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- The brand new Grand Hyatt at SFO, which cost $237 million, recently opened and is San Francisco International's only on-airport hotel.
- The 351-room, 12-story hotel is adjacent to the International Terminal but provides direct access to all terminals, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), and the airport Rental Car Center via the AirTrain.
- Standard rooms start at $209 a night and are worth the price if you need to go from bed to gate in mere minutes. I spent the night in a Standard Queen and it saved my family a lot of time and made our travel day much easier.
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On a good day, it takes me at least 90 minutes to drive to San Francisco International Airport from my home. So even a short flight will typically turn into a long day of traveling. Early morning flights are especially painful.
To help ease the burden, I've tried a number of nearby airport hotels but they tend to provide average accommodations at best, and truth be told, they really don't make the trek to the airport any easier. I still have to wake up before the sun to catch a shuttle bus, and between waiting and driving it could still take up to a half-hour to get to the airport.
There just wasn't a good solution until the new Grand Hyatt at SFO opened its doors in October 2019.
The hotel has 351 guestrooms, including 22 suites, and rates for a Standard King Bed or Two Double Bed options at the Grand Hyatt at SFO start at $209.
Facing another early morning flight, my family and I opted to try the new hotel out and booked a Two Queen Beds guest room on the 11th floor.
Even-numbered rooms offer front-row views of the international terminal. We were in an odd-numbered room with views of the freeways and mountains, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a stay in either for not only the value but the impressive ease and convenience this hotel provides to SFO airport.
Travel days are never easy, but staying here made it a bit more bearable and that is worth a lot.
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