▁bar . ▁Further ▁on ▁that ▁side ▁was ▁the ▁head - porter ' s ▁counter ▁and ▁the ▁check - in ▁counter . ▁ ▁O pp os ite ▁these ▁coun ters ▁were ▁three ▁very ▁small ▁lif ts . ▁Between ▁the ▁lif ts ▁was ▁a ▁mar ble ▁st air way ▁leading ▁to ▁all ▁other ▁flo ors . ▁Further ▁in ▁the ▁vest ib ule ▁was ▁a ▁gift ▁shop ▁and ▁a ▁book ing ▁ag ency ▁( for ▁the at res ), ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁hall ▁with ▁the ▁entry ▁to ▁a ▁pub ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁coffee ▁shop / break fast ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁right . ▁▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁this ▁hall ▁were ▁tele ph ones ▁and ▁an ▁entrance ▁to ▁a ▁st air way ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁residents ' ▁l oun ge ▁( on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ) ▁and ▁the ▁ha ird ress ing ▁sal on ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁floor . ▁The ▁vest ib ule ▁ended ▁in ▁swing ▁doors ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁area ▁under ▁a ▁d ome ▁with ▁a ▁classic ▁par quet ▁floor . ▁Bey ond ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁restaurant , ▁decor ated ▁in ▁the ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁style . ▁The ▁d ome ▁was ▁of ▁cut ▁glass , ▁and ▁was ▁situated ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁central ▁court ▁also ▁tri angular ▁in ▁shape . ▁This ▁caused ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁main ▁passage ways ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁also ▁tri angular ▁in ▁plan ▁form . ▁ ▁Upper ▁flo ors ▁The ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁contained ▁the ▁bed rooms , ▁mainly ▁singles ▁and ▁doubles . ▁The ▁rather ▁cell - like ▁singles