We stayed at this hotel on a 3 day visit to Legoland on the recommendation of friends. It was a great experience. The shuttle to Legoland (or anywhere we wanted) was great (we had a rental car but too expensive to park there!). Kids loved the room -- full size refrigerator for their snacks. Layout gave everybody enough space of their own (chairs, couch) as you could get in a hotel room. Breakfast buffet was fine, the afternoon happy hour was great for us parents (free beer & wine! ). Location was sort of isolated -- we could walk to the beach but not any shopping or downtown Carlsbad. Noise wasn't a problem. Staff was pleasant and helpful to direct us to local stuff. Pool and hot tub were fine. Liked Best: Legoland shuttle (our whole reason for being there); Liked Least: ravenous guests at the free food breakfast and happy hour....

Please note, this hotel is now called Hyatt House. Also, I'm a Hilton Diamond member so maybe I get better service than most at Hilton.

This hotel is so disappointing. The front desk clerk, Trisha, is extraordinarily unpleasant (I'm almost shocked,) the rooms are awkward, the floor is like cardboard (try, if you can, to get on the top floor...,) the hallways and check in are dark and uninviting, the elevator is really slow, and the gym room is a joke. I thought I would try Hyatt since Southwest isn't a partner with Hilton anymore. I think I will go back to Hilton properties - the people seem so much nicer, the rooms are better with white duvets, etc..., and at least the gym rooms have TVs.

I don't usually use the kitchen part but if you are self catering it does have a full fridge, stovetop, microwave, sink, etc...

Wish I didn't stay here this time - it's pretty much ruining a great week. At least now I know to never stay here again.

This was our first visit to the Hyatt Summerfield, but we will certainly return. We were visiting our son, daughter-in-law and new granddaughter for Chritmas and found our stay very pleasant. The breakfast buffet was wonderful with many items to choose from. It allowed us to have a leisurely breakfast before heading over to our son's house. Very convenient location also. My husband is a runner and liked the short block walk to the beach were he could get in a good run.

Close to the highway and commuter train, but we did not find it noisy. The train stops around 10pm so it did not bother our sleep.

Our family spends New Years Eve at Legoland every year since our children were born. We have stayed at the Pacific Palisades, Holiday Inn Express and Homewood and West Inn in recent years. We made last minute hotel arrangements this year and decided to give the Hyatt Summerfield (emphasis on Summerfield) because of what seemed to be a good value for our money. We booked a studio suite with dual queen beds for 2 adults and 3 kids (10, 3 and 1). My wife was a bit hesitant because our GPS guided us to this same hotel when it was an Inns of America (IIRC) instead of the West Inn. It was empty last new years eve and reminded us of the Tower of Terror lobby. Forward to 2011 and we were pleasantly surpirsed with new decor and amount of cars parked outside. Check in was easy and we were assigned room 236, which faces the highway and near the train tracks. This room is close to rear guest entrance. When we first walked in the highway noise was very noticeable. I thought "oh oh, the reviews were right on?" After closer inspection I noticed that the window was cracked open. After closing it was quiet. I did not notice the train during our stay. The room was nice sized and the fridge and microwave were put to good use. So did the some of the bowels, plates and glasses. The walls are thin and you sometimes feel like the sounds are in your own room. Breakfast was just ok. By 9:30 food was almost all gone and it was difficult to find clean utensils, bowls, cups and dishes.

Overall the hotel was good. I may not stay here in the future only because we eneded up paying just a few bucks less than the West Inn, which is my wife's favorite in the area. We could have booked this hotel for just over $100 a night two weeks ago. We laggged and paid $140 a night. During a busy holiday weekend the parking was a little tight in the evening but cleared out early.

Just remember that you are near Legoland and expect families with small children. Also, that this Hyatt's version of a Holiday Inn Express not the Hyatt or Hyatt Regency.