I am not an expert and I admit that I can only base my opinion on what I have read, heard and experienced personally.

My family stayed at the Brunswick while it was in the midst of renovating. It was in the summer two years ago and the hotel was in disarray, the lobby and hallways were without airconditioning. The room they stayed in was airconditioned and was fairly nice, although not 100% complete (was a hole where the mini fridge should be). While we were understanding of the fact that the hotel must still be operational in order to fund these renovations, had we known that the mini fridge wasn't all this hotel was lacking (ie. fire alarm system!) we would've never had our family stay in this hotel!

It never occurred to us that a hotel would be allowed to operate if it was not deemed safe by the city. (Is that a question we're supposed to have to ask upon making a reservation??) I am angry that the city (my city) would allow a hotel that housed my family to operate knowing full well that it was not up to code...and has continued to do so for the last two years!!

I agree that it's in Lancaster City's best interest to have the Brunswick stay open, but not at the expense of people's lives and well being. My family is coming next month for a visit and may have once again chosen the Brunswick (based on proximity to my city home). I'm grateful that at least NOW that dangerous option has been eliminated. Will they stay at the Marriott? I'll let you know.

That's why I specifically bought a row home that has cement block firewalls that go the whole way to the roof. I have noticed that homes built more recently have firewalls that extend ABOVE the roof line.

they had a system...it was just not updated to meet new requirements!!

That is what I read. They gave them an extension to upgrade the system. On this last inspection, they found the entire system to be non-functional. That is why they shut them down. Obviously, the system, while old, was a functioning system during the last inspections.