The construction costs were three times more than the original budget, and the hotel never made any profit.

And indeed, the hotel has made a science of making them feel special.

"We felt it was an area where the hotel could make a strong impact," she said.

One problem, he said, is that for five years or so individual hotels have been making a profit from phone service.

Please note that the individual hotels may make a charge for car parking.

The hotel made a good effort to please children.

From the opening until 1940, the hotel did not make sufficient profit to cover the investment costs.

The hotel would have made a dandy home for the 25-year-old society, which was running out of office space, she said.

However, she noted, some hotels will make phones available to their clients.