Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-10
THE KINGSBURY
Balh For Every Room sDd ns
 Tips d New Hotel.

If The Kingsbury, the new hotel on Center street does not prove q big success, then the people of Wa terbury and travelling men will have failed to appreciate something really l good. But evidently the public Is | going to patronize well the new hotel, for although 1t has been open- ed only week, 1t has thirty perma- nent roomers. The hotel, which is indeed novel contains about one hundred and seventy rooms so ar- ranged that to each room there Is private bath, big feature In it. self for reasonable price house. The plan of not allowing any tips will in all probability make n big strike with the guests while Mir Cables, the owner, and Mir Williams the manager, are of the impression that the bar and cigar counter will not have any effect upon the bus- ness of The Kingsbury after busi- ness once begins to boom.
 Rooms here cost $1 and $1.50 per day, and they are excellent for the price. They have every up to date feature of all big hotels and appar- ently no expense has been spared in making them first class in every re- spect. A guest pays for his room and while he is in the hotel he can not spend another cent, no matter how desirous he Is of doing so, un- less he spends it on telephoning. There is no bar, and a guest can. ! n ar, o Thn employees are not allowed to take | | tip, so there is nothing for the com | mercial man to do but keep his change in his pocket The manage ment has endeavored to make the hotel as homelike as possible, and | there are many features, small in themselves, which will give much satisfaction to the guests. The hOte' runs from Center street to Harrison alley. The main lobby is on the second floor. It is 100x50 feet and is tessellated from end to end. It has numerous lights and during the evening the lobby is Indeed pretty. On either side of the front parlor or smoking room is a fireplace which | adds much to the effect. The lobby and the front room as it were are also attractively decorated with pot ted plants and cut flowers.
 The ladies parlor or the no-smok- ing room which MT Cables prefers to call it is off the iobby and is | striking room It as well as the lobby and front room has wicker fur niture. the chairs being of various designs.
 The guest will be pleased as he views the handsome furniture on the
 way to his room and more so when
 he arrives at his sleeping chamber. They could not be better. They are such that many men who live in fur nished rooms in this city have al ready moved to The Kingsbury.
 Right off the main lobby also Is the reading room which is furnished I in mission style. All the magazines
 will be there each month for the 1 guests to read. Close by is the | writing room which contains half a l dozen desks. Off the south end of
 the lobby is large open space which 1 goes up through the building. It | furnishes light to the building and l during the summer will be palm
 garden. A well equipped public toilet
 room is one of the features of this
 floor.
 Running from Center street to
 Harrison alley is public passway.
 On the center street side bootblack
 is stationed This arcade promises
 to be popular. Within a few weeks the restaurant will be opened but it
 will be separate from the hotel. It
 will be located on Center street.