THE TROCADERO.

NZ Truth, Issue 133, 17 August 1907, Page 6

THE TROCADERO.

Wellington is justifying her claim to the distinction of being the capital city by running up buildings compatible wit-lr lofty pretentious. Pinnock's Trocadero, just completed, m upper Lambton Quay, is a model of everything the private hotel should be. Towering aloft to the extent of five storeys,' its fine outward architecture is matched by the magnificence of the appointments within. There are some 150 rooms, exclusive of the large living rooms on the ground floor, and an electric lift deposits the lodger on the various floors if he or she is indisposed to take advantage of the spacious stairway. The furnishing of the bedrooms includes a combination washstand, ' dressing-table and chest of drawers, m one piece, and the different compartments look cosy ami home-like. A feature is the excellent lighting of the whole building, an aid to which is a cavernous light well from the roof to basement, also lighting by means of the light shaft. A person of- some taste appears to have arranged the color scheme, or, rather, the color schemes of the various rooms, for there is endless variety m the wall and carpet tints, although all blend harmoniously. There are reading rooms, and separate sitting rooms for ladies and gentlemen, each being furnished with a piano, and an • American organ occupies a spacious hall on the second floor. On this flat also are private supper or dining rooms, where parties may retire and enjoy themselves, undisturbing and undisturbed. The dining-room will seat 140 persons at one time, and the tables are occupied continuously for two or three hours about meal times, for the Trocadero is an open restaurant, and as such is largely patronised. The hotel is an especial convenience for people coming from a distance, who arc met by special porters at railway stations and the wharves. The most modern conveniences are installed, and the plan of the kitchen is upon the most up-to-date t principles. It would take several columns to adequately describe the Trocadero, and as space is limited, this paper stops right here, and congratulates Mr Pinnock upon his new possession.