Welcome to The Sylvia Beach Hotel website. We're happy to have the opportunity to let you in on some of the secrets of the Hotel. Why it is loved by many, but not all. When you walk up our garden path to the front door the old building will give you a big hug or spit you out, depending on what really matters to you! Hopefully this page will give you the insight on which it would do to you! Some people belong here, and we hope you're one of them!
We've been open 13 years now and have an idea of the magic that happens at the Sylvia Beach. There are volumes of journals in all the rooms, including the library . In reading these guest books we have a pretty good idea of how people feel about staying with us. They share with us the peace and revitalization the view itself inspires. Not to mention the walls, the books, the photos, the art, the fabulous food, and the fellow guests. The frequency with which Hotel guests make reservations for their next stay, as they check out, is the best indicator.
This is truly a Hotel for book lovers. There are no t.v.'s, no radios, no phones (although 2 public phones are available.) It is a quiet place on most days. Except for the glorious storms. Then the wind howls, the building shakes, and the rain pounds down. Some days it's warm and sunny and the sky is bright blue. Some days there's morning fog. Some days the wind makes you stay inside and read! Some days are rainbow days, the weather just can't decide. The ocean is always present. (The Hotel is on a 45 foot bluff right above the surf.) You move into the rhythm of the sea. Perhaps that's why time seems to slow way down, almost to a standstill.
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