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The Hotel St. George was once one of Wellington, New Zealand's top hotels and a prominent building. == Overview == Originally located in what was Wellington's medical consulting quarter where it met the prime retail district at the junction of Willis and Boulcott Streets the hotel's main entrance was in Boulcott Street, the bars were entered from Willis Street. It was briefly the country's largest hotel. The hotel was designed by architect William Prouse and built in 1929-30 of steel framed reinforced concrete at a cost of A£100,000, and is one of the city's Art Deco buildings. The site had previously been taken by the Union Bank whose building was converted about 1877 into the Albert or "Old Identities" Hotel by early Wellington settler John Plimmer (after whom the suburb of Plimmerton is named). "Old Identities" because about 1880 the exterior wall was decorated with sculpted heads of early local notables. The hotel was widely regarded as the capital city's top hotel, and played host to many events in its Palm Lounge. After the 1942 entry of USA into World War II its accommodation was briefly seconded by US Marines and it featured with them in the 1957 movie Until They Sail. It played host to The Beatles during their 1964 tour (when they stayed in what is now room's 601 and 602), and was the first choice hotel for visiting dignitaries for many years, from royalty to international rugby teams.〔http://www.hanz.org.nz/index.cfm/100_Years/Tales_from_past3〕 The hotel was also host to the inaugural New Zealand national science fiction convention in 1979, and was also a venue for the convention in 1980 and 1987. In October 2012, The Bootleg Beatles re-enacted the Beatles performance with a concert from the hotel's balcony. The hotel consists of 8 floors, with 84 single rooms with ensuites, 42 single rooms with shared ensuites, 80 single rooms with no ensuite and 26 shared rooms. It has a Category II listing with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hotel St. George, Wellington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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