Review: Hyatt Carmel Highlands (Stay Away)

Oh, the Hyatt Carmel Highlands. Come for the views, stay for the… well, maybe don't stay. I recently spent five nights in California with my mom  — we spent the first night at the incredible Grand Hyatt SFO , then we spent three nights at the Alila Ventana Big Sur , and then we spent one more night at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands . I'll review our stay at the Alila Ventana next, so that I save the best for last. So, why did we decide to stay at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands? I figured since my mom and I were were flying all the way from Florida, we might as well spend five days on the ground, and the Alila Ventana only had award availability for three nights Carmel is such a cute town, and this hotel is only a short drive away Since we were flying out of SFO, this would make our travel day a bit easier on the way back, and would mean we wouldn't have to leave the Alila Ventana Big Sur super early My friend Matthew from Live and Let's Fly raves about this property , and calls it his favorite Hyatt property in California When you add up all of those reasons, I figured this was the perfect place to spend a night! The Hyatt Carmel Highlands is a Category 7 World of Hyatt property, meaning that a free night redemption here costs 30,000 World of Hyatt points per night.