Originally Posted by
apaflo
It's been closed since August 31, when Pepe's North of the Border burned to the ground. The fire significantly damaged the hotel. Not too much structural damage, but extensive smoke damage. It is not going to be reopened either, as construction of its replacement had already begun and has now been put on the fast track for completion next spring.
I wondered about what they will do about the hotel because I stayed there on the night the restaurant burned down. Fortunately my stuff were not smoke damaged when I went to collect from my room in the morning after.