Hyatt Place UC Davis
173 Old Davis Road Extension
Kid essentials
About this place
On campus next to the Mondavi Center, and the pool is summer only. There are no rollaways, so a bigger crew needs two rooms.
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Nearby places
A university insect collection with a live petting zoo of walking sticks and hissing cockroaches your kid can actually hold. Public hours are limited, so the free family open house days are the easy way in.
A long ribbon of gardens along a creek on the edge of campus, flat and free and perfect for a scooter. Parking is free on weekends.
Small-batch ice cream made in the shop, with flavors like cupcake, a block from Central Park's splash pad.
A downtown Davis crepe café with a genuinely long kids' list: cheese crepes, sugar crepes, little pancakes, French toast, grilled cheese.
A little Davis dessert shop for Italian ice made in house and frozen custard, or both layered in a cup. There are games to play while you eat.
Downtown Davis pizza and pasta that every Davis family guide names. It's quick, and kids sometimes get a ball of dough to play with at the table.