A 134-room downtown select-service hotel on Northeast 2nd Avenue, three blocks from Atlantic Avenue and a mile from the beach, with a rooftop pool, free hot breakfast, and the consistent operating standards of the Hyatt Place template.
"The downtown Hyatt Place is the most reliable mid-market room in Delray, three blocks from Atlantic Avenue, with a rooftop pool, free breakfast, and the only proper business-traveller floor plan in town."
The Hyatt Place Delray Beach opened in 2018 as the first new-build downtown hotel in a generation, three blocks north of Atlantic Avenue on Northeast 2nd Avenue. The building is a six-storey contemporary block in stucco and metal, with a ground-floor lobby and bar, a rooftop pool with a hot tub and a partial ocean horizon, and 134 rooms arranged across the upper floors. The architecture does not pretend to be a Delray landmark; the value proposition is location, consistency, and a price band well below the boutique stock on the avenue.
Rooms are the standard Hyatt Place template, approximately 350 square feet, with a king or two queens, a separate sitting area with a sofa bed, two 55-inch flat screens, a workspace with a proper chair and outlets, a mini-fridge, microwave, single-serve coffee, and the brand's predictable Cocoa Mat bathroom amenities. The configuration is built around business travellers who want a room that doubles as a meeting space and family travellers who need somewhere for the kids to sleep. Blackout curtains and a quiet HVAC make for genuine sleep.
The Breakfast Bar on the ground floor is included with every room and runs from 6 to 9 AM weekdays, 7 to 10 weekends. The offering covers eggs, waffles, hash browns, fresh fruit, yogurt, oatmeal, and barista-pulled espresso, which is unusually strong for the brand category. The lobby coffee and cocktail bar runs into the evening with a short menu of small plates. There is no full restaurant, no spa, and no beach club; what is here works and works at price.
Atlantic Avenue's restaurants, galleries, and nightlife are a four-minute walk south. The Pineapple Grove Arts District is across the street. Delray Beach Tennis Center is six blocks east; the public beach is a mile east via Atlantic. The Sundy House, Old School Square, and the Cornell Art Museum are within a ten-minute walk. For corporate travellers visiting Delray's financial-services cluster or families wanting a downtown base with a parking deck, the Hyatt Place is the unsentimental right answer.
The Hyatt Place is the only downtown Delray hotel built specifically for the business traveller. Rooms include a separate workspace with a proper desk and chair, multiple outlets, a 55-inch monitor that doubles as a second screen via HDMI, and reliable WiFi tested for two-person video calls. Self-parking in the attached deck is $27 a night with in-out privileges. A 24-hour grab-and-go market covers the late-arrival dinner, and the Breakfast Bar gets you out the door before 7 AM.
For a downtown Delray family stay, the Hyatt Place is the practical answer. Standard rooms sleep four (a king plus a sofa sleeper, or two queens plus a sofa), free hot breakfast covers the morning, the rooftop pool runs daylight hours, and Atlantic Avenue is short enough to walk back to the hotel with tired kids. The beach is a mile east, with a paid trolley that runs the route in season. Cribs and pack-and-plays are free on request.
104 NE 2nd Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
United States
134 rooms
King or two-queen rooms from $142/night
Pool-view king from $189/night
One-bedroom suite from $275/night
Best rates: September and weekday stays
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Opened 2018; Hyatt Place template; 6 floors
Rooftop pool and hot tub
The Breakfast Bar (hot breakfast included)
24-hour Gallery Market and bar
1,200 square feet of meeting space
Pet-friendly (fees apply)
Self-parking deck $27/night
Complimentary WiFi
From $142/night. Peak rates run March break, July, and Thanksgiving through New Year; quietest pricing in September and on weekday stays.
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