 The newly refurbished and expanded hotel opened for business in November 1919, with James Henry De Zilwa (1888–1979), a younger cousin of Ephraums, appointed as manager.In 1924, following a disagreement with the owners, De Zilwa left St Andrews and began his own hotel business.In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Great Depression had a major impact on all hotels in the area, including St Andrew's, and by 1930 St Andrews closed its doors.