Last weekend we went on a road trip from Central California to the San Diego area. Rather than suffer through traffic and a long drive, we stayed at the Hyatt Regency LAX, which is… wait for it… across the street from LAX. And even if we hadn’t stayed there, we would have eaten dinner at their unity la restaurant.
First of all, the hotel really is right across from the airport. As we got closer and closer to the airport (we were driving west on Century), we were convinced we were about to enter the airport, but right at Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) we spotted the hotel. Luckily, the entrance was easy to spot, as “going around the block” doesn’t work well in that area.
The dinner menu concept piqued our interest (if you are weirded out by that word, look it up and you’ll see that I’m a fabulous speller) – it’s set around L.A. neighborhoods. We asked our server Paula (we tried to adopt her, as she was a hoot) if we were allowed to mix neighborhoods when ordering. You are. Because you are the customer!! I had the scallops, which made me want to immediately get a job there just so I could eat the scallops every day. They were THAT good. For dessert, Paula told us about a second chocolate cake that was over in the unity la market. In other words, there’s more than just what’s on the dessert menu. For the record, we ordered both chocolate cakes, for scientific comparison research reasons, obviously.
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From our room we had some cool views of the LAX lights (even though they weren’t changing color that night for some reason – they normally change color every few seconds). You’d think this would mean we’d hear planes landing all night, but we heard nothing, and slept soundly. I grew up a few miles south of LAX, and can recall when they added the changing lights. I like watching them change, and am guessing some of you do, too.
In the morning, we vacillated between the breakfast buffet and ordering from the menu. In the end, the fresh berries and huevos rancheros in the buffet won us over, even though it meant skipping the churro waffles and tres leches french toast. Or so we thought. When we mentioned our decision dilemma to the waiter, he said the kitchen could easily whip those up for us. So in the end, the only reason we didn’t have the churros and waffles is that we got full.
I loved the colors and circles in the hotel, especially the lobby elevator lights, as orange is my favorite color (which many of you may already know).
I had the pool to myself, unless you count the gull that was circling about. I searched the hotel website before arrival to see if they had a hot tub, so let me save you the search and say that there’s no hot tub, but the pool is a perfect temperature and there are plenty of quiet spots if you want to relax with your sweetie.
We checked out around 10:00, had time to stop in my hometown of Hermosa Beach to give a quick “This is where I grew up tour,” and arrived in San Diego in time for lunch. Breaking up the road trip with a stay at the Hyatt Regency LAX was a perfect way to make the trip an adventure instead of a slog. Added bonus – we avoided 99% of the traffic.
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This is not a sponsored post, though we were the invited guests of the Hyatt Regency LAX.
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