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Gilmer's Hotel


There are alot of old buildings in Greymouth but this one caught my eye while I was driving down a few side roads near town. Once owned by the Gilmer brothers it was 1 of 3 hotels in the area but this one was named as "The Brick House" or "The Gilly" because it was built out of brick and mortar whereas the other 2 buildings were built from wood. This is now used for accommodation and is named "Neptune International Backpackers".

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Iris Flavia said…
Beautiful, I love those verandahs (just not backpacker-hotels, bad memories of that, LOL. I was so scared Ingo and I shared one tiny bed!).
14 July 2022 at 15:31
local alien said…
Nice that it's still in use.
14 July 2022 at 22:15
Tom said…
...it sure has a distinctive style, I love the porch.
14 July 2022 at 22:20
Bill said…
Looks like a building from the old western days in the US.
15 July 2022 at 03:47
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
It does look like something from the old west.
15 July 2022 at 08:23
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
So it is a hostel? It would be comfortable to rest on that porch after a long day of hiking.
15 July 2022 at 08:33
Jim said…
Great looking hotel.
15 July 2022 at 09:15
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Nice old building and I like the architecture. Glad it is still in use!
15 July 2022 at 10:33
William Kendall said…
I like the look of it.
15 July 2022 at 10:48
Jocelyn said…
We have some old buildings like that in Cedar Key Florida. Great shot!
15 July 2022 at 11:07
magiceye said…
Looks cool. Your capture makes it look elegant!
15 July 2022 at 14:09
Einari Sinappi said…
It looks kinda small, not too many rooms I suppose. I bet it beats chain hotels every day of the week. And twice on Sundays.
15 July 2022 at 15:17
Sharon said…
It has an "old western" feel to it. I'm glad it's still in use.
16 July 2022 at 03:31
Photo Cache said…
It does have a little western vibe to me, just like the ones you see in old western movies.

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16 July 2022 at 11:19
Light and Voices said…
Interesting building. Porch looks inviting.
16 July 2022 at 11:29
Joyful said…
I love these old buildings.
16 July 2022 at 12:29
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