretty reasonable price for a room, especially if you compare multiple websites. It’s not what you might consider cheap, but compared to all of the other hotels in Brussels, it’s a pretty good deal.

Happy travelling!

-Chelsea