The view from the 17-story tower at the Hyatt Regency takes in the Red Marlin restaurant, left, more guest rooms, right, and the pool area in the foreground. Mission Bay is in the background. (Kathy M.Y. Pyon / Los Angeles Times)
The 17-story tower at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina glows in the sunset in San Diego. L.A. Times hotel reviewer Valli Herman writes that the sleek, renovated Hyatt still has a few things to learn about pleasing families. (Kathy M.Y. Pyon / Los Angeles Times)