The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-29
A "STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT"
HOTEL OPENING SATURDAY
AT KITTY HAWK BEACH
California Styled 'Sea Ranch,' With Every
Room Facing the Ocean, A Surf Side Club
Dining Room, and Many Other Distinctive
Features Offers an Exclusive Retreat at
Southern Shores.

The newest and northernmost,
and most distinctive Hotel in the
Kitty Hawk beach area will open
its doors to the public Saturday,
it's premier being the same as the
Lost Colony's 1851 season, and the
owners of this new hotel look for
ward to the same interest and sue
cess that usually accompanies
pioneering enterprises well execut-e
ed on the Outer Banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Travis Sykes,
a young Virginia Beach couple ex-
perienced in hotel business, and OBJ
servant of hotels trends in both
California and Florida, made
plans to build a 40-room Hotel this.
year at Southern Shores, Kitty
Hawk Beach, but for lack of time
after getting all the red tape
squared away, are opening for
business with 20 rooms, but with
all other features of the hotel in
readiness for Saturday.
The Sea Ranch is situated at the
surf-side, a few yards north of the
curve of US. 158 as it rolls across
the beach, and down the shore to-
ward Mays Head. 1t is within SO
miles of Elizabeth City and is the
first beach hotel reached by the
southbound. traveller.
Of much interest locally is that
the hotel has been constructed en-
tirely by local contractors. Kellogg
Supply Co. of Manteo had the gen
eral contract; Midget and Midget
of Manteo installed the plumbing;
t. G. Grfggs and son of Point
Harbor supplied most of the lum-
Der; and the huge order of con-
crete blocks necessary to build the
walls was. filed by Jordan Con-
crete Products Co of Mays Head.
Every one of the rooms of the
SEA RANCH faces the ocean, and
every room has its individual bath
and dressing room. The beautiful
and interesting dining room with
wide glass front overlooks the surf
and wide, expanse of rolling
beach. Saturday evening cocktail
parties in the club bar, a good
morning demi-tasse served in the
room; in short an ultra-smart pat
tern of comfort and attention that
cries to the visitor to ego native
in luxury" makes an irresistible
bid for patronage of this hotel,
which is something different and
distinct on Cardinals Outer Banks.
This hotel has splendid adj
vantage for quiet and seclusion. It
is away from disturbing CONNER
cial activity being located in the
restricted residential development
known as Southern Shores. This
excelIently planned development
has some 40 handsome residences
built on it, although it is only
about four years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sykes have spent
great deal of time travelling
about and observing the hotel bust
ness in Florida, New Mexico, and
California. They have operated
their own hotel at Virginia Beach
for several years. They are young
and with vision and a capacity for
hard work, and as they state in
their announcement:
Building this hotel on the Dare
County Coast has been inspired be
cause of our own pleasant visits
time after time in this vicinity. We
believe our love for this region,
our pleasant relations with its
friendly people will enable us to
provide just the right type Of hotel
that so many travellers seek. :"