San Francisco Hyatt Regency Club Tour – NerdWallet

Atop the Hyatt Regency San Francisco lies not simply one other resort lounge however an expertise that places a singular spin on what it means to carry elite standing or e-book a club-level room.

That spin is, in actual fact, fairly literal. At one level, the highest ground of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco slowly rotated, providing 360-degree panoramic views of town skyline and the San Francisco Bay. And as of Might 2024 — after a 17-year hiatus — it spins once more.

Attending to expertise the rotation, although, is a considerably unique expertise, as the highest ground homes the Regency Membership Lounge. To entry it, it’s essential to e-book a Regency Membership visitor room, which is often costlier than a typical room. Or, you possibly can achieve Hyatt Regency Membership entry by holding the very best tier of World of Hyatt elite standing, Globalist.

Hyatt invited NerdWallet to tour the San Francisco Hyatt Regency Membership. Right here’s a glimpse at what it’s like, the way to get in, and a breakdown of whether or not it’s well worth the effort (and price).

A rotating restaurant, The Equinox, which beforehand occupied the spinning house, closed in 2007. After that, Hyatt used the ground — albeit in static kind — as its non-public Regency Membership for World of Hyatt members.

The Hyatt Regency San Francisco marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2023 — upon which the property underwent a $50 million renovation. That included a refresh of the 42,000-square-foot foyer with a 17-story indoor atrium, which holds the Guinness World Information for the world’s largest resort foyer. It additionally entailed bringing again the membership’s rotation.

Hyatt Regency San Francisco’s Regency Membership is open all through the day on most days of the week, although it rotates for simply six hours (three hours within the morning and three within the night).

Ground-to-ceiling, curved glass home windows present plentiful pure mild and provide panoramic views of the water and downtown. The spin is sluggish, requiring 56 minutes to finish a 360-degree rotation.

Most mornings, there’s a continental breakfast that includes fruit, yogurt, pastries, quiche, eggs and potatoes. All through the day, there’s espresso plus mild snacks like cookies.

Within the evenings, hors d’oeuvres are hefty sufficient to comprise a full dinner for some folks. Dishes differ each day, however typically embody roasted root greens, assorted salads, locally-sourced charcuterie, plus bread and cheese together with Acme Bread and Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt Tam cheese.

Once we visited, scorching meals included beef empanadas, tacky bread with caramelized onions and gluten-free pasta.

Though alcohol is offered, it’s not free. Served honor bar fashion (the place you write down on the accompanying piece of paper what you drank), count on a room cost for no matter you pour.

There are a couple of methods to get inside.

Maintain elite standing: Lodge company with World of Hyatt Globalist standing can get in for no extra cost. To earn that ultra-high standing tier, it’s essential to spend at the very least 60 nights with Hyatt or earn 100,000 base factors per calendar 12 months. Base factors are earned when paying for sure purchases with Hyatt, together with eligible room charges, on-site eating or spa therapies.

Pay at check-in: It’s also possible to pay for the privilege. At check-in, you should buy Regency Membership entry for $125 per night time, which covers everybody within the room (as much as 4 company).

Pay prematurely: When making your reservation, there’s typically the choice to e-book a Regency Membership room or package deal. Costs differ by day and might be considerably unpredictable.

However typically, the worth distinction between a typical room and a Regency Membership package deal prices a lot lower than $125, making reserving the package deal prematurely extra economical. NerdWallet discovered dozens of summer season nights the place the worth distinction to improve to Regency Membership entry was solely about $60.

The membership’s worth comes down as to if you’ll make the most of the refreshments — and the way a lot you pay to get inside.

When you maintain Globalist elite standing and also you’re staying on the resort anyway, chances are you’ll as properly pop in in some unspecified time in the future (or maybe a number of factors).

Since Regency Membership entry is issued by room fairly than particular person traveler, you’ll milk extra worth if a number of folks share one room. In spite of everything, it’s $125 per particular person when you journey solo, versus $31.25 per particular person when break up throughout 4 folks sharing one room.

Contemplating as much as 4 vacationers may graze all through the day on Regency Membership meals, the $125 improve might be price it when you’ll principally eat on the resort.

And it’s not simply the meals, however the expertise, too. Views are corresponding to San Francisco’s different top-tier panoramic bars. You gained’t want a reservation, nor will you’re feeling rushed out. This lounge sometimes has ample seating. Plus, the rotation is simply plain cool.

(Prime picture by Sally French)