 Reservations for the hotel, which had capacity to accommodate 40 guests, could be made in advance by sending a postcard.The hotel offered a horse drawn buggy service that transported guests from the nearby Southport Railway Station on the South Coast railway line, Queensland to the hotel.In addition to guests intending to stay overnight, day trippers taking advantage of special excursion trains from the surrounding areas could spend the day at Southport and dine at the Cecil Hotel before returning home in the evening.