by Joyce Slaton posted in Products & Prizes

Traveling with your baby can be glorious or difficult, but one part that's never fun: dragging all of your baby's stuff along. Even the most storage-heavy cars generally can't handle a stroller, travel crib, bouncer chair, and a car seat, and getting even one of these things on a plane is herculean.
Modern hotels are responding to the needs of family travelers, with rooms specially designed for families, ask-for-them free baby amenities, and family fun programs to keep kids and parents happy. Here are a few of our favorites.
Hyatt

The chain is making a pitch for family business with ready-for-the-asking baby gear at its Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, and Hyatt Regency hotels.
At Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, guests can ask for baby amenities for their room, including a Pack n' Play, Diaper Genie, crib, bottle warmer, baby blankets, and baby bath accessories. At the Regency, you can ask for a Pack n' Play and then rent a human to watch your baby sleep in it -- babysitting service is available upon request. While Hyatt Place and Hyatt Regency are more business-oriented, we particularly like the Hyatt House hotel for its added family-friendly features: Every room is a suite with a door that closes between the living room and bedroom, there's a big free breakfast with eggs, oatmeal, yogurt, and fruit, and the Hyatt Has It Borrows program allows guests to ask for all kinds of free room amenities, such as a sound machine, board games, ...