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THE NEW MAYLANDS HOTEL IS STATE'S FIRST
AIRPORT HOSTELRY
AFTER four months of alterations, renovations and new building construction, the
Maylands Hotel has emerged from its disguise of scaffolding a brand-new and mag-
nificent hostelry.
Occupying as it does its imposing position in Guildford-road, the Maylands Hotel,
only a mile away from the aerodrome, could be rightly and proudly called the State's
airport hotel.
The hotel is complete and up-to-date in every detail; nearly £10,000 has been spent by "Mine Host"
Morry Hoffman to ensure that
The design generally is in that simple, modern style suggestive of practical usefulness of purpose, and ,
displaying no costly frills which tend to date a building in a short time.
Spaciousness, cleanliness, conven-
ience, lightness and airiness have
been essential considerations which
have influenced the architect in the
evolution of this transformation.
The existing buildinas were com-
pletely remodelled and extended to
occupy portion of the adjoining block.
An aid wooden building was removed
and the site converted into a parking
area with four new garages.
The building contractors, Mitchell
and Sons, who incidentally, recent-
ly completed the E.S. and A Bank at
Midland Junction, and are at present
engaged on a block of flats at the
corner of Stirling-highway and
Martin-avenue. Nedlands, have done
a great job of work at the Maylands
Hotel.
Nothing has been spared to turn
out a hostelry the equal of any In the
State.
Great Taste Shown
Architect Harold Krantz, used great
discernment and knowledge of modern
hotel lay-out in his conception of the
new Maylands; everything is com-
pact.
The public bar has been enlarged to
dimensions of 56' x 29'. with nearly
110' of bar counter. This bar is re-
garded as being one of the largest of
any hotel throughout the metropolitan
area or the country.
The saloon bar is now 32' x 28', with
50' of counter.
Both bars have Island type counters
fitted with refrigerated units supplied
from a central refridgeration chamber
in the cellar.
The counter tops are fitted with
modern type glass washers.
The bottle department is an entire-
ly separate feature. Off each bar is a
private parlor, and in a position con-
venient to the public bar is a bottle
store.
Also on the around floor are two
large and spacious lounges, which al-
ready have proved their popularity
with the people of the surrounding
district.
Furnishings in these rooms are
solid and serviceable, and are in gen-
eral keeping with the new furniture
throughout the rest of the hotel. Ex-
cept for the floor coverings, all the
furniture was supplied by the Atlas
Furniture Company, of Stirling-street
Perth.
Spacious Rooms
Other ground floor accomodation
Includes the office, the spacious and
spotlessly clean dining room and kit-
chen, the servery, yardman's room,
staff bathroom, laundry and lavat-
ories.
Floors of all bars, parlors and loun-
ges, entrance halls and verandahs are
of terazzo. The job, regarded as be-
ing the largest continuous area done
by the specialist, cost well over £600.
The walls are of cream texture.
above five feet, these and the dados
being treated with Spraytex.
On the first floor are fourteen lame
and comfortably furnished bedrooms,
a large lounge room, a writing room.
as well as bathrooms, shower rooms
and lavatories.
The bedrooms have new suites of
walnut furnishings, and the bath-
rooms have hot and cold installations.
The kitchen is also served by this
modern installation, and all lounges,
bars, writing rooms and dining room
have coke burning heating units.
Special Roof Garden
There are also spacious verandahs
on the first floor, and one of these has
been converted into an ideal roof
garden with shrubberies, tables and
chairs.
The large lounge room, suitable for
private parties, is particularly light
and airy, having a number of win-
dows, and a large area of glass
bricks.
Cream cement with a color-blended
brick base, is the toning treatment of
the exterior of the building.
The roof ls tiled and there are sev-
eral Neon signs, supplied by Rain-
bow Neon Light Company, of 383
Hay-street, Perth, prominent with
the Maylands Hotel, White Horse
Whisky and Gilbey's Gin signs.
Perhaps one of the most outstand-
ing features of the hotel, is the glass
brick treatment of the main corner,
above the public bar entrance.
This lends an air of modern com-
pleteness and tasteful planning.
The new hotel is indeed a credit to
the architect, tile builder, the trades-
men and all the artisans who had a
hand in moulding the completed
structure.
Top: The spacious upstairs lounge at the new Maylands Hotel. Centre: Â general view of die public bar, one of die biggest in the State. Below: One of the lounges on the ground floor. Help
Top: The spacious upstairs lounge at the new Maylands Hotel. Centre: Â general view of die public bar, one of die biggest in the State. Below: One of the lounges on the ground floor. Help
Top: The spacious upstairs lounge at the new Maylands Hotel. Centre: Â general view of die public bar, one of die biggest in the State. Below: One of the lounges on the ground floor. Help
Top: The spacious upstairs lounge at the new Maylands Hotel.
Centre: A general view of the public bar, one of the biggest in the
State. Below: One of the lounges on the ground floor.
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