The Giant Hotel
My boyfriend & I planned a California coast trip - and it began in San Diego, while he was on a business trip and staying here. I met him out here and as my cab reached up the driveway to the Hyatt, I was in awe at it's size. The driveway canopy overhead hangs a complex looking lamp the size of a small trailer home, the lobby looks like a mock Beaux-arts museum. This place is massive. 
Some positives: everything about this place is grandiosity - the stunning views, both from our room & the Presidential club upstairs, the top-floor bar, and the fancy pool complex between both buildings. Location is incredible, although can be a bit of a walk into the the heart of the city. The food in the Presidential club was good - especially breakfast time, as their orange juice was great and they had fresh various jams. The maids working here were complete sweethearts.
However - their rooms, which are the most important, were really lacking. Floor was dirty and so was the bathroom, which had an overflowing drain. When I first got there his tub was half full of murky water and he said he wasn't sure why, it just happened like that. Also, when he first checked in it took them 2 hours to get his room ready (3 to 5 o'clock) because they mistakenly thought he was hypo-allergenic. So the room he got had to be special. But this room, I don't think would be safe for even people with extreme allergies. It was very dusty & murky.
I stayed here for free, but I don't think I would spend my hard earned money on it. I would maybe try lurking in here while staying in the city, to at least see the bar at the top floor, which overlooks the entire San Diego bay. My entire time in California, I stayed in four places total, three of which were Mom & Pop run places, and this place was comparatively not my favorite