The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-15
New England Meets
New Travel Problem
Hotels Find Increased Leisure in Various Income
- :. Classes Demands Changes

Boston, July 15-Increasing. lei
sure for people In the lower income
brackets has developed q new class
of reoreational travellers. New
England hotel interests are discov-
ering. This group Of yacationists
has hitherto been forced to choose
between the costly resort hotels,
with rates far beyond Its vacation
budget, and the tourist lodging
houses or cabins, which are mex
pensive but do not offer hotel con-
veniences. However, some New
England hotel proprietors are ex-
perimenting this year with pro.
viding desirable accomodations at
low rates for this particular class
of traveller, which Is a constantly
increasing group, reports 70 the
New England Council Indicate.
One experiment is providing for
this new group OF patrons which
Is being conducted with conspicu-
GUS success il the new deal at
the crossroads. At an established
hotel located at the crossing OF
two u 8. highway thorpughfares
In the White Mountains accomoda-
tions Of recognized hotel quality
at rates approximately those OF
tourist cabins, and meals q 10 carte
at popular prices are being offered
this year. The rates for rooms In
clude the use of garage facilities
and OF the hotel swimming pool.
Here the requirements Of the Sec
ton Of the, touring public which
wants Accommodations OF q high
standard but Is unable to patronize
the more pretentious hotels, are
flied.
Besides discovering an additional
group OF patrons, New England re-
sort hotels are finding, this year
that 1888 conditions require new
policies for profit-making. Many
are meeting the challenge with In.
genuity which is already proving
its worth In attracting patrons. a
characteristic Of the new deal
10 It IL being offered by the hotels
Ia an effort to give visitors to New
England this summer, more enjoy
able vacations than ever before
for the same or lower costs.
Membership In an exclusive club,
for which no additional charge ID
made, 10 being offered to guests at
Bar Harbor hotels this season. The
famous old Mount Desert Reading
Room has been transformed into
the Shore Club, which Ia being OPP
Grated by group OF hotel pro-,
prietors on the island. Guests may
entertain, use attractive game
rooms and q fine library, have tea
on wide verands overlooking the
harb0r, and enjoy all the privileges
of club membership. All expenses
OF operating the club are borne
by the hotels, with the addition Of
few Sustaining memberships"
held by summer residents Of
Mount Desert Island. The Bar Har-
Dor project 10 believed to be the
first Of Its kind In this country. It
II q particularly interesting ex-
pertinent. since at most exclusive
resorts club membership privileges
are not extended to hotel guests.
Recreationai facilities for which
additional charges have always
been made are this year being In
cluded In the regular rates by Q
number Of New England resort
hotels. Free golf At nearby clubs
Is being provided for patrons by
many. One resort hotel on Mar
that's Vineyard, Mass, has arrang-
ed this year to have guests change
into their bathing suits In their
hotel rooms and to transport them
10 the beaches, thus freeing them
OF the necessity OF renting bath
houses. Other hotel in New Eng
land are Offering similar conven-
fences. Horseback riding, boating,
and other sports are being provid.
ed with additional charge BY still
other hotels.
Novel aniusements are also being
offered BY enterprising hotels n.