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No 205 : July 14, 1971

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Ultra Mod Luxury

Sandown Park is one out of the Box

The new 1.2 million dollar Sandown Park Motor Hotel in Childers Road was officially opened on July 3 by the Mayor, Mr Harry Barker.

Representing the most in modern luxury and appointments, the hotel is situated in a beautiful 5½ acre landscaped setting. Ample accommodation is available in single, double and twin self-contained units. Superb restaurant and bars, heated swimming pool, and luxury lounges are all part of the new scene. Movable walls enable space to be organised to any size for weddings, conferences, balls and parties.

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One of the two-floor accommodation blocks.

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The guest entrance on the west side

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The new hotel with pool in foreground.

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Receptionists Shona Hanlen and Beverley Roberts check in a guest

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Manager Richard Norman and his wife Mary

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Part of the hotel restaurant, The Captain's Table

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Each bar is covered by one of the soaring roof columns. These give the hotel its distinctive feature.

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Every unit looks out on to the pool. Part of a double unit with bedside phone and TV/radio control panel.

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A twin unit with day beds.

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The guest lounges and house bar all have the pool as their focal point.

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The entrance to the same unit with bathroom at left, wardrobe and dressing tables at right.

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An opening day promotion on the hotel's first day of business was run by Radio 2ZG and special guest for the day was the new Miss New Zealand, Linda Ritchie of Rotorua.

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Linda photographed in one of the lounges with Mrs Mary Norman, wife of the manager (left), and 2ZG interviewer Liz Barns-Graham.

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Sorting out the winning guess from the large box of entries are, from left, Ron Ramsey, Evan Steers and Mrs B. Barclay.

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Winner of the guess the weight of the bottle of whisky, tray et all, was Mrs Norma Whiteley, receiving same from announcer Bruce Burn.

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Keeping things going on the direct broadcast from the hotel were, from left, Trevor Barker, Bruce Anderson, Bruce Burn, Tas Collier and Brian Barclay.

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