A historic hotel in San Jose is being restored as a boutique hotel.
The history Montgomery Hotel first opened in 1911. Now, after being moved 186 feet to make way for another construction projectit is being restored as a boutique hotel. Two hoteliershave submitted proposals on running the hotel includingdetails about restoration.
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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