The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-27
HOTEL ST. Simon
A GREAT RESORT.
Cool Delightful InvigOrating
"The Newport Of the
South"
UNDER new And ABLE MANAGEMENT
Lighted By Gas and Electricity, Pure Artesian
Water Best of Service, Cuisil,
Unequaled.

Overlooking tina mighty waters of the
Atlantic ocean. and situated on an island
easy Of access to Brunswick will he found
the hest equipped and most popular sea-
side resort on the Atlantic coast south of
Old Point Comfort.
Hotel St. Simon has for years been the
principal centering point for pleasure seek
ers from all parts of the south. and its
popularity is yearly increasing. Under its
new mana cement the present season bids
fair to Guido any previous one. The season
is now open ans hundreds of people are
row turning their eyes toward this resort.
Each day new arrivals come on the various
boats that arrive at stated intervals.
Hotel ST. Simon has many superior adj
vantages to offer guests 1t is cool. delight
full, constantly swept by ocean breezes, and
is we'll deserving the sobriquet. 1.-THE New
port of the South 1t is situated about
$50 yards from the ocean The beach imme-
tiiately in front with its ten miles of fine
wave-pressed sand crystals is without a
rival and affords excellent opportunity for
driving and bicycling. st. Simon beach for
surf ba thing is one of the few on the coast
that is absolutely SAFE: the location of the
island being such that there is little or
no undertow There is also plenty of good
fishing around the island, and anglers
for the finny tribes will find an abundance
of rare sport.
The hotel itself is large and substantial
frame building. three stories in height, cap
able of accommodating comfortably 500
guests 1t contains 12l rooms, many of
which are double ones. Immediately sur
rounding the nUre1 are twenty cottages Of
three rooms each. all airy and cozy as
one could desire. The buildings are lighted
by gas and electricity, furnished by the
cUmpany's own plant. The water supply
is received from an artesian well upon the
premises. Surrounding the hotel is a large
covered Verarda fully fifteen feet in width
This, likewise the hotel is made brilliant at
night by many electric lights,
On the lower floor of the hotel are the
parlors, dining halI, office, writing room,
etc; the second and third floors are uti-
lied entirely for sleeping apartments, and
each room besides being elegantly furnished
and lighted by electricity is equipped with
electric call bells and other conyeniences
Another feature worthy of mention is the
large cupola, from which the visitor can
command a view for miles in all direc-
tions.
The. cuisine of Hotel st. Simon is a spe-
cial feature. The dining hall is commodi-
Gus, and its inviting tables fairly groan
under the weight of the good things af-
ferded by the local and foreign markets
Neatly clad and courteous walters give
guests that dispatch so desirable and re-
quisite.
But what of the surf the reader may ask
1t is grand 1t is subime! The best of ac-
commodations is afforded. new and
modern bathhouse has recently been COM
pleted. with apartments for ladies and
gentlemen. The building is 210x2O feet in
dimensions; is equipped with fresh water
tub and shower baths and lighted by cleo
tricity. 1t has one hundred rooms and
each with fresh water accommoda TONS
1t is no idle boast to state that Hotel ST.
simon is the best resort on the coast for
Its advantages are excelled nowhere and
its accommodations inferior to none.
The hotel is under the management of
mine host" Mr.. J. H. Clancy, a gentle
man we'll known in the south Mr.. Clan
cey has for years been engaged in the
hotel business and understands every de-
tail of its multifarious duties. He has
surrounded himself with only experienced