otted ▁plants , ▁pol ished ▁br ass ▁sp itto ons ▁and ▁a ▁grand ▁piano . ▁The ▁rooms ▁were ▁no ▁less ▁accommod ating ▁and ▁even ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁free ▁pitch er ▁of ▁ice ▁water . ▁Other ▁guest ▁services ▁included ▁a ▁larger ▁restaurant , ▁a ▁bar ber ▁shop , ▁a ▁Turkish ▁Bath ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁first - class ▁bar ▁and ▁a ▁gr ill ▁room ▁featuring ▁live ▁music . ▁Official ly ▁opened ▁for ▁business ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁rev ived ▁building ▁once ▁again ▁became ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ' s ▁premier ▁hotel ▁and ▁thanks ▁to ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Key lor ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁House , ▁the ▁regions ' s ▁main ▁V au dev ille ▁ven ue , ▁the ▁D ac res ▁would ▁see ▁such ▁notable ▁guests ▁as ▁Louis a ▁May ▁Alc ott , ▁John ▁Philip ▁S ous a , ▁Harry ▁La uder ▁and ▁Al ▁J ol son , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁suffered ▁another ▁large ▁interior ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁short ing ▁elect rical ▁fan , ▁but ▁remained ▁open ▁while ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁then ▁manager , ▁Art ▁Harris ▁( a ▁previous ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁G ey ser ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Baker ▁City , ▁Oregon ), ▁commission ed ▁Port land ▁architect s ▁B ennes , ▁Hend r icks ▁& ▁Tob ey ▁to ▁completely ▁rem odel ▁the ▁hotel , ▁with ▁plans ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁complete ▁interior ▁rem