The Brief
- For the next 30 days, the city will be cleaning out the hotel so it can be turned into a boutique hotel with event space and dining.
- Built back in 1926, the hotel’s celebrating its 100th birthday this year.
- The city anticipates construction could take 36 months.
LAKE WALES, Fla. – For the next 30 days the city Lake Wales is cleaning out the 100-year-old Walesbilt Hotel that has sat vacant for decades so renovation work can begin and restore it to its old-time glory.
What we know:
The city hopes that once the restoration is finished, it will be the premiere hotel in the county.…