into a predominantly Spanish Colonial Revival decorative scheme. The lobby reaches two stories in height and contains large wooden beams with stenciled colored floral patterns. Major factors of the interior design are the highly detailed wrought iron balconies, the huge wrought iron chandelier and double arch doorways. To one side is a fireplace with a huge canopy that reaches to the ceiling. Interior doors are all distinguished by their colored stenciled floral designs. By the 1970s, the hotel had become run down and was nearly demolished. Instead, the San Jose Redevelopment Agency was able to save the building and arranged for its reconstruction, which cost twenty times its initial construction price. See also Downtown Historic District (San Jose, California) References External links Downtown San Jose Buildings and structures in San Jose, California History of San Jose, California Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in Santa Clara County, California Art Deco architecture in California Art Deco hotels Hotels in San Jose Hotel buildings completed in 1931 W. H. Weeks buildings