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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Hulbert House
Hulbert House (Mrs C. M. Firth, proprietress), Upper Ballarat Street, Queenstown. This residence was opened as a private boardinghouse in 1901. It stands on part of a section of four acres of land, which is beautifully laid out in plantations, gardens, and paddocks. There are some remarkable trees on the property. The building is of wood and plaster; it contains fifteen rooms, and may fairly be said to supply accommodation of the first order in Queenstown. The rooms are large and lofty, and well ventilated, and remarkably fine views of the lake can be obtained from many of the windows. There are verandahs at the front and north end of the building, and there is a well-furnished drawing-room, and a very fine dining-room, which will seat fully twenty guests, of whom from twenty-five to thirty can be accommodated at Hulbert House. Hot and cold water is laid on to the bathroom, where both plunge and shower baths can be obtained by guests. Mrs Firth is very attentive to the requirements of her visitors.