mediocre
This is the first time that I've stayed at the Hyatt La Jolla. I usually travel to San Diego twice a year for work and personal trips. This hotel is conveniently located right off the 5 freeway. It allows you to get to multiple freeways within a few minutes (5,805, 52, 8 and 56). When I first arrived at the hotel, I went straight to Self Parking Garage and noticed an event parking sign. It took me a few minutes to find a parking spot close to the elevators. The parking garage is an average size and the spots are not that big. You have to take an elevator and then walk to the hotel from the garage. Upon arriving into the back entrance of the hotel, there was a holiday party. There were lots of people and loud music. I had to walk around them and into another elevator to check in. The front desk receptionist didn't speak english very well and tried to persuade me to upgrade my room to a higher floor for a higher price. I respectfully declined and chose my room on the 8th floor. The room was right next to the elevator. There wasn't too much noise from the other guests. However, the music from the holiday party was loud. I can hear it clearly and wasn't able to relax after a long day of traveling. Hoping I was able to sleep in before heading out for my meeting, I was awaken at 8:00 AM by the sounds of jack hammers breaking away the concrete below. This was going on for awhile before I decided to get up. This would ruin any person's vacation or business trip. After returning from my work meeting, I arrive back to the self park garage with another holiday party. This time there were 2 groups, a venture group and a law firm. Again, there was music playing again and loud drunk professionals. If I had known, I would have asked for a room on the other side of the hotel away from the conference halls and construction area. The room was ok. It was not very memorable and made you want to forget it. The view was of the pool and the freeway. Nothing special. I was happy that the room had a large LCD tv. However, most of the good cable channels did not work (ESPN, TNT, TBS and etc). It took forever to change the channels to find something good to watch. I hope they fix this soon. The bathroom needs updating. It was very boring and the bathtub/shower needs some more power. The toilets were old with a slow hotel flush. The sink handles need some tightening. The bathroom door had a lever that made the door close. You have to prop it open with the closet door to keep it from getting really steamy and hot. Overall the trip was ok. I would try a different hotel in the area.