Searl’s Hotel, Wellington.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 86, 20 April 1901, Page 3

Searl’s Hotel, Wellington.

Lmongst the buildings in Wellington in oursc of erection and nearing completion ,t the present time, none has attracted so nuch attention as Searl’s Hotel, opposite ho railway station. One wing of the iotcl has been reserved for the suite of the Duke and Duchess of York upon the occasion of their visit to the Empire City in June next, and special arrangements are being made with a Southern firm for the furnishing of the same, which is to be on a most elaborate scale. Situated opposite the railway station, the hotel is handy to all chief business places, and should soon establish itself as the most favorite place for visitors to stay at whilst in Wellington. The building has been constructed on the most up-to-date lines, and special attention has boen paid to matters pertaining to sanitation and ventilation. The hotel has a frontage of nearly five hundred feet to the main street, and contains upwards of a hundred bedrooms. It is almost fire-proof, the floors being of cement and iron. The building is lighted throughout with electricity, and has electric bells in all bedrooms. ' A large section of ground has boen secured at the back of the hotel, and this has been devoted to the purposes of a lawn and garden, affording a most pleasant retreat from the hurry and bustle of the city. A complete telephonic system runs through the building and every up-to-date contrivance is brought into requisition. Messrs Farr and Colridgo, of Wellington, are the architects for the building, and are to be congratulated upon the success which has attended their efforts. The building is one which the people of Wellington can justly be proud of, and local residents are recommended to give it a trial when they visit that city. The tariff is 10s per day, which is exceedingly moderate considering the many advantages one obtains by staying there. Mr E. J. Searl, the proprietor, has had a wide experience in regard to first-class hotels, and thoroughly understands the business in which ho is engaged.