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I USED to live around the corner from The Robin Hood Hotel in Waverley and have driven past its Art Deco exterior countless times. But the grand old dame of Charing Cross has had a facelift a Hollywood superstar would envy because there is no downside. The multi-million dollar renovation was in the works for five years and owner Daniel Whitten has done his family proud.

There has been a pub on the site since the mid-19th century and the current building was built by Tooth & Co in 1938. Whitten's grandmother, Lorraine Havin, was one of the first female licensees in NSW and took over the reins in

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