We were there 4 nights last week. This is the fourth time we have stayed at the Hyatt Coral Gables in the past 14 years. The most recent visits were this year, 2007, and 2004. The hotel rooms are in need of renovation again. A renovation had been done sometime in the past 8-10 years and the beds have newer pillow-top mattresses.

There was a large chunk chipped out of the edge of the bathroom sink and it had a hairline crack in the bottom. There were stains in the ceiling above the shower head. The carpet was in poor shape. The room had a musty odor that odor killer/neutalizer spray couldn't hide. The coffee maker was on the shelf in one of the closets, the caraffe was missing.

The only reason I kept this room and didn't complain was that last year it took three different rooms there to get one with working A/C and then that one, which had a balcony, had water leaking in through the balcony door onto the carpet when it rained. In addition, as we were checking in this time, another guest was complaining to the front desk that the toilet didn't flush and he had no hot water from the bathroom sink faucet. We decided to keep the room we had, things were functioning.

The rooms are large and the beds comfortable. The Hyatt AAA -discounted rate is considerably cheaper than the Westin 's. The hotel entrance and parking garage are conveiently located, self-park is $16/day. There is a Denny's two blocks away on Miracle Mile (Coral Way), there are numerous inexpensive to very expensive restaurants within several blocks. The hotel is on the east end of downtown Coral Gables. The hotel is 3 miles south of the rental car return facilities at MIA off of NW 37th Avenue.

The hotel employees are friendly and try to be helpful, especially if you are polite to them. The hotel has a nice pool/patio area. Because half of the rooms overlook the pool and there are occasional receptions there at night with music, you might want to request a city-view (Alhambra side) room.