Daily Republican., 1883-08-24
REH0B0TH'S NEW HOTEL
THE BEN LOPAN A MODEL OF
CONVENIENCE SOME
POINTS ABOUT 1T.

o REHOBoTH BEACH, Aug. 22.-Vis
: tors at this pleasant resort are surprise
n to find that the place boasts of thre
= excellent hotels, the Bright, Douglas
! and Henlopen. Az the two first name
l have been separately described, we Civ
{ a few pOir tn in reference 10 the Hott
Henlopen, which is one of the fines
tonses to be found at any of the water
2 ing places.
1t was constructed by the Rehobotl
Beach Hotel Company since last season
they having secured charter at tn
last session of the State Legislature
The hotel is located about half mil,
above the Bright House, in close prox
unity to the ocean, thus Attending q
fine view. 1t is four stories high, witt
a mansard roof, built Of frame on solid
foundations. The house was all com.
peted and thrown open to the public on
the 9TH Of July, 1888 The first lady
guest at the house was Mrs. r. l.. Rice,
Jr., of Wilmington.
The hotel contains over eighty rooms,
with a capacity of accommodating two
hundred guests. All the rooms are
light, airy and furnished with suits of
white ash furniture. The parlor is ele-
gantly furnished and supplied with a
fine piano.
The main feature of the hotel is its
large wide piazzas, which extend the
entire front and each side Of the building
for considerable distance. There are
two porches, one on the second and the
other on the third floor, where the
guests recline in easy chairs and
watch the huge rollers as they break
upon the beach, while they receive the
full benefit of the refreshing breezes
waited from the ocean. Upon each
side of the porches isa flight of stairs
leading from the top of the house to
the ground, to be used by the guests
in case of fire. The building is lighted
with gas, and every precaution is used
against fire, hose, buckets, etc, being
distributed over the building. The
house is also supplied with cool spring
water pumped into tank elevated as
high ~ the house, fire hose and fire es-
capes on every floor, patent closets in
upper and lower floors, extensive steam |
laundry, a telegraph office, and excel
lent underground drainage.
From the piazza of the house may be
seen Cape May, distance of bout
is miles. In connectiOnwith the hotel is
a pool and billiard hall, which is pa
tronized by the guests, and the finest
bath houses at this resort were built
and are conducted by this hotel.
No liquors are sold on these premises,
and for quietness and comfort this ho el
IN without a peer The bill of fare at
eacll meal embraces all the delicacies
known 10 the caterer'Hart, and obliging
walters are always present to attend to
he wants of the hungry. The hotel is
managed by Mr. John McMakin, an
hotel proprietor and former.
y proprietor of the Arlant G Hotel, Cape
Nay, where he established quite repu-
alton. He has IA corps of efficient as
istants, and even the most critical
,uests who patronize this house find no
ause to complain. Visitors are con.
eyed to and from the cars in commodl-
ms hacks, and in fact everything is
lone that's possible to be done for their
olnfOrt The season will not lose for
wo or three weeks yet, and those who
esire to spend short time in a quiet
nd enjoyable manner should not fail
o stop at the Hotel Henlopen. The no.
el al the present time has about 40 or
0 guests, and if this warm weather con-
lnues the number will be increased.-l
wing to the disagreeable weather this
ummer the season has not been u pro-
table one, but 1t IL designed next sea-
Oh to max the hotel even more popular
han the present, and persons should
ear this fact in mind VIXEN contemplate $
az visit to the seashore. With the I
resent management, the success of the
otel Is assured )