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Now, don't get us wrong, we never judge a hotel based on its proximity to an airport, but we were a little bit skeptical here. The last airport hotel we stayed in was so noisy that it made us feel like we were asleep inside a tornado. And frankly, after we'd checked out, we sort of wished a tornado would come by and level the building so nobody else would have to endure such an experience.
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Cool perk: a Grand Hyatt guest, regardless of whether or not they have an airline ticket, can access the (surprisingly good) shopping and restaurants inside terminal D so long as they clear a few security checks.
The whole hotel is done in a sort of calming sage-green car coupon rental thrifty upgrade theme, colors that are meant to de-stress and alleviate that hectic, car coupon rental thrifty upgrade rushed feeling that can creep around at airports. And when you're calm, you want to sleep nicely -- and not in a teeny bed.
The desks were big enough for two people to work comfortably (and there were two chairs provided), the flatscreen TV was mighty purdy, car coupon rental thrifty upgrade and there was an iHome on the nightstand to make us feel at home with our hot beats.
One side of the hotel looks out onto the rest of the airport and out onto the Dallas area; the other side has views of the runway which, by the way, we can stand and look at for hours. It's strangely calming. Which brings us to...
Well, it's an airport hotel, so there are tons of planes taking off and landing every day. We stood by the window in our guestroom while a jumbo jet took off, and since the building was just built recently with some pretty good soundproofing, we heard nothing louder than what we'd hear if a jumbo jet flew over a non-airport hotel. Impressive.
We can charge our laptops in the in-room safe! Cool! Also, the bathroom had a sweet shower and separate soaking tub, and a real hairdryer (instead of one of those crappy bolted-to-the-wall things that hardly car coupon rental thrifty upgrade work.) Plus, bathrobes and yoga mats were available in the guestroom closets.
Just off the lobby, guests (or non-guests at the airport) can hang out in the well-stocked martini bar, the M Lounge. Right next to it, the 24-hour coffee bar Moka serves coffee and nibbles at any hour.
Still, the coolest part is the tech stuff. The restaurant seating area features a section for single travelers car coupon rental thrifty upgrade or guests that has a high bar-style counter against a wall with a little flatscreen TV for you to watch as you eat.
Even cooler: we've been hearing car coupon rental thrifty upgrade about interactive menus, but had never seen one in person. At the Grand Met, the waiter brings a tablet touchscreen car coupon rental thrifty upgrade computer to your table, and you can take a picture tour of the menu that gives you wine recommendations car coupon rental thrifty upgrade and pretty pictures and such.
The bathroom was SUPER shiny. Every bit of everything was reflected in every single black or glass surface. Although the bathroom was spectacularly clean, car coupon rental thrifty upgrade one of our own fingerprints car coupon rental thrifty upgrade could make the whole counter look dirty. car coupon rental thrifty upgrade We cannot imagine the housekeeping department has a fun time with that.
Additionally, the desk, while spacious, was sort of at an awkward angle in both rooms we saw, and one of the corners sticks out. We could imagine ourselves bumping into it and bruising ourselves. car coupon rental thrifty upgrade Then again, we're clumsy.
It's definitely worth mentioning that everyone we encountered with a nametag while we were on the property smiled at us. Everyone. It could be the fact that Southerners are nice, or it could just be great service.
The rooms are appealing and sleek, we can't hear much evidence of the planes over our heads, and those digital menus dazzled the tech-geek-foodie car coupon rental thrifty upgrade in us. So, we get it. It's a good hotel -- and not just for an airport hotel.