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Date: 1896 Client: CS Haylett Type: Hotel Status: Demolished

(PSB:27) Translation of Dutch advertisement from Het Zuid Afrikaansche Jaarboek 1906: SOMERSET STRAND. _______________ HAYLETT'S "WHITE HOUSE" HOTEL _______________ This First-class Hotel is well appointed for the comfort and convenience of visitors. Large Drawing room, Comfortable Smoking Room and Large, Well-ventilated Billiard Room with a First-class Thurston Table. _______________ Beautiful Veranda and Balcony, 300 feet long, with uninterrupted views of the ocean and surrounding land. _______________ Bathrooms and other amenities for ladies and gentlemen in separate wings. _______________ Reasonable Prices Reduced Tariffs for longer staying visitors and for families. Excellent cuisine and only the very best drinks and cigars on offer. C S HAYLETT, Owner (Submitted by Lila Komnick, March 2018) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.