TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 997, 27 May 1881, Page 2

TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

At the invitation of Mr Holt, we, on Wednesday last, paid a visit of inspection to his hotel (the “ Sydney ”), which has lately been re-modelled on the principle by which the main portion of the hotels are usually built now. So radical has been the changes made, that the house has been transmogrified from a shanty into a hotel capable of meeting the views and requirements of the most fastidious portion of the travelling public and the community generally.

While on this subject, we might say that additions and improvements are as necessary to the success, financially, of hotels 'milt in a primitive style, ..s they are to the town in which the buildings are situated. To keep up with the age, we must improve our old establishments and build new ones. Now-a-d iys, books are generally “ taken by the cover” : the gaudier the cover the more interesting is its contents, thinks the sentimental reader. So is it with hotels. Thu average traveller invariably puts up at the hotel whose exterior and surroundings are the most pompous and enticing. Before the present additions were completed, the Sydney Hotel could only boast of two or three bedrooms, besides bar and dining-room. Now, however, all this is changed. A commodious bar has been added to the frontof the hotel —a bar which would be a credit to any hotel. The number of bedrooms has been more than doubled—almost trebled—and are comfortably and warmly furnished. The proprietor was wise in attending to this important portion of his establishment, because all of ns have a liking for well-fnmished, airy bedrooms. Next to attending to the manifold wants of the inner man, it is imperative that our minds and bodies should be well nourished and refreshed by sleep. In time to come, Mr Holt intends to turn the room now used for dining purposes into a billiard-room. The present bar will be used as a parlor, while a large room that has been added to the front of the hotel will be used as a dining-room. The new front of the hotel has a very imposing appearance, and will, when finished off, add considerably to the appearance of Sunderlandstreet.

All of the rooms have been re-papered and remodelled—in fact, everything has been changed. The improvements and additions were carried out under the superintendance of Mr Holt himself. Mr Cambridge is fitting up the bar, and doing the lightest and the oramental portion of the work.

Next Friday will he a “ housewarming” at the hotel. A free supper will be given to all the proprietor’s friends, patrons and acquaintances—all are invited ; and we are sure that all will bo made as welcome as they could wish.