Here's a hotel that no longer exists, which is a shame.
It's the Buena Vista, which was situated on Harbour Road in Paget.
The card is No. 280 and was published by Yankee Store, Bermuda.
Seemingly, the hotel was in a marvellous location on Harbour Road, with wonderful views of downtown Hamilton (the capital of Bermuda). It had it's own little beach and dock just across the road. It also had on-road and off-road parking and easy access to the Lower Ferry stop on the Warwick/Paget public ferry route to Hamilton.
If that's the case, one wonders why it's owner wasn't able to sell it as a going concern when she decided it was too much work to look after and was also in serious need of renovation.
Eventually it was sold and the building used as housing for employees of the business which bought it. Unfortunately it seems that only the barest minimum work was done to the property and it has a rundown feel about it nowadays.
I've never visited Harbour Road, but plan to do so next May. I must see if I can find this building and take a photo of it.
Here's a picture of Lower Ferry - it's on the ferry route used by workers employed in Hamilton, and the guests of any of the hotels and guest houses along Harbour Road.
There are another four ferry stops on this route - Hodsdon's Ferry, Salt Kettle, Darrell's Wharf and Belmont Ferry.
This postcard really shouldn't be here. It should really be in my other blog, which concentrates on the postcards of the Tucker sisters.
However since I have mentioned Hodsdon's Ferry, I thought I would post it anyway!
I'm sure there are a lot more picturesque Bermuda homes now than when this postcard was painted!
It's No. 95 in the series of postcards painted by Ethel and Kate Tucker. This particular card must have been printed after 1962 as it was published by C.F.Tucker, Paget, Bermuda. (Ethel died in 1962). It was printed in England by J. Salmon Ltd of Sevenoaks.
This is definitely one of the much more recent cards as it is postmarked 1971.
Since this original post, I have found out that the house is called "The Moorings" and it's on Harbour Road. I will try and find an up to date photo of it.
In this case the stamp hasn't been soaked off -
The set of flower definitives to which this particular stamp belongs were issued from 1970 to 1975.