Consulate Hotel

Today, Hazel Wilmot sent letters to the Island's councillors advising that she was closing the accommodation side of the hotel from the end of Feb 2011. The hotel is dependent on tourists, and the RMS changed its schedule last year so that there was very little tourist time on the island. (The RMS ship is our only means of contact with the outside world). Hazel has been carrying the hotel financially out of her own savings for the past year and a bit, and can no longer continue to do so. It caused quite a stir in the community, as The Consulate is the only proper hotel on the island. It will be bad for any future tourism.

The snack bar and ordinary bar will remain open, and she will try and arrange other activities to be held in the courtyard. She is trying to keep on as many staff as possible, but nothing is quite certain at the moment.