LAUREN: So we are at the Guild House Hotel in Philly.

They're known for their invisible staff so you check yourself in they send you a code and you get into the front door and then your room with that code.

So we have just made it, are you ready to go put in the code?

LAURITA: I'm ready to go in.

Okay.

LAUREN: There we go.

They said our room is up on the fourth floor.

LAURITA: Okay.

The mill work is amazing.

LAUREN: I know, this is really pretty.

BRENNAN: Welcome to Guild House Hotel, this is a 12 room boutique hotel in Center City Philadelphia.

The property was built in 1851.

It acted as a primary residence for a number of years, then home to the New Century Guild, an organization focused on furthering women's rights, particularly as women were entering the workplace for the first time.

It was founded by three women, Eliza Turner, Florence Kelly, and Gabrielle De Veaux Clements.

It was at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the first world's fair in the United States.

There was a women's pavilion and Eliza presented a paper talking about how it was extremely important that women receive education in trades.

And so they created a space here where women could come and gather, and also join with other like-minded women who were fighting for various causes.

The Guild existed at 1307 Locust for over 110 years.

In 2017 there was no longer a need for the gathering space, so it was in 2018 that we acquired the property, and it really only lent itself to be a hotel.

We started uncovering all sorts of women's stories, there were over 9000 members of the New Century Guild, and we decided to dedicate each of the rooms in the hotel to a different member or founder of the Guild.

LAUREN: Well, here we are.

Look, The Edith.

LAURITA: Aw.

LAUREN: Oh this is so cute!

LAURITA: It is pretty.

LAUREN: Love the yellows and the greens, it's screaming springtime in here, I love that.

BRENNAN: Laurita and Lauren are staying in The Edith suite, and it is named after a woman named Edith Brubaker.

Edith was the president of the Guild from 1903 to 1923, so right in that period of women's suffrage.

They're fighting for the vote and eventually obtain the vote in 1920.

LAURITA: Women of the Guild, so let's find Edith.

Oh, she's right here.

LAUREN: "Yellow and white run through our Edith suite as homage to the arm bands that Edith Brubaker and her fellow Guild members wore in 1915 while marching for the woman's vote."

LAURITA: Wow.

LAUREN: Oh look it says, "A little extra sparkle thanks to the original crystal chandeliers."

LAURITA: Yep, that is a extra sparkle, it's really pretty.

This is such a feminine touch in here.

BRENNAN: We were very intentional about the fact that we didn't want to create a museum, we wanted it to be a modern experience, but obviously pay respects to the history of the properties and so balancing the modern amenities with antiques mixed in, and then modern furniture with more historic pieces as well.

LAURITA: We took it a little easy today but tomorrow... LAUREN: It is all about food, sightseeing, and even more food.

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