I was travelling to Alexandria, Virginia and needed to stay near Old Town and during the search for a hotel found the Hyatt Centric. I have heard about Hyatt's Centric brand which builds itself as local, boutique hotels but had never experienced the brand so decided to check it out. It was easy to book and modify the hotel either through the Hyatt website or the Hyatt app. The hotel is located on King Street which is the main street in Old Town but in an area where there are not many services around. The metro is a couple of minutes walk away as well as restaurants, bars, and convenience stores which are all within walking distance but not next to the hotel. You enter the hotel lobby and in front are the check-in desks and to the right is a seating area and bar a couple of steps down below and the elevator on the same level. Check-in was alright but it could have been better service; I am a Hyatt member but did not get a welcome as a member and there was no one in the hotel but the check-in attendant acted like they were very busy and the entire process was rushed. We checked-in and proceeded to the room.
When we entered the room, there was nothing outstanding or anything that stood out and made this aunique or a special hotel room; it was an average hotel room. You enter the room in a little hallway with a bathroom on one side and a closet and coat hooks on the other side. The closet contained a mirror on the outside and inside was a place to hang your clothes as well as an iron and ironing board. The bathroom was a decent size and had DryBar toiletry products - the bathroom had a shower along the entire backwall and in the foreground was the sink on one side and the toilet on the other side. There was enough storage in the bathroom as next to the sink there were also shelves in the wall that provided additional storage spaces.
Back in the room, on the left was a stand with the coffee maker and complimentary water on top and below was the fridge and additional storage. It was a nice area that provided more space to put things and it was a nice touch. Further into the room, along the right side were the two double beds with a desk in the middle. The beds were comfortable, big enough and provided a good nights sleep. Across from the bed, along the left-side of the wall, was a TV mounted on the wall and then a desk with a chair - the desk was a decent size but I have seen bigger in regular Hyatt's. There was a window along the back wall which faced out onto King Street and there was a couch and lamp next to the window to provide extra seating. Overall, it was a nice size room with good amenities but there was nothing distinctive about this room or nothing that made this room stand out against a regular Hyatt or other-brand hotel room.
The hotel is a full-service hotel so there are a lot of amenities including wifi, a restaurant and bar on-site, a fitness center, and a concierge. We were there for work so did not have time to try all the amenities but did try the wifi which was decent and fast enough for basic email and streaming videos but did encounter some issues when using the wifi for work. Overall, it was a nice decent size room with good amenities. The location was decent as it was within walking distance of many items. Hyatt's Centric brand builds itself as a local, boutique hotel and I did not find anything local nor boutique about the hotel. It was nice but it was a standard if not modern Hyatt hotel.
When we entered the room, there was nothing outstanding or anything that stood out and made this aunique or a special hotel room; it was an average hotel room. You enter the room in a little hallway with a bathroom on one side and a closet and coat hooks on the other side. The closet contained a mirror on the outside and inside was a place to hang your clothes as well as an iron and ironing board. The bathroom was a decent size and had DryBar toiletry products - the bathroom had a shower along the entire backwall and in the foreground was the sink on one side and the toilet on the other side. There was enough storage in the bathroom as next to the sink there were also shelves in the wall that provided additional storage spaces. 
Back in the room, on the left was a stand with the coffee maker and complimentary water on top and below was the fridge and additional storage. It was a nice area that provided more space to put things and it was a nice touch. Further into the room, along the right side were the two double beds with a desk in the middle. The beds were comfortable, big enough and provided a good nights sleep. Across from the bed, along the left-side of the wall, was a TV mounted on the wall and then a desk with a chair - the desk was a decent size but I have seen bigger in regular Hyatt's. There was a window along the back wall which faced out onto King Street and there was a couch and lamp next to the window to provide extra seating. Overall, it was a nice size room with good amenities but there was nothing distinctive about this room or nothing that made this room stand out against a regular Hyatt or other-brand hotel room.
The hotel is a full-service hotel so there are a lot of amenities including wifi, a restaurant and bar on-site, a fitness center, and a concierge. We were there for work so did not have time to try all the amenities but did try the wifi which was decent and fast enough for basic email and streaming videos but did encounter some issues when using the wifi for work. Overall, it was a nice decent size room with good amenities. The location was decent as it was within walking distance of many items. Hyatt's Centric brand builds itself as a local, boutique hotel and I did not find anything local nor boutique about the hotel. It was nice but it was a standard if not modern Hyatt hotel. 
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