Hyatt Place Hotels in Toranagallu

We stayed here for 2 nights whilst visiting the many historical sites in Hampi which are about an hour away from this hotel. Hyatt Place is located in Vidyanagar Township which is dominated by a very large JSW steel works and as a result and from time to time there will be noise from the railway line supplying the factory - not intrusive but horns and the rumble from a long train of wagons can be heard in the room – also the roads around the hotel are coated in red oxide as a result of the industrial processes Hyatt Place is modern hotel with little character – and once inside it gives you the feeling of being anywhere from its large lobby to the bedrooms themselves. Check-in was laboured as much documentation was required including our visa that had allowed us into the country. We were allocated room 137 – a king room with breakfast - at the end of corridor – because of the unusual levels in the hotel it is one floor below reception – access up and down by flights of stairs as we never found a lift or had one pointed out to us. The room looks out into quadrangle made up of a large water feature with open walkways above. It is a large room - king sized bed - lamps and bedside tables - sofa - desk and chair - flatscreen tv on top of unit enclosing fridge but at right angles to bed - corridor with wardrobe - suitcase storage with drawers underneath - bathroom compact - large walk-in shower with rainforest head - AC - Wi-Fi average – floor to ceiling windows with door that opened onto a an area in front of the water – no outside chairs Not a bad room but very much an anywhere room - floor creaked where laminate has shrunk. On the way to dinner my wife slipped off a step and landed heavily on her left ankle - immediate help from reception - water supplied and a spray - after a while we hobbled to dinner…. luckily only heavy bruising – but the lighting in that area was deceptive We ate a few meals in the dining room – food not bad and well-priced as was the beer – but something was lacking – a distinct lack of menus for the a la carte – appeared to be restricted to one per table if you could find one - service often slow and laboured despite the number of staff – plus the fact that most people were serving themselves at the buffet - tables not cleared – breakfast orders similarly slow – staff generally not engaging It was the same with our room – we returned at 3 in the afternoon only to find it not made up and it was after 4 when it was cleaned. This is a convenient hotel that I don’t think reflects the Hyatt brand – it is not India – either in design or service – I think it is a business hotel because of the nearby steelworks – so really not for the tourist like me – shame – thank you.