Ready for High Tide?

The gentleman shown here is Murad, one of the men who is helping to restore this old hotel. He was very very helpful and extremely proud of the accomplishments they have made here. When we walked up, it was thanks to him that we were allowed inside. He saw that we wanted to see what it was going to be like and was pivotal in getting us permission to enter. Once inside, he practically glowed with enthusiasm while describing the restoration.

This room shown below is a room in the hotel. What you're seeing here is almost half the room. They aren't very big in this hotel, but that is due to their desire to stay true to the times in which the hotel was prominent. The Bed you see behind him will hold only a matress and a blanket. Traditional beds in this time were raised high off the floor like shown here. This particular bed is almost two feet lower than the tradition, but they wante to compromise to make it comfortable. Of course, the air conditioner shown up top is a "slight" accommodation unavailable to those of the time.

In the second photo you can see the hand laid brick tile ceilings in each room. Each brick is hand laid, not tile or vinyl. The sheer amount of craftsmanship necessary to mold these vertical masonries is amazing.