Between Montreal and Toronto no hotel is better known or more popular with the travelling public than the Rossmore House, which is located in the very heart of the business section of Cornwall, a few yards from the Post Office. This hotel is of striking design, four stories high and easily the most pretentious building in town. It was built in 1888 of pressed brick with limestone trimmings. The contractor was L. A. Ross. Since then it has been increased in size on several occasions, including the Rossmore Annex, a building which is large enough for an hotel in itself. The Rossmore with its furnishings represents an investment of over $75,000 - sufficient evidence that nothing has been neglected.
      Entering the office, 40 x 40 feet, with marble floor, ornate fireplace, massive chandeliers and luxurious furniture, the guest is prepared to find everything in keeping, and he is not disappointed. This rotunda has been the scene of many animated gatherings, as here always gather the magnates of visiting lacrosse and hockey teams, prominent politicians and public men who visit Cornwall for business or pleasure.
      One of the Rossmore's best features is its magnificent dining room, 48 x 36 feet, which affords ample room for 200 guests at one time. This room is well lighted by a long row of windows by day and enormous chandeliers at night. It would be difficult to find a dining room more complete in its equipments.
      There are no dark rooms in the Rossmore, the main building covers three sides of a parallelogram, so that the light is easily admitted from all sides and there is really no choice in the matter of rooms except as may be dictated by the whim or caprice of the guest. There are in all some 62 bedrooms, richly carpeted and furnished, and toilet and bath rooms are found on every floor, while an electric bell, connected with the office, is in every room.
      The sample rooms, 10 in number, are all roomy and convenient and are one of the leading features of the house. This is a point of vital interest to the vast army of commercial travellers, and in no other hotel in Ontario have more complete arrangements been made to enable travellers to display their wares.