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Sleep over in charming Eendracht, one of the top small hotels in the country

From historical evidence, it seems that guests have been a tradition at 161 Dorp Street for no less than three centuries! The first owner of today's Eendracht Hotel property was a French woman named Sara Couchet, and furniture, crockery and stemware from her estate sale in 1714 suggested that she offered meals and lodging.

Subsequent years saw many additions and changes made. Then, in 1890, the place was essentially rebuilt as an elegant, double-storey student boarding house, a role it served for the next 70 years before it was demolished.

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