Time to renovate the old building
I really hate to say negative things about this historic Philadelphia building. The location and the staff are both great, and, architecturally, it's nice to look at and explore.
But I just won't stay here anymore. Perhaps others agree, which is why I can get it for $80 on Priceline.
I write this review at midnight, a few hours before I check out from a two night stay. The old doors and old windows make this a hotel that allows for no rest. I can hear everything that goes on outside. I can hear everything that is going on in the room next door. I can hear everything happening in the hallway - and even the staff continues to clang away, loudly banging their carts this late at night (my room is on the side with the service elevator). The plumbing is loud, the wallpaper patched a few too many times, and bathroom fixtures remain barely attached - dangling from the walls, and at least one power outlet no longer works (old buildings have very few outlets in the rooms).
There are far better hotels within a couple of blocks from here - newer or more newly renovated. Time for a change for me.
Gut the old place, Hyatt. And if Philly doesn't let you, then time to shut it down.