THE PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 37, 11 January 1895, Page 19

THE PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, DUNEDIN.

The Prince nf Walpfl HiM in Princes street eoutb, Dunedin, baa been leased by Mr W. H. Haydon. The hotfl has been completely renovated ard refurnished, and is now en itled to claim a high rank among boueea of its kind. It occupies an extensive frontage to the street, and a lengthy corridor stretcheß to the back The view in front embraces a considerable portion of the harbour, and an open space bebiad ensures there also a plea' if ul command of sunlight and fresh air. Cheerfulce^B is a distinguishing feature of the whole interior. The stair case, lohbie?, and passages are wide and well lighted, and no where ia there to be found a close or dusty corner. On tbe first floor i>i front tnere are several bedrooms, each of good sz- 1 , all of more than ordinary loftiness, and well ventilated. The papering and pain ing are new and very tasteful, and the furniture is remarkably neat and appropriate. There are two sittiDg-rooms — one for visitors, the other sit apart for boarders only. The rooms are handsome and well fitted for th? use to which they are assigned. Tbe back corridoi gives access to a long row of bedrooms, also of convenient size, well veatila'ei and well furnished, and in every way calculated to promote the bea'th anl comfort of their occupants. There is also a coivenient batnroom. The second floor comprises an additional number of bedrooms, and, in space chrerfulnesq and ventilation, repeats the advantages of the first. It likewise is furnished with a bathro)m. On the groundfloor is the bar — well supplied with liquors of the most approved brands, the bir piriour, a"d, to th 3 back, a well designed commercial room. Opposite to the bir is (he cafi— a large apartment— furnished in trie style signified by the name, and duly provided with newspapers, time tables, and other literature of a suitable sort* Behind is the dining room, a spacious hall, lighted from above, and where guests at choice may have their meals at a table d'hote, filling tbe cemre of tbe room, or at email tables set arouud the walls. On the opposite side of the passage is a letired sitting room where bus'ness rtquiring isolation and quiet may be transacted. A kitchen, pan'ries, aad outer offices complete the establishment. The situation of the house, almost in the very centre of the town, and yet enjoying a prospfct anl airiness that are quite suburban, alone makes it a most desirable place of residence or call. The reputation of Mr and Mrs H iydon as, respectively, hojt and hostess, is a sufficient guarantee for t^e manner in which tbe h mse is cjndacted, and should recomnend it to a very extensive share of patronage. Beaidents in the city will find themselves very comfortable as boarders tbere, and visitors can have no more pleasaot place of stay.