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Date: 1898 Client: George Sutter & Co Type: Hotel Status: Unknown

"It is situated within a few minutes' walk of the railway station, being distant but a few yards from the Government hot spring baths. The hotel, which is a single-storey biulding, covers an area of several erven. The front is of imposing design, built of brick, and with walls of 9 in. thickness. The entire foundations are of stone of excellent quality, quarried in the adjacent hills. On the right of the entrance hall is a large and well-appointed saloon bar, where are kept stocked the bestknown brands of wines and spirits. Leading off this saloon is an excellent billiard room fitted with two Burroughes & Watts tables. There are four reading rooms in the hotel, and a large dining hall capable of seating 125 persons. The bedrooms, numbering in all 56, well furnished and lighted, are situated on the sides of a square, in the centre of which is a greenhouse covered with creepers and planted around with flowers, with an aviaiy at one end. A distinct feature of the sanatorium are the baths. These, numbering 24, supplied from the hot springs, are included to visitors in the tariff of the hotel. The buildings are lighted throughout with the 'Hera' light. The firm of Geo. Sutter & Co. have a store adjacent, and are general providers." (Source: Transvaal Encyclopedia, 1906)